Air Force
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Cape fire devastation reinforces consequences of defence budget cuts
All the available resources from the private sector needed to be exhausted before the Air Force could be called in to assist in dousing in the flames
Sri Lanka says 47 rebels killed since weekend
Sri Lankan government planes bombed three Tamil Tiger boats off the northern coast on Monday, the military said, after fighting since the weekend left 47 rebels dead. The…
At least four dead in E Guinea plane crash
At least four people were killed and seven missing after a plane crashed on Wednesday into the Atlantic Ocean off the Equatorial Guinea island of Annobon, the Malabo government…
Iran ‘the most powerful nation in the world’, says president
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday proclaimed Iran was the ”most powerful nation” in the world as the country’s air force boasted of its prowess at a time of mounting…
Waterkloof air-base runway repairs prioritised
The runway of the country’s most prominent air-force base has to be repaired ahead of next year’s election in South Africa to accommodate world leaders who will attend the…
Hollywood movie legend Charlton Heston dies
Charlton Heston, the chisel-jawed Hollywood icon best remembered for his Oscar-winning performance in the 1959 epic <i>Ben Hur</i>, died on April 5 at his home, his family said.…
Fighting kills dozens in Sri Lanka, says Defence Ministry
Sri Lanka government troops on Wednesday captured a strip of land from Tamil Tigers after heavy fighting across the island’s north left 42 rebels and a soldier dead, the Defence…
US sent nuclear missile fuses to Taiwan in error
The Pentagon mistakenly shipped four electrical fuses for Minuteman nuclear missiles to Taiwan, officials said on Tuesday. The Taiwan shipment could have had international…
Amid the grimness, a sense of change
The sprawling prison complex at Guantánamo Bay looks from a distance like many of the hastily built resorts round the Caribbean, the camps occupying a narrow strip of sand by…
Venezuela mobilises forces to Colombia border
Venezuela deployed tanks and its air and sea forces toward the Colombian border in its first major military mobilisation in a crisis with Colombia, the country’s defence minister…
Sri Lanka says it takes Tiger terrain, kills 23 rebels
Sri Lankan troops captured stretches of Tamil Tiger-held terrain in the island’s north-west on Tuesday, killing seven rebels in clashes that took the two-day death toll to 23,…
Tiger rebels say Sri Lankan jets kill civilians
Tamil Tiger rebels said Sri Lankan government fighter jets killed five civilians in an air raid on their northern stronghold on Friday. Fighting between the military and the…
Russia denies bomber enters Japanese airspace
A Russian strategic bomber briefly entered Japanese airspace over the Pacific south of Tokyo early on Saturday morning, prompting 24 Japanese military aircraft to scramble,…
Chuck Norris kicks his way into the political limelight
The presidential primaries have thrown up almost constant shocks and surprises. But there is one thing that stunned everyone in politics: the unexpected impact of Chuck Norris.…
Israel not ruling out unilateral strike on Iran
Senior Israeli officials warned on Friday that they were still considering a military strike against Iran, despite a fresh United States intelligence report that concluded Tehran…