Tag: South African Navy
DSCT, SA Navy hold blessing ceremony for first new inshore patrol...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) and the South African Navy (SAN) have held a blessing ceremony for the first of three new multi-mission inshore...
Veecraft launches third Hotel survey motor boat
Veecraft Marine has launched the third and final survey motor boat for the South African Navy’s Project Hotel hydrographic survey vessel.
The vessel was launched...
SAN working days at sea exceed force prep ones
The maritime defence programme of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is executed by the SA Navy (SAN) using 15 platforms ranging from built-for-purpose...
OSI systems complete First Article Acceptance Test for Project Biro
The Integrated Bridge System and Mission Management System for the first Project Biro inshore patrol vessel, supplied by OSI Maritime Systems, have successfully completed...
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...