Tag: Badger
Hoefyster is another Denel casualty
The sorry saga that is the new infantry combat vehicle (ICV) for the SA Army drags on with Armscor indicating “no significant progress” in...
Aerospace and Defence Masterplan highlights projects that could stabilise the defence...
Several projects could contribute in important ways to ensuring the stabilisation and survival of the South African defence industry, including an upgraded Rooivalk, Ratel...
Ratel marks 43 years’ service as replacement slips further away
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) this week heard there was no progress on Project Hoefyster and the contract between Armscor,...
Troubled Badger project far behind, with little hope in sight
Project Hoefyster, for the supply of 243 Badger infantry fighting vehicles for the South African Army, is nine years behind schedule with little hope...
Hoefyster the biggest threat to Denel – Hlahla
The Hoefyster project for new Badger infantry combat vehicles for the South African Army is the biggest threat to Denel’s financial stability, board chairperson...
Denel outlines its main South African projects and programmes
Denel is busy with more than a dozen major projects and programmes for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), ranging from artillery upgrades...
Defence committee deeply concerned by Hoefyster problems
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) is so concerned by the inability of Denel to deliver Badger infantry fighting vehicles to the South...
Product baseline close for Badger infantry combat vehicle
Denel Land Systems (DLS) is making progress towards series production of the Badger infantry combat vehicle, with the Section variant close to reaching product...
Under-performing Denel is the reason for Hoefyster problems – Armscor
Denel’s inability is cited as a major reason for the more than four-year delay experienced to date in any tangible progress with the long-awaited...
Project Palama alive and well
At the Armed Forces 2020 media launch on 29 January, Acting Chief of the SA Army, Major General "Mannetjies" de Goede, spoke to defenceWeb...
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SANDF missing the communication target
Former defence and military veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on a number of occasions said words to the effect South Africans have to decide what...
