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Exercise Atlasur scheduled for August/September

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Exercise Atlasur XI between South Africa, Brazil and Uruguay will take place in August and September this year, the South African National...

Reserve Force Council chairperson visits sea cadets at TS Woltemade

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Major General (Rtd) Keith Mokoape, Chairperson of the Reserve Force Council (RFC), recently paid an impromptu visit to the Sea Cadets at...

Navy looks backwards for future acquisitions

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With the SA Navy facing budget and other challenges, it is looking back at past acquisition strategies to see what lessons can...

Navy, Defence acknowledges it is in danger of sinking

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The operational future of the South African Navy (SA Navy) is in question as it struggles against an internal enemy: how to...

Armscor finally orders inshore patrol vessels for SA Navy

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State defence acquisition agency Armscor has placed an order for three inshore patrol vessels (IPVs) from Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) under...

South Africa boosts naval capabilities but can it afford an expansion?

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In February 2017, South Africa announced the preferred bidders for two of the largest naval programmes in Africa, with the South African...

Navy cancels popular Navy Festival

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The South African Navy (SA Navy) has cancelled the 2018 edition of the annual Navy Festival which was due to have been...

Armscor seeking submarine spares for SA Navy

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After issuing a tender for torpedoes, Armscor is now looking to acquire spares for the South African Navy's submarine fleet as part...

SA Navy sails new riverine patrol boat through Knysna Heads

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The South African Navy said it sailed a riverine patrol boat (RPB) through the Knysna Heads for the first time, as part...

Armscor holds bidders meeting for frigate waterjet study

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Armscor recently held a bidders' conference on the functional study for the improvement of the waterjet propulsion system on the South African...

Armscor seeking inflatable body armour for the SA Navy

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Armscor is looking to acquire inflatable body armour for the South African Navy, and on 1 June issued a tender for approximately...

Waterjets a focus area of Project Syne frigate upgrade

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One of the items on the South African Navy's four Valour class frigates that will receive attention during Project Syne, for their...

More details emerge on SA Navy’s new riverine patrol boats

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More details have emerged on the South African Navy's new 12 metre riverine patrol boats, which were displayed at the recent Rand...

SAS Amatola almost back in SA

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The South African Navy frigate SAS Amatola is close to her home port of Simon's Town after departing Namibia on the final...

SAS Amatola on African west coast patrol

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Now that the SAS Amatola has arrived in Africa after her trip to Europe, the vessel is undertaking a patrol of the...

SAS Amatola prepares for change of command

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As the South African Navy frigate SAS Amatola nears the end of her 96 day operational, commemoration and diplomatic visit to various...

Gallery: SA Navy Festival 2017

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The South African Navy Festival took place between 19 and 19 March 2017 at Naval Base Simon's Town. Click here to view...

Shrinking budget hits SA Navy operations

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The reduction in funding for the South Africa Navy is being felt in the operational budget, which is affecting fleet maintenance, but...

Navy needs more money (and feet) to keep head above water

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Trying to do the best they can with the little they have. This was the general theme of the Chief of the...

SA Navy displays new riverine patrol boats

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The South African Navy (SAN) took the recent Armed Forces Day parade as an opportunity to show off its new riverine patrol...

SAS Amatola kicks off exercise with German Navy

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The South African Navy's frigate SAS Amatola has commenced Exercise Good Hope VII with Germany as part of her 96 day visit...

Southern African Shipyards using Vard design to meet SA Navy hydrographic...

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Southern African Shipyards has been selected as the preferred bidder to supply a new hydrographic survey vessel to the South African Navy,...

Amatola departs on epic European adventure

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The South African Navy frigate SAS Amatola departed Naval Base Simon's Town on 16 January on a 96 day operational, commemoration and...

Navy battles Cape mountain fires

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Sailors from the maritime branch of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have been doing battle against raging mountain fires threating...

Cybicom helps bolster C3 for SA Navy and CJOPS

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Cybicom Atlas Defence, a defence system integrator, has helped complete a project to improve the SA Navy's command, control and communications (C3)...

