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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Media enquiry on the above subject herein refers. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) responds as follows: 1. The South African Air Force hereby confirms that a Chief of the South African ...

South Korea's Air Force has said one of its fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs in the wrong place during a training exercise, resulting in several civilian injuries. "Eight MK-82 ...