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Scopa views the Defence Department as being in a 'crisis of accountability and funding'

By: Rebecca Campbell 20th November 2024 Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has expressed concern about the record of the Department of Defence (DoD) and the Department of Military Veterans, regarding their mishandling of public funds. This followed from the briefing to Scopa by the Auditor-General regarding the... →

Embraer announces large increase in its civilian jet deliveries during the third quarter

By: Rebecca Campbell 21st October 2024 Brazil-based major aerospace group Embraer has reported that it delivered 57 civilian jets during the third quarter of this year (3Q24), which was a 33% increase, year-on-year (y-o-y). It also represented a 24% increase, quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q). It further delivered two military jets. The... →

Airbus, Toshiba to cooperate on superconducting technologies

By: Rebecca Campbell 16th October 2024 Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, has entered a partnership with Japan-based global major electronics group Toshiba’s energy business, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions, to cooperate on superconducting technologies for... →

Applications open for 2024 NextGen Space Challenge

By: Darren Parker 8th October 2024 Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa has officially announced the launch of the 2024 NextGen Space Challenge, a key initiative under the UK-Africa Space Technology for Sustainability Global Innovation Network – a collaboration platform designed to leverage space technology to address sustainability... →

IATA and three OEMs reach agreement on data generated by modern airliners

By: Rebecca Campbell 4th October 2024 The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has announced that, acting on behalf of its members, it had agreed key principles for access to, and use of, aircraft operational data (AOD), with three major aerospace original-equipment... →

First Mwari deployed in Mozambique returns to Wonderboom for inspection

By: Darren Parker 3rd October 2024 The first Mwari precision strike aircraft deployed in Mozambique returned recently to Paramount’s aircraft production facility at Wonderboom Airport, in South Africa, for its major original equipment manufacturer inspection, also known as a C-check. The aircraft, which was developed by Paramount... →

Hensoldt launches new long-range surveillance solution for ground-based applications

By: Darren Parker 23rd September 2024 Defence and security technology company Hensoldt South Africa has launched its new Bushbaby 200 long-range surveillance solution for ground-based applications, which features a day camera, range finder, thermal camera for night surveillance, and an internal global navigation satellite system... →

Photo by Hensoldt
Bushbaby 200

Combatting resurgence of Somali pirate activity requires holistic approach, expert says

By: Darren Parker 23rd September 2024 Maritime piracy along the Somali coast is seeing something of a resurgence in 2024 because the root causes on land have gone largely unaddressed and international support has declined, Transnational Organised Crime Southern Africa senior researcher Carina Bruwer has said. She was speaking at the... →

Defence industry CEO calls for PPPs to fund SANDF projects

By: Darren Parker 20th September 2024 The CEO of the South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries association, Sandile Ndlovu, has called for the use of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to help fund defence projects in South Africa. Speaking at the African Aerospace and Defence trade show and exhibition, held at Air... →

Photo by Creamer Media
Rooivalk helicopter

SA defence group has launched three vehicles on to the market

By: Rebecca Campbell 20th September 2024 South African private-sector defence group Milkor has launched three vehicles at the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2024 exhibition, being held at Air Force Base Waterkloof, in Centurion, just south of Pretoria. These are the Bushcat armoured personnel carrier (APC), the Vanguard mine-resistant... →

Photo by Milkor
A police version of the Bushcat

Hensoldt launches advanced South African-made airborne imaging system

By: Darren Parker 20th September 2024 Defence and security company Hensoldt has launched its new-generation airborne imaging system, the Argos-15, at the African Aerospace and Defence trade show and exhibition at Air Force Base Waterkloof, in Centurion, on September 19. The new system, which was fully designed, developed and... →

The Argos-15

Armscor needs to reevaluate its deliverables in light of constrained budget, Mostshekga says

By: Darren Parker 19th September 2024 Of the R51.8-billion budget allocated to the Department of Defence and Military Veterans (DDMV) for the current financial year, R1.4-billion has been allocated to the Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor) to manage the acquisition of defence prime mission equipment, development and... →

