Insanely Low Pass by South African Attack Helicopter

AAD 2016 Mini War Africa Aerospace Defence Exhibition demonstration South African army airborne

AAD 2016 Africa Aeropace and Defence exhibition Waterkloof Air Force Base South Africa industry day

Joint exercise between the Brazil - BNS AMAZONAS and South African SAS SPIOENKOP in the Indian Ocean

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Boeing has rolled out first AH-64E for South Korea

The latest-version AH-64 Apache attack helicopters destined for South Korea have been unveiled months before the start of deliveries, the country's arms procurement agency said Tuesday.

Boeing held a rollout ceremony for the AH-64E Apache Guardian in Mesa, Arizona, on Monday (local time), attended by representatives from South Korea's Army and the Defense Acquisition Procurement Administration (DAPA).

The choppers will be first delivered to the U.S. Army for test flights and transferred to South Korea beginning in the first half of next year, according to DAPA officials.

The DAPA signed a US$1.6 billion contract with the U.S. in a Foreign Military Sales program in 2013 to buy 36 AH-64Es, an upgraded model of the AH-64D Longbow.

The AH-64E is a heavily armed helicopter featuring more powerful, fuel-efficient engines and enhanced rotor blade technology, as well as improved aircraft handling, performance and agility at higher altitudes.

It is also equipped with improved systems for pilots' situational awareness and strikes on smaller targets.

"The Apache Guardian will greatly contribute to the strengthening of our military's combat capability by replacing aging helicopters currently in operation," said Baek Yoon-hyeong, head of the DAPA's aviation business team.

South African Denel G6 howitzer

Mbombe 4 4x4 multi role mine protected armoured vehicle South Africa defense industry

Advanced High Performance Reconnaissance light Aircraft (AHRLAC)

Paramount Group, Africa’s largest privately-owned defence and aerospace company, reached a momentous occasion today with the first public flight of its Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC), at the Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria. AHRLAC is the first military fixed wing aircraft to be fully designed, tested and developed in Africa.

South Africa, Malaysia Ink Radar and Sensor Deal

Scientists from South Africa and Malaysia will collaborate on the research and development (R&D) of advanced radar and sensor technologies, and electronic and network-centric warfare systems, over 10 years starting in 2016.The agreement was struck during the Defence Services Asia show in Kuala Lumpur last month. The South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the National Defence University of Malaysia (NDUM) signed a memorandum of agreement that paves the way for the establishment in Malaysia of a joint Centre of Excellence for Advanced Defence Technologies, specializing in radar and sensor technologies.

The signing of the agreement represents a deepening of bilateral defense business and diplomatic relations between South Africa and Malaysia.This is the second major deal between the two countries this year; it follows a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Denel Aerostructures and Strand Aerospace Malaysia to pave the way for collaboration in defense aerospace systems.Speaking after the signing ceremony in Malaysia, NDUM’s vice chancellor, Gen. Tan Sri Dato Seri Panglima Haji Zulkifli bin Haji Zainal Abidin, said collaborating with the South African institution will help Malaysia develop the capacity to produce defense gear and meet its own demand for modern electronic warfare systems.

“This collaboration will support national capability development in Malaysia in the areas of radar and sensors, electronic warfare and network-centric warfare through the platform of NDUM,” Tan said.“NDUM is honored to work with the CSIR, which is internationally recognized as a research-and-development organization with expertise in the fields of defense and security,” he said. “We are confident that this strategic partnership will lead to other spinoffs in the defense and security services sector.”Laurens Cloete, CSIR’s executive director, said the institutions will collaborate on establishing new capabilities in the design and development of advanced defense subsystems and systems while undertaking challenging projects expected to deliver results for stakeholders in both countries.

“The CSIR has a long track record in radar and optronic sensor and electronic warfare,” Cloete said. “We want it to be the seed around which a critical mass of R&D capability and high-level skills will be built. International collaboration such as this demonstrates South African capability, and benefits the local R&D community by ensuring we remain competitive on the international stage.”He said the center will initiate and perform flagship technology demonstrator programs. It also aims to attract, develop and retain R&D professionals in the field of advanced applications-oriented defense engineering.

Research into radar and sensor technology will focus on imaging and related technologies, such as target identification; advanced search and track; beam steering and active-phased array research; synthetic aperture radars; persistent wide-area surveillance on land, sea and air targets; and software modeling and simulation.According to South African media reports, the key priority areas in advanced electronic warfare systems are electronic self-protection; static or dynamic target signature measurement; electronic support measures; and instrumentation for electronic warfare ranges for measurement and evaluation.

The signing of the Denel-Strand MoU marked the beginning of offset arrangements for the deal, under which Denel Land Systems is contracted to supply turrets for Malaysia’s armored infantry fighting vehicles.The Malaysia tie-up is the second international deal for CSIR after the November signing of a licensing agreement for the rollout of its laser-cladding technology with US-based FW Gartner Thermal Spraying.

CSIR Senior Commercialization Manager Brian Mphahlele said the US deal offers a unique opportunity for the introduction of a South African technology with significant industrial potential in the Americas and Australia.


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South Africa Boosts Air Defence With Equipment From Rheinmetall

News release from Rheinmetall AG:

Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf has just booked another important order in the field of military air defence. The Republic of South Africa has decided to embark on a thoroughgoing modernization of its existing air defence systems. The contract was signed several days ago. Including logistics and training services, the complete package is scheduled for completion by 2017.

Among other items, the contract encompasses the supply of Oerlikon Skyshield fire control units, which will substantially improve the performance and accuracy of South Africa’s current twin-gun systems as well as significantly expanding the operational spectrum of its air defence capabilities. In this context, a number of guns will also be retrofitted with upgrade kits to accommodate Rheinmetall’s state-of-the-art Ahead airburst ammunition.

The new Skyshield technology will enable the South African armed forces to protect sensitive installations such as the House of Parliament, power plants, stadiums and other critical military and civilian assets from a wide array of aerial threats, including asymmetric terrorist-type attacks. Because Skyshield air defence systems can be transported without much effort, they can basically be deployed anywhere depending on the evolving threat situation. Ever since the 1980s, South Africa has fielded air defence technology from the former Oerlikon Contraves, which Rheinmetall took over in 1999.

Rheinmetall is one of the world’s leading makers of sophisticated short-range air defence systems. In the field of gun-supported air defence it is the market leader as in fire control technology, anti-aircraft guns, integrated guided missile launchers and Ahead airburst ammunition.