Taiwan takes its seas seriously. South Africa doesn't
I was recently part of a media group visiting Taiwan as guests of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We were exposed to a wide range of topics relating to the […]
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Fact check: South African Air Force (SAAF) C-130BZ runway excursion at Goma
Claim 1: This was the last SAAF C-130 and now there are none left ❌ False: There are five other operational C-130BZs in service (serials 401, 402, 405, 406, 409). One of […]
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A-Darter programme reaches maturity
The A-Darter IR-guided short-range air-to-air missile (SRAAM), developed jointly by South Africa and Brazil & co-funded by their respective air forces, has turned out […]
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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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Zimbabwean Presidential Guard identified at Harare election shootings
A new look at imagery gathered by ADR has revealed some useful information on the ZDF’s fatal “clearing” of Harare’s streets in the wake of its […]
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Attack on President Mnangagwa likely by a hand grenade
While President Emmerson Mnangagwa was leaving the stage at a rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo, an explosion occurred among his retinue - seemingly very close to […]
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The Lusophone Jihadists?
A spate of attacks in rural northeastern Mozambique has set the region on edge. Beheadings, IED attacks, and a growing economic marginalization of a muslim community in a […]
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Rooivalk DRC deployment costs revealed
The South African Ministry of Defence has for the first time revealed the operating and deployment costs of the three Denel Rooivalk combat support helicopters deployed […]
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Sending the army to the townships
On Tuesday 10 October South Africa’s police minister issued a call for the South African military to intervene into the ganglands of Cape Town. The move was widely […]
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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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Why the South African Air Force's C-47TPs were grounded and why it matters
Main image caption: C-47TP ‘6885’, one of five operated by 35 Squadron South African Air Force in the maritime surveillance role. Built in 1944, it’s […]
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Rethinking South African Arms Sales to the Persian Gulf
With the recent announcement that South Africa intends to sell Iran weaponry worth R1.5 billion, including the Umkhonto surface-to-air missile, the country may contend […]