Tag: Biro
Biro, Hotel shows up in Navy SDA
The National Treasury has started funding the South African Navy's acquisition of a new survey ship and off-shore patrol vessels.
The Estimates of...
Fact file: River-class inshore patrol vessel/minehunter
South Africa acquired these German-designed vessels under the guise of "research vessels". In fact they were very capable minehunters fitted with sophisticated...
Fact file: Warrior-class offshore patrol vessel
South Africa contracted with Israel for six of these vessels in 1974 – three to be built in Israel and the rest...
Navy needs survey ship, PVs by 2015
The SA Navy will need a replacement hydrographic survey vessel as well as new offshore as well as inshore patrol vessels (PV)...
Africa needs OPVs
Each one of Africa's 37 littoral states needs at least one offshore patrol vessel to secure their exclusive economic zones.
That is...
Whereto for defence in 2010?
A happy and prosperous 2010 to all our readers.
Allow me the trite observation that this will be a busy year for us,...
Navantia sets patrol boat afloat for Venezuela
This is the second ocean-going patrol boat for surveillance of the exclusive economic zone (POVZEE) ordered by the Venezuelan Navy in 2005
26-10-2009.-...
