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Defence & Aerospace

Denel is getting itself back on an even keel, but needs further government guarantees

By: Rebecca Campbell 29th August 2018 State-owned defence industrial group Denel’s acting Group CEO Michael Kgobe assured the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises on Wednesday that the new Denel Board was carrying out comprehensive actions against corruption and dubious transactions, as well as to reinforce... →

Gupta revealed 'top secret' Denel matter – Mentor

By: African News Agency 28th August 2018 Ajay Gupta revealed top secret information regarding state-owned arms manufacturer Denel during a meeting at the family's Saxonwold compound, former African National Congress (ANC) parliamentarian Vytjie Mentor testified at the state capture commission of inquiry on Tuesday. This was a meeting... →

Denel says AAD attendance important to turning the business around

By: Marleny Arnoldi 27th August 2018 State-owned Denel expects its participation in the upcoming Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition to be a “confident” step towards turning the business around and rebuilding Denel, says acting CEO Michael Kgobe. He adds that the group’s participation should also be seen as a step in... →

India, China agree to expand military ties after defence talks

By: Reuters 24th August 2018 India and China have agreed to expand their military ties and enhance interaction to ensure peace on their common border, India said after a meeting between the old rivals’ defence ministers. Relations between the Asian giants were strained last year over a 73-day military face-off in a remote,... →

Russia to sign military cooperation accord with Central Africa Republic – Ifax

By: Reuters 21st August 2018 Russia and the Central African Republic will sign an agreement on military cooperation on Tuesday, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying. Russia this year delivered light arms to the Central African Republic's security forces and said it deployed 175... →

State capture inquiry gets underway in Johannesburg

By: African News Agency 20th August 2018 The judicial commission of inquiry into alleged capture of the South African State and its entities, referred to as ''State capture'', is set to begin on Monday in Johannesburg. At the centre of the hearings are the fugitive Gupta family, who have since left the country as allegations of... →

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo

Hawks investigate cases related to Gupta-loot worth more than R40bn

By: News24Wire 16th August 2018 The Hawks are investigating cases related to the Guptas' state capture project that involves more than R40 billion which has been plundered from state coffers. Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya presented the Hawks' progress in several cases of state capture to the Portfolio Committee on Police on... →

Gordhan announces whistleblower hotline to boost fight against corruption

By: News24Wire 15th August 2018 Stabilising State-owned enterprises could take six months or longer, depending on the extent of corruption, said Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. The minister on Wednesday briefed the portfolio committee on public enterprises on the progress made in addressing governance challenges at... →

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Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan

Embraer’s new-generation airliner demonstrated in Africa, including South Africa

By: Rebecca Campbell 10th August 2018 Brazilian aerospace major Embraer’s new generation smaller (less than 150 seats) single-aisle airliners, the E2 family, are attracting considerable interest in Africa, Embraer Commercial Aviation VP: Middle East and Africa Raul Villaron tells “Engineering News”. From smallest to biggest, the E2... →

Low cost airline Fastjet makes further changes to its market offering

By: Rebecca Campbell 6th August 2018 Pan-African low cost carrier Fastjet (which operates under the brand fastjet) is continuing its programme of optimising its services, routes, and fleet, it reported on Monday. The aim is to restore its financial health, ensure it becomes a sustainable going concern, and thereafter achieve... →

EU asks WTO to certify it has removed Airbus subsidies

By: Reuters 6th August 2018 The European Union has asked the World Trade Organization to certify that it has complied with WTO rulings on its subsidies for planemaker Airbus, attempting to forestall-billions of dollars of US sanctions, a document published by the WTO showed on Monday. The legal move is the latest step in a... →

Action needed to integrate UAVs into civil airspace in SA

By: Rebecca Campbell 3rd August 2018 Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Denel Dynamics (which also produces missiles and space technology) has called for a national programme to integrate UAVs (popularly called drones) into the country’s civilian controlled air space. Controlled air space is air space in which all air... →

Aerospace giants win orders and commitments for over 1 100 airliners at airshow

By: Rebecca Campbell 3rd August 2018 Global commercial aerospace giants Airbus and Boeing have each reported hundreds of orders for their airliners at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow, in the UK. Boeing announced 673 “orders and commitments” for airliners and freighters, worth (at list prices) $98.4-billion. The group... →