Nautic delivering boarding boats to SA Navy

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The Nautic Group will this month deliver five boarding boats to the South African Navy (SAN) that were ordered last year under...

Naval Base Simon’s Town theft has court sequel

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Two 18-year-olds and a 21-year-old appeared briefly in the Simon's Town Magistrate's Court on Monday in connection with the theft of arms...

Arms theft apparently only the tip of the iceberg at Naval...

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The situation at Naval Base Simon's Town is critical and an investigation, in the interests of every dedicated sailor – and South...

Damen ready to supply vessels for Projects Hotel and Biro

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Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) is ready and willing to supply offshore and inshore patrol vessels to the South African Navy under...

SAMSA investigating seized Chinese trawler

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The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is investigating a Chinese fishing vessel seized by authorities after it and eight others were...

South African and Chinese navies increase collaboration

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The increasing cooperation between the South African Navy (SA Navy) and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) was demonstrated this past...

SharpEye radar system installed aboard SAS Drakensberg

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UK based company Kelvin Hughes has installed and commissioned a SharpEye radar system onto the South African Navy's fleet replenishment ship SAS...

More work required at Naval Base Durban

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Despite a recent change of designation, the South African Navy (SA Navy) facility in Durban harbour has some way to go before...

Navy positive despite severe budget constraints

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Despite a productive year of operations, the South African Navy (SA Navy) still faces a number of critical challenges, primarily amongst these...

Navy accepts new tugs into the fleet

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The South African Navy has formally accepted the two new Damen ATD 2909 tugs built by Damen Shipyards Cape Town into service. The...

SA Army under strength; personnel cuts needed elsewhere in SANDF –...

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The top structure of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is bloated and positions need to be cut in favour of...

SAS Spioenkop due back in South Africa tomorrow after India trip

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The South African Navy (SAN) frigate SAS Spioenkop is due to arrive in Simon's Town harbour on Thursday after a ten week...

Saab Grintek Defence to provide SA Navy with TactiCall communications system

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Saab Grintek Defence (SGD) has been awarded a contract by Armscor (IMT - Institute Maritime Technology) for a TactiCall Integrated Communications System,...

Spioenkop sailing back to SA after Ex Ibsamar V

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The Valour class frigate SAS Spioenkop is making her way back to South Africa after participating in Exercise Ibsamar V in India,...

Second new tug enters SA Navy service

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The South African Navy has taken delivery of a second tug, Inyathi, from Damen Shipyards Cape Town, after receiving the first in...

Feature: Maritime defence an essential part of Operation Phakisa

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Economic growth through development of the ocean economy as part of Operation Phakisa requires effective maritime surveillance and defence, with nearly 4...

SAS Spioenkop departs for India

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After months of preparation, the SA Navy Valour Class frigate, SAS Spioenkop (F147), has set sail on a 9 000 km (4...

SA Navy chief visits China

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Vice Admiral Samuel Hlongwane, Chief of the South African Navy, is visiting China, where he met with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Wu...

Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard visits South African Navy

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The Fisheries Protection Vessel TTS Nelson II from the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard recently paid a visit to Simon's Town where...

SAS Amatola to be back in service early next year

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The South African Navy's frigate SAS Amatola will be ready to deploy operationally in the first quarter of 2016 after being refitted...

Exercise Oxide forces arrive in Richards Bay

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The South African Navy is holding an Inter-departmental and International Maritime exercise in Richards Bay under the auspices of Chief of Joint...

Damen busy building second tug for South African Navy

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Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) is currently building the second Damen ATD 2909 tug for the South African Navy, which will be...

Nautic Africa to deliver boarding craft to South African Navy

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Paramount Group company Nautic Africa is in the process of custom-developing five boarding craft for the South African Navy to meet its...

SA Navy to receive first new tug tomorrow

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The South African Navy (SAN) will tomorrow receive the first of two new tugs from Damen Shipyards Cape Town. The tug, Imvubu,...

Paramount teaming with Navantia and Austal on Biro

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Paramount Naval Systems is teaming with shipbuilders Navantia and Austal on Project Biro for three inshore and three offshore patrol vessels for...