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SA waiting for R2,9bn Airbus repayment

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South Africa is still waiting for a R2,9-billion repayment from European planemaker Airbus, which has not acknowledged a cancelled deal, a minister said on Friday. In November, South Africa pulled out of Europe's largest defence project when it...
12 Mar 10
 
 
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Avionics innovations introduced to local market

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As part of the global Cobham group, aerospace and defence technologies company Cobham Advanced Technologies (CAT) is in the position to continually introduce new innovations and developments into the local and African defence industry.
19 Feb 10
 
 
Aerospace and Defence

Brazil unveils airlifter programme partner strategy, timetable

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Brazilian aerospace company Embraer has revealed more details about its plans concerning international partners for its KC-390 military tanker and transport aircraft programme. South Africa’s Denel Saab Aerostructures (DSA) is known to be...
19 Feb 10
 
 
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Government use of acquisition muscle for projects- key for defence industry

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Industry association the South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Related Industries Association (AMD) reports that the key issue facing the South African defence industry in 2010, is how the government will use its acquisition muscle for...
19 Feb 10
 
 
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Increasing demand for unconventional defence products

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Specialist South African electronics, radar and related systems company Reutech, part of the JSE-listed Reunert group, reports that currently, the global political landscape is fairly stable, except for the war in Afghanistan, which means that...
19 Feb 10
 
 
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Locally developed fighter vehicle enters international markets Video Available

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BAE Systems Defence company BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa introduced the locally developed multipurpose RG35 6 x 6 vehicle, a crossover vehicle between a personnel carrier and a fighting vehicle, to the international markets late last year.
19 Feb 10
 
 
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Research key to tackiling security challenges

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State-owned defence company Denel believes that effective support to national security challenges can only be remedied by refocusing on consistent research and technology development, as well as enhancing staff competency.
19 Feb 10
 
 
Aerospace & Defence

Russia wants to cooperate with South Africa on UAVs, eager to offer airlifter, unveils its stealth fighter

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Russia would like to cooperate with South Africa in the development of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) for civilian missions. Meanwhile, now that South Africa has cancelled the Airbus Military A400M transport aircraft, Russia is eager to offer the...
19 Feb 10
 
 
 
 
 
 
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