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Base support capability;
Education, training and development capability;
and
Technical support services capability.
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Table 5.1 Air Defence Programme Outputs for FY 2007/08
Output Performance Measure Annual Target
Subprogramme Strategic Direction
Strategic direction to the Air
Defence Programme
Allocation and management
of Air Defence resources
DOD policies, strategies and
plans are implemented with
respect to air matters
Allocated budget has been
expended as planned
Details of the Air Defence Programme outputs are
reflected in Table 5.1. Some of the targets for the year
were adjusted in the period between publication of
the plan and the onset of FY 2007/08. Adjustments
were necessary due to changed requirements and the
evolving external environment. Significant changes
are explained in the output table.
Actual Achievement /
Comments
Full implementation Full implementation achieved
of the DOD policies,
strategies and plans in respect
of air matters.
100% 87% of budget expended.
Subprogramme Operational Direction
Operational direction to the Degree to which allocated Allocated funds expended as 108% of budget expended.
Air Defence Programme funds have been expended planned
Degree of compliance with Full compliance with DOD Full compliance achieved of
DOD policies and prescripts policies and prescripts the operational direction to
the Air Defence Programme.
Combat-ready air capabilities Compliance with Joint
100% 71% achieved. Deviation
Operations combat-readiness
resulted from low aircraft
state
availability, caused by funding
restrictions and a shortage of
aircrew and technicians.
Flight safety management1 Number of major accidents No major accidents Two major aircraft accidents
occurred, with one fatality in
each case. Boards of inquiry
for both accidents have not
been concluded yet. Local
and international presenters
and representatives attended
a successful Executive Safety
Management Seminar held
in October 2007. The senior
leadership of the SA Air
Force and of the RSA aviation
industry participated with a
view to improving aviation
safety.
Transgression of civil or No transgressions 13 minor transgressions
military aviation regulations
– not warranting formal
investigation. Unit-level
investigations were initiated to
determine means to prevent
recurrence of transgressions.
1 Output requirement part of the “in-year” reprioritisation by Chief of the SA Air Force, to align with the Occupational Health and Safety
prescripts.
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