by Kathy Gibson | Apr 29, 2014 | Defence Industry News
The South African Military Digitisation Programme has been launched to record, profile and digitise the history and experiences of all military veterans from both the statutory and non-statutory armed forces. “Basically, by digitisation, we mean providing an...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 23, 2014 | Defence Industry News
African commitments and additional border duties combined with a lack of resources have impacted negatively on the South African National Defence Forces (SANDF’s) capabilities. This is the word from Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, commenting on the recent...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 22, 2014 | Defence Industry News
The approved budget for United Nations peacekeeping operations from July 2013 to June 2014 runs to $7,83-billion – $390-million higher than in the previous year. This is the third-highest budget since the record $8,26-billion spent in 2009/2010. Despite some...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 12, 2014 | Defence Industry News
Saab is expanding its presence on the African continent and has recently opened an office in Gaborone, Botswana. With its focus on military defence and civil security, Saab always made it clear that one of the company’s main goals is to grow and break into the...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 10, 2014 | Defence Industry News
Satellite service provider Intelsat has entered into a new agreement with Airbus Defense and Space, the world’s second largest space company, bridging maritime VSAT services to Intelsat’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Epic platform. The new agreement...
