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A dozen SAAF Gripens in long-term storage

Twelve of the SAAF’s 26 Gripen fighter jets are in long-term storage as the Air Force does not have the funding to fly them.

 

SAAF to lose maintenance technicians

The SAAF’s air servicing units will lose 389 skilled maintenance technicians on April 1 but will retain the services of 139 specialists following the expiration of the contract with Denel’s AMG.

 

Defence budget up, but not by much

Its track record of getting the job done in spite of the shortage of resources does not appear to have overtly influenced Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in allocating funds to the South African National Defence Force.

 

Some AMG specialists will move to the SAAF

About 200 aircraft maintenance specialist engineers and technicians who have been ensuring continued airworthiness of many SAAF will find themselves in the employ of the Department of Defence.

 

New Deputy Chief of the Airforce appointed

Major General Wiseman Simo Mbambo has taken over the reigns as the new Deputy Chief of the South African Air Force.

 

New Ysterplaat boss returns home

It was a welcome home for Col Christo Stroebel, the new OC of AFB Ysterplaat, when he took over command of the picturesque Cape Town airbase at a Change of Command Parade on Thursday.

 

Sword of Peace for 35 Squadron

The SAAF's 35 Squadron based at Air Force Base Ysterplaat in Cape Town has won the SAAF Sword for Peace award for 2012/13.

 

SAAF personnel welcome new book

Long-time military aviation enthusiast Dean Wingrin’s first foray into book publishing has been welcomed by retired and serving members of the South African Air Force.

 

Ninety years of memories of the SAAF captured in new book

A new book on the SAAF has captured the personal history and many of the previously untold tales and experiences of dozens of airmen who served in both war and peace-time during the Air Force's first ninety years.

 

SAAF in “good shape”

Financial and other resource constraints have not prevented the SAAF from successfully completing each and every task assigned to it.

 

Drakensberg crash board of enquiry still underway

While the Minister might want speedy delivery of the preliminary report into the Drakensberg C-47TP crash the SAAF will be as “thorough as possible” in its investigations Deputy Chief Major General Jerry Malinga said.

 

AMG contract cancellation will knock SAAF – Deputy

The SAAF will take some serious knocks due to the end of its maintenance contract with AMG, but the Deputy Chief of the Air Force is confident that the SAAF will retain maintenance capability.

 

Mthatha airport claims another aircraft

In the space of two months, the small provincial airport has been associated with three incidents involving SAAF aircraft.

 

SAAF CASA 212 a write-off

The SAAF has to all intents and purposes lost a quarter of its medium transport capability following a hard landing by a CASA 212.

 

SAAF rhinos' horns treated to deter poachers

The SANDF effort in ending rhino poaching has moved into its own backyard, with the horns of all rhinos on and in the vicinity of Air Force Base Hoedspruit now treated with chemicals to make them unusable.

 

Tempe accident aircraft to be written-off?

The exact extent of the damage caused to the SAAF transport aircraft that was involved in the hard landing incident near Bloemfontein last week has yet to be determined.

 

Airforce defends cancelation of AMG contract

The SAAF has defended the cancellation of their contract with Aero Manpower Group (AMG), a Denel business unit and has hinted that a new contract may be negotiated.

 

Air Force to put best face forward

The annual Air Force Day Parade taking place next week will be an opportunity for the new Chief of the Airforce to put some pride back into the airforce.

 

Chopper crew brave elements in Berg rescue

WITH swirling winds battering the Air Force Oryx helicopter, Lt-Col Graham Chisholm kept a steady hand on the controls as he descended into the steepsided valley near the Sani Pass in the Drakensberg.

 

Airforce aircraft in landing accident

A South African Air Force transport plane was involved in a landing incident at Bloemfontein this morning.

 

Media release: SAAF CASA 212 involved in hard landing incident

Media release issued by the Department of Defence relating to the CASA 212 hard landing incident today.

 

Air Force Day parade back on track

After four months at the helm of the SA Air Force (SAAF), Lieutenant General Zakes Msimang will maintain tradition and host his first Air Force Day parade on the first Friday in February. It was earlier announced the parade, one of the SAAF&rsq...

 

SAAF has “miniscule” maritime capability

The SAAF's miniscule airborne maritime capability has become even more miniscule, according to defence analyst Helmoed Römer Heitman.

 

Denel/AMG retrenchments look to be inevitable

The writing appears to be finally on the wall for the 528 aircraft specialists at Denel Aviation/AMG as thereis no contract or order cover beyond March 31 this year.

 

Air Force Day parade postponed

The unavailability of SAAF Chief, Lieutenant General Zakes Msimang, means Air Force Day will not be marked on the first Friday of February this year.

 
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