The SA Air Force (SAAF) is, via Armscor, urgently looking for spare and replacement parts for four types in its fleet. The aircraft types are, in order of the Armscor requests for information (RfIs), ...

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The South African Air Force (SAAF) is facing a severe operational crisis, with aircraft availability at critically low levels across all divisions. A recent assessment covering the six-month period ...

South Africans are frustrated with the South African Air Force after it was reported that six military aircraft are ...

Current status of South African Air Force aircraft / Infographics credit: News24 In figures, SAAF formally has 26 Gripen fighters but only two of them can take off due to the technical condition; same ...

Replying to a parliamentary question on how many Gripen fighter jets were in long-term storage, the minister replied: "The South African Air Force (SAAF) has 12 Gripen Fighter Aircraft placed in ...

"The Arms Deal is a complicated beast", writes Paul Holden in his Preface to 'The Arms Deal In Your Pocket', Jonathan Ball Publishers, Johannesburg/Cape Town, 2008. It covers the best part of 18 years ...

Discussions between Bangkok and Stockholm are “on track” for Thailand’s acquisition of the Saab Gripen E/F fighter. In early January, Thailand’s defence ministry backed up the Royal Thai ...