NEWS & EVENTS - ACQUISITIONS
20 September 2006
Staus of Hawk deliveries
Acquisitions
In a press release, BAE Systems have confirmed that the South African Department of Defence had received its first 10 Hawk Mk120 lead-in fighter trainers....
1 September 2006
Hawk software release will open flight path for South African Air Force's Gripen training
Acquisitions
Release of the Operational Clearance Software Standard 2 (OC2) version of the avionics software, by Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE), for the South African Air Force (SAAF) BAE Systems Hawk Mk 120 is planned for this month (September 2006)...
31 August 2006
South Africa works up Rooivalk squadron
Acquisitions
The South African Air Force (SAAF) is working up its Rooivalk combat support helicopter squadron to achieve full day/night operational capability with cannon and rockets. It is also developing doctrines for operations with other helicopter types and ...
28 August 2006
Hawk software release will open flight path for South African Air Force's Gripen training
Acquisitions
Release of the Operational Clearance Software Standard 2 (OC2) version of the avionics software, by Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE), for the South African Air Force (SAAF) BAE Systems Hawk Mk 120 is planned for this month (September 2006)...
22 August 2006
SAAF A400Ms to acquire AAR pods
Acquisitions
Cobham announced on 20 July that its Air Refuelling and Auxiliary Mission Equipment Division has been awarded a contract worth more than £7 million to provide 16 908E wing dispensing pods for eight Airbus A400M tanker aircraft, with deliveries ...
22 August 2006
SAAF Lynx update
Acquisitions
Agusta-Westland confirmed that all four South African Navy Super Lynx 300 helicopters on order get delivered to South Africa in early 2007. Pilot training is already underway at AgustaWestland's plant at Yeovil, in Somerset.AirForces Monthly (Sep...
22 August 2006
Gripen Arrives In South Africa for Trials
Acquisitions
Two-seat SAAB JAS 39D Gripen 01 (c n 39-2801/`ZA01') the first of the type for the South African Air Force (SAAF), has arrived in South Africa. The aircraft, which made its first flight on November 11, 2005, at Linkoping, Sweden, was shipped from...
27 July 2006
A-Darter news
Acquisitions
Armscor has issued Denel Aerospace Group a quotation request for the acqusition of A-Darter CFE Data items and hardware items for delivery to SAAB.Armscor Bulletin System...
27 July 2006
Gripen news
Acquisitions
The air force chiefs of Hungary, Sweden and South Africa agreed the creation of the Gripen User Group co-operation forum at Farnborough International Air Show on 18 July 2006.Ericsson Microwave Systems (Gothenburg, Sweden) is negotiating with the Swe...
22 July 2006
'Don't let the Gripens rust'
Acquisitions
The following is a (very) rough extract from an Afrikaans article that appeared in Beeld:The DA has warned that South Africa's new Gripen fighter aircraft, of which the first had recently arrived, must not stand and gather dust in the hanger.Mr R...
17 July 2006
ATE avionics intergrated into SAAF Hawk
Acquisitions
Looking at the "glass cockpit" of the SA Air Force's new Hawk Mk.120 lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) during an air-to-air "dogfight", it is hard to believe that the nimble fighter is not fitted with an actual radar system. Inst...
17 July 2006
South Africa's first Gripen fighter planes takes the scenic route home
Acquisitions
The first of South Africa's fleet of 28 Gripen aircraft ordered to re-equip the South African National Defence Force was towed through Cape Town to Ysterplaat Air Force Base from Cape Town Harbour yesterday."Once at Ysterplaat, the Gripen wi...
4 July 2006
Saab ships first of 28 South African Gripens
Acquisitions
By Craig Hoyle in LinkopingSouth Africa's first of 28 Gripen multirole fighters has been shipped to the country from Saab's Linköping manufacturing site in Sweden ahead of a 14-month flight test campaign. To be conducted from the South A...
8 June 2006
Photos of Hawks arriving at AFB Makhado
Acquisitions
The SAAF took delivery of its first two Hawk Mark 120 lead-in fighter trainers on 24 May 2006 at AFB Makhado (MKD). The two Hawks (251 and 252) were accepted and delivered to MKD and a formal event was held on arrival of the aircraft at the Base. ...
31 May 2006
Target date for missile service entry revealed
Acquisitions
The Brazilian Air Force (Fab) has reported that Denel's A-Darter air-to-air missile, currently under development, should enter service in 2015. Brazil has committed $52-million for the completion of the A-Darter project - this amounts to half of ...
31 May 2006
Air force lacks Hawk instructors
Acquisitions
Graeme HoskenThere is no one in the South African Air Force (SAAF) qualified to train pilots to fly the new generation of Hawk lead-in fighter trainers, four of which were delivered last week.The new Hawk is to be used to train the country's up-a...
