When Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) extremists launched four simultaneous deadly attacks against Nigerian military forces in late October 2025, ...

With at least six questions in one way or another relating to the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Journey to Greatness ...

The South African Navy (SAN) has hosted a delegation from the Russian Navy for Naval Staff Talks. The SAN said the talks reaffirmed both navies’ ongoing ...

Unconfirmed reports of fully autonomous and AI (artificial intelligence) guided UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) employed in battles and fighting again saw the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General ...

The long-running dispute between Denel and Draken International over the delivery of former South African Air Force (SAAF) Cheetah fighters appears to be nearly over. On 24 August, Draken ...

Somali piracy is on the rise and in waters adjacent to the western Indian Ocean evolving maritime security threats are an increased priority evidenced by a maritime law enforcement dialogue in Nairobi ...

Now well into his second year as Chief of the Department of Defence (DoD) Logistics Division, Vice Admiral David Mkhonto acknowledged consequence management in the South African government’s defence ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet last week approved a long term force evolution and planning strategy designated the “Journey to Greatness” to modernise, rebuild and reform the SA National Defence ...

The Turkish-flagged general cargo vessel MV LUTUF (IMO 9109134) has been released after being held by Somali pirates for almost two weeks, following a major Turkish military intervention off the ...

Mozambique’s National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) has carried out one of the largest drug seizures in the country, with 3.7 tonnes of fentanyl discovered in the warehouses of a private ...

The constitutional democracy South Africa has been for the past 26 years has not apparently stretched as far as allowing the country’s presidents, Cabinet ministers and other VIPs to move without ...

The war in Ukraine has shown how vulnerable soldiers are when only a dozen kilometres separate them from their adversary, in a battlefield infested with drones, artillery, glide bombs and countless ...