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It has not escaped international or domestic attention that Exercise Mosi 2 will be taking place while the world observes the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
The very last thing the South African military should be doing is celebrating with some military training and cooperation with the Russian Navy on the very anniversary of the launch of a Russian invasion of a neighbouring state.
For the first time since 2019, when South Africa, Russia and China held trilateral naval exercises under Exercise Mosi, the three militaries will again
defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - Ratels and Rooivalk. The national defence force conducted peacekeeping operations, rescued sailors at sea, patrolled for pirates off Mozambique and provided humanitarian assistance to its neighbours in the last financial year, according to a list of achievements in the latest Department of Defence (DoD) annual report. The latest annual report, for 2019/20, among others indicates “approximately 1 114” SA National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel were part of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the period under revi...
defenceWeb Written by Kim Helfrich - A Namacurra harbour patrol boat passes the SAS Protea hydrographic survey vessel. The maritime defence programme of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is executed by the SA Navy (SAN) using 15 platforms ranging from built-for-purpose frigates and submarines through to a hydrographic vessel. That’s according to the 2019/20 annual report of the Department of Defence (DoD). The report covers the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 and was tabled in Parliament in December. The aim of the maritime defence programme is to defend and protect South Africa...