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WEB2 days ago · An assault on SAPS is an assault on the state, Mashatile warns ProtectionWeb – 5 September 2024 Three dead after NIU members ambushed outside Mthatha premises ProtectionWeb – 5 September 2024 More focus needed on sexual violence against males in Sudan ISS Africa – 5 September 2024 UN chief warns Africa’s inadequate access to debt relief is recipe for social unrest Reuters – 5 ...
Defence Committee welcomes dialogue to strengthen defence …
WEB2 days ago · The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) has welcomed what it says were fruitful round-table discussions with academic experts from the University of Stellenbosch’s Faculty of Military Science, including the Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa and the Centre for Military Studies, on measures to improve defence oversight. The presentations from […]
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WEB3 days ago · African Standby Force needs to evolve as security landscape changes, webinar hears. African News defenceWeb - 8th October 2024. The African Union (AU) African Standby Force (ASF) has been part of the continental bloc peace and security architecture for 20 years, growing in...
SA could be “defenceless” without intervention in the SANDF
WEB4 days ago · 9th October 2024. Rooikat armoured car and Olifant MBT fly the flag during an exercise at CTC. Following this week’s Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) meeting there’s been another call for “urgent intervention” in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) without which South Africa “will be defenceless”.
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WEB1 day ago · The world is entering an era of instability – IISS. International News defenceWeb - 13th February 2024. The world has entered a more dangerous period in the last twelve months, with increased tensions and conflict reshaping the global defence-industrial landscape, according...
South Africa’s arms exports nearly doubled in 2023
WEBJul 5, 2024 · The National Conventional Arms Control Committee’s (NCACC’s) 2023 annual report shows a massive rise in South African defence exports, which totalled R7.1 billion for the previous calendar year, up from R4.6 billion in 2022. R1.6 billion worth of armoured combat vehicles were exported in 2023 to over a dozen countries.
South Africa’s military is expected to do more than ever with …
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · The South African National Defence Force marks 30 years this year, having been established on 27 April 1994. It’s as old as the country’s constitutional democracy, the result of a negotiated political settlement that ended apartheid. The defence force consists of the army, air force, navy, and military health service. It’s an amalgamation of the […]
SA investment in advanced defence technology can safeguard …
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Widerström advises South Africa to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced defence technology capabilities to save lives as these offer good return on investment and are relatively cost effective interventions. He said that Saab is heading in this direction with the 2023 acquisition of BlueBear, a provider of AI-enabled autonomous ...
Largest SA Army exercise in decades wraps up - defenceWeb
WEBNov 25, 2022 · The South African Army said the divisional exercise is the largest executed since 1999 and showcased the capabilities of the newly formed Motorised, Mechanised, Airborne, Light, and Reserve Modern Brigades. The new brigade formations are designed and set up to respond to modern threats such as …
SA defence exports up in 2022 - defenceWeb
WEBApr 6, 2023 · According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, last year South Africa exported approximately 200 armoured vehicles. With regard to import permits, in 2022 the NCACC authorised 263 permits valued at R281 million – this compares with 250 permits worth R205 million authorised in 2021. Although defence exports are up, they ...