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Motshekga opens AAD 2026 with call for sovereign capability and industrial growth - DefenceWeb (opens the original)
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South African Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga officially opened Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2026 by highlighting the country’s drive to strengthen sovereign defence capabilities while positioning its industry for greater global competitiveness. Opening the latest edition of the exhibition at Air Force Base Waterkloof in Tshwane on Wednesday 16 September, Motshekga welcomed defence ministers, government representatives, foreign defence forces and industry leaders
Cape Town integrates drones into citywide public-safety intelligence network - DefenceWeb (opens the original)
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The City of Cape Town is moving beyond treating Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) as standalone surveillance tools, integrating drone feeds with cameras, body-worn systems, automatic number-plate readers and other data sources to create a real-time operational picture. The City’s experience and vision for the use of UAS systems was described by Andrew Mortimer, Manager: Emergency, Policing Incident Command, Safety and Security Directorate at the City of Cape Town, who delivered a presentation on “UA
The exercise injecting life into the SAAF - DefenceWeb (opens the original)
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The South African Air Force (SAAF) will conduct its annual force preparation exercise, Exercise Eagle Dawn II, in the Northern Cape during October. The exercise will begin with a command post exercise before transitioning to live aerial operations. For most air forces, this would be routine. In South Africa, however, simply conducting a force preparation exercise is noteworthy. The SAAF has been grappling with years of chronic underfunding, leaving it with too few serviceable aircraft to train a
AISI celebrates 20 years of strengthening South Africa's aerospace industry - DefenceWeb (opens the original)
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With South Africa seeking to strengthen its advanced manufacturing capabilities in an increasingly competitive global environment, the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI) is positioning itself as a key enabler of innovation, localisation and industrial growth across the aerospace, defence and marine sectors. Speaking at the 2026 Aeronautical Society of South Africa (AeSSA) Annual Conference in Stellenbosch, Dr Natasha Botha, Technical Leader of AISI, outlined how the government-funded i
Project Stargaze aims to revive SAAF Museum planetarium - DefenceWeb (opens the original)
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The South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum at Air Force Base (AFB) Ysterplaat has launched an ambitious campaign to restore its historic planetarium by replacing its inoperative 1956 Spitz Model A-2 star projector with a modern digital projection system. Known as Project Stargaze, the initiative was unveiled on 4 August 2026 during a presentation attended by Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Ricardo Mackenzie, City of Cape Town Safety and Security Portfolio Committee Chairperson
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