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SANDF, Armscor and University of Pretoria engage on defence matters
25 Oct 2024
The Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans together with the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has started a programme of interaction with the University of Pretoria, looking at the roles and responsibilities of the defence force, Armscor, and Denel, amongst others...
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Personnel carrier tender: Is all well at Armscor?
05 Sep 2024
The Request for Bid (ELWS/2024/71) for the procurement of personnel carriers for the SA Army was issued on 23 July 2024, with a . This Request for Bid followed the initial Request for Information (RFI/01/2023) for armoured personnel carrier vehicles capable of counterinsurgency operations...
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Armscor seeking personal protective equipment for BMA
14 Aug 2024
The Border Management Authority (BMA) is acquiring equipment for its border guards, with state defence materiel agency Armscor issuing multiple tenders for protective and other equipment...
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Armscor issues eagerly awaited border patrol APC bid
25 Jul 2024
The South African Army's long search for armoured personnel carriers (APCs) for border patrol duty is moving forward, with an invitation to bid from Armscor being published this week...
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AAD 2024 host Armscor aiming for good exhibitor and visitor ROI
05 Jul 2024
In a smidgen under seven months Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof in Centurion will open its gates to the Aerospace Africa and Defence (AAD) exhibition, which has been around in its present form since 2000...
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SAPS AS350 B3. The service is looking to acquire a large rotorcraft troop carrier.

SAPS rotorcraft and UAV acquisitions in Armscor supply chain queue
17 May 2024
When it comes to feet on the ground, Minister Bheki Cele's SA Police Service (SAPS) can successfully point to recruiting thousands, while he and National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, are depending on Armscor for the acquisition of helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
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The glass-fronted Armscor head office building in Pretoria East.

Data analytics contract will see Armscor "powering up" financial data
07 May 2024
Armscor, the South African defence acquisition and project management agency residing in Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise's portfolio, is reportedly now able to significantly improve the "consistency" of its financial data as well as the quality and accuracy of its reporting...
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Armscor issues 6x6 Land Cruiser tender for Special Forces
03 May 2024
Armscor has issued a tender for the development of modified 6x6 Land Cruiser vehicles for the South African Special Forces to enhance their firepower during operational deployments...
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Armscor seeking troop carrying helicopter for the SAPS
19 Mar 2024
Armscor has issued a tender for a 'troop carrying helicopter' for the South African Police Service (SAPS) as the police bolster their aerial resources...
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Namacurra on anti-abalone poaching patrol off the Overberg.

Armscor to acquire speedboats for Border Management Authority
12 Mar 2024
The newly established Border Management Authority (BMA) has tasked state defence materiel agency Armscor with acquiring speedboats so its Coastal Guards can patrol South Africa's maritime borders...
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Armscor commercial activities growing
23 Feb 2024
In the light of continued decreasing defence spending by President Cyril Ramaphosa's government, Armscor will intensify its commercialisation strategy by building on a top five product base...
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A G6 155 mm self-propelled howitzer in action.

Armscor reports significant progress on G5 and G6 upgrades
11 Jan 2024
State defence material agency Armscor has reported significant progress made on the upgrade of the SA Army's G5 and G6 155 mm howitzers under Projects Muhali and Topstar, and emphasised that without these upgrades, the SA Army will not have any functional artillery...
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Alkantpan UAV testing an Armscor highlight
08 Jan 2024
The lifting of COVID-19 regulations and an increase in demand for suitable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) test sites put Armscor's Alkantpan test range back on the map, as it were, in the 2022/23 financial year...
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