Tag: Paramount
Paramount celebrates 30th anniversary as a global defence manufacturer
2024 marks a historical moment in Paramount’s journey from a fledgling company born in the early years of South Africa’s democracy to a global...
Pakistan to receive South African-modified maritime patrol aircraft from 2026
The Pakistan Navy will in 2026 receive the first Embraer Lineage 1000 aircraft modified by Leonardo and Paramount Aerospace Systems for the maritime patrol...
Paramount launches Fusion Cell to enhance African border security
Paramount has officially unveiled its Fusion Cell integrated intelligence solution, able to rapidly gather, analyse, and disseminate actionable intelligence across national, regional and local...
Paramount Industrial Holdings goes into business rescue
Paramount Industrial Holdings (PIH), part of the Paramount group of companies, has entered into business rescue amid legal disputes in another Paramount business division....
Paramount’s new Border Patrol Maatla variant aimed at SANDF
Paramount Land Systems has unveiled a new Border Patrol variant of its Maatla 4x4 Light Protected Vehicle (LPV) specifically for the border security requirements...
Mwari demonstrates operational impact in Mozambique
Mozambique’s military is the launch customer for Paramount’s Mwari multi-role aircraft, and deployed the aircraft operationally in northern Mozambique in December 2022. Since then,...
Paramount delivers Maatla 4x4s to Ghana
Paramount has delivered its Maatla 4x4 light protected multi-mission border patrol vehicle to the Ghanaian Ministry of Interior. Making the announcement at the Africa...
Paramount ADGM files for Chapter 11 over arbitration dispute in the...
UAE-based Paramount ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, United States, over a dispute initiated by a...
South Korea’s KF-21 fighter radar being tested by Paramount in South...
Testing of the KF-21 Boramae fighter radar continues in South Africa, on a modified Boeing 737 operating out of Wonderboom National Airport.
The Active Electronically...
Paramount reveals new Mk III Mbombe 6 infantry combat vehicle variant
Paramount has announced a series of new additions to its battle-proven Mbombe 6 Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV) to create the Mk III version, which...
Mbombe 6 inspected by Ukraine Armed Forces
A single Paramount Mbombe 6 infantry combat vehicle that was exported to Ukraine prior to the Russian invasion as a demonstration model has been...
Mbombe 6 vehicles delivered to Ecuador
Ecuador has become the latest country to take delivery of Paramount’s Mbombe 6 infantry combat vehicle.
Info Defensa last week reported the first vehicles, painted...
Paramount emerges victorious in Vrye Weekblad case
Aerospace and defence company Paramount has won a Press Council case against the Vrye Weekblad after the Editor of that publication was found to...
Mwari displays its ‘warrior spirit’ during flight test
Although the turboprop light tactical aircraft space is well stocked with established and new offerings, Paramount’s Mwari is a welcome addition, with its internal...
SA defence industry out in force at Exercise Vuk’uhlome 2023
The South African defence industry showed its mettle at the Army's Exercise Vuk’uhlome Distinguished Visitors Day on 22 November, not only exhibiting its solutions...
No South African arms exports to Israel – NCACC
The National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) has, in the wake of the Gaza conflict, reiterated that South Africa does not supply weaponry to...
Paramount and AAL moving forward with composite rotor blade production
Paramount and its United Arab Emirates-based partner AAL Group have successfully completed initial testing of their composite helicopter blades for Mi-type helicopters.
AAL’s team, in...
Anti-Israel protesters at Paramount Midrand campus
Paramount, an international aerospace and defence company and manufacturer with South African origins, was the target of protesters for supposedly supplying arms to Israel.
A...
DRC police operating Paramount Maatla armoured vehicles
The Police Nationale Congolaise has been confirmed as the operator of newly acquired Maatla armoured vehicles.
Fifteen of the Paramount-manufactured vehicles were handed over to...
Paramount and Jatunapas lead the 4×4 combat vehicle charge in Thailand
Paramount’s partnership with Thailand to produce the Mbombe 4 armoured vehicle in the Southeast Asian country is seeing tangible progress, with trials of the...
Paramount’s naval business pivots to international markets as local market conditions...
Paramount Maritime Holdings will pivot to international markets after closing its Cape Town shipyards Nautic Africa and Veecraft, and move closer to its global...
Paramount well positioned to take advantage of global surge in armoured...
Driven by the Russo-Ukraine conflict, armoured vehicle spending is seeing a global renaissance, and Paramount aims to take advantage of this with its 4x4,...
Seven companies vying for Armscor APC tender
The South African Army’s search for new armoured personnel carriers (APCs) to replace its current border patrol vehicles is seeing seven South African defence...
