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Thursday, November 08, 2012

South African Navy keen to retain offshore patrol skills

SAS Isaac Dyobha |The South African Navy is keen to retain the three Warrior-class (ex Minister class) strike craft as offshore patrol vessels for as long as possible.

“What we are building with those patrol vessels is for the future acquisition of offshore patrol vessels under Project Biro.

That is why we must keep those vessels as long as we can when we can transfer crews from those to the new patrol vessels,” Rear Admiral (JG) Bravo Mhlana, South African Navy Director Force Preparation, told defenceWeb.

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