SAAF dog fighters in danger of being kenneled

A severe funding shortfall is dogging the South African Air Force’s (SAAF) fighting ability and placing the highly expensive and capable Saab Gripen combat aircraft in danger of being mothballed. This means that, if funding levels continue at current levels, only the BAE Systems Hawk Mk120 training jets will be kept flying, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) 2009/10 annual report states.

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