Tag: Olifant
SA Army Olifant main battle tank flips over during Lohathla demo
An Olifant Mk 1A main battle tank (MBT) has flipped onto its back during an accident at the SA Army’s Lohatlha Combat Training Centre...
Olifant Mk1A introduced to popular war game
The Olifant Mk1A has been introduced to the popular video game “War Thunder” as of 19 February 2021 and will be available soon as...
Transporter rolls on Oliviershoek Pass, loses Olifant main battle tank
There will be one less Olifant main battle tank on display during next week's Armed Forces Day parade in Durban.
A transporter carrying...
Olifant overturns in traffic accident
An Olifant tank belonging to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) landed on its turret after an accident on Friday.
The 65...
SA Army bares its teeth during Exercise Seboka
The sharp end of the South African Army was demonstrated with great effect on Friday during the open day of Exercise Seboka,...
New gallery: Exercise Seboka 2013
The South African Army hosted the annual Exercise Seboka open day on November 15 at the Lohatla training ground in the Northern...
Armour PSO deployments still not foreeen
Chief of the South African Army Lieutenant General Vusumuzi "Vusi" Masondo says the deployment of armour on peacekeeping missions is not...
R96.8m for Olifant, Rooikat ammo
The South African Armoured Corps has placed an order for R96.8 million with Rheinmetall Denel Munitions for the provision of 105mm high...
New rims for the Olifant MBT
An order last week for repair to the roadwheels of the Olifant main battle tank (MBT)as well as repair and rework to...
Fact file: The SA Armoured Corps
The tank was invented, more or less simultaneously, in Britain and France in 1915, to support the infantry in crossing the machine...
