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SYRIA: Evil Has Allies
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PROCUREMENT: Another F-35 Failure
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SEA TRANSPORTATION: China And India, Together At Last
SURFACE FORCES : Avengers Upgraded
WARPLANES: Small Force, Huge Border
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WARPLANES: North Korea Goes Retro
PROCUREMENT: Another F-35 Failure
SUBMARINES: It Is Now A Six Pack
SURFACE FORCES : Avengers Upgraded
ARMOR: China Chooses Protection Over Flotation
WARPLANES: Small Force, Huge Border
INFANTRY: Escaping From Death And Victory
ISRAEL: Hamas Makes A Controversial Deal
IRAQ: For A Few Dollars More
INDIA-PAKISTAN: Denial And Wrath
PEACEKEEPING: The Island Disease
PROCUREMENT: Getting A Gripen On It
LEADERSHIP: The Key To Failure
LEADERSHIP: Problem Solved
SUBMARINES: Oceans Empty Of Russians
KOREA: No Shit
ATTRITION: Fire In The Blood
SEA TRANSPORTATION: China And India, Together At Last
AIR TRANSPORTATION: The Legend Continues
COUNTER-TERRORISM: It's Just Business
INDONESIA: Sacrifices Must Be Made
MEXICO: Thugs Just Want To Have Fun
ATTRITION: Drug Casualties And Collateral Damage
ATTRITION: USAF Releases The Aircraft Retirement List
SUDAN: Pipeline To Salvation And Victory
ATTRITION: USAF Releases The Aircraft Retirement List
PROCUREMENT: Getting A Gripen On It
PROCUREMENT: Another F-35 Failure
LEADERSHIP: The Arab Plan To Stop Iran
SURFACE FORCES : Cracked, Leaking And Limping Along
INFANTRY: Escaping From Death And Victory
MURPHY'S LAW: Why Russia Loves Arab Tyrants
ISRAEL: Hamas Makes A Controversial Deal
INDIA-PAKISTAN: Denial And Wrath
SUBMARINES: Oceans Empty Of Russians
COUNTER-TERRORISM: Why Islamic Radicals Don't Last
PEACEKEEPING: The Island Disease
LEADERSHIP: The Key To Failure
KOREA: No Shit
PEACE TIME: Iraq And The American Gift
AFGHANISTAN: A Ploy, Not A Promise
MEXICO: Thugs Just Want To Have Fun
SUPPORT: Puzzle Me This
WARPLANES: Mainly Because It Pisses Off The Russians
SUBMARINES: It Is Now A Six Pack
Dirty Little Links: No more Dirty Little Links?
Fighters, Bombers and Recon: France Leads The Way
Attrition: USAF Releases The Aircraft Retirement List
Procurement: Getting A Gripen On It
Procurement: Another F-35 Failure
Fighters, Bombers and Recon: Mainly Because It Pisses Off The Russians
Surface Forces: Cracked, Leaking And Limping Along
United States: listen to Gore
June 25, 2002
In the same written reply to the South African National Assembly's questions, Defense Minister Mosiuoa Lekota said the 469 aircraft were withdrawn from service since 1990 due to "either obsolescence or a reduction in force design". The list included Mirage F1, Cheetah E, Canberra, Buccaneer, and Impala strike aircraft, as well as Harvard, Cessna, Impala, Cheetah D and E, and Alouette 111 basic and advanced trainers. The SAAF also divested itself of Aztec, Queen Air, C160, Dakota, Kudu, Viscount, DC4 Skymaster, Super Freelon, Puma, Alouette 111, HS125, and Islander transports, as well as Canberra, Bosbok, and Cessna reconnaissance planes.
Of these, 297 had been sold, while the others were being stored at Hoedspruit and Bloemspruit Air Force Bases, as well as at Polokwane and Swartkops airfields.
Only limited maintenance was performed on these aircraft, so varying degrees of additional maintenance would have to be carried out in order to restore them to serviceable condition.
The Peruvian Air Force bought ten Canberra aircraft, while five HS125 transporters went to Australia. Other aircraft sold went to a variety of organizations and individuals, among them, Denel Aviation, Flight Research USA, Sparrow Aviation USA, and a number of flying and aerobatics clubs. These aircraft included Kudu, Viscount, Bosbok, Albatross, DC4 Skymaster, Dakota, Impala, Super Freelon, Alouette 111, and Puma helicopters, Harvard, Cessna, and Transall C160. - Adam Geibel
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