In mid-February I was among a group of 28 international defence journalists invited to India to observe a series of exercises hosted by the country’s armed ...

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Claims the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and the SA Police Service (SAPS) are, in effect, dragging their collective heels on the Presidential instruction ...

The Ghana Air Force (GAF) has taken delivery of the first of three H175 helicopters from Airbus Helicopters, less than two months after the contract was ...

It’s taken over two years to reach the stage where refurbishment work can start on the historic Erasmus Castle, on the eastern side of the Armscor campus in ...

South Africa is navigating one of the most challenging periods in its post-apartheid history. While the country claims a bold international image on issues ...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has said it will look into allegations that up to R50 million belonging to South African soldiers may have been misappropriated ...

Normal military tasking for some soldiers in the Kruger National Park is on hold until 21 March as they support removal of man-made structures in the iconic ...

Two recent court findings in favour of organised military labour, in the form of the SA National Defence Union (Sandu), can be said in layman’s language to be ...

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni’s absence from a Friday 6 March Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) meeting, where she was due to ...

The 2009 Union Buildings protest march by soldiers remains on hold in the courts with a Tuesday appearance leading only to a ...

The Persian Gulf has plunged into crisis following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on the last day of February 2026.