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Denel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar: What we know
In recent weeks there has been much public debate regarding the news that Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) is in talks with the South African government to take […]
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Destination of mystery Air Force Hercules flight revealed
Written by Dean Wingrin and Darren Olivier. This story was jointly investigated by defenceWeb and African Defence Review. The other version can be seen here. A South […]
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Aircraft of the South African Air Force
Over the past few years, Louis Martin-Vézian of CIGeography has developed a range of incredible silhouette posters featuring the aircraft and squadrons of the […]
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SAAF Pilots, Engineers, Loadmasters Receive Wings
On 26 November 24 pilots, flight engineers, loadmasters and aerial photographers were awarded their brevets and half brevets at AFB Langebaan. The awarding of these […]
Strategy
The SAAF’s Options for Tactical Airlift
This article originally appeared in the May edition of SA Flyer and FlightCom magazine. It has received minor edits to bring it up to date. In my last post I described […]
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The future of air power in Southern Africa
This article originally appeared in the February edition of SA Flyer and FlightCom magazine. As the political, economic and technological aspects of countries in the […]
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SA's Military: Scrabbling for Petrol Money
In the 1990’s Deloitte and Touche were awarded a multi-million rand contract to restructure the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) into a more efficient […]
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The State of South Africa's C-130s
ADR has tracked the ongoing state of the South African Air Force’s fleet of C-130 aircraft, which appear to be in various states of repair. Interesting to note that […]