Tag: Armscor
Armscor CEO retains his position
The man at the helm of government’s defence and security acquisition company will not face sanction of any kind in the wake of newspaper...
Armscor CEO in the firing line
Armscor, whose chief executive is at the centre of a South African newspaper expose regarding fraud and sexual favours, maintains it upholds the “highest...
Armscor marketing unwanted SANDF materiel
In addition to being the acquisition agency for SA National Defence Force (SANDF) equipment, Armscor brokers its redundant military equipment.
This service resides in the...
Armscor hosting annual Analytical Chemistry Course
Armscor is hosting 23 scientists from 13 African countries during the 13th annual Analytical Chemistry Course taking place at its Protechnik Laboratories. The course...
SANDF not satisfied with Denel’s ability to maintain prime mission equipment
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) is “concerned by the return on investment (ROI)” the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) receives for its...
JSCD hears Armscor and DoD reach “synergy” on parts
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) heard the way forward for spares availability as well as maintenance and repair contracts for SA National...
DoD gives Armscor 50% plus rating on project management
Overall, Minister Thandi Modise’s Department of Defence and Military Veterans (DoDMV) rates Armscor’s performance on capital and technology projects satisfactory on 37 of 71,...
Redundant naval and defence equipment up for sale and destruction
Armscor’s specialist used equipment division - Defence Disposal Solutions (DDS) – has a tender out for the “sale and destruction” of ship spares and...
Jammer and target drone amongst advanced DoD technology projects
Defence technology research and development in the Department of Defence (DoD) has led to tangible progress on several important projects, including a new radar...
SAAF Boeing 707 spares up for sale
Armscor’s Defence Disposal Solutions (DDS) is inviting offers for “spares” for decommissioned Boeing 707s once used as electronic warfare and aerial refuelling platforms by...
DoD continues to carry out defence research and development in spite...
The South African Department of Defence (DoD) continues to invest in research and development projects for the national defence force, ranging from radar to...
SAAF wants radar road transporters and aircrew rescue vehicles
The prime mission of the SA Air Force (SAAF) is to defend South Africa’s airspace which means ensuring aircraft as well as air and...
Permanent senior DoD staff – including DefSec – still to be...
Thandi Modise’s Defence Ministry is currently short of six senior staffers with the offices of the Secretary for Defence (SecDef) and Chief Financial Officer...
SAPS looking at Armalite carbines
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s SA Police Service (SAPS) is investigating acquisition of new firearms, specifically American manufactured Armalite carbines.
Given it’s early days, as...
Armscor re-issues army UAV tender
Plans by the SA Army to acquire unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are on hold because some bidders “did not meet critical criteria” according to...
Steady increase in Armscor funding
State-owned defence and security materiel agency Armscor is being allocated more money over the next three years to carry out its mandate, as per...
Zero interest in vintage armoured cars
There were no takers to an Armscor Defence Disposal Solutions (DDS) tender for either the sale or destruction of 21 scrap armoured vehicles at...
Armscor issues RFI for new APCs, unlocking potential for SA’s defence...
Armscor issued a Request for Information (RFI) on 12 January for the procurement of armoured personnel carriers (APCs) for the South African National Defence...
Electricity crisis hurting Armscor and DoD
South Africa’s electricity crisis is hitting the heart of the national defence establishment with power cuts affecting productivity in the Armscor building and a...
Did Lady R offload ammunition in Simon’s Town?
The Russian cargo vessel Lady R is long gone – currently at anchor off Beira in Mozambique - with unanswered questions about her docking...
Armscor CEO maintains AAD “recovery” exhibition exceeded expectations
With what was dubbed the “recovery show” done and dusted, the focus is now on the not-too-distant horizon that is September 2024.
That’s when the...
South Africa and Saudi Arabia sign defence MoU
Defence was high on the agenda during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent trip to Saudi Arabia, where he was accompanied by defence minister Thandi Modise...
Wanted: registered ATO to train police drone drivers
The SA Police Service (SAPS) is in the process of acquiring 168 UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) or drones, to boost crime fighting and prevention...
No funds for SAN midlife upgrades doesn’t stop issue of a...
A Request for Information (RfI) is a long way from a tender being awarded and work starting. This seemingly isn’t of concern to Armscor,...
