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  • SA Defence
    Cuban/South African defence relations strengthened

    Cuban/South African defence relations strengthened

    4 November 2025
    Chinese involvement in SA defence infrastructure compared to projects Kgala and Thusano

    Chinese involvement in SA defence infrastructure compared to projects Kgala and Thusano

    3 November 2025
    SA defence industry must align R&D with SANDF’s operational needs

    SA defence industry must align R&D with SANDF’s operational needs

    31 October 2025
    SANDF partners with SAPS on Eastern Cape Safer Festive Season operations

    SANDF partners with SAPS on Eastern Cape Safer Festive Season operations

    31 October 2025
    Cairn to commemorate Ex Vuk’uhlome IV piled at CTC

    Cairn to commemorate Ex Vuk’uhlome IV piled at CTC

    30 October 2025
  • African News
    Defence relations between France and Kenya cemented

    Defence relations between France and Kenya cemented

    4 November 2025
    Jihadists have blockaded Mali’s capital – what’s at stake

    Jihadists have blockaded Mali’s capital – what’s at stake

    4 November 2025
    Nigeria’s Defence Minister visits Italy to oversee production of helicopters and jets

    Nigeria’s Defence Minister visits Italy to oversee production of helicopters and jets

    3 November 2025
    Bamako under siege: why Mali’s army is struggling to break the jihadist blockade of the capital

    Bamako under siege: why Mali’s army is struggling to break the jihadist blockade of the capital

    3 November 2025
    El Fasher now a “darker hell” – top UN official

    El Fasher now a “darker hell” – top UN official

    3 November 2025
  • Aerospace
    SAAF weapons camp underway

    SAAF weapons camp underway

    3 November 2025
    Nigeria’s Defence Minister visits Italy to oversee production of helicopters and jets

    Nigeria’s Defence Minister visits Italy to oversee production of helicopters and jets

    3 November 2025
    First solo flights logged by SAAF’s Pilot Wings Course 130

    First solo flights logged by SAAF’s Pilot Wings Course 130

    3 November 2025
    Gallery: SAAF Museum flying day 1 November 2025

    Gallery: SAAF Museum flying day 1 November 2025

    1 November 2025
    SAAF and Mountain Club of SA join forces for search and rescue training

    SAAF and Mountain Club of SA join forces for search and rescue training

    31 October 2025
  • Industry
    All apparently not well with new SA Army border patrol APC tender

    All apparently not well with new SA Army border patrol APC tender

    4 November 2025
    Antenna Hardening: Ensuring Performance in the Harshest Environments

    Antenna Hardening: Ensuring Performance in the Harshest Environments

    4 November 2025
    Africa’s defence industry poised for growth amid global spending surge

    Africa’s defence industry poised for growth amid global spending surge

    31 October 2025
    Armscor pursues defence exports as Denel details recovery strategy

    Armscor pursues defence exports as Denel details recovery strategy

    29 October 2025
    South African defence sector invites global collaboration and investment

    South African defence sector invites global collaboration and investment

    29 October 2025
  • Land
    Police taking part in Ex Vuk’uhlome 2025

    Police taking part in Ex Vuk’uhlome 2025

    4 November 2025
    Ugandan military benefits from Russian equipment largesse

    Ugandan military benefits from Russian equipment largesse

    30 October 2025
    Astra Trucks – powering Africa’s defence mobility with Iveco Defence Vehicles

    Astra Trucks – powering Africa’s defence mobility with Iveco Defence Vehicles

    28 October 2025
    Ex Vuk’uhlome preparations on track

    Ex Vuk’uhlome preparations on track

    24 October 2025
    Milkor confirmed as winning bidder in SA Army border patrol APC tender

    Milkor confirmed as winning bidder in SA Army border patrol APC tender

    22 October 2025
  • Sea
    Production of ten PV43-M vessels starts for Egyptian Navy

    Production of ten PV43-M vessels starts for Egyptian Navy

    4 November 2025
    Kenya Navy at the sharp end of massive Indian Ocean drug bust

    Kenya Navy at the sharp end of massive Indian Ocean drug bust

    27 October 2025
    Rising maritime traffic elevates South Africa’s Southern Ocean safety and security challenges

    Rising maritime traffic elevates South Africa’s Southern Ocean safety and security challenges

    27 October 2025
    Pakistan Navy seizes nearly  billion in narcotics during Saudi-Led maritime operation

    Pakistan Navy seizes nearly $1 billion in narcotics during Saudi-Led maritime operation

