Tag: anniversary

The South African Navy (SA Navy) has published a new coffee table style photo book focusing on the Navy’s activities and accomplishments of the...

2018 is an important year for defenceWeb as it marks the culmination of a successful decade of publishing as South Africa –...

A year after their father was among nearly 600 Somalis killed in a fireball, the 32 children of Abdullah Mohamud plunged into...

AFB Waterkloof today (August 1) marks its 80th anniversary. It started life on 1 August 1938 as Waterkloof Air Station as a practice...

The current board and management of Armscor will this year mark the 50th anniversary of the State-owned defence and security acquisition agency,...

2018 marks the golden anniversary of the South African defence and security acquisition agency - Armscor. It was created as the Armaments Corporation...

Silver Falcon number one, Commandant (Colonel) Chris Prins, is no longer alive and sadly, cannot be part of the SA Air Force...

Hundreds of people chanting anti-government slogans marched in the central Ethiopian town of Bishoftu at a religious festival where a stampede triggered...

The fourth oldest Reserve Force regiment in the SA National Defence Force – Cape Field Artillery – late last month marked its...

In May this year the Silver Falcons, to many the flagbearers of one of the oldest air forces in the world, touched...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the SA Air Force's (SAAF) aerobatic team – the Silver Falcons – and it will...

Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar staged a large military parade for the third anniversary of his campaign to control Benghazi, as his troops...

Mass killings, rape, torture, abductions and forced cannibalism have led to an increase in mental illness in South Sudan, with patients routinely...

The world's second oldest air force, that of South Africa, is 90 this Tuesday. The flying service today celebrates the event with...