Mobility remains a critical capability for any modern military. Without the ability to move personnel, equipment, and mission ...

The SANDF faces capability erosion from ageing assets and limited resources, yet South Africa still fields an influential, ...

Small, politicised, and increasingly focused on counter insurgency operations, the Togolese Armed Forces (FAT) are a force in transition. Long defended by its role as an instrument of the Gnassingbé ...

Armscor and the South African Navy have set the new date for the completion of the SAS Isandlwana’s refit as October 2027, nearly 19 months later than its ...

In the previous article, I unpacked the financial trajectory of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), showing how prolonged underfunding and rigid expenditure patterns have hollowed out ...

Centurion headquartered trade union Solidarity maintains five practical tests must be passed before the ammunition ...

Chief of Staff of the Army: Lt Gen Paul Mihova Chief of Staff of the Air Force: Lt Gen Eric Chamese Member of: UN, AU, Commonwealth, SADC, G-77 etc. The primary responsibilities of the Zambian ...

Mariepskop is a prime SA Air Force (SAAF) installation in Mpumalanga, formerly Eastern Transvaal, monitoring airspace for effective protection and utilisation which continues today 56 years after it ...

Over the last several years, Senegal’s military has been modernizing, receiving new and second hand equipment for its army, air force and navy, with more on the way. For instance, in April 2013 the ...

1500 – K-13M (SRAAM, for MiG-21, MiG-23 and Su-20 combat aircraft) 125 – Kh-31M (Anti-ship missile, for Su-30MK combat aircraft) 125 – Kh-59 (ASM, for Su-30MK combat aircraft) 164 – R-40 (BVRAAM, for ...

South Africa’s defence establishment is staring down a policy and funding crisis decades in the making. At a recent session of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD), long-time defence policy ...