    22 October 2025
    Chinese Navy destroyer Baotou visits Kenya

    Chinese Navy destroyer Baotou visits Kenya

    22 October 2025
  • Gallery
    Gallery: SAAF Museum flying day 1 November 2025

    Gallery: SAAF Museum flying day 1 November 2025

    1 November 2025
    Gallery: SAPS Marshall and H125 handover 3 October 2025

    Gallery: SAPS Marshall and H125 handover 3 October 2025

    4 October 2025
    Gallery: Exercise Blue Lugwasho 2025

    Gallery: Exercise Blue Lugwasho 2025

    30 September 2025
    The Great Train Race, Heidelberg, 27 September 2025

    The Great Train Race, Heidelberg, 27 September 2025

    27 September 2025
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    Gallery: Kitty Hawk Aerodrome RV Day 13 September 2025

    13 September 2025
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All apparently not well with new SA Army border patrol APC tender

All apparently not well with new SA Army border patrol APC tender

4 November 2025
Cuban/South African defence relations strengthened

Cuban/South African defence relations strengthened

4 November 2025
Production of ten PV43-M vessels starts for Egyptian Navy

Production of ten PV43-M vessels starts for Egyptian Navy

4 November 2025

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Defence relations between France and Kenya cemented

Defence relations between France and Kenya cemented

By DefenceWeb4 November 2025

Kenya and France last week committed to defence co-operation by way of an agreement signed…

Police taking part in Ex Vuk’uhlome 2025

Police taking part in Ex Vuk’uhlome 2025

By DefenceWeb4 November 2025

This year’s SA Army division level force preparation exercise is once again featuring SA Police…

Jihadists have blockaded Mali’s capital – what’s at stake

Jihadists have blockaded Mali’s capital – what’s at stake

4 November 2025
Antenna Hardening: Ensuring Performance in the Harshest Environments

Antenna Hardening: Ensuring Performance in the Harshest Environments

4 November 2025
SAAF weapons camp underway

SAAF weapons camp underway

3 November 2025
Nigeria’s Defence Minister visits Italy to oversee production of helicopters and jets

Nigeria’s Defence Minister visits Italy to oversee production of helicopters and jets

3 November 2025
Chinese involvement in SA defence infrastructure compared to projects Kgala and Thusano

Chinese involvement in SA defence infrastructure compared to projects Kgala and Thusano

3 November 2025
Bamako under siege: why Mali’s army is struggling to break the jihadist blockade of the capital

Bamako under siege: why Mali’s army is struggling to break the jihadist blockade of the capital

3 November 2025
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SA defence industry must align R&D with SANDF’s operational needs

SA defence industry must align R&D with SANDF’s operational needs

By Armand Liebenberg31 October 2025

South Africa’s defence industry must stop developing technology in isolation and start aligning its research…

SANDF partners with SAPS on Eastern Cape Safer Festive Season operations

SANDF partners with SAPS on Eastern Cape Safer Festive Season operations

31 October 2025
Cairn to commemorate Ex Vuk’uhlome IV piled at CTC

Cairn to commemorate Ex Vuk’uhlome IV piled at CTC

30 October 2025
SANDF’s DRC deployment is longest yet at 23 years and counting

SANDF’s DRC deployment is longest yet at 23 years and counting

30 October 2025
Decline in trust sees drop in Military Ombudsman claims

Decline in trust sees drop in Military Ombudsman claims

29 October 2025
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Industry

Africa’s defence industry poised for growth amid global spending surge

Africa’s defence industry poised for growth amid global spending surge

By Dean Wingrin31 October 2025

Global defence budgets are entering a new era of sustained growth, driven by intensifying geopolitical…

Armscor pursues defence exports as Denel details recovery strategy

Armscor pursues defence exports as Denel details recovery strategy

29 October 2025
South African defence sector invites global collaboration and investment

South African defence sector invites global collaboration and investment

29 October 2025
The Butterfly will not fly without defence and aerospace

The Butterfly will not fly without defence and aerospace

24 October 2025
Armscor’s border patrol APC tender puts defence procurement in the spotlight

Armscor’s border patrol APC tender puts defence procurement in the spotlight

22 October 2025
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Aerospace

First solo flights logged by SAAF’s Pilot Wings Course 130

First solo flights logged by SAAF’s Pilot Wings Course 130

By DefenceWeb3 November 2025

The ten-strong Pilot Wings Course (PWC) at Air Force Base (AFB) Langebaanweg have taken to…

