Defence Web published on 7 February 2023 an article titled "SANDF Declined Exercises with US, but Proceeding with Russia and China" by Guy Martin.
Later this month the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) will participate in a naval exercise with Russian and Chinese ships on the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The United States has recently invited the SANDF to participate in naval exercises in both West and East Africa, but it reportedly has shown no interest.
