One of 12 former South African Air Force (SAAF) fighter aircraft, sold to Ecuador for more than R550-million, has been quarantined following an unspecified “in-flight” incident in the South American ...

In the 70 years since the South African Air Force (SAAF) first flew a jet fighter, the country has gone from importing complete aircraft with no technology transfer, to developing a highly ...

The South African Air Force (SAAF) is one of the oldest in the world, founded on 1 February 1920. Today is the 100th anniversary of the organisation, and the SAAF hosted a Prestige Parade at Swartkop ...

This week, two cheetahs attacked an officer on a South African air-force base. The officer was not seriously injured, and was treated for minor wounds on her shoulders and the back of her head. After ...

A new support contract for its Gripen fighters may prove the catalyst that kick-starts the rebuilding of South Africa's air combat capability. Once Africa’s best equipped and most capable air force, ...

Pretoria- An SA Air Force pilot died on Monday when his Cheetah C aircraft crashed in the Northern Province, the SA National Defence Force announced in Pretoria. The accident happened during a routine ...

The 11 year controversy surrounding the South African government’s controversial arms deal has once again made news headlines after Swedish defence company SAAB admitted that following its own ...

The arms manufacturer is one of the state-owned entities that the Zondo Commission found had been severely impacted by state capture. File image of an Atlas Cheetah 3 fighter jet. Wikimedia ...