Navy chief sounds alarm over budget cuts on SA's maritime security

As global conflict zones reshape shipping routes and piracy surges, the South African Navy grapples with internal crises and operational limitations. Vice Admiral Monde Lobese's candid remarks during ...
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Piracy threats impact shipping corridors - SA Navy

The South African Navy said rising geopolitical tensions in the Horn of Africa are fuelling a surge in piracy threats along ...
Jane's Information Group

Damen delivers final MMIPV to South African Navy

Damen Shipyards Cape Town handed over Adam Kok III (P 1573), the third MMIPV ordered under Project Biro, at Naval Base Durban on 25 April. (Damen) Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has delivered the ...
Jane's Information Group

First survey motor boat for South African Navy launched

The first Survey Motor Boat (SMB) for the South African Navy (SAN) has been launched, shipbuilder Paramount Maritime told Janes on 25 August. The 11 m long SMB has been designed and built by Paramount ...
The Nation Newspaper

Nigerian Navy deepens maritime security ties with South Africa, Denmark

The Nigerian Navy has strengthened its strategic partnerships with the South African Navy and the Danish Ministry of Defence. The partnerships are part of efforts to enhance maritime security in the ...
Aviation Week

South African navy corvette SAS Amatola commissioned

CORVETTE COMMISSIONED: The South African navy's first MEKO A-200 SAN corvette, the SAS Amatola, was commissioned during a Feb. 16 ceremony in Simonstown, South Africa, German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp ...