Tag: SAAF
Alouette II beats Gautrain in pre-airshow race
A South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum Alouette II helicopter raced and beat the Gautrain this morning in the annual pre-SAAF Museum air show...
Top student on SAAF airspace control course scores 97 plus percent
Command and control (C2) is long recognised in the wider military sphere as being essential to successful operations, and this is now inherent in...
Clear weather forecast for Saturday’s SAAF Museum air show
The first Saturday in May is traditionally SA Air Force (SAAF) Museum air show day and this Saturday will be the fourteenth time what...
SAAF King Air door found on farm
The SA Air Force (SAAF) King Air light transport aircraft door that came adrift soon after take-off from Lanseria International Airport just over a...
SAAF King Air light transport aircraft loses door
A twin-engined SA Air Force (SAAF) B200C King Air lost its fuselage panel fitted with a door on take-off from Lanseria International Airport at...
SAAF VVIP squadron logs minimal flying hours
21 Squadron, the South African Air Force’s (SAAF’s) dedicated VVIP and VIP transport unit, fell far short of allocated flying hours in the 2023/24...
Setting the record straight on SAAF aircraft availability
The South African Air Force (SAAF) is facing a severe operational crisis, with aircraft availability at critically low levels across all divisions. A recent...
SAAF pays tribute to James O’Connell following fatal Impala crash
The South African Air Force (SAAF) is mourning the loss of veteran test pilot Retired Lieutenant Colonel James O’Connell, who was killed in a...
Sabre 361 now a worthwhile sight at the SAAF Museum
Eight years ago “the somewhat dilapidated state” of ex-SA Air Force (SAAF) Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk 6 (361) at the Air Force Museum headquarters...
SA Navy reportedly buys six luxury SUVs costing R6 million plus
Just on six months after it was revealed that a SA National Defence Force (SANDF) service chief was to acquire two Audi Q7s, another...
Call to scale down SONA military element
With his eye firmly on the pomp and ceremony ahead of Thursday’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of Parliament...
AAD acknowledges “public concerns” around air force golf day
Support for SA Air Force (SAAF) Chief, Lieutenant General Wiseman Mbambo, in the wake of the renamed CAF (Chief Air Force) golf day soon...
SAAF explains golf day held amid DRC fighting
All revenue generated by this week’s SA Air Force (SA) golf day – better known as the CAF (Chief Air Force) golf day –...
Shrinking SAAF budget puts Denel’s aircraft maintenance and repair facilities in...
Answering a Parliamentary question regarding Denel aircraft maintenance capabilities, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga acknowledged the State-owned defence and technology conglomerate faced...
SAAF criticised for holding golf day amid DRC crisis
Senior members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are facing a backlash for holding a South African Air Force (SAAF) golf day...
SA military aviation anniversaries to be marked in January
South Africa’s military aviation fraternity, from those currently in the SA Air Force (SAAF) to those who previously wore the blue uniform, is gearing...
South African delegation visits Embraer as interest remains high in its...
South African Air Force (SAAF) representatives were among a high-level government delegation that was recently given a tour of Embraer’s facilities in Brazil, including...
New SAAF Deputy Chief
Come Wednesday 1 January Major General Lancelot Mathebula will add the post of SA Air Force (SAAF) Deputy Chief to his current duties as...
Successful Hawk weapons camp at AFB Overberg
November was a good month for some SA Air Force (SAAF) personnel, particularly those involved in the jet line, with a 19 day weapons...
SAAF Rooivalks return from the DRC
The three South African Air Force (SAAF) Rooivalk attack helicopters serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
SAAF adds 40 technical ground crew to personnel strength
The ground crew component of the SA Air Force (SAAF) is 40 artisans better off following official reclassification as artisans.
The coming of age –...
Air Force and Navy ‘hardly operational’ as SANDF performance declines
The South African Navy and Air Force have, due to a lack of maintenance and funding, seen key assets become less productive, resulting in...
All SAAF rotary wing maintenance contracts underfunded
None of the maintenance contracts in place for the South African Air Force’s (SAAF’s) five helicopter types are fully funded.
This is according to a...
Most SAAF fixed wing maintenance contracts underfunded
Most of the maintenance contracts state defence materiel agency Armscor has in place for the South African Air Force’s (SAAF's) fixed wing aircraft are...
