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Defence & Aerospace

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Company reaffirms its aim of improving aircraft performance, reliability
12th September 2025

An increased focus on developing innovative waterjet cutting technologies for the structural integrity of critical flight components is crucial in offering a safe, precise and versatile solution... 


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Research in South Africa to unlock aircraft innovation on cutting edge – expert
12th September 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The investment in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) research for aircraft in South Africa is crucial for driving innovation, decarbonising aviation, reducing prototype costs and sustainably... 


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Aerospace firm outlines plan to scale operations
12th September 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Stellenbosch-headquartered aerospace company Dragonfly Aerospace is optimised for high-tech manufacturing with its 3 000 m² facility, which also includes 1 000 m² of dedicated cleanroom space,... 


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Association upbeat about liberalising airspace
12th September 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM) is one of the African Union’s (AU’s) flagship projects under its Agenda 2063 and it aims to ensure the full implementation of the Yamoussoukro... 


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Worries persist despite recent moves to overhaul air traffic entity
12th September 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

South Africa’s aviation sector faces a critical test as recent systemic failures at State-owned Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) disrupt operations and cause delays, triggering safety... 


Armscor has hosted the first supplier day for military veteran-owned businesses
13th August 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African defence procurement, disposals and research and development agency Armscor has hosted a supplier information day for military veteran-owned companies. This was the first such event... 


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Turkish defence expo went well for South African companies, reports the dtic
28th July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has reported that companies which exhibited on the South African National Pavilion at the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF), in... 


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South Africa risks new jet fuel shortage by October if urgent regulatory reforms are not made – Tshifularo
28th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

South Africa could face another jet fuel supply crisis by October unless urgent regulatory reforms are made, Fuel Industry Association of South Africa CEO Avhapfani Tshifularo has warned. Speaking... 


Aerospace group Embraer announces its biggest ever order backlog
22nd July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Brazil-based aerospace and defence group Embraer has reported that, at the end of the second quarter of this year (2Q25), it recorded the highest ever order backlog in its history, totalling... 


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dtic hosting a South African National Pavilion at Turkish defence exhibition
22nd July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has highlighted that it has a South African National Pavilion at the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF), now under way in Istanbul,... 


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Design of technology demonstrator aircraft for 6th-generation stealth fighter released by UK
18th July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK-based global major aerospace and defence group BAE Systems has, in conjunction with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), UK-based power and propulsion group Rolls-Royce, and pan-European missile... 


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Fit-for-purpose air cargo infrastructure seen as key growth driver
18th July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global representative body for the airline (including air cargo) sector, while air cargo accounted for less than 1% of the... 


SANDF soldiers in the DRC
Contested debate highlights depth of defence challenges in South Africa
9th July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The debate in Parliament on the Department of Defence and Military Veterans' Budget Vote, on July 9, highlighted the significant challenges facing the defence sectors and the military in South... 


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Lanseria CEO announces several major airport upgrades
26th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Lanseria International Airport, in Gauteng, is undergoing a period of transformation and forward-looking development, which will see several major upgrades to the airport’s infrastructure and... 


 Milkor 380
South African UAV company teams up with major South Korean group for radar system
19th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

In a major development for the local company, South African company Milkor Aerospace and Defence, developer and manufacturer of the Milkor 380 medium-altitude and long-endurance uncrewed aerial... 


Boeing and Angola sign strategic commercial aviation partnership
18th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

US aerospace giant Boeing announced (at the Paris Airshow) that it has signed a Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation with Angola’s Ministry of Transport on Wednesday. The purpose of the agreement is... 


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Airlink to significantly enlarge its fleet with next-generation airliners
18th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African regional and domestic airline Airlink is to significantly expand and modernise its fleet, and increase its capacity, by leasing ten new next-generation Embraer E195-E2 smaller... 


