Tag: South African Navy
Damen Shipyards Cape Town lays keel for second SA Navy inshore...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has laid the keel of the second inshore patrol vessel (IPV) for the South African Navy that it is...
SA Navy projects under threat from budget cuts
The South African Navy’s main vessel projects are under threat from budget cuts, along with the SA Army’s Project Hoefyster for new infantry combat...
Paramount Maritime launches survey motor boat for SA Navy
Paramount Group company Paramount Maritime has launched the first of three next-generation Survey Motor Boats (SMBs) for the South African Navy in support of...
Five maritime patrols this year under Operation Corona
The South Africa Navy plans to carry out five maritime patrols during the current financial year under the border safeguarding Operation Corona.
This is according...
Project Hotel sees progress but funding is a concern
Project Hotel, for the provision of a new hydrographic survey vessel for the South African Navy, is seeing concrete progress, with six out of...
Project Biro on schedule, with delivery for mid-2021
Project Biro, for the construction three new inshore patrol vessels for the South African Navy, is well on track, with the first vessel to...
Ramaphosa signs hydrographic bill into law
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law legislation that will improve the safety of navigation in South Africa’s territorial waters, with the Hydrographic Act...
Sandock Austral Shipyards making progress with Project Hotel
Sandock Austral Shipyards, previously known as Southern African Shipyards, is moving swiftly ahead with the construction of the South African Navy’s new hydrographic survey...
Operation Copper extension to cost R154 million
The extension of the Operation Copper maritime patrol mission in the Mozambique Channel for another year will cost the South African National Defence Force...
ISS: COVID-19 makes SA’s maritime strategy more complex and more urgent
The long-term consequences of COVID-19 will make already difficult decisions about South Africa’s maritime security even more complex. A well-managed maritime sector is key...
Question for Public Works and Infrastructure Minister uses defenceWeb information
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille’s R37 million Beit Bridge fence upgrade as part of government efforts to prevent the spread of...
