Tag: Namibia Defence Force
Namibia acquires Y-9 transport aircraft from China
The Namibian military has taken delivery of two Shaanzi Y-9E transport aircraft from China, becoming the first export customer for the type.
The aircraft were...
Namibian F-7 fighter badly damaged in runway overshoot
A Namibia Defence Force (NDF) F-7 fighter jet has been badly damaged in a runway excursion at Ondangwa’s Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo Airport.
The aircraft...
Namibia forced to cancel Chinese arms contract
The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) was forced to cancel a N$156 million transaction with Chinese defence equipment manufacturer Poly Technologies under pressure...
Namibia Defence Force orders more Boma field kitchens
The Namibian Defence Force has ordered another six field kitchens from Desert Wolf, following an order for half a dozen earlier this...
Further spending for Namibian military
Namibia's defence budget has allocated hundreds of millions of Namibian dollars towards ongoing infrastructure projects and the training of thousands of new...
Desert Wolf selling mobile field kitchens to Namibian military
The Namibia Defence Force (NDF) has ordered six mobile field kitchens from Desert Wolf and is seeking more, while the company is...
Namibia Defence Force orders Marrua vehicles
The Namibia Defence Force (NDF) has ordered 141 Marrua utility vehicles from Brazil's Agrale, with deliveries already underway.
Agrale sales director Flavio Crosa...
Namibian Z-9 crash death toll at six
The death toll from the Namibia Defence Force Z-9 helicopter crash on Friday has risen to six, after two critically injured passengers...
Namibia Defence Force to build new military bases
The Namibian government says it will spend billions on the construction and upgrading of five new military bases over the next four...
Namibian deploys three helicopters to Zimbabwe for flood rescue
The Namibia Defence Force has deployed three helicopters to Zimbabwe to help airlift hundreds of families stranded by heavy flooding following weeks...
Namibia Defence Force gets German-made mobile field hospital
The German government has handed over a state-of-the-art mobile field hospital to the Namibian Defence Force (NDF), which will use the hospital...
