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By staging a joint exercise with Russia and China at a highly sensitive time, South Africa is undermining its claim of being ‘nonaligned’ in the Ukrainian war and risking good relations with the West.

defenceWeb Written by Guy Martin - 3563 Project Hoefyster, for the supply of 243 Badger infantry fighting vehicles for the South African Army, is nine years behind schedule with little hope that the project will be turned around due to major challenges at Denel. This is according to an Armscor presentation to the Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) on 11 March. Sipho Mkwanazi, Armscor acting group executive for supply chain management, told the committee that the first 88 vehicles were ...

One giant leap for African space technology with UKZN rocket launch Updated Jacaranda FM Share this: The Minister said the launch is hugely significant for South African engineering and the development of African satellite rocket launch capability. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasaspaceflight.com%2F2020%2F11%2Fatlas-v-new-boosters-nrol-101%2F&psig=AOvVaw3uhsZlZjBQL4u0-BsADQCM&ust=1615438333031000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCNDAtf72pO8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE The M...

defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - Launch of the Phoenix-1B rocket at the Denel Overberg Test Range on 8 March. A Phoenix-1B Mk IIr hybrid rocket developed by the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and launched from the Denel Overberg Test Range in the Western Cape has reached an altitude of 18 kilometres, setting a new African record. The launch took place on 8 March and saw the rocket travel 17.9 km into the air against a targeted range of 15 km, achieving a new African hybrid rocket altitud...