The South African Air Force (SAAF) is facing a severe operational crisis, with aircraft availability at critically low levels across all divisions. A recent ...

Spectators have shared their shock and horror as they watched a decorated South African Air Force pilot crash to his death at a local air show, while they recalled his final moments. James O ...

21 Squadron, the South African Air Force’s (SAAF’s) dedicated VVIP and VIP transport unit, fell far short of allocated flying hours in the 2023/24 ...

The South African Air Force (SAAF) only has six operational military aircraft and 325 that are getting rusty The country would have to rely on two fighter jets and land-based air defence systems to ...

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Heart-stopping footage showed the moment a plane manned by a “highly skilled” pilot nosedived and crashed during a South African air show that left thousands of spectators horrified Saturday.

Despite increasing demands on the country's defence force, funding for the military has been steadily declining ...

Only 2/26 Gripens in service with the South African Air Force (SAAF) can take off, and it's only part of the broader issue: on paper, the country has as many as 330 combat aircraft but only six of ...

A pilot has died after his plane spiralled out of control and crashed at an air show in South Africa. The crash happened at the West Coast Air Show in Saldanha, a town about 70 miles (110 km ...