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Gallery: Children’s Flight 25 July 2025, Wonderboom National Airport defenceweb.co.za/galleries/gall…

New command for SAS King Sekhukhune I | SAAF radars in the repair and maintenance queue | No chemical, biological warfare stockpile in SA - Motshekga - mailchi.mp/defenceweb.co.…

An Armscor tender shows the SA Air Force (SAAF) is attempting to improve the availability of its radar systems – essential in ensuring national airspace security. defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aero…

One of the SA Navy’s three new multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) – SAS King Sekhukhune I – has a new commander in what the Navy says demonstrates the organisation’s commitment to continuity, stability and seamless leadership transition. defenceweb.co.za/featured/new-l…

South Africans have been re-assured by the country’s Minister of Defence it has no undeclared stockpiles of hazardous or warfare chemicals, nor any intent or practice placing it in non-compliance with legislation and internationally binding commitments. defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence/sa-…

Egypt has requested the purchase of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems from the United States in a deal worth $4.67 billion. defenceweb.co.za/african-news/e…

Defence Materiel Division slams Armscor inefficiency, looks to China for help | Pamodiz to produce Aselsan radios in SA | Milestones for Airbus in SA - mailchi.mp/defenceweb.co.…

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The Defence Materiel Division blames an inefficient Armscor for poorly managing procurement as well as the dockyard, negatively impacting SANDF equipment serviceability. It recommends partnering with the Chinese Navy to improve vessel availability. defenceweb.co.za/featured/defen…

At the IDEF 2025 defence exhibition currently underway in Istanbul, Turkey’s Aselsan has signed its first local production contract in South Africa, with Pamodzi Group, to produce two-way handheld radios primarily for the defence and security sectors. defenceweb.co.za/industry/indus…

Airbus has marked two milestones in its South African operations by celebrating over 30 years of Airbus Helicopters in the country, and launching a new Customer Support Centre in Johannesburg. defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aero…

Elements of the SA Military Health Service (SAMHS) deployed for a major outreach initiative in the Eastern Cape province sprang into action on Tuesday after encountering a vehicle accident near Lusikisiki. defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence/sa-…

South Africa’s senior soldier, General Rudzani Maphwanya, reminds those under his command as long as they serve there is no place for personal politics in uniform. defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence/sa-…

Africa is now the continent most affected by terrorism. Each day, an average of eight terror attacks results in 44 deaths. In certain parts of the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin, the Horn of Africa and Mozambique, deadly violence is a near constant horror. defenceweb.co.za/african-news/a…

Air Force Base (AFB) Makhado, the “fighter town” of the SA Air Force (SAAF), has new commanders for its signature unit – 2 Squadron – as well as 3 Air Servicing Unit (ASU). defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aero…

Over a dozen South African companies taking part in IDEF | New boss for 2 Squadron at AFB Makhado | Politics not permitted in the SANDF - Maphwanya - mailchi.mp/defenceweb.co.…

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Deputy Defence and Military Veterans Minister Bantu Holomisa is in Turkey for the 17th edition of the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF), where he visited the more than dozen South African companies exhibiting there. defenceweb.co.za/industry/indus…

Motshekga maintains Project Thusano not a failure | BMA personnel numbers to increase but Authority remains understaffed and underfunded - mailchi.mp/defenceweb.co.…

A NAF Wing Loong II armed attack drone spotted taking off.