Tag: sadi
India and South Africa keen to deepen defence industry cooperation
India and South Africa have a lot to offer each other with regard to defence cooperation, and companies like Rheinmetall Denel Munition, Saab Grintek...
Apex industry: Strengthening South Africa’s aerospace and defence landscape
The Aerospace and Defence Master Plan of 2020 indicates that the aerospace and defence market is an apex industry and it is aligned with...
SADI Masterplan first for AMD
A meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) is not on the agenda yet for the SA Aerospace, Defence and Maritime Industries...
Mapping South Africa’s arms exports: trends, key markets, and regional demand
South Africa’s long struggling defence industry has, in recent years, experienced somewhat of a revival. The National Conventional Arms Control Committee’s (NCACC’s) annual reports...
Why no word on defence Mr President?
In his State of The Nation Address on Thursday President Cyril Ramaphosa outlined his roadmap for 2025.
The President detailed the projects which would receive...
ICP marks 20 year anniversary with new vehicles and strategic expansion
With 20 years of experience under the company’s belt, ICP (Integrated Convoy Protection) has been modernising and expanding its fleet, recently launching several new...
Stuck record: The South African defence industry can be a South...
2024 has come and gone. There are good and bad elements that have been reported related to the South African defence industry.
Good/positive highlights of...
Motshekga commits to defence industry lekgotla this financial year
More than two years on since a much-touted South African defence industry (SADI) lekgotla was scheduled and then postponed, it now appears the long-awaited...
AMD Executive Director now also acting chair
Sandile Ndlovu has added, with the approval of the AMD (SA Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association) board, a third position to the pair...
AMD names new leadership, still seeking a chairperson
South Africa’s representative organisation for the defence industry – widely known by the acronym AMD – is leaderless following a delayed annual general meeting...
Day Two of AAD 2024 Conference to Highlight South African Industry...
The AAD 2024 Conference, set to take place from 18-20 September at Air Force Base Waterkloof, will feature a highly anticipated South African Industry...
South Africa’s arms exports nearly doubled in 2023
The National Conventional Arms Control Committee’s (NCACC’s) 2023 annual report shows a massive rise in South African defence exports, which totalled R7.1 billion for...
AMD welcomes newly appointed defence ministry leadership
The South African Aerospace Maritime and Defence Industries Association (AMD) has welcomed the appointment of a new Minister of Defence and Military Veterans along...
AMD calls on new defence minister to renew investment in South...
In an open letter to a new Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, the South African Aerospace Maritime, and Defence Industries Association (AMD) calls...
AMD five-committee plan to boost SA defence industry
In what is termed “an exciting development” the SA Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association (AMD) sets out the way forward for five committees...
Modise foresees global engagement for South Africa’s defence industry at AAD...
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise maintains a thriving and technologically enhanced South African defence industry (SADI) is an important component of the...
The MRAP bubble – Has it burst?
A recent article in Business Day by Erika Gibson on the status of the SA defence industry provides some interesting food for thought. One...
Analysis: Too soon to quit – Armscor tenders and SMME development
“It is always too soon to quit”. This is a quote attributed to Norman Vincent Peale. I was starting to wonder if Armscor would...
Rise in SA defence exports ‘miraculous’ – AMD
South African defence exports for 2023 are set to greatly exceed those of the previous year – something the Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries...
Is the South African defence sector fighting in the correct weight...
SA has a new fighting champion, Dricus du Plessis. As he said after winning the UFC middleweight title bout against Sean Strickland of the...
Aviation holds huge potential for the South African defence industry
The aviation sector is one of four potential clusters in the South African Aerospace & Defence (A&D) industry that can be used to revive...
An overarching SA defence industry strategy is desperately needed for 2024...
As South Africa enters 2024, the state of its defence industry is taking centre stage, urging the need for a comprehensive strategy to propel...
Nearly R1 billion worth of defence exports in third quarter of...
The South African defence industry exported R900 million worth of military equipment, including dual-use items, in the third quarter of 2023, up slightly from...
2023 a year of ‘good’ mixed with ‘bad’ and some ‘ugly’...