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga

Embraer is showcasing its flagship aircraft, the C-390, at AAD 2024

By: Rebecca Campbell 19th September 2024 Brazil-based global major aerospace and defence group Embraer has brought its biggest aircraft, the C-390 Millenium multirole airlifter, to Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2024. AAD 2024 is being held at Air Force Base Waterkloof, in Centurion, just south of Pretoria. “The C-390 Millenium is... →

Photo by Embraer
A C-390 takes off from an unpaved runway

Terrorist-controlled drones in Africa pose real and present threat

By: Darren Parker 18th September 2024 Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are rapidly becoming a key part of insurgent arsenals across the African continent, Stellenbosch University faculty of arts and social science vice dean of research Professor Lindy Heinecken has warned. Speaking at the African Aerospace and Defence (AAD) trade show... →

Motshekga praises decision to bring Denel under the wing of the Defence dept

By: Darren Parker 17th September 2024 Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga has praised President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “wise” decision to bring State-owned enterprise (SOE) Denel under the wing of the Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans. The move forms part of the government's plans to move those SOEs that... →

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga

Private-sector company has kept South Africa in global UAV race

By: Rebecca Campbell 13th September 2024 South African private-sector defence group Milkor has kept South Africa in the global top ten of larger uncrewed aerial vehicle- (UAV-) producing countries through its development of the Milkor 380 medium altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV. Milkor entirely financed the development of the Milkor... →

Photo by Milkor
A Milkor 380 comes in to land

Aerospace, defence exhibition to showcase latest industry innovations

13th September 2024 The twelfth edition of Africa’s largest and only aerospace and defence trade exhibition and air show, the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition, is scheduled to take place from September 18 to 22, at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Centurion, Gauteng. This year’s event is set to attract... →

An image of a fighter jet flying during sunset

PREMIUM AERIAL ENTERTAINMENT After the AAD trade exhibition, the public will be treated to an exquisite showcase of aerobatics

Partnership to revolutionise aerospace manufacturing

13th September 2024 Leader in precision aerospace manufacturing Jeh Aerospace and spatial AI pioneer GridRaster announced a strategic partnership to transform aerospace manufacturing through the integration of spatial AI, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies. This collaboration will bring... →

AI AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING Aerospace manufacturing is taken to new heights with AI and AR/VR components

Hydrogen-electric aviation company gets a further investment boost from a Scottish bank

By: Rebecca Campbell 12th September 2024 Hydrogen-electric flight development company ZeroAvia has announced that it has now reached a total of $150-million in its Series C financing round. This total was reached following a £20-million investment by the Scottish National Investment Bank. (Other recent investors in ZeroAvia were... →

What is the new Defence Minister to do about the SANDF?

By: Rebecca Campbell 6th September 2024 That the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is badly underfunded, and is in a state that could reasonably be described as verging on crisis, is almost universally accepted among all those who are interested in the country’s defence capabilities and by the local aerospace and defence... →

Responsibilities for SOEs moved to their respective Ministries

By: Creamer Media Reporter 30th August 2024 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the implications of moving that State-owned enterprises that previously fell under the Department of Public Enterprises to new departments. →

Responsibilities for SOEs moved to their respective Ministries

Boeing delays force top Africa carrier Ethiopian to lease planes

By: Bloomberg 28th August 2024 Boeing Co’s delays in fulfilling orders has forced Africa’s biggest carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, to lease aircraft to stay on track with its expansion. The Addis Ababa-based company has waited since April to receive 737 Max jetliners and 777 freight carriers, Chief Executive Officer Mesfin Tasew... →

A Boeing 737 Max painted in Ethiopian Airlines' livery

AfriForum calls for improved security measures at SANDF bases

By: Rebecca Campbell 22nd August 2024 Lobbying and civil rights organisation AfriForum has called on Defence Minister Angie Motshekga to urgently investigate and address the significant decline in security at South African National Defence Force (SANDF) bases, particularly, but not exclusively, at the army’s Wallmansthal depot, north... →

Three major UK Learned Societies create a dedicated Aerospace Partnership

By: Rebecca Campbell 12th August 2024 UK-based Learned Societies the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) have entered an Aerospace Partnership with terms of reference. The aim of the partnership is to create and execute joint... →

