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 ...

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 ...

Ahead of the August high-level SA Navy (SAN)/Russian Navy staff meeting another Russian contingent, this one from the St Petersburg government, was in South Africa to honour Russian sailors buried in ...

Landlocked Chad has seemingly added at least four Chinese Caihong-4 (CH-4) unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) to its air power inventory. Footage taken at the Chadian Abéché Air Base, in the ...

The United States has formally handed over $1 million worth of C-130 Hercules spare parts to the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) to ensure its aircraft are well maintained. The US donated a surplus ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The memories of Sake are still flashing in my mind more than six months after returning from the war zone and I am concerned that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could become chronic and last ...

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 ...