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The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force.. The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining a conventional military deterrent, participating in counter-piracy operations, fishery protection, search and rescue, and upholding maritime law enforcement for the benefit of South Africa and its international partners.
India and South Africa have also developed military cooperation, trading arms and joint exercises like IBSAMAR, which started in 2008 between India, Brazil, and South Africa and programs to train forces. During the 1990s South Africa developed the Bhim self-propelled howitzer to meet the Indian Army's requirements for self-propelled artillery ...
The South African Defence Force (SADF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag) comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before the state reconstituted itself as a republic in 1961, the former Union Defence Force was officially succeeded by the SADF, which was established by the Defence Act (No. 44) of 1957.
The military in the making of modern South Africa. IB Tauris. ISBN 978-1850436898. Stapleton, Timothy J. (9 April 2010). A Military History of South Africa: From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid: From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid. Praeger. ISBN 978-0313365898. Wessels, André (9 January 2018).
Director Naval Acquisitions, Defence Materiél Division: R Adm (JG) Andre F. Steyn: DFS, Defence Secretariat: 1998: R Adm (JG) Laura Jansen van Vuuren: Commandant Defence College: 2nd woman admiral: R Adm (JG) Patrick Duze: Director Force Preparation and Joint Operations, Joint Operations Division: Nickname "Lucky" R Adm (JG) Monica Josias
The Naval Rapid Deployment Force (NRDF), now known as the Maritime Reaction Squadron (MRS), [7] was formed in 2006. [8]The main aim of this specialised unit is to deploy infantry-trained South African Navy members in various peacekeeping roles within the African continent and to assist in boarding operations at sea, humanitarian operations and disaster relief.
French: Forces navales béninoises [15] Bolivia Bolivian Navy: 1963; 62 years ago () Spanish: Fuerza Naval Boliviana [16] Brazil Brazilian Navy: 1822; 203 years ago () Portuguese: Marinha do Brasil [17] Brunei Royal Brunei Navy: 1965; 60 years ago () Malay: Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei [18] Bulgaria Bulgarian Navy
The Defence Force consists of the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Medical Service (which was renamed Military Health Service in 1998). The Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is the senior military commander and the chiefs of the four services, in addition to the chiefs of Joint Operations, Defence Intelligence, and Corporate Staff, report to him. [2]