Gallery: SAAF Museum flying day 1 November 2025

Gallery: SAAF Museum flying day 1 November 2025

1 November 2025
SAAF and Mountain Club of SA join forces for search and rescue training

SAAF and Mountain Club of SA join forces for search and rescue training

31 October 2025
New OC for AFB Waterkloof

New OC for AFB Waterkloof

31 October 2025
Mbambo strengthens ties with the Nigerian Air Force

Mbambo strengthens ties with the Nigerian Air Force

30 October 2025
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SEA

Kenya Navy at the sharp end of massive Indian Ocean drug bust

Kenya Navy at the sharp end of massive Indian Ocean drug bust

By DefenceWeb27 October 2025

KNS (Kenya Navy Ship) Shupavu (P6130) was the sharp end of a mission that saw…

Rising maritime traffic elevates South Africa’s Southern Ocean safety and security challenges

Rising maritime traffic elevates South Africa’s Southern Ocean safety and security challenges

27 October 2025
Pakistan Navy seizes nearly  billion in narcotics during Saudi-Led maritime operation

Pakistan Navy seizes nearly $1 billion in narcotics during Saudi-Led maritime operation

22 October 2025
Chinese Navy destroyer Baotou visits Kenya

Chinese Navy destroyer Baotou visits Kenya

22 October 2025
All three SAN MMIPVs officially in service following Adam Kok commissioning

All three SAN MMIPVs officially in service following Adam Kok commissioning

20 October 2025
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Land

Ugandan military benefits from Russian equipment largesse

Ugandan military benefits from Russian equipment largesse

By DefenceWeb30 October 2025

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force (UPDF) is $53 million better off in defence and engineering…

Astra Trucks – powering Africa’s defence mobility with Iveco Defence Vehicles

Astra Trucks – powering Africa’s defence mobility with Iveco Defence Vehicles

28 October 2025
Ex Vuk’uhlome preparations on track

Ex Vuk’uhlome preparations on track

24 October 2025
Milkor confirmed as winning bidder in SA Army border patrol APC tender

Milkor confirmed as winning bidder in SA Army border patrol APC tender

22 October 2025
Burkina Faso’s military receives new Chinese equipment

Burkina Faso’s military receives new Chinese equipment

16 October 2025
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Africa News

El Fasher now a “darker hell” – top UN official

El Fasher now a “darker hell” – top UN official

By DefenceWeb3 November 2025

In the wake of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seizing El Fasher after a 500…

Tanzania: President Samia Hassan’s grip on power has been shaken by unprecedented protests

Tanzania: President Samia Hassan’s grip on power has been shaken by unprecedented protests

3 November 2025
African countries choosing not to intervene in Sudan genocide – expert

African countries choosing not to intervene in Sudan genocide – expert

31 October 2025
El Fasher atrocities condemnation list grows

El Fasher atrocities condemnation list grows

31 October 2025
Opinion: Why Tanzania’s TV dinner election should concern us all

Opinion: Why Tanzania’s TV dinner election should concern us all

31 October 2025
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EDGE Group to provide border security solution to Angola

EDGE Group to provide border security solution to Angola

28 October 2025
Maintenance Aero Maroc breaks ground on future C-130 and F-16 maintenance facility

Maintenance Aero Maroc breaks ground on future C-130 and F-16 maintenance facility

28 October 2025
Inaugural SA military heritage symposium to set the bar

Inaugural SA military heritage symposium to set the bar

28 October 2025
UAE and Benin cement defence cooperation with new memorandum of understanding

UAE and Benin cement defence cooperation with new memorandum of understanding

27 October 2025
Parliamentary oversight of the SANDF improving but still has a way to go

Parliamentary oversight of the SANDF improving but still has a way to go

27 October 2025
SA financial management reforms see it off FATF greylist

SA financial management reforms see it off FATF greylist

27 October 2025
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SA borders “effectively open” Parliamentarians say after oversight visit

SA borders “effectively open” Parliamentarians say after oversight visit

17 October 2025
Analysis: SA’s defence forces – spending more, delivering less

Analysis: SA’s defence forces – spending more, delivering less

15 October 2025
Armscor – and SADI – looking east for collaboration

Armscor – and SADI – looking east for collaboration

14 October 2025
SAAF returns its Oryx helicopters from the DRC

SAAF returns its Oryx helicopters from the DRC

13 October 2025

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Combining physical security and intelligence for threat prevention

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Rheinmetall Denel Munition highlights major investments during DoD oversight visit

22 September 2025
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AAD 2026 Conference issues call for sponsors and advisory participants with one year to go!

18 September 2025
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