Boeing predicts strong global airliner and services demand until 2037

By: Rebecca Campbell 3rd August 2018 Global aerospace giant Boeing has predicted that 42 730 new jet airliners, worth $6.3-trillion, will be needed to meet demand over the next 20 years. This forecast was unveiled in the group’s “Commercial Market Outlook”, released at the recent Farnborough International Airshow in the UK. This... →

SANDF chief clarifies situation regarding Cuba flight

By: News24Wire 1st August 2018 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) chief General Solly Shoke reiterated on Tuesday that reports about the smuggling of arms to Cuba on a chartered South African Airways (SAA) flight were misguided and sensationalist. Speaking at an SANDF media briefing in Centurion, Shoke said the... →

New generation Embraer airliner on demonstration visit to South Africa

By: Rebecca Campbell 27th July 2018 Brazilian aerospace major Embraer’s new generation smaller (less than 150 seats) single-aisle airliners, the E2 family, are attracting considerable interest in Africa, Embraer Commercial Aviation VP: Middle East and Africa Raul Villaron told Engineering News Online on Friday. From smallest to... →

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The E190-E2 demonstrator at the Embraer Training Centre/Airlink Hangar complex at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport

Thales seeks permanent stay of prosecution in Zuma graft case

By: African News Agency 27th July 2018 The legal team for Thales South Africa, indicted alongside former President Jacob Zuma for fraud and corruption related to the decades old multimillion-rand arms deal, will seek to have a permanent stay of prosecution. The French arms company also believes attempts by the National Director of... →

African countries are rapidly expanding their use of UAVs, but South Africa lags

By: Rebecca Campbell 27th July 2018 The number of applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/unmanned aerial systems (UASes) in Africa was increasing rapidly, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) principal aeronautical engineer John Monk told the aviation session of the recent Southern African Transport... →

Strong demand forecast for pilots, technicians and cabin crew in Africa and globally

By: Rebecca Campbell 25th July 2018 Africa will need 29 000 pilots over the next 20 years, US aerospace group Boeing has forecast. The continent will also need 28 000 technicians and 29 000 cabin crew. These predictions were made in the group’s 2018 “Pilot & Technician Outlook”, released on Tuesday. The report divides the world... →

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A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Ethiopian Airlines

Rival aerospace majors win orders and commitments for over 1 100 airliners at show

By: Rebecca Campbell 20th July 2018 Global commercial aerospace giants Airbus and Boeing have each reported hundreds of orders for their airliners at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow, currently under way in the UK. (The trade days being from Monday to Friday, with Saturday and Sunday the public days.) Boeing announced... →

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An Airbus A320neo (left) with an A220-300 (right, still in Bombardier colours)

Global airliner-maker consolidation continues as Boeing, Embraer announce JV

By: Rebecca Campbell 20th July 2018 US aerospace giant Boeing and Brazilian aerospace major Embraer have jointly announced that they had signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to create a commercial aviation joint venture (JV). Boeing will hold 80% of the JV and Embraer the remaining 20%. The deal has still to be approved... →

Demand for 37 390 new airliners and freighters over next 20 years – Airbus

By: Rebecca Campbell 20th July 2018 European-based aerospace giant Airbus recently published its forecast for new airliner and freighter aircraft demand for the next 20 years. The Group’s “Global Market Forecast 2018-2037” predicts a need for 37 390 new passenger and freighter aircraft over this period, taking the global fleet of... →

Aerospace group Boeing expects strong global airliner and services demand until 2037

By: Rebecca Campbell 18th July 2018 Global aerospace giant Boeing has predicted that 42 730 new jet airliners, worth $6.3-trillion, will be needed to meet demand over the next 20 years. This forecast was unveiled in the group’s 'Commercial Market Outlook', released at the Farnborough International Airshow, currently under way in... →

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A Boeing 737-800 of South African budget airline Kulula

UN Security Council imposes arms embargo on South Sudan

By: African News Agency 18th July 2018 The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan as a measure to prevent the flow of weapons to armed groups in the war-hit nation. The members who backed the imposition of the ban believe such a move would help protect civilians, while others raised concerns... →

Britain unveils progress in high technology combat aircraft project

By: Rebecca Campbell 17th July 2018 The UK unveiled a full-scale mock-up of a sixth-generation combat aircraft on the first day of the Farnborough airshow on Monday. This, described as a “concept aircraft”, is the result of the work of a consortium called Team Tempest, which is made up of British aerospace firms and the Royal Air... →

