South Africa

Industry Africa 

Hensoldt South Africa Acquires ATM and Defence Business Units of Tellumat

July 4, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Hensoldt, Mergers and Acquisitions, South Africa, Tellumat

HENSOLDT South Africa has signed an agreement to acquire the Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Defence & Security business units

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Misc Africa 

Rheinmetall Wins Foreign Order for Artillery Propelling Charges

April 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Artillery Ammunition, Denel SOC, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM), Rheinmetall Waffe Munition, South Africa

German defence company, Rheinmetall has announced a new multi-million euro order from a foreign customer for artillery propelling charges. Booked

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Naval Africa 

U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Carney Arrives in South Africa for Port Visit

March 16, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Destroyer, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Port of Cape Town, South Africa, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Carney (DDG-64)

The U.S. Navy ArleighBurke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG-64) arrived in Cape Town, South Africa on March 15 for a

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Air Africa 

South African Air Force C-130 Hercules Aircraft Crash-Lands in DR Congo

January 10, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, DR Congo, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, MONUSCO, South Africa, South African Air Force

A Lockheed C-130BZ Hercules tactical military transport aircraft operated by the South African Air Force (SAAF) crash-landed at Goma International

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Africa Military Exercises Naval 

China, Russia, South Africa Kick Off Joint Maritime Exercise

November 28, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments China, Marshal Ustinov (055), Military exercise, People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), Russia, Russian Navy, SAS Amatola (F145), SAS Protea, South Africa, South African Navy, Weifang (550)

The China-Russia-South Africa maritime exercise was kicked off during a ceremony at the Port of Cape Town, South Africa at

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Africa Artillery 

Rheinmetall Sets Three New Distance Records for Indirect Fire in South Africa

November 27, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Artillery, G6 howitzer, Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000), Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM), Self-propelled gun (SPG), South Africa, Towed artillery

Rheinmetall set multiple new distance records for indirect fire during a test fire event at the Alkantpan Test Range in

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Africa Air 

Russian Tu-160 Strategic Bombers Conduct Night Flight Over Indian Ocean as Part of South Africa Visit

October 26, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Force Base Waterkloof, Indian Ocean, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), South Africa, Strategic bomber, Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack

Two Tupolev Tu-160 supersonic strategic bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have performed a night flight over the Indian

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Africa Air Deployments 

Two Russian Tu-160 Strategic Bombers Arrive at Air Force Base Waterkloof, South Africa

October 23, 2019October 26, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Force Base Waterkloof, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), South Africa, South African Air Force, Strategic bomber, Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack

Two Russian Tupolev Tu-160 “Blackjack” supersonic strategic bombers arrived at the Air Force Base Waterkloof on the outskirts of Pretoria,

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Africa Air Deployments 

Russia to Send Tu-160 Strategic Bombers to South Africa

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Force Base Waterkloof, Antonov An-124, Ilyushin Il-62, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), South Africa, South African Air Force, Strategic bomber, Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack

Russia will send two of its Tupolev Tu-160 “Blackjack” supersonic strategic bomber to South Africa, in a rare display of

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Air-to-Air Missiles Global 

Denel Dynamics Completes Qualification, Certification of A-Darter Short Range Air-to-Air Missile

October 7, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments A-Darter, Air-to-air missile (AAM), Brazil, Denel Dynamics, Denel SOC, South Africa

South African defense major, Denel Dynamics has successfully completed the missile qualification and certification for its A-Darter 5th generation Imaging

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