SAAF Oryx evacuates tourist from cruise liner off Cape Agulhas
The South African Air Force (SAAF), working with the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) and other stakeholders, has evacuated a German tourist suffering a...
CSIR and Sysdel collaborate on new Acepod electronic warfare pod for...
An advanced electronic warfare (EW) pod developed domestically by Sysdel, Armscor, the South African Air Force (SAAF) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial...
Lack of SAAF aircraft a huge impediment to SA’s search and...
The limited to no availability of South African Air Force (SAAF) aircraft for search and rescue (SAR) operations “is a huge challenge,” the South...
SAAF Ex Eagle Eye II underway in Limpopo
The SA Air Force (SAAF) is honing and evaluating the various skills that make up the force’s combat readiness by way of Exercise Eagle...
Russian air force delegation visiting South Africa, but Tu-160 bombers postponed
A Russian Aerospace Forces delegation is currently in South Africa on a goodwill visit, five years after a similar tour brought two Tu-160 strategic...
SAAF personnel hear force is asset rich but cash poor
Four weeks after Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof hosted a successful Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition, SA Air Force (SAAF) Chief Lieutenant General...
Local industry partnerships can minimise SAAF maintenance burden
Achieving total independence from international original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) would be difficult for the South African Air Force (SAAF) but local industry partnership mechanisms...
SAAF high on the agenda at Wonderboom Aerospace Indaba
Ahead of the Wonderboom Airshow on 26 October, Wonderboom National Airport was the site of an Aerospace Indaba on 24 October.
Initially billed as a...
SAAF flag flown high at AFB Ysterplaat 4×4 & Outdoor Show
The South African Air Force (SAAF) made a big impression on those who attended last weekend’s 4x4 & Outdoor Show at Air Force Base...
SAAF Colour Parade explainer
Friday’s SA Air Force (SAAF) Colour Parade was brought on – literally – by the ravages of age.
Brigadier General Donavan Chetty, Director Corporate Staff...
South African Air Force hosts presentation of Colour Parade
Chief of the South African Air Force (SAAF), Lieutenant General Wiseman Mbambo, presided over a Colour Parade at Air Force Mobile Deployment Wing (AF...
A-Darter practice missiles to be delivered this month
The much-delayed delivery of Denel’s fifth-generation Denel V3E Agile-Darter (A-Darter) short-range air-to-air missile (SRAAM) to the South African Air Force (SAAF) will begin in...
It’s official – the SANDF has a Space Command Section
That the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and its airborne service, the SA Air Force (SAAF), is committed to space was emphasised to delegates...
SAAF celebrates 76 years of helicopter operations
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has celebrated 76 years of helicopter operations with a helicopter competition and awards ceremony at SAAF Mobile Deployment...
SAAF support a big focus for ExecuJet MRO at AAD 2024
Dassault Aviation subsidiary ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa will be taking part in the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) show next week in support...
Moving memorial to heroic but doomed Warsaw Uprising and SAAF airlift
High-ranking members of the South African Air Force (SAAF), diplomats, military veterans and leaders of the Polish community last weekend commemorated the 80th anniversary...
C47-TP grounding leaves SAAF with no maritime eyes in the sky
The SA Air Force (SAAF) is stranded when it comes to maritime patrols and the possibility of replacement airframes appearing is slim to non-existent.
This...
Mbambo delivers keynote at second National Space Conference
Chief of the South African Air Force, Lieutenant General Wiseman Mbambo, delivered a keynote address at the second National Space Conference in Pretoria this...
Minister Motshekga told the SAAF is critical to national security
SA Air Force (SAAF) Chief, Lieutenant General Wiseman Mbambo, was the second chief of an SA National Defence Force (SANDF) service to host Defence...
New bosses for AFB Bloemspruit units
Air Force Base (AFB) Bloemspruit, the SA Air Force (SAAF) helicopter centre of excellence, has new commanders for its two flying units.
Lieutenant Colonel Omphile...
22 Squadron to the rescue for Table Mountain cableway
Air Force Base (AFB) Ysterplaat-based 22 Squadron, via SA Air Force (SAAF) Chief Lieutenant General Wiseman Mbambo, answered a call for civic duty from...
AFB Hoedspruit final South African stop for Russian Long Range Aviation...
A day ahead of exiting South Africa, a Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS - Vozdushno-Kosmicheskiye Sily) delegation spent time at Air Force Base (AFB) Hoedspruit...
