Garth Calitz Feb 27, 20201 min read22 Sqaudron Oryx involved in a rescue mission off the Cape coastThe South African Air Force (SAAF) received a request for sea rescue assistance from the South African Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) to...
Garth Calitz Feb 25, 20206 min readSANDF Armed Forces Day 2020 – Weapons Capability DemonstrationPhotos by Andre Venter and Trevor Cohen Polokwane, the Capital city of the Limpopo Province, was a hive of military activity the last...
Garth Calitz Feb 7, 20202 min readSad end to Denel’s Aerostructures Manufacturing BusinessThe process of exiting the greater part of Denel’s Aerostructures Manufacturing Business is now at an advanced stage with major steps put...
Garth Calitz Dec 10, 20193 min readThe SAAF's mighty 17 Squadron rescues stranded flood victimsOn Monday, 09 December 2019 at approximately 12:30, the National Joint Operational Centre (NATJOC) activated two South African Air Force...
Garth Calitz and Andre VenterFeb 5, 20193 min readThe SAAF Celebrates its 99th BirthdayThe South African Airforce was formed on the 1st February 1920 and has seen service in World War II, the Korean War and later the...
Garth Calitz Feb 5, 20192 min readSAAF Prestige Awards EveningAirforce Base Swartkop was the host of the South African Airforce Prestige Awards Evening for the 2018 rotation period. While the guests...
Jarryd SinovichSep 3, 20172 min readSAAF Youth Aviation Awareness DemonstrationThe South African Air force (SAAF) descended on Eldorado Park South of Johannesburg on Friday 2nd September for a youth aviation...