Tag: Amatola
SA Navy will hit the high seas this year with ship...
The South African Navy will this year send the frigate SAS Amatola to Russia for a parade and the logistics vessel SAS Drakensberg to...
Russian and Chinese naval vessels heading for South Africa
Russian and Chinese warships are en route to South Africa where they are due to take part in Exercise Mosi with the South African...
Waterjets a focus area of Project Syne frigate upgrade
One of the items on the South African Navy's four Valour class frigates that will receive attention during Project Syne, for their...
SAS Amatola prepares for change of command
As the South African Navy frigate SAS Amatola nears the end of her 96 day operational, commemoration and diplomatic visit to various...
Shrinking budget hits SA Navy operations
The reduction in funding for the South Africa Navy is being felt in the operational budget, which is affecting fleet maintenance, but...
SAS Amatola kicks off exercise with German Navy
The South African Navy's frigate SAS Amatola has commenced Exercise Good Hope VII with Germany as part of her 96 day visit...
SAS Amatola undergoing midlife refit
The South African Navy frigate SAS Amatola has had both of her engines changed as part of a major mid-life refit that...
Navy to stay in Mozambique Channel until March 2014
The South African Navy will continue anti-piracy patrols in the Mozambique Channel until at least the end of March next year.
This is...
Mozambique Channel contact for Amatola
With just over two weeks logged on her latest anti-piracy patrol deployment in the Mozambique Channel SAS Amatola has recorded her first...
South African Navy to resume maritime security operations in Mozambique Channel
The South African Navy will resume anti-piracy patrols off Mozambique and Tanzania later this month, with the SAS Drakensberg returning for her...
Navy resumes anti-piracy patrols after two-month hiatus
After an absence of two months, the South African Navy has resumed anti-piracy patrols off the coast of Mozambique.
The frigate SAS Amatola...
Parliamentary Question: DoDMV: Amatola
Mr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:
(1) (a) Why is the Amatola not being relieved...
IMO issues ship security guard guidance
An International Maritime Organisation (IMO) working group has provided further interim guidance on the use of privately contracted armed security personnel (PCASP)...
Mendi on second Copper deployment
The South African Navy Valour-class frigate SAS Mendi (F148) is heading for Pemba port in northern Mozambique to take up her second...
More light on OP Copper?
More light may be thrown Thursday on Operation Copper, the South African National Defence Force's secretive counterpiracy patrol along the Mozambican coast....
US Navy purchases Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRADs)
The US Navy has ordered more Long Range Acoustic Devices from LRAD Corporation. The units can be used for long distance communication...
Amatola to be repaired by March
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu has confirmed the replacement of the port diesel engine of the SAS Amatola will...
New captains for three SA frigates
The South African Navy this morning changed the command of three of its four Valour-class frigates during a single parade. Rear Admiral...
Operation Prosper chalks up successes
A joint interdepartmental maritime borderline patrol underway as part of Operation Prosper along the east coast has since April 6 boarded 16...
Navy ready to defend World Cup
The South African Navy says it is ready to protect coastal FIFA soccer World Cup sites and will deploy a Valour-class frigate...
Forces gather for Good Hope IV
A German naval task force has arrived in Simon's Town to partake in Exercise Good Hope IV, the latest in a series...