Rolls-Royce launches upgrades that significantly increase Trent 1000 engine reliability
13th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK-based global major propulsion and power systems group Rolls-Royce announced on Thursday the launch of the first of two Durability Enhancement Packages for its Trent 1000 aeroengines. This will... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Creecy orders mediation between ACSA, ACS to resolve hold baggage screening dispute
5th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has issued a Ministerial order to the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) board to engage in a mediation process with Airports Coordination Services (ACS).... 


Parliamentary Defence Committee highlights paralysis in hospital project and in prosecutions
26th May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence has expressed dismay and concern about the paralysed repair and maintenance project (RAMP) for the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s)... 


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Hensoldt is said to explore sale of South African optronics unit
23rd May 2025 By: Bloomberg

German radar maker Hensoldt is exploring options for its South African optronics business, including a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter. Hensoldt is working with... 


The crash site of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing Max 737 in 2019
Families of 737 Max crash victims urge US to prosecute Boeing
23rd May 2025 By: Bloomberg

Family members of people killed in two fatal crashes of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jets are urging the US Justice Department to reject a possible deal that would allow the planemaker to avoid a criminal... 


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PSiRA clarifies proposed amendments
16th May 2025

Private security regulatory body, the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) acknowledged the significant public and industry interest sparked by the published draft amendments to... 


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NATO is sketching out plan to meet Trump call for 5% of GDP on defence
14th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

NATO allies have started cobbling together an agreement to significantly boost defense spending in a way that may assuage US President Donald Trump’s demand to spend 5% of economic output on the... 


Denel reinstates its acting Group CFO
13th May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

State-owned defence industrial group Denel announced on Tuesday morning that its acting Group CFO Thandeka Sabela had been reinstated, after having been suspended for several months. The suspension... 


The fitting out of the Milkor 780 production facility has begun
SA defence group moving into large UAV sector with new design
9th May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African private-sector defence group Milkor, which works in the aerospace, cyber, ground, maritime and weapons sectors, has unveiled its latest aerospace project – the Milkor 780 uncrewed... 


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Court rules ACS can continue to supply hold baggage screening equipment to ACSA
5th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

Aviation Co-ordination Services (ACS) has welcomed the Gauteng High Court ruling on May 2, which dismissed Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and the South African Civil Aviation Authority’s... 


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New forest-focused Earth observation satellite, built by Airbus, successfully launched
30th April 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Airbus Space Systems, part of the global major aerospace group Airbus, announced on Tuesday that the Biomass forest-monitoring satellite had been successfully launched into space, on a Vega-C... 


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India places major order for Dassault Rafale carrier fighters from France
29th April 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Indian Navy placed an order for 26 Rafale multirole fighters with manufacturer Dassault Aviation on Monday. The contract was signed in France, immediately after the signing of an... 


SANDF soldiers
Portfolio committee concerned about Department of Defence’s strategy, budget constraints
24th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans has raised concerns that the ongoing budgetary constraints experienced by the Department of Defence (DoD) will result in the ongoing decline... 


At the ribbon-cutting of Boeing's new office were (from left) Boeing Africa sales and marketing VP Anbessie Yitbarek; Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority director-general Getachew Mengiste; Ethiopia Transport and Logistics Minister Dr Alemu Seme; Boeing Middle East, Türkiye, Africa and Central Asia president Kuljit Ghata-Aura; US Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin Massinga; Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tassew; and Boeing Africa MD Henok Teferra Shawl
Boeing opens new regional office for Africa
23rd April 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

US aerospace giant Boeing has opened a new office, in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. This office is intended to be the group’s administrative hub for its activities and operations... 


Brand values of the world’s major aerospace and defence groups grew strongly last year
16th April 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK-based brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance has reported that, perhaps surprisingly, in its latest survey US aerospace giant Boeing remained the most valuable aerospace and defence brand in... 


C-390 Millenium aircraft
Embraer, Denel partner to bring next-gen aircraft to South Africa
4th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global aerospace company Embraer has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South African aerospace and defence company Denel to collaborate on the KC-390 Millennium aircraft. The MoU... 


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