2024年2月12日 · 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 […]

2025年1月10日 · The 2025 SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Military Skills Development (MSD) intake differs from previous ones in that 150 of the 2 538 recruits have already been mustered and will move to specific operational training on completion of basic military training (BMT). The change in modus operandi can be largely attributed to a series of […]

2024年11月22日 · The Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been extended by a year. The extension decision was taken on Thursday 21 November at an extraordinary SADC Heads of State summit in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. The mission is staffed by Malawian, South African and Tanzanian soldiers and support […]

2023年1月16日 · 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. […]

2025年1月9日 · Embraer has signed a contract for the sale of four A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced trainer aircraft to an undisclosed customer in Africa, which will use them for missions such as border surveillance, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), close air support, counterinsurgency, and advanced flight training. The Brazilian company made the announcement on […]

2025年1月7日 · In the wake of violent protests and unrest in Mozambique post the October general election, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is to send its Panel of Elders to the east African country for a hands-on visit. An indication of the seriousness the regional bloc attaches to member state Mozambique comes with a communique issued […]

2024年12月4日 · Organisers invite interested parties to participate by submitting papers, with the call for submissions closing on Friday, 17 January 2025.Proposals can be sent to Ros Hinchcliffe at [email protected].Those interested in sponsoring the event are encouraged to contact Robert Mace at [email protected] for more information.. Join us at the Public-Private Partnerships for Defence & Security ...

2025年1月9日 · The threat from militant Islamist groups in Africa over the past decade has steadily grown—with almost three times the number of annual violent events (roughly 6,700) as in 2014. The reported 21,780 annual fatalities (for years ending 30 June) represent a 56 percent increase just from 2021. These topline figures obscure the great variability seen […]

2025年1月1日 · A GA hub, along with ones for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and space, were new additions to AAD 2024. Statistics-wise, AAD 2024 saw 33 official foreign delegations attend on the trade days where, in addition to meeting SA defence industry (SADI) captains and senior officers of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) they were able to visit nine national pavilions, all included in the 30 ...

2025年1月8日 · Attempting to end hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the mandate of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) peacekeeping mission now in its second year of deployment but it is seemingly finding the going difficult. This inference comes from statements by senior European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) staffers on […]