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The hands-on military experience gained during 44 years of service in the South African Air Force (SAAF), including seven years as Chief,...

The South African Air Force (SAAF) has shortcomings, but they are not insurmountable and the service is still very healthy, according to...

Minister of Defence and Military Veterans response to reports relating to the Government's decision to procure transportation for the country's VVIPs 6 Jul...

Chief of the South African National Defence Force (C SANDF) General Solly Shoke has announced that Major General Fabian Zimpande (Zakes) Msimang...

The Chief of the South African Air Force, Lieutenant General Carlo Gagiano, was in Sweden earlier this month to brief Aerospace Forum...

The South African Air Force yesterday held its live fire Air Capability Demonstration at the Roodewal bombing range outside Polokwane, successfully demonstrating...

Denel Aviation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the South Africa Air Force (SAAF) to promote the maintenance on a...

Denel Aviation will shortly delivery the last five Rooivalk attack helicopters to the South African Air Force (SAAF), allowing the upgraded aircraft...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will strongly oppose a decision taken by Sediane Montsitsi, chair of the Joint Standing Committee on...

The South African Air Force (SAAF) has created a single command at Air Force Base Waterkloof to manage VIP flights, the chief...

The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party says the defence department's handling of the questions surrounding the back-up aircraft used to shadow President...

Twenty young men and women of the South African Air Force have been awarded their coveted Wings at a parade at AFB...

Lieutenant General Carlo Gagiano remains the head of the South African Air Force and is back at work this week, after defence...

The Department of Defence has issued a tender for two new VIP aircraft for President Jacob Zuma and his deputy Kgalema Motlanthe,...

Lieutenant General Carlo Gagiano, head of the South African Air Force, has handed in his resignation, apparently over the issue of VIP...

Southern African Development Community (SADC) air forces wrapped up a major humanitarian assistance training endeavour, Exercise Blue Cluster, on Saturday. Nine of...

The South African Air Force has grounded its fleet of 24 BAE Systems Hawk Mk120 lead-in fighter trainers after one experienced an...

Project Saucepan, the South African Air Force's programme to replace its 68-year-old Douglas C47 Dakota aircraft in the maritime surveillance role has...

The inaugural game of the 2010 Soccer World Cup kicks off in South Africa in about four months time and the South...

The South African Air Force (SAAF) is reconsidering its fixed wing mobility capability in its entirety. This is as a result of...

The South African Air Force turned 90 in style with a parade held on Friday at the Swartkop airfield near Pretoria. The...

The SAAF has unveiled a new summer uniform. This is the second time since 1994 that the SAAF has introduced a new...

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

The head of the South African Air Force is called the Chief of the Air Force. Below follows a list of all...

The South African Air Force (SAAF) has cancelled its plan to purchase a new side-by-side seat ab-initio training aircraft. Until mid-2009, all initial...

The South African Air Force's pilot, air traffic controller and technical crew numbers remain in the doldrums despite efforts from the flying...