Hoefyster’s future in the hands of control board and steering committee
Next in line for the seemingly never-ending saga that is the SA Army’s new infantry combat vehicle (ICV) to replace the ageing Ratel is...
Back to the drawing board for Armscor asset sweating
Asset sweating efforts by Armscor have been nipped in the bud – as it were – by Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise.
The...
“Dramatic action” needed to prevent SA defence capability decline – Armscor...
Phillip Dexter, in his chairman’s report prefacing the latest annual report of government’s defence and security acquisition agency Armscor, acknowledges the “personnel bill” of...
Armscor excited by return of AAD
Advocate Solomizi Mbada has been excited by the return of the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition after COVID-19 forced a two-year delay.
“It’s been...
Armscor to host AAD 2024
The next Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) will be in 2024 with government’s defence and security acquisition agency at the helm of the exhibition.
The...
Opinion: Finding what’s “real” in defence portfolio committee presentations
Pretoria-based James Kerr heads up Orion Consulting and provides, among others, management, marketing, pricing and strategic planning services to industry sectors including the South...
Armscor continues with efforts to exploit defence IP
Armscor is slowly moving forward with efforts to commercialise South African defence industry intellectual property (IP), with the industry able to submit expressions of...
Armscor aims to be prime contractor for SA defence industry
Part of its efforts to raise much-needed capital sees Armscor planning to become a prime contractor and facilitator for the South African defence industry...
Life being breathed back into Hoefyster – with conditions
As Denel readies itself to become a properly functioning entity, the State-owned defence and technology conglomerate appears to have an ally in the form...
Armscor aims to develop defence industry business for veterans
In what can be seen as an effort to ensure the entry of military veterans into the South African defence industry, Armscor has set...
Armscor seeks partners at Africa Security Symposium
As part of Armscor’s “quest” to be a continental acquisition partner of choice, the South African specialist defence and security acquisition agency was in...
Armscor names third legal beagle to executive committee
An outsider looking at the Armscor executive committee could be forgiven for thinking he or she had stumbled on the website of a legal...
Armscor no longer a UN registered vendor
The South African government’s defence and security materiel State-owned enterprise (SOE) Armscor has not been a United Nations (UN) approved vendor since last September.
The...
SAAF keeping its C47-TPs in service
The remaining handful of C-47TPs in service with 35 Squadron are in line for maintenance with Armscor seeking suitable suppliers of parts.
The venerable C-47s...
Armscor issues tender for military vehicle maintenance and repair
Eyebrows were raised in some quarters when an Armscor tender for maintenance and repair of “various military vehicles” was published last week.
One who saw...
June Pretoria UN peacekeeping technology symposium on track
Around 250 delegates are expected to attend June’s sixth United Nations (UN) Partnership for Technology in Peacekeeping International Symposium in Pretoria.
The 21 to 24...
Defence minister admits Badger IFV unlikely to happen
The SA Army is unlikely to see any Badger infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) supposed to be procured under the more than a decade old...
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...
Temporary air conditioning for Defence HQ
The Department of Defence Headquarters in Erasmusrand will receive two temporary air conditioning systems after the existing systems broke down, forcing staff to work...
Questions over R180 million plus DoD rent payments to Armscor
United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader, retired general Bantu Holomisa, maintains all is not well with the rental lease entered into between the Department of...
Armscor tasked with IP commercialisation process
As the custodian of Department of Defence intellectual property (IP), Armscor has been tasked with identifying and making accessible IP for commercialisation.
The National Defence...
Armscor trying to circumvent challenges at Denel
Armscor is getting creative in dealing with the crisis at Denel by paying Denel’s suppliers directly, amongst other measures, as Denel battles to deliver...
Armscor evaluating bids for most SAAF aircraft maintenance contracts
Many of the maintenance contracts for South African Air Force (SAAF) aircraft have either expired or are about to, and Armscor is currently evaluating...
Gripen support contract unaffordable
The latest support contract for the South African Air Force’s (SAAF’s) Gripen fighters that was offered by Saab is beyond the budget of the...
Lack of and poor SANDF prime mission equipment maintenance will see...
In pursuit of solutions to the multiple problems facing the national defence force and the sorry state of much of its prime mission equipment...
Upgrades and support sought for SAAF nav aid systems
Just weeks after Armscor issued a tender for maintenance and repair work on SA Air Force (SAAF) “launching and landing systems”, the defence and...
