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The Botswana Defence Force (BDF, Tswana: Sesole Sa Botswana) is the military of Botswana.The main component of the BDF is the Botswana Ground Force; there is also an air wing and a riverine patrol contingent attached to the ground forces, with 10 Panther airboats and 2 Boston Whaler Raider class.
The Ministry of Defence and Security of Botswana aims to provide safety, protection and promote human rights and rule of law via the implementation of pertinent policies and programming in order to achieve peace and tranquility. The ministry oversees the following departments: [1] [2] Botswana Defence Force; Botswana Prison Service
The Air Wing was formed in 1977 and is organisationally part of the Botswana Defence Force. [2]All squadrons are designated with a Z, which stands for "squadron". [3] The main base is near Molepolole and was built by mostly foreign contractors between 1992 and 1996. [4]
Caprivi Concerned Group brings President Masisi and Defence Chief Placid Segokgo to the International Criminal Court regarding the killings of four Namibian men on the Botswana–Namibia border. [31] Botswana halts beef exports amid an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. [32] 3 August – Botswana's value-added tax is temporarily decreased from ...
Thomas Kagiso Mmusi (born 25 October 1965) [1] is a Botswana politician and businessman that has served as the Minister of Defence and Security since 2022. Prior to this, he was the Minister of Defence, Justice and Security from 2019 to 2022. He is the son of Peter Mmusi, Vice President of Botswana from 1983 to 1992.
The contemporary roles of the Defence Force are broad for a conventional military, suggesting that the government of Botswana and the BDF subscribe to a wide view of ‘security’ and consider the Defence Force an appropriate agency for attaining much of it, an issue that has been discussed even in the BDF's own internal media.
11 Air defence systems. 12 River-wing equipment. 13 References. ... This is a list of the equipment used by the Botswana Ground Force. Small arms. Name Image Caliber ...
(December 2022) This is a list of militaries by country, including main branches of ground, ... Botswana Defence Force Air Wing; Brazil. Brazilian Armed Forces.