Nato, SA in naval-warfare exercise

admin — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:37:00 +0000

Forget the blazing guns of yesteryear -- these days naval warfare is a high-tech and sophisticated operation.

This became clear on Monday as an exercise involving Nato warships and the South African Navy got under way off the South African coast.

On board the Portuguese Navy's Avaras Cabral, an Augusta Westland Helicopter similar to those carried by South African Navy frigates is loaded with sensors and other detection equipment.

The ship is engaged in anti-submarine warfare.

"Once we found the submarine we simply load the helicopter with a torpedo and drop it on the sub," Lieutenant Miguel Pinheiro Somoej explains. So much for looking the enemy in the eye, swinging a sword like the pirates of the olden days.

The South African Navy & Marine and Coastal Management: Nato, SA in naval-warfare exercise

Nato, SA in naval-warfare exercise