South African National Defence Force (SANDF)

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SAfrican unveils first African military plane


PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A South African arms company has unveiled what it calls the first all-African military plane.
Johannesburg-based Paramount Group boss Ivor Ichikowitz, showing reporters the AHRLAC on Tuesday, says the lightweight aircraft can be used for peacekeeping missions and reconnaissance and is armed to defend itself. Ichikowitz says it's the first such aircraft to be designed and built entirely by African companies.
He says he's received an order from a country he would not name for 50 of the planes, each costing about $10 million.
Paramount Group is one of Africa's largest military hardware producers and has markets in West Africa and the Middle East.

(AP)

je pense que l'ANP l'aura bientôt pour la couverture et protection des frontières

C'est le concept des OV10 Bronco.

PGM

concept d´un etudiant marocain

Yakuza a écrit:

concept d´un etudiant marocain

C'est a dire?

le membre Topgun a eu le design y´a quelques années deja et presenté comme projet
un peu different mais une ressemblance frappante est la
un salut a notre Topgun

bravo a ce marocain pour cet realisation de ce stylique merci pour la pensé vive le

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Gripens arrive at last

The South African Air Force (SAAF) had to wait an additional two weeks before receiving its newest Gripen fighter jets.

The ship bringing the four aircraft from Sweden to Cape Town has a mechanical problem, delaying her arrival in port by two weeks. The four Gripen C single-seat fighters were loaded aboard the cargo vessel Achtergracht (registered in Amsterdam) at the port of Norrkoping in Sweden on September 1.

Although due in Cape Town on 23 September, the Achtergracht blew a turbo charger and had to sail at reduced speed. The ship then anchored off Walvis Bay for a week before eventually arriving in Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town, in the early hours of Saturday.

Two single-seat aircraft, reported as serials 3920 to 3923, were towed the 8km from the harbour to AFB Ysterplaat on Saturday afternoon, while the second batch of two aircraft (possibly 3921 and 3922) were towed to the airforce base on Sunday morning. These times were selected as to cause the least amount of inconvenience to motorists.

They will be made ready for flight at the air force base prior to departure.

The original Gripen order, placed in 2008 as part of the new defence equipment package, was for nine Gripen D dual-seat and 19 Gripen C single-seat aircraft. However, the order was revised in 2005 to nine dual-seat and seventeen single-seat aircraft.

Armscor, the South African arms procurement agency, is responsible for the delivery of the aircraft to South Africa once they have been handed over by the aircraft manufacturer, SAAB, in Sweden. All nine dual-seat Gripen D aircraft have already been delivered, while 14 of the Gripen C have now been delivered.

The last four Gripen single-seaters will be retained in Sweden to take part in Exercise Lion Effort next year. Lion Effort, scheduled for April/May, is a major Swedish Air Force exercise held every two years. Next year's edition should see several Gripen operators taking part. Other than SA and Sweden, Gripen operators include Thailand, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Thereafter, the last four South African aircraft to be ordered will also be shipped to South Africa, completing delivery of all the airplanes, helicopters, ships and submarines ordered under the 2008 ‘arms deal’.

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South African Armour Corps (re)thinking role



Out-manoeuvre, Out-fight, Out-last: Armour is About Mobile, Protected Firepower

The South African Armour Corps last week mulled its future, philosophy, strategy, doctrine and capabilities at a well attended symposium, the third since 2005. Brigadier General Chris Gildenhuys in a briefing note reminded the theme of the 2005 event was “Armour in African Peace Support Operations in the Year 2020.” At that seminar it was clear that armour will have a role to play in peace support operations and that doctrine, appropriate capabilities and training were the primary issues, Gildenhuys avered.

The 2008 symposium held under the aegis of “The Multi-role Deployment of Armour in the African Battle Space” confirmed these requirements.

Gildenhuys said it could be asked what had happened since those conferences. He explained: “Firstly, our doctrine development has been profoundly influenced. Although it remains a slow process, a number of significant changes have been made, the most fundamental one being the development of a concept doctrine for a light armour reconnaissance capability, specifically designed around the inputs and lessons learnt from those symposia,” he said.

“This year we experimented for the first time with armour in peace support operations during a simulated brigade planning exercise named Chest of Steel III. With regard to peace support operations we learnt that the most difficult aspects were command-and-control, logistic support, understanding and interpreting the legal and policy implications and the illusive nature of the opponent. Inter-operability and joint, inter-departmental, inter-agency, multi-national (JI2M) operations must be understood and practiced to the lowest level.

“Secondly, we also moved forward with regard to the development of a light armour reconnaissance capability. Such a capability is not only regarded by us as a high priority, but has been approved at various forums and a project has been registered. The exact requirements are in the process of being defined.

