SANDF opens 2025 MSDS applications - defenceWeb
Feb 12, 2024 · The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has opened its Military Skills Development System (MSDS) applications for 2025, allowing young and deserving South …
2025 MSD intake readies for basic military training
Jan 10, 2025 · The 2025 SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Military Skills Development (MSD) intake differs from previous ones in that 150 of the 2 538 recruits have already been mustered …
SANDF’s 2024 MSD applications open until February
Jan 16, 2023 · Due to budget cuts, the Military Skills Development (MSD) intake into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is only taking place every two years, with …
Denel upgrading Umkhonto missile - defenceWeb
Jan 3, 2025 · Denel is upgrading its Umkhonto surface-to-air missile (SAM) from the current Infra-Red (IR) Block II version to a more powerful weapon with better intercept capabilities. This will …
The role of Africa's Great Lakes and oceans in revitalizing South ...
Jan 3, 2025 · South Africa faces a crisis of unemployment exacerbated by a stagnating economy that in turn is lowering the tax base and harming the country’s ability to meet its expenses – …
SAMIDRC extended to December 2025 - defenceWeb
Nov 22, 2024 · The Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been extended by a year. The extension decision was taken on …
AAD 2026 planning underway - defenceWeb
Jan 1, 2025 · A GA hub, along with ones for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and space, were new additions to AAD 2024. Statistics-wise, AAD 2024 saw 33 official foreign delegations …
Feature: Have you applied to join the SANDF? Here are a
Feb 28, 2023 · Since its publication in late June 2021 on defenceWeb, more than 34 000 people have viewed the guidelines for joining the SANDF through the Military Skills Development …
Commercial satellites are changing the battlespace and the …
Jan 2, 2025 · Ukraine has been scoring battlefield victories against Russia despite Russia having 10 times the GDP of the country it invaded. One of the reasons is simple, according to the …
SA Defence Archives - defenceWeb
Pretoria headquartered military labour organisation the SA National Defence Union (Sandu) this week met Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga with the welfare...