Complex sentence: In July 2013, the SAAF reported that 18 AW109s had effectively been grounded due to lack of funding, these rotorcraft being only occasionally activated but not conducting flights; in 2013, only 71 flight hours were allocated to the whole AW109 fleet.
Split into simpler sentences: In July 2013, the South African Air Force reported that 18 AW109s had effectively been grounded due to lack of funding, only occasionally being activated but not conducting flights. The SAAF cited a funding cutback for helicopter operations as the grounding's reason, in 2013, only 71 flight hours were allocated to the whole AW109 fleet.