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  2. Namibian Defence Force - Wikipedia

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    The main roles of the Namibian Defence Force are to ensure the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country by guarding against external aggression, both conventional and unconventional; prevent violation of Namibia's territorial integrity; and provide assistance to civil authorities in guarding and protecting government buildings and key installations as provided in the Defence Act.

  3. Namibian Army - Wikipedia

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    Development of Namibia's army was the fastest of the three arms of service. The first units of the Army were deployed as early as 1990. The Army was formed when the two former enemies South West African Territorial Force and the People's Liberation Army of Namibia were inducted after Namibia's independence into the newly created Namibian Defence Force.

  4. Namibian Defence Force Training Establishment - Wikipedia

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    The school is the primary training unit of the force. It is partly based at the Osona Military base outside Okahandja. It is the NDF training institution that offers the six-month basic military training (BMT) to all recruits wanting a career in the Namibian Defence Force. [2] The school also conducts training for all officer cadets in the ...

  5. Namibia Command and Staff College - Wikipedia

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    Junior Division. Junior Staff Course; This course is offered to junior officers and the course curriculum is set up into two terms, the first terms focuses on history and Namibian heritage, organization, the role of the Namibian Defence Force, staff duties, logistics, command and control, leadership, geo political studies, law of armed conflict [5] and Industrial visits. [6]

  6. School of Military Science (Namibia) - Wikipedia

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    As per international norm the School is a military unit of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) and is co-located at the School of Military Science of the University of Namibia. It is an academic unit of the Namibian military and offers a variety of training ranging from undergraduate as well as postgraduate academic qualification.

  7. Joint Operations Directorate (Namibia) - Wikipedia

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    The directorate was formed in 1990 at the inception of the Defence Force and was known as the Directorate Policy and Operations.The inaugural Director for Operations was Brigadier General Martin Shalli.The Directrrate was later renamed to Operations, Plans and Training.

  8. Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik - Wikipedia

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    Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik (WMF) is a Namibian defense contractor located in Windhoek, Namibia. It is operated as a subsidiary of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF). WMF designs and manufactures monocoque V-hull armoured combat vehicles. WMF is responsible for the armoured bodywork fabrication while engines, transmissions and axles are built by MAN.

  9. Ministry of Defence (Namibia) - Wikipedia

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    It was established as Ministry of Defence (MOD) at Namibian independence in 1990. In 2020 the portfolio of veteran affairs was added to defence after the Ministry of Veteran Affairs had been dissolved in 2015. The first Namibian defence minister was Peter Mweshihange, the current Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs is Frans Kapofi.