Tag: Armscor
Armscor cutting the dockyard deficit
Tabling the Armscor annual report, its acting chief executive Advocate Solomzi Mbada said a new strategy to eliminate the financial deficit at the Simon’s...
South Africa and Zimbabwe seek to strengthen defence ties
Chief of the South African Army, Lieutenant General Lindile Yam, and Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Lieutenant General Edzai Absolom Chanyuka Chimonyo,...
Armscor looking to set up facility for ballistic research
A current Armscor tender, if awarded, will see enhancement of ballistic services offered by the State-owned defence and security acquisition agency.
The tender, referenced R&D/AD-2019/029,...
Multiple projects lined up for world’s largest 3D printer at the...
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR’s) 3D metal printer – the largest of its kind in the world - is being used...
Fourth industrial revolution under the spotlight at Armscor Engineering Day
The fourth industrial revolution and its impact on the aerospace and defence industries came under the spotlight at Armscor’s recent Engineering Day.
The 2019 edition...
Armscor going the digital billboard route
Armscor plans to put its name up in lights in the not too distant future, if a tender for the installation of digital billboards...
Armscor Engineering Day to focus on the fourth industrial revolution
The theme of the 2019 edition of Armscor’s Engineering Day next month will be “The impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) on Engineering...
Civilian applications for Armscor-developed defence technology
With future defence capital equipment acquisition just about a figment of the imagination, the “swords into ploughshares” analogy is one which the South African...
Armscor examining SAMIL replacement
Armscor is currently evaluating responses to a request for information for a replacement of the South African Army’s SAMIL logistics vehicles.
In December 2018 Armscor...
Armscor looking into new 20 mm gun for SA Navy
Armscor has issued a request for information (RFI) for a new 20 mm close range gun for the South African Navy.
The RFI, issued on...
Check before you speak, Minister!
South African Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula needs to verify her facts before she speaks, or risk further embarrassment to the South...
