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SA/UAE joint venture wins guided bomb contract worth billions of rands

A Tawazun Dynamics Al Tariq PGM

A Tawazun Dynamics Al Tariq PGM

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20th November 2013

By: Keith Campbell

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

  

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A joint venture (JV) company created by South Africa’s Denel defence industrial group and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) group Tawazun has won a R5-billion contract for precision guided munition (PGM) systems for the UAE Air Force. The JV is Tawazun Dynamics and it is based in the UAE where it has a fully modern manufacturing facility, which was opened last year. Denel has a 49% share in Tawazun Dynamics.

The deal was announced at the Dubai Air Show on Wednesday. It will see the integration of the Al Tariq PGM on Dassault Mirage 2000-9 fighters of the UAE Air Force. The Al Tariq could later be integrated with other aircraft, as well.

“The new contract also confirms the wisdom of Denel’s strategic decision to enter into an international long-term partnership with Tawazun,” affirmed Denel group CEO Riaz Saloojee. “It strengthens our global profile and opens new markets for Denel’s growing range of defence- and security-related products and services.”

He pointed out that the UAE Air Force order showed that Denel was able to design world-class PGMs and missiles. It its press release, the South African company stated that integrating the Al Tariq with the Mirage 2000-9 marked “an important milestone for both Denel and Tawazun”.

The Al Tariq is actually a family of strap-on bomb kits, which turn the bombs into PGMs and extend their range. Al Tariq PGMs have a range of up to 100 km and can be employed against both strategic and tactical targets.

The weapons system recently concluded a successful series of tests, against both stationary and moving targets. The Al Tariq systems achieved an accuracy greater than 1.5 m. The PGM steers itself using an inertial navigation system which is augmented by an advanced satellite navigation system (GPS). This allows the weapon to be used by both day and night and in all weathers.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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