Tag: infantry
Minister discloses average age of SA infantry soldiers
The infantry soldier has been and still is the mainstay of any landward force and as such is usually seen as young, fit and...
New infantry combat vehicle “at least 32 months” behind schedule –...
The replacement for the SA Army's Ratel infantry combat vehicle - the Badger – "has already been delayed by at least 32...
E-procurement hiccup apparently at the root of SANDF ration shortage
Suppliers not properly registered or not registered at all on National Treasury's Central Supplier Database (CSD) have been blamed for the breakdown...
No-one to blame for Infantry School deaths – SA Army
No blame can be apportioned for the death of at least 13 recruits during training at the SA Infantry School in Oudtshoorn...
Another death at Infantry School
Just over four months after Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula ordered a full investigation to correct "a hazardous and generally...
Feature: Platoon manoeuvres (corrected)
War is a social science, as is organising for it. However, it is often said the defining characteristic of the social sciences...
Opinion: SANDF Combat Readiness – Some grave concerns
I am driven to capture these thoughts from a sense of deep moral duty and concern for fellow soldiers. Anyone who has...
Feature: The 21st Century infantry section: what road to take?
The importance of the infantry section on the modern battlefield can hardly be exaggerated. Its place has certainly been recognised in rhetoric...
Denel Dynamics shows off FSIM
State arsenal subsidiary Denel Dynamics this week show-cased its concept Fire Support for Infantry Missile (FSIM) at the Armour Symposium 201 in...
South African Infanteers looking to the future
"South Africa the America of Africa" these are the words of the well known journalist and military analyst, Helmoed-Römer Heitman. With these...
Fact file: 44 Parachute Regiment
44 Para Regt is the successor to 44 Parachute Brigade, established as an integrated fulltime/reserve formation in April 1978.
At its peak,...
Fact file: 121 SA Infantry Battalion
This unit was established in April 1979 as the nucleus of a future KwaZulu defence force. Zulu chief minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi however...
Fact file: 21 SA Infantry Battalion
In 1973 the apartheid government decided to train black soldiers. The next January, a team of ten, led by Major MW Pretorius...
Fact file: 15 SA Infantry Battalion
This battalion was established in 1994 from the ranks of the former Venda Defence Force. The unit badge reflects its location. Thohoyandou...
Fact file: 14 SA Infantry Battalion
This battalion was established in 1994 from the ranks of the former Transkei Defence Force.
Current role: Light Infantry
Current base: Mthatha
Battle...
Fact file: 9 SA Infantry Battalion
The Cape Corps was one of the oldest organised military units in South African history, tracing its ancestry back to a "Corps...
Fact file: 8 SA Infantry Battalion
The unit was established at Upington in the Northern Cape in October 1973 and received its first batch of national service trainees...
Fact file: 7 SA Infantry Battalion
7SAI was established on October 1, 1973 at Bourke's Luck under command of then Commandant (Lt Colonel) Eddie Webb. The RSM was...
Fact file: 6 SA Infantry Battalion
Grahamstown has been home to 6SAI since January 1, 1962. The unit was established at the time to train whites conscripted for...
Fact file: 5 SA Infantry Battalion
5 SAI was established at Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal on January 1, 1962, becoming operational on April 1, 1962. The next year, the unit...
Fact file: 4 SA Infantry Battalion
4 SAI came into being on January 1, 1962, with the first troops arriving that April. Troops were detached on operational duty...
Fact file: 2 SA Infantry Battalion
In its early days, 2 SAI, established on January 1, 1962 at Walvis Bay, with its "temporary accommodation" that stood nearly three...
Fact file: 1 Parachute Battalion
In August 1943, during World War Two, the SA Air Force established a parachute company. The subunit was disbanded before training was...
Fact file: 1 SA Infantry Battalion
Established as 1 SA Infantry Training Battalion1 at Oudtshoorn (hence the ostrich feathers on the unit insignia) on January 26, 19512, the...
Fact file: First City Regiment
Raised on October 7, 1875 and gazetted on November 18, this is the country's senior Scots regiment and wears the Graham of...
Fact file: The SA Infantry Corps
The South African Infantry Corps (SAIC) is the single largest professional group within the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), with some suggesting...
Fact file: Casspir MRAP
An estimated 2500 of these superb have been built since the first prototype rolled out of the TFM plant in April 1979....