Uncrewed surface vessel market forecast to boom over the next decade

By: Rebecca Campbell 8th August 2024 UK-based international data analytics, solutions and consultancy company GlobalData has reported that the worldwide market for uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) will more than double over the next ten years. The profile of USVs has been hugely boosted by Ukraine’s very successful use of such... →

Airbus to build instruments for international satellite constellation, to study the atmosphere

By: Rebecca Campbell 5th August 2024 Airbus Space Systems (part of Airbus Defence and Space, itself part of the global major aerospace group Airbus) announced on Monday that it had been selected by France’s space agency, the National Centre for Space Studies (much better known by its French abbreviation, CNES), to build two new... →

Rolls-Royce’s transformation programme delivered a strong first half 2024 performance

By: Rebecca Campbell 2nd August 2024 UK-based global major power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce has reported a strong performance during the first half of this year (1H24). The group credited this performance to the success of its transformation programme and strategic initiatives. The group reported an underlying... →

Airbus reports on its first-half performance: revenues up, Ebit adjusted down

By: Rebecca Campbell 31st July 2024 Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus has reported on its performance during the first half of this calendar year (1H24). While its consolidated group revenues, which came to €28.8-billion, were up 4%, year-on-year, its consolidated earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) adjusted... →

Defence industry association welcomes efforts to boost South African defence spending

By: Rebecca Campbell 29th July 2024 The South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association (AMD) has welcomed the commitment made, earlier this month, by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, to revitalise the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The Committee affirmed... →

Boeing completes US deal to plead guilty over 737 Max crashes

By: Bloomberg 25th July 2024 Boeing has completed an agreement to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy in connection with two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jetliner, setting the stage for a possible courtroom confrontation with relatives of those who were killed. Details of the plea deal were disclosed Wednesday in a federal... →

Photo by Bloomberg
The site of the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash

Global major aerospace groups call for more research into aviation non-carbon emissions

By: Rebecca Campbell 24th July 2024 The Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) of global major aerospace groups Airbus, Boeing, Dassault Aviation, GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, RTX (formerly Raytheon), and Safran have issued a joint statement calling for governments to increase their funding for research into the climate impacts of... →

Standard Bank commits $1m to AU Peace Fund

By: Schalk Burger 24th July 2024 Financial services firm Standard Bank has signed an agreement to make a total $1-million contribution over the next five years to the African Union Peace Fund (AUPF) to help the AU in its resource mobilisation efforts for peace across the continent, says Standard Bank Africa regions CE Yinka... →

Standard Bank Africa regions CE Yinka Sanni

Airbus and partners launch fund to invest in sustainable aviation fuels, worldwide

By: Rebecca Campbell 23rd July 2024 Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus announced, at the Farnborough airshow on Tuesday, that it was, with airline, energy and financial partners, co-investing in a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) financing fund. The other partners in the fund were the Air France-KLM group, US-based... →

Embraer reports increased aircraft deliveries and order backlogs during the second quarter

By: Rebecca Campbell 19th July 2024 Brazil-based global major aerospace group Embraer has reported that, during the second quarter of this year, it delivered 170% more commercial jets (airliners) than it had done during the first quarter of the year. Second quarter 2024 (2Q24) deliveries of commercial jets totalled 19, as against... →

Parliamentary Defence Committee concerned about underfunding of SANDF deployments

By: Rebecca Campbell 15th July 2024 The new Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans regards the proper funding of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) as a matter of the “utmost urgency”, it has stated. “The Committee remains deeply concerned that the deployment of the SANDF, specifically its... →

US company successfully executes regional-range test flight with hydrogen-electric air taxi

By: Rebecca Campbell 12th July 2024 US-based electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi company Joby Aviation announced on Thursday that its hydrogen-electric demonstrator air taxi had successfully completed a 523-mile (841.7-km) test flight. The only emission generated by the flight was water (in vapour form). The... →

Photo by Joby Aviation
The Joby hydrogen-electric flight demonstrator on its range-demonstration flight, trailing only water vapour

Saps investigating the non-violent deaths of four SANDF soldiers at an Orkney mine shaft

By: Rebecca Campbell 8th July 2024 The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has announced that the South African Police Service (Saps) is undertaking an investigation, in preparation for an inquest, into the deaths of four SANDF members while on duty in the Orkney district of the North West province. The soldiers were part... →

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