Creating Botswana�s Air Force :: Mmegi Online

Botswana is one of the few countries in Southern Africa which does not have an air force. She is in a league of nations like Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi and Swaziland. Over the years Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has invested heavily in raising reasonable air assets.

This includes three Hercules C130s which have had a reasonable amount of engine, airframe and avionics upgrades. I presume that the bulk of BDF budget is consumed by the Air Command because of the equipment they have in their inventory. If this happens to be the case, then why can’t an Air Force be brought on board straight away

There are several other air assets that go with these and I am not so much in a position to discuss them when taking into account the fact that BDF is still very much a closed organisation when it comes to security issues. The irony is that we are the only country in the world with this fleet size and not having achieved the status of an air force.

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Creating Botswana�s Air Force

Botswana is one of the few countries in Southern Africa which does not have an air force. She is in a league of nations like Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi and Swaziland. Over the years Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has invested heavily in raising reasonable air assets.

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