SANDF opens 2025 MSDS applications - defenceWeb
Feb 12, 2024 · The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has opened its Military Skills Development System (MSDS) applications for 2025, allowing young and deserving South Africans the chance to join the military. The closing date for applications is 15 March 2024, with successful candidates to report for duty at the beginning of 2025. The MSD System takes […]
AAD 2024 is Denel public debut as Department of Defence entity
Sep 17, 2024 · Its third foray of the year into the defence exhibition arena will see Denel with a high profile presence on home ground for the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2024 exhibition, starting tomorrow (Wednesday, 18 September) at Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof. In February, the State-owned defence and technology conglomerate was in Saudi Arabia for […]
Guidelines for joining the SANDF through the Military Skills ...
Jun 25, 2021 · The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has opened applications for its 2022 Military Skills Development System (MSDS), giving young South Africans the chance to serve in the SANDF for a two-year period. Advertisements were published for the MSDS Intake 2022 in mid-June 2021. The closing date for applications is 30 July, with successful applicants […]
Wagner Group is now Africa Corps - what this means for Russia’s ...
Feb 15, 2024 · In August 2023, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died after his private jet crashed about an hour after taking off in Moscow. He had been Russia’s pointman in Africa since the Wagner Group began operating on the continent in 2017. The group is known for deploying paramilitary forces, running disinformation campaigns and propping up influential […]
Milkor 380 UAV ushers in a new era for South African aerospace …
Sep 18, 2024 · South African defence and security solutions provider Milkor is making significant strides with its Milkor 380 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) – the largest such aircraft to be designed and built in Africa. The company has come a long way since its establishment in 1981, when it made a name for itself as the manufacturer of […]
SANDF promotions lists for 2024/2025 - defenceWeb
Oct 17, 2024 · The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has released its promotions and appointments lists for the 2024/25 period. Appointments and/or promotions of Major Generals/Rear Admirals for the financial year 2024/25: Appointments and/or promotions of Brigadier Generals/Rear Admirals (Junior Grade) for the financial year 2024/25: Appointments and/or promotions of Colonels/Captains (SA Navy ...
Government puts its weight behind AAD 2024 - defenceWeb
Sep 18, 2024 · South African Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, officially opened the twelfth edition of AAD on 18 September 2024, emphasising the event’s importance as a platform for international collaboration, innovation and trade. Motshekga celebrated South Africa’s ability to host an international event of this magnitude, pointing out that AAD reinforces the country’s ...
SANDF’s 2024 MSD applications open until February
Jan 16, 2023 · Due to budget cuts, the Military Skills Development (MSD) intake into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is only taking place every two years, with applications for 2024 now open. The last MSD intake was in January last year and the next is in January 2024, with applications closing at the end of February. […]
Capitalising on Operation Lake Sanity’s success against Boko Haram
Oct 8, 2024 · Operation Lake Sanity has had some success against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin, but the insurgents will soon adapt to the new military tactics. To sustain the gains made, the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) leading the operation must stay ahead of these dynamics. For more than 15 years, the Boko Haram insurgency […]
New 920 Gun Boat expands Twiga’s maritime range
Oct 24, 2024 · Twiga’s new 920 Gun Boat is the latest addition to its line of virtually indestructible rugged military patrol boats that have been gaining traction in the African market Damian de Lange, CEO of Twiga Services & Logistics, said the company’s rugged patrol boats provide a virtually indestructible water platform from which security and defence forces […]