South African Defence Review 2012
[2] The committee's first meeting with Minister Sisulu was on 13 July 2011 at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.
[5] The following members were included in the review organisation:[4][6] The first draft document, forming the basis of the public consultation process, was released on 12 April 2012.
[19][20] Immediate capability enhancements that are required to ensure that the SANDF can adequately perform its missions were identified in the consultative draft of the defence review.
[21]: pages 418–420 The South African Special Forces require additional weapons and systems, including a small number of dedicated aircraft for insertion/extraction missions.
[21]: 421 Weapons for the JAS-39 Gripen, BAe Hawk and Denel Rooivalk are needed in order for them to be operated effectively.
The need for the re-establishment of a tactical airfield unit capability for the Air Force, in order to operate aircraft away from bases was also identified.
[26] The second draft, based on the first, but with changes as informed by input received through the public consultation process was published on 7 September 2012.
[27] Many of the changes were criticized by the pacifist civil society organisation, the Ceasefire Campaign, who said the proposed expansion of the defence force and increased expenditure was unnecessary as South Africa does not face any credible threat of conventional war.
[29] The final edition, renamed the "2014" review due to the delay in publication,[30][31] was accepted by Cabinet and submitted to Parliament in May 2014.
:[32]: page 232 The three divisions are: As a short term measure it is recommended that the South African Army consolidate its existing force structure into a Land Command comprising one Division and two Brigades: The review, having been accepted by cabinet and renamed The "2014" Review, was submitted to parliament after the general election in May 2014.