“Thirdly, our strategy has been updated. The new Armour Strategy is in the process of being approved. The new strategy includes, amongst others, a number of armour-specific scenarios based on the dynamic inter-action between the type of operation and the employment of prime mission equipment or not. This also emphasises the need for armour to operate dismounted. Where prime mission equipment is deployed in operations-other-than-war the emphasis will be on influencing the situation by diplomacy, maintaining a presence, the threat of force or the restrained use thereof, thus referring to this scenario as 'The Iron Hand in the Velvet Glove'. The new strategy confirms our mandate and mission of providing appropriate armour capabilities and combat-ready armour forces. Preparing forces for contingencies and specifically developing our people and capabilities in general remains at the heart of our strategy.

“Finally, we reworked our philosophy. We realise that armour is about mobile, protected firepower. The purpose is to out-manoeuvre, out-fight and out-last the opponent. Armour’s niche is based on platforms, sensors and effectors, combining man and machine in combat vehicles where the core of the mission is carried out mounted. Fundamental to armour is our mindset. We strive for excellence, innovation and solutions. We adapt, develop and renew. We take responsibility, initiative and act proactively. What we do makes a difference, how we do it makes more of a difference, but why we do it makes all the difference therefore it matters and because it matters it is important. Because it is important we care, and because we care we make a difference. That is why being an armour soldier is not just a job or a career, it is a calling.

“Back in 2005 or 2008 none of us foresaw the recent events in Egypt or Libya, nor Sudan or anywhere else in Africa for that matter. As we brace ourselves for the future we know that whether to deploy or not remains a political decision,” Gildenhuys concluded.

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Mission OXIDE : Le Mendi et le Nivôse en Action !

Le T-129 en Afrique du Sud:

une range de tests ou bien sont ils interessés

Ils ont pas un programme national pour un hélico de combat les SudAf ?

si les Rooivalk

une coopération ?
sur l’avionique ?
armement de chez Denel ?

le rooivalk devait etre vendu a la turquie , il a fait partie des particpant a l'appel d'offre turk .
il a perdu face au a129 en turquie et tigre en australie


il est utilisé que par les sud-af

c'est une tres bonne machine


http://www.avionslegendaires.net/comparateur.php?comp1=rooivalk&comp2=tigre

certes tres bonne machine,qui a meme interessé les FRA une epoque(96/97),mais en tout ca reste un programme fichu,a cause de ses perspectives limités.(meme eux seulement 12 en dotation)

son point faible pas de motorisation national

Vue les couleurs, c'est surement des tests, la question est, de la partie turque ou Sud-Africiane. Le Président Sud-Africain s'était rendu en Turquie et on parlé de coopération entre les deux pays dans le domaine de l'armement. Peut être que les Sud-Africains ont souhaiter testé l'hélicoptère. Sa reste des suppositions.

il sert eut etre de banc d'essai pour l'incorporation d'equipement sudafricain, comme pour les mi-24 l'algerie en a laissé 1 pour les teste d'integration

zapbox a écrit:

il sert eut etre de banc d'essai pour l'incorporation d'equipement sudafricain, comme pour les mi-24 l'algerie en a laissé 1 pour les teste d'integration

Je crois pas, la Turquie produit déjà tout les équipements qui accompagne le T-129 et je doute fort que les Turcs incorporent les équipements Sud-Africains pour un pays tiers, sauf demande de ce pays tiers.

Baybars a écrit:

zapbox a écrit:

il sert eut etre de banc d'essai pour l'incorporation d'equipement sudafricain, comme pour les mi-24 l'algerie en a laissé 1 pour les teste d'integration

Je crois pas, la Turquie produit déjà tout les équipements qui accompagne le T-129 et je doute fort que les Turcs incorporent les équipements Sud-Africains pour un pays tiers, sauf demande de ce pays tiers.

si vous etes aussi bon que ca, fallait faire votre propre helicoptere au lieu d'acheter la licence a-129

zapbox a écrit:

Baybars a écrit:

zapbox a écrit:

il sert eut etre de banc d'essai pour l'incorporation d'equipement sudafricain, comme pour les mi-24 l'algerie en a laissé 1 pour les teste d'integration

Je crois pas, la Turquie produit déjà tout les équipements qui accompagne le T-129 et je doute fort que les Turcs incorporent les équipements Sud-Africains pour un pays tiers, sauf demande de ce pays tiers.

si vous etes aussi bon que ca, fallait faire votre propre helicoptere au lieu d'acheter la licence a-129

C'est pas une question d'être aussi bon, on ne grille pas les étapes.