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An artist’s impression of a “Team Tempest” design aircraft in flight

Brazilian aerospace group predicts strong growth in smaller airliner segment

By: Rebecca Campbell 16th July 2018 Brazilian aerospace group Embraer, one of the world’s top two regional jet manufacturers, has forecast a global demand for 10 550 new airliners with capacities of 150 seats or less, over the next 20 years. This prediction was released on Sunday at Farnborough in the UK, the day before the start... →

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An Embraer E190 aircraft of South African airline Airlink

Action needed to integrate UAVs into civil air space in South Africa – Denel

By: Rebecca Campbell 13th July 2018 Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Denel Dynamics (which also produces missiles and space technology) has called for a national programme to integrate UAVs (popularly called drones) into the country’s civilian controlled air space. Controlled air space is air space in which all air... →

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A Denel Dynamics Seeker military UAV (with a Casspir mine-protected vehicle in the background)

UN Security Council to vote Friday on proposed arms embargo on South Sudan

By: Reuters 13th July 2018 The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday on a US-drafted resolution that would impose an arms embargo on South Sudan, five years after civil war broke out in the country, diplomats said on Thursday. A resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by Russia, China,... →

Company distributes boosters for use in rescue services

By: Halima Frost 13th July 2018 High pressure breathing air compressor supply company Coltri Compressors South Africa became the sole distributer of the MPS Booster pump for booster pump manufacturer MPS Technology in Southern Africa which is marketing it to emergency medical services (EMS) for underground rescues. The MPS... →

SLEEK DESIGN The smaller, more compact MPS Booster pump can be taken anywhere in its specially designed hard explorer case

Vacuum systems leak detection a first for Southern Africa

By: Halima Frost 13th July 2018 South African pump distributor Integrated Pump Technology has added on-site vacuum leak detection of vacuum systems to complement its existing service offering of design, supply, service and repairs of vacuum pumps and systems. Making use of the recently launched Leybold Phoenix Quadro portable... →

Solid demand forecast for turboprop aircraft amid growth in regional routes

By: Rebecca Campbell 13th July 2018 Regional turboprop airliner manufacturer ATR has released its 20-year (2018 to 2037) forecast for global demand for turboprop airliners. It estimates the market at 3 020 aircraft, worth more than $80-billion. “The key driver for this positive outlook is traffic growth in regional connectivity,”... →

Macron says Nato debates were 'frank and respectful'

By: Reuters 12th July 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that talks at a Nato summit were measured and respectful, despite critical tweets from US President Donald Trump in the run up to and during the gathering. Ahead of the summit, Trump criticised Germany on Twitter for what he called its dependence... →

African countries rapidly expanding use of UAVs, while South Africa lags

By: Rebecca Campbell 12th July 2018 The number of applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)/unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in Africa is expanding rapidly, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) principal aeronautical engineer John Monk told the aviation session of the Southern African Transport Conference in... →

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An unidentified CSIR research team member making adjustments to a CSIR-designed modular UAV

African troops fighting terrorism in Sahel are protecting world – UN

By: African News Agency 10th July 2018 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has paid tribute to African troops fighting terrorism in the Sahel, saying they were not only protecting those in the restive Sahel region - but also the whole world. Gueterres made his comments at a press conference during the second annual UN-African Union... →

Better Capital says no approval for Chinese aerospace sale

By: Reuters 9th July 2018 UK private equity firm Better Capital PCC said on Monday its sale of Northern Aerospace Ltd to a Chinese buyer had fallen through after it failed to get approval from Britain's competition regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority last month launched a probe into the sale of the airplane... →

Airbus forecasts demand for 37 390 new airliners and freighters over next 20 years

By: Rebecca Campbell 6th July 2018 Europe-based aerospace giant Airbus published on Friday its forecast for new airliner and freighter aircraft demand for the next 20 years. The group’s “Global Market Forecast 2018-2037” predicts a need for 37 390 new passenger and freighter aircraft over this period, taking the global fleet of... →

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An Airbus A350-900 airliner

DA wants soldiers to secure borders

By: African News Agency 6th July 2018 The police alone cannot secure South African borders, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Thursday. "Our offer is that it must not just be the police here. We need the SA African National Defence Force to ensure that ultimately border control is in place. As it stands in South Africa there more... →

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