Atlas/Denel AH-2 Rooivalk Helicopter: Made in South Africa?
Atlas/Denel AH-2 Rooivalk Helicopter: Made in South Africa? The Atlas/Denel AH-2 Rooivalk stands of an example of how South Africa successfully built up its own arms industry. The Atlas (now Denel) AH-2 Rooivalk (Red Kestrel) is in many ways a legacy of South Africa’s effort to develop an indigenous arms industry due to the international arms embargo that was in effect throughout the 1970s and 1980s. As a result, South Africa’s industry grew significantly and today the nation is a major player in arms production. Development of the AH-2 Rooivalk began at Atlas as the first domestically ...
Source: nationalinterest.org