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Dassault announces ultra-long range Falcon 8x

by Kathy Gibson | May 21, 2014 | Defence Industry News

Dassault Aviation has launched the Falcon 8X, the newest addition to the Falcon family in the ultra-long range category. The Falcon 8X will offer a range of 6 450 nm (11 945 km) and will feature the longest cabin of any Falcon. In addition, it will offer the same low...

SAAF’s Flying Cheetahs to stay airborne

by Kathy Gibson | May 14, 2014 | Defence Industry News

The South African Air Force recently signed a steady state support contract for Saab Grintek Defence to maintain its 26 Gripen aircraft, a move that has effectively saved half of the fleet from being mothballed, and keeping them all in a state of operational...

SA military veterans get digitised history

by Kathy Gibson | Apr 29, 2014 | Defence Industry News

The South African Military Digitisation Programme has been launched to record, profile and digitise the history and experiences of all military veterans from both the statutory and non-statutory armed forces. “Basically, by digitisation, we mean providing an...

SANDF needs more budget to meet commitments

by Kathy Gibson | Apr 23, 2014 | Defence Industry News

African commitments and additional border duties combined with a lack of resources have impacted negatively on the South African National Defence Forces (SANDF’s) capabilities. This is the word from Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, commenting on the recent...

Inside the South African Defence Review

by Richard Stupart | Apr 23, 2014 | African Defence Podcast, Defence Industry News, Featured, Regional, Southern Africa

In this podcast John Stupart and Darren Olivier discuss the defence review and its implications.

Peacekeeping budgets less than two days’ military spend

by Kathy Gibson | Apr 22, 2014 | Defence Industry News

The approved budget for United Nations peacekeeping operations from July 2013 to June 2014 runs to $7,83-billion – $390-million higher than in the previous year. This is the third-highest budget since the record $8,26-billion spent in 2009/2010. Despite some...