by Darren Olivier | Sep 30, 2015 | Featured
The South African Air Force has provided a response to our questions on the relocation on some of 85 Combat Flying School’s Hawks to AFB Waterkloof, stating that it’s to test and investigate the feasibility of establishing an operational Hawk squadron. Initially, the information we had wrongly pointed to the entire squadron moving, but once it was clear that was not the case our story was amended to indicate that only some of the squadron’s aircraft would move. Now we know why.
by Darren Olivier | Sep 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
Elements of the South African Air Force’s 85 Combat Flying School will relocate from Air Force Base Makhado to Air Force Base Waterkloof. ADR explores the potential reasoning.
by Darren Olivier | Aug 5, 2015 | Featured
Starting with the Champion in 1977, South Africa was one of the first countries to build and operate modern UAVs. This article explores the history of UAV development in the country.
by Darren Olivier | Jul 12, 2015 | Featured, Southern Africa
Angola’s Su-30Ks are not the dire threat to the South African Air Force that they appear to be.
by Darren Olivier | May 5, 2015 | Central Africa, Featured, Regional
A South African Air Force (SAAF) Oryx medium transport helicopter was hit by three to four rounds of small arms fire yesterday, 4 May 2015, between 11:45 and 12:15 local time near Beni.
