Reutech supplying weapons and radars for Biro, Hotel
Reutech is supplying Super Sea Rogue turrets, machinegun turrets and radars for the four vessels being acquired by the South African Navy under Projects...
SA exported R3.3 billion worth of military hardware in 2021
The South African defence industry exported R3.3 billion worth of weapons, ammunition and military equipment to 67 countries around the world last year, according...
Electrical Hardening : Listening to the whisper while everyone else is shouting
Modern naval platforms are some of the harshest electromagnetic environments known to the EW community. Radars, high-power communications, signal interception and direction-finding systems are...
RDM upskilling 100 military veterans a year
Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) is providing up to 100 military veterans a year with skills they can use to create livelihoods for themselves.
The company...
AAD 2022 officially launched as half of exhibition space is booked out
Defence Minister Thandi Modise has officially launched the eleventh edition of the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition, which will take place in Pretoria...
Defence industry not specified on critical skills list but disciplines are applicable
There are 101 scarce skills on the South African government’s recently published list of them and while the local defence industry is not named,...
Denel presentation to Parliamentary committee “untruthful”
Ailing State-owned defence and technology conglomerate Denel was told “there’s no need to sugar coat or hide anything” by the acting chair of a...
Paramount Land Systems signs agreement with Defensphere on mixed reality tech
Paramount Land Systems armoured vehicles will be able to make use of mixed reality situational awareness technology after an agreement was signed with European...
Status quo at Denel cannot continue, UASA tells Parliamentary committee
Representatives from trade union UASA this week delivered a presentation to members of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriation at the South African National Defence...
Defence enterprise development fund moves forward
The defence industry Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) fund has been established as an initiative of the Defence Sector Charter Council (DSCC) to improve...
Armscor CEO in favour of DPE “intervention measures” for Denel
The current sorry state of Denel will change if Armscor chief executive Solomzi Mbada is to be believed.
He devotes part of his “From the...
Paramount Group launches Young Engineers Development Programme
Paramount Group has announced the launch of a unique engineering mentorship and training programme, aimed at fast tracking young engineers by equipping them with...
Saab Grintek Defence, Department of Basic Education recognise SA’s top-performing schools
In partnership with the Department of Basic Education, Saab Grintek Defence sponsored prizes for the 2022 National Education Excellence Awards at the Coastlands Hotel...
Exclusive: Restructuring a key component of bullish Denel’s turnaround strategy
Restructuring for efficiency, establishing joint ventures, and selling shares are some of the key turnaround strategies Denel is implementing, and which it believes will...
Court wants to know exact amount owing to UASA Denel members
Denel has until Tuesday 12 April to provide the Labour Court with the “exact” amount owing to employees who are members of UASA (United...
Union in Labour Court for claim on Denel money
Trade Union UASA (United Association of SA) wants a share of what it expects to be a R1 billion pay-out to embattled Denel from...
Rheinmetall Denel Munition awarded Spanish 40 mm grenade contract
Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) has been awarded a contract to supply 40 mm grenade ammunition to the Spanish military.
The contract covers the supply of...
RDM to supply artillery rounds as part of massive Hungarian ammunition order
Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) will manufacture and supply artillery ammunition for the Hungarian military as part of a comprehensive ammunition deal awarded to Germany’s...
Sanctions against Russia will affect arms sales to Africa: the risks and opportunities
Following its invasion of Ukraine, countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) imposed comprehensive sanctions on Russia in a bid to cripple its...
Solidarity lays criminal charges against 21 alleged state capturers, including ex-Denel execs
Solidarity has laid charges of corruption, theft, fraud and mismanaging state funds against 21 alleged state capturers, including the former chairperson of Denel, Daniel...