Loitering munitions market predicted to grow massively
Global aerospace and defence company Paramount is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and...
Paramount to grow armoured vehicle production in India; reveals Mbombe 6...
Paramount is forging ahead with armoured vehicle production for customers around the world, revealing multiple customers for its Mbombe 6, and plans to produce...
Paramount’s Mwari racking up flying hours in Mozambique while weapons integration...
As the launch customer for the Mwari intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and strike aircraft, Mozambique has accumulated over 70 hours of flying on the...
DRC operating Calidus MCAV-20, Paramount Mbombe armoured vehicles
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) military is operating two new armoured vehicle types, acquired from the United Arab Emirates and South Africa.
On 22...
Democratic Republic of Congo emerges as Mwari’s next customer
After selling three Mwari aircraft to Mozambique’s military, Paramount is providing six of the aircraft to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is also...
Paramount and Greece partner on N-Raven loitering munition production
Greek state-owned company Hellenic Defence Systems is partnering with global aerospace and technology company Paramount to produce the N-Raven long range loitering munition as...
Mozambique revealed as Mwari launch customer
Mozambique’s military is the launch customer for Paramount’s Mwari, which has been spotted in the southern African country in Mozambican markings.
Photos of the aircraft,...
Paramount to produce composite rotor blades in India with Bharat Forge
Paramount, already manufacturing armoured vehicles in India under a joint venture with Bharat Forge Limited, has now announced that it is partnering with the...
Paramount partners with the UAE’s AAL Group on Mil helicopter solutions
Paramount Aerospace Systems has announced a strategic partnership with AAL Group in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the marketing of Mi-type helicopter solutions...
Paramount putting N-Raven loitering munition into production
Paramount Aerospace Systems (PAS) will be putting its N-Raven loitering munition into production in April this year with first deliveries in October, the company...
PARAMOUNT RAMPS UP PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY OF NEW ‘MAATLA’ 4X4 LIGHT PROTECTED...
On the heels of the exciting launch of the Maatla 4x4 Light Protected Vehicle (LPV), Paramount Land Systems, a subsidiary of Paramount, the Abu...
Paramount begins delivery of first Maatla armoured vehicles
Launched at the recent Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition in September, Paramount Group’s new Maatla 4x4 light protected vehicle is being delivered to...
Paramount graduates aircraft technicians
Paramount Aerospace Systems’ Technical Training Academy has qualified seven students as aircraft technicians, after a three-year long course.
Parent company Paramount Group said the seven...
S-Plane to convert Mwari to optionally piloted aircraft
Paramount Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with S-Plane Automation that will see S-Plane integrate its optionally piloted vehicle solution onto Paramount’s Mwari...
Paramount out in force at AAD 2022
Global aerospace and defence technology company Paramount Group will be out in force at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition in Pretoria next...
Paramount to convert two more maritime patrol aircraft for Pakistan
Paramount Group is converting additional Embraer jets to maritime patrol aircraft (MPAs) for Pakistan under its Sea Sultan project.
In July 2021, Defense News reported...
Togo operating Mbombe and Mamba APCs
Togo’s military has revealed it is operating Paramount Mbombe 4 infantry combat vehicles, as well as recently acquired Mamba Mk 7 armoured vehicles.
These were...
Nautic Africa launches another Sentinel vessel for West Africa
Nautic Africa, a subsidiary of Paramount Maritime, has launched another 35 metre long Sentinel vessel, the MV Tuguemi, which will be deployed in the...
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...
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...
Five nations have now ordered Mbombe 4s from Paramount
Since its launch in 2019, Paramount’s Mbombe 4 infantry combat vehicle (ICV) has accumulated orders from the armed forces of five countries, amounting to...
Paramount adds counter-drone capabilities to Mwari aircraft
Paramount Group has added anti-drone technologies to its Mwari multi-mission aircraft, which it says will enable the deployment of the aircraft as a hunter...
Paramount recognised as top employer for third consecutive year
The Top Employers Institute has announced its Top Employers around the world in 2022 and for the third consecutive year Paramount Group has been...
KPE delivers new batch of Arlan vehicles to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), the joint venture between Paramount Group and Kazpetromash, has announced the latest delivery of Arlan 4x4 armoured personal carriers (APCs)...
New CEO for Paramount Maritime Holdings
Paramount Group has appointed Lee Connolly as the new CEO of Paramount Maritime Holdings, replacing James Fisher, who had served in the role since...
Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering’s (KPE) Barys 6X6 Infantry Combat Vehicle in Production...
Nursultan, Kazakhstan, 1st of December, 2021 - Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), the joint venture between the global aerospace and technology business, Paramount Group and one of...
