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SA Navy struggles to counter maritime threats amid severe …
Oct 7, 2024 · The South African Navy (SA Navy) is in crisis due to years of underfunding, a situation Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, Chief of the Navy, highlighted in a recent briefing ahead of the Navy Festival. Despite these challenges, the Navy remains committed to protecting South Africa’s maritime interests, but the Admiral’s frank assessment laid bare the […]
Development of Cheetah C-RAM missile progressing
Apr 3, 2019 · Rheinmetall and its partners are making swift progress with the development of its Cheetah counter-rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) missile, with a number of important milestones being reached. The Cheetah concept was first unveiled at the September 2016 edition of the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition. Development started in 2014, with static warhead tests […]
Joining the South African National Defence Force - defenceWeb
Oct 3, 2019 · The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has four arms of service, namely the SA Army, SA Air Force, SA Navy and SA Military Health Service and offers young, fit and mentally strong citizens the chance to follow a military career by joining the Military Skills Development System (MSDS). If you are looking for a […]
Armscor reports significant progress on G5 and G6 upgrades
Jan 11, 2024 · State defence material agency Armscor has reported significant progress made on the upgrade of the SA Army’s G5 and G6 155 mm howitzers under Projects Muhali and Topstar, and emphasised that without these upgrades, the SA Army will not have any functional artillery. Project Muhali addresses obsolescence of the Army’s G6 self-propelled howitzers and covers […]
Military Academy launches centre for artificial intelligence excellence
May 6, 2024 · The South African Military Academy overlooking Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape has formally launched the Defence Artificial Intelligence Research Unit (DAIRU) as a centre of Artificial Intelligence (AI) excellence. Artificial Intelligence is viewed as a critical component of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, capable of fundamentally shaping geopolitics and the conduct of warfare. Nations need
R1.4 billion allocated for SA Navy submarine and frigate refit
Mar 28, 2023 · National Treasury has allocated nearly one and a half billion rand to the South African Navy for the refit of one of its three Type 209 submarines and one of its four Meko A200 class frigates. Major General Thembelani Xundu, briefing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) on 22 March, explained that […]
Extra R1 billion for SAAF to get C-130 Hercules airworthy
Mar 28, 2023 · National Treasury has granted the South African Air Force (SAAF) an extra R1 billion to get its six C-130BZ Hercules transports airworthy, but a decision has not been taken on whether to accept two additional Hercules from the United States as this would require additional funding. National Treasury, in its February budget, allocated an additional […]
South African guided weapons - defenceWeb
Sep 2, 2016 · South Africa’s defence industry has a world renowned reputation for producing guided weapons, from unpowered bombs to surface-to-air missiles. Weapons like the Mokopa, Umkhonto and Ingwe have been exported around the world. Not happy to rest on its laurels, the South African defence industry is working on new and …
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Senior reporter Kim Helfrich has been actively involved in defence and military reporting for more than two decades, starting as a specialist defence reporter for the Pretoria News in the mid-1990s. He also covered the defence beat for The Citizen and The New Age prior to joining defenceWeb. His experience and knowledge has seen him address a number of SA National Defence Force training ...