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Final Rooivalk Handover Cements Relationship Between Denel and SAAF
Mike Kgobe, the CEO of Denel Aviation says the acceptance of the locally developed combat support helicopter marks the culmination of a 26 year partnership between the SAAF and Denel. “We took this proudly South African aircraft through all its stages – from design to manufacturing, upgrading and retrofitting – to the point where it [...]
Denel Test Pilots Spreading Their Wings Into Africa
The company now has a mobile telemetry support vehicle which is capable of supporting flight tests at remote locations, says Mike Kgobe, the Chief Executive Officer of Denel Aviation. In the past this highly-specialized test flying could only be conducted within South Africa. Mr Kgobe says this service is part of Denel Aviation’s initiative to [...]
Air Defence Missile IRIS-T SL Tested Successfully
In early December 2012, a prototype of the IRIS-T SL guided missile of Diehl Defence successfully homed in on a target in a firing test performed at the Overberg Test Range in South Africa in the presence of representatives of the German public authorities. In this test against a drone carried out within the context [...]
Denel, Airbus Sign A New A400M Contract
Denel and Airbus Military have signed a new agreement with revised terms for manufacturing aircraft components on the A400M, in a development that will contribute significantly to the financial turnaround of the South African company. The renegotiated agreement was signed on Monday at a function held in Kempton Park attended by the Public Enterprises Minister [...]
Russia, South Africa in Talks on Joint Weapons Development
Russia and South Africa are discussing the possibility of joint development of defense-related products, Russia’s state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Monday. “There is a great potential [for joint projects] in the area of radar equipment and rocket engines,” Rosoboronexport said in a statement. The Russian arms exporter is also discussing with a number of [...]
Russian Helicopters to Showcase at Africa Aerospace and Defence
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of UIC Oboronprom, which in turn is a part of Russian Technologies State Corporation, will present an extensive model line-up at Africa Aerospace and Defence, the international arms and military equipment show taking place on September 19-23 in Pretoria, South Africa. Russia is expected to be one of the largest exhibitors [...]
Final Four Gripens Heading for South Africa
The final four Gripens purchased by South Africa would be delivered in mid-September, says a news report in SAAF, the unofficial website on the South African Air Force. South Africa had purchased nine dual seat and seventeen single-seat aircraft from Sweden in 2008 out of which all the dual seat Gripens and 13 single seat [...]
DCNS Promotes Gowind OPVs in South Africa
The Gowind OPV L’Adroit visits Cape Town from 5 to 9 September 2012 during a long deployment off Africa, providing an opportunity for DCNS to promote the Gowind range and demonstrate the operational value of the vessels and their cutting-edge technologies. DCNS will also exhibit at Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) 2012 in South Africa [...]
Restructuring of Denel to Sustain the Business Turn-Around
Defence manufacturer, Denel, has initiated a realignment of companies in the group that will lead to savings, increased efficiencies and more effective corporate governance. “Our objective is for Denel to be managed and perceived as one, integrated business,” says the Group Financial Director, Fikile Mhlontlo. Mr Mhlontlo says an integrated Denel will strengthen the company’s [...]
