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The Ethiopian Air Force has taken into service two new types from Russia: the Orion-E unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and the Yak-130 jet trainer. The new ...

Modern conflict has underscored a hard strategic truth: military effectiveness is inseparable from control over technology supply chains. In an era of ...

Thekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba was a January visitor to Naval Base (NB) Durban, home port of the SA Navy’s (SAN’s) three-strong patrol squadron which continues ...

A four-strong Board of Inquiry (BoI) will, according to the South African Department of Defence (DoD), investigate and report on “serious allegations” around ...

In early December 2025, the M23-Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) coalition, supported by the Rwanda Defence Force, took control of Kamanyola, a strategic town on ...

Colonel Busisiwe Morodi and six of her Joint Tactical Headquarters Free State Operation Corona management team hit the ground running early this year, calling ...

The al-Qaeda-linked terror group al-Shabaab has surrounded Mogadishu and threatens to seize Somalia’s national capital with ongoing, brazen attacks in and ...

The first anniversary of the Second Battle of Goma should have been a moment of sober reflection for South Africa. Instead, it has passed in near silence. No ...

Global aerospace and defence company Paramount has provided humanitarian assistance to flood-affected communities in ...

It might not have the same impact as stopping illegal immigrants, but impounding livestock found on protected South African land is important in terms of the ...

Warrants of arrest have been issued for six members of the South African Special Forces after they failed to surrender ...