South Africa Archives

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

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

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

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

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,

Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack Strategic Bomber

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

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

Rheinmetall Mission Master-Protection UGV

Africa Land

ACD 2019: Rheinmetall Unveils New Weaponized Mission Master-Protection Unmanned Ground Vehicle

June 30, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ammunition Capability Demonstration 2019 (ACD2019), Denel Overberg Test Range, Mission Master-Protection UGV, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Mission Master UGV, South Africa, Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)

Rheinmetall unveiled new, weaponized Mission Master unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), called Mission Master-Protection, at the Ammunition Capability Demonstration 2019 (ACD2019)