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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.
Maparangwane Air Base is the only full air base in Botswana. Sir Seretse Khama International Airport is a civilian airport that hosts the VIP jets and Francistown Airport is a joint civilian/military airfield with ownership by the BDF since 2011.
Unusually for an African military force, and chiefly attributable to its being founded after Botswana's independence, the Botswana Ground Force was not formed from colonial units formed by a colonising power, but rather were formed from the remains of the Botswana Mounted Police Unit, previously known as the Bechuanaland Mounted Police, a unit ...
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The main base has a hangar for larger aircraft and helicopter hangar located to the northeast end of the runway. The airport also serves as one of three Botswana Defence Force Air Wing air bases. The air base is home to: Z1 Transport Squadron; Z7 Training Squadron; Z10 Transport Squadron; Z21 Transport/Helicopter Squadron; Z23 Transport ...
Francistown is home to one of three Botswana Defence Force Air Wing air bases and home to the Z3 Transport (Liaison) Squadron and the Z12 Transport Squadron.. The air base is located in the old terminal building at the east end of the airport with the large steel hangar.
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.
A militarised zone known as the Soutpansberg Military Area was therefore effected and bordered two international borders, those of Botswana and Zimbabwe. The length of borderline for which the Military Area was responsible was approximately 74 kilometres (46 mi) shared with Botswana and approximately 225 kilometres (140 mi) shared with Zimbabwe.