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defenceWeb Written by Guy Martin - A T5-52 firing a 155 mm artillery round. The South African defence industry has not been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic like the aerospace sector has and could double exports within 12 to 18 months, according to the Aerospace and Defence Masterplan. The document, published at the end of 2020, states that it is clear that – unlike commercial aeronautics and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), which have been highly constrained by the impact of COVID-1...

CUK to distribute Sound Control Technologies Tuesday, 2 February 2021 ‘SCT products are renowned for their rock-solid reliability’ UK - Sound Control Technologies (SCT), the Connecticut, USA based manufacturer best known for their camera extension solutions has appointed CUK Group to distribute their products in the UK where distribution was previously handled by ScanSource. The addition of SCT to the CUK Group portfolio significantly strengthens the company’s video products offering w...

In this week’s edition, on the continent, Egypt unveils the Temsah 4 Armoured Personnel Carrier, Senegal is to receive more Epsilon trainers from France, PTDI is preparing to deliver another CN235 to Senegal, and experts look at maritime security in the Cabo Delgado region. In SANDF news, a junior infantry officer is the first South African to complete a Pakistani course, and COVID-19 delays the new Air Force Base Durban build. In company news, the Special Defence Account cut means fewer proj...

defenceWeb Written by Guy Martin - The Chaka command and control system. Global Command & Control Technologies (GC2T) is one of the newest defence companies to emerge in South Africa, specialising in command, control, training and simulation solutions. GC2T emerged from Saab Grintek Defence after the latter divested some of its portfolios, which were then taken over by GC2T. Saab first announced the divestment in March 2019, saying that around 50 Saab employees would be affected, leaving 730 s...

Gaps in the science of it. >> reporter: the epa stands by its findings. and despite its skepticism, the company promised the state to install control technologies at the plant to reduce emissions. >> that includes four projects that reduce our emissions by 85%. were investing $20 million on those projects. theres going to be hundreds of thousands of dollars of operating competenoperat operating competences when those are in. very aggressive schedule, and its our number one priority. >> reporter:...

No sense. >> reporter: this is an executive officer of the company and the manager of the plant. so this company doesnt believe that chloropreen causes cancer? >> correct. >> reporter: this sum, he asked the epa for a correction. commissioned a study which argued the chloropreen classification should be changed to likely scarcinogenic to possibly carcinogenic. and .2 should be 31.2, more than 150 times the epas risk. >> you look at the study and how they came up with that .2 and we have found ga...

To artificially target a number that you cant legally enforce, it absolutely makes no sense. >> jorge is an executive officer of the company and the manager of the plant. so, this company doesnt believe that chloroprene causes cancer. >> thats correct. >> this summer denka argued for a classification to be changed from likely carcinogenic to humans to possibly carcinogenic and that .2 should be 31.2, more than 150 times the epas cancer risk recommendation. >> we have looked at the study they did...