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In this week’s edition, on the continent, Tunisia emerges as a big customer for Turkish military hardware, the Nigerian Army is operating Isotrex armoured personnel carriers as it orders another 52 Ezugwu armoured vehicles, Ethiopia is operating Chinese mobile bridges, the British Army trains its 500th Somali soldier in infantry skills as the US military’s Africom commander visits Somalia and the Kenya Police Air Wing is dissolved and merged into a new department. In SANDF news, COVID-19 puts paid to Armed Forces Day 2021, a Presidential letter authorising soldier beach patrols is received by the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, the SAAF assists in the rescue of six flood victims and misses its flying hour targets. ....
defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - 580 The South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industry Association (AMD) hopes to lead the local defence industry out of the quagmire it finds itself in due to uncertainty amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. AMD Chairperson Sefale Montsi, in a New Year’s message to members, wrote that the South African Defence Industry (SADI) stands at the crossroads – one road leading to assured disruption amidst uncertainty and the other leading to stability and growth. “The Acting Executive Director, Mr Sandile Ndlovu, is completing engagements with AMD members to identify the priority actions that will ensure the survival of our industry. Within this context, our board will embark on a Strategic Planning Session in early February with the focus of repositioning the South African Defence Industry and crafting a strategy to take the SADI out of its current state. If we are to increase opportunities locally and get support for export ....
defenceWeb Press Release issued by SAAMDEC - 135 Dear AMD Members, ordinarily a New Year marks a new beginning and renewal for the future, however we begin 2021 with enhanced uncertainty with regards to the sustainability for both the defence industry as well as the broader economic landscape in South Africa and around the world. The recovery from the impact of the pandemic is not as anticipated, with South Africa unfortunately hit with a second wave of the Covid-19 virus. Highlights from 2020 It is also at the beginning of the year that we reflect and take stock of the previous year. 2020 was not an easy year as the local defence budget had been cut, the SADI was further affected by NCACC permit delays which halted members’ ability to export. ....
defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - Jetliner parked at Lanseria. Picture: Courtesy Lanseria International Airport. The Aerospace and Defence Trade Show (ADTS) planned for March is yet another COVID-19 victim with organisers saying it is “indefinitely cancelled”. The show, announced last October as the Africa Aerospace and Defence Trade Show (ADTS) by the committee responsible for the biannual Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition, was seen filling the gap between the “deferred” AAD 2020 and its scheduled successor AAD 2022. It was set down for 22 to 26 March at Lanseria International Airport. “For trade visitors only, the event will be industry focused and emphasise industry capabilities and technologies emanating from challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic,” a November statement said. ....