2023 showed that the SA defence industry (SADI) is mainly on its own when looking for solutions and market opportunities.
2023 kicked off with a...
Denel has ‘stabilised’, but is its future secure?
The Engineering News article “Denel seeking to rebuild itself after severe collapse” provides interesting reading. There have been no audited Denel financial statements released...
Pulling the South African defence industry out of the mud
The recent Public Private Partnerships (PPP) for Defence and Security conference provided an interesting outlook on an alternate future for the defence and security...
Can South Africa’s defense industry recover?
Thandi Modise recognized the irony of a Gripen jet roaring overhead as she delivered a speech to open the African Aerospace and Defence Expo...
Defence industry lekgotla must look to action, not plans
If next month’s long delayed South African defence industry (SADI) lekgotla is to be of any value it must be in the form of...
AMD calls for defence industry input ahead of lekgotla
The South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association (AMD) is gearing up for an Industry Lekgotla to be hosted by Defence and Military...
Modise pledges support for SA defence industry
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise has said she is committed to supporting South Africa’s defence industry because a healthy defence industry will...
dtic doing it for SADI at IDEX
Eleven South African defence industry (SADI) companies will be in the Middle Eastern emirate Abu Dhabi next week (20 to 24 February) with Department...
Opinion: SADI-government interaction: 2022 year of “almost” action vs 2023 year...
2022 provided an interesting dynamic in the interaction between the SA defence industry (SADI) and the government role players that have an interest in...
Fool’s Errand: Input on the South African conventional arms control system
This opinion piece may be a fool’s errand, because it focuses on the small group which wants to see a viable South African defence...
Billions of rands worth of SA defence exports on hold
Defence exports worth R2.85 billion are currently on hold to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Poland, the National Conventional Arms Control...
SA arms and ammunition worth R1.4 billion plus exported in first...
A Parliamentary oversight committee heard the South African defence industry (SADI) exported military hardware and munitions to 70 plus countries with a monetary value...
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...
SA exported R3.3 billion worth of military hardware in 2021
The South African defence industry exported R3.3 billion worth of weapons, ammunition and military equipment to 67 countries around the world last year, according...
Defence industry lekgotla will address challenges
A defence industry lekgotla next month will bring together the Department of Defence, industry representatives, policy-makers and academics to try and address some of...
Opinion: SA defence industry – Metamorphosis or dying out?
The definition of a metamorphosis is a complete change. The change can be in character, appearance or condition. The South African Defence Industry (SADI)...
The Past Week in Defence #45 (15 March – 21 March...
In this week’s edition, on the continent, fifteen crew are kidnapped in the Gulf of Guinea and the US military will train Mozambican soldiers.
In...
Opinion: SADI Positioning – It’s Not Luck
The business book Author Eliyahu M Goldratt has a range of fast-paced action business novels. The novel format is used to bring to life...
NDIC updates Parliament on initiatives to support the defence industry
The National Defence Industry Council (NDIC) has updated Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) on its initiatives, from small arms manufacturing to alternative...
Joint Standing Committee on Defence highlights woeful state of local defence...
The declining defence budget and the poor state of Denel are having a negative impact on the South African defence industry, Parliament’s Joint Standing...
Opinion: The South African defence industry and the God of Opportunity
defenceWeb recently published an article indicating that aerospace, maritime and defence industry association AMD, and I assume the whole member grouping, is looking to...
Defence industry needs to focus on Africa
The South African defence industry needs to work together and focus on the African market, according to Armscor officials.
Armscor CEO Kevin Wakeford said...
A case for the growth of the South African Defence Industry
Never has the time been so ripe and conducive for the growth of the local South African Defence Industry (SADI). Reading the...
Defence minister Sisulu, industry meet in Stellenbosch
Reutech Radar Systems played host to the first ever formal engagement between the honourable minister of defence and military veterans, Dr LN Sisulu, and members...
DoD ready to consult on SADI repositioning
The Department of Defence says its "Repositioning of the Defence Industry" proposal, including the place of Denel, is ready for consultation. ...
SADI increasingly fragile
The business rescue proceedings underway at aviation company Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE) shows the increasing fragility of the local defence industry.
ATE...
