Rooivalk Deployment to the DRC Appears Imminent
A freshly-painted white Rooivalk, believed to be the third and final example to receive a white paint scheme for UN operations in the DRC, was spotted leaving Denel’s grounds earlier today.
Drones and Rooivalk to the DRC
It appears as though three Rooivalk attack helicopters are being painted white and prepared for deployment to the DRC, in an effort to augment Force Intervention Brigade operations against M23.
Like a G5. South Africa’s artillery in an infographic.
To break down some of the capabilities of the G5, and look at what it would let the FIB successfully target in the region, we’ve produced this handy infographic.
FIB’s War on M23 could be heating up
Recent reports of G5 155mm artillery guns being moved from Potchefstroom, where most South African Defence Force Artillery is based, to Pretoria raises eyebrows at a possible injection of added firepower into the FIB.
Why Kenya Must Stay in Somalia
It was a spate of kidnappings and terror attacks that sparked the Kenyan invasion of Somalia in 2011, and it precisely the same reason why Kenya should not for a second consider withdrawal from AMISOM now.
The next terrorist attack: Al Qaeda’s maritime history and ambitions
Terrorism is not a new form of political dissent in asymmetric warfare.
What the DRC tells us about South Africa’s Army
The ongoing fight by the South African Army and its allies in the DRC has thus far been going quite well. With material gains made against M23, who has now been pushed out of the Kibati Heights and have yet to make a serious threatening move in retaliation, the doubt...
John Stupart on the DRC – eNCA
Editor John Stupart recently discussed the week’s operations of the FIB with eNCA’s Jeremy Maggs:
Week 1 of FIB’s War: 3 Lessons Learned
With the Force Intervention Brigade now fully involved in operations alongside FARDC forces against M23 (and theoretically other rebel groups), a lot has happened in their first week or so of activity. Goma is secure A clear focal point of any conflict against M23 was...
Podcast: After the FIB Assault
African Defence Review’s Richard Stupart speaks to Joseph Kay in Goma for an update on what’s happened since the Force Intervention Brigade engaged M23 last week.