24 May 2006
SAAF gets first hawks
Acquisitions
The SA Air Force on Wednesday took delivery of its first two Hawk Mark 120 lead-in fighter trainers. The air force will receive 10 of the aircraft from Denel and BAE Systems in the next few weeks. Parts of the aircraft are locally manufactured, other...
24 April 2006
South African Super Lynx 300 First Flight
Acquisitions
The first of four Super Lynx 300 helicopters for South Africa took to the air for the first time on 24th April 2006 at AgustaWestland's Yeovil factory in the UK. The successful first flight was witnessed by Mr Francois Kotze, Programme Manager, A...
11 April 2006
New SAAF Lynx spotted
Acquisitions
It was reported on SAAF News that a Super Lynx 300 was seen outside Westlands on Wednesday 5th April. The aircraft was rotorless, light grey in colour and was fully painted in both South African and U K marks as follows:-191 S A Navy ZK 115 all on bo...
7 April 2006
SAAF has received seven LUH helicopters
Acquisitions
Speaking at the occassion of the arrival of S101 SAS Manthatisi (the SA Navy's first type 209 submarine), Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota stated that the Air Force had received seven of the 30 ordered Agusta A109 Light Utility Helicopters....
3 April 2006
Hawk program is on course
Acquisitions
The following is a (very) rough extract from an Afrikaans article that appeared in Sake Beeld:The Hawk lead-in fighter trainer program, which will renew that aspect of the airforces training, is on course despite problems with the computer programmin...
8 December 2005
Second extension to upgrade of the two Falcon 50 VIP aircraft
Acquisitions
Further to the news item of 15 September 2005 and 10 November 2005, Armscor has revealed that it had awarded another extension of the previous contract with Duncan Aviation Inc of the USA to the value of R825 000.00....
11 November 2005
South African Gripen makes maiden flight
Acquisitions
The first South African dual seat Gripen took to the skies on its maiden flight in Sweden on Friday 11 November 2005.Painted in South African Air Force grey livery, the aircraft took off at 13.40 from Saab's Flight Test Centre in Linkoping, Swede...
10 November 2005
Extension to upgrade of the two Falcon 50 VIP aircraft
Acquisitions
Further to the news item of 15 September 2005, Armscor has revealed that it had awarded an extension of the previous contract with Duncan Aviation Inc of the USA to the value of R148 863.00.It was also revealed that a R658 953.00 contract had been aw...
31 October 2005
South Africa's new Gripen
Acquisitions
Gripen International have released photographs of South Africa's first Gripen being rolled-out....
Staus of Hawk deliveries
Acquisitions
In a press release, BAE Systems have confirmed that the South African Department of Defence had received its first 10 Hawk Mk120 lead-in fighter trainers....
Hawk software release will open flight path for South African Air Force's Gripen training
Acquisitions
Release of the Operational Clearance Software Standard 2 (OC2) version of the avionics software, by Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE), for the South African Air Force (SAAF) BAE Systems Hawk Mk 120 is planned for this month (September 2006)...
South Africa works up Rooivalk squadron
Acquisitions
The South African Air Force (SAAF) is working up its Rooivalk combat support helicopter squadron to achieve full day/night operational capability with cannon and rockets. It is also developing doctrines for operations with other helicopter types and ...
Hawk software release will open flight path for South African Air Force's Gripen training
Acquisitions
Release of the Operational Clearance Software Standard 2 (OC2) version of the avionics software, by Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE), for the South African Air Force (SAAF) BAE Systems Hawk Mk 120 is planned for this month (September 2006)...
SAAF A400Ms to acquire AAR pods
Acquisitions
Cobham announced on 20 July that its Air Refuelling and Auxiliary Mission Equipment Division has been awarded a contract worth more than £7 million to provide 16 908E wing dispensing pods for eight Airbus A400M tanker aircraft, with deliveries ...
SAAF Lynx update
Acquisitions
Agusta-Westland confirmed that all four South African Navy Super Lynx 300 helicopters on order get delivered to South Africa in early 2007. Pilot training is already underway at AgustaWestland's plant at Yeovil, in Somerset.AirForces Monthly (Sep...
Gripen Arrives In South Africa for Trials
Acquisitions
Two-seat SAAB JAS 39D Gripen 01 (c n 39-2801/`ZA01') the first of the type for the South African Air Force (SAAF), has arrived in South Africa. The aircraft, which made its first flight on November 11, 2005, at Linkoping, Sweden, was shipped from...
A-Darter news
Acquisitions
Armscor has issued Denel Aerospace Group a quotation request for the acqusition of A-Darter CFE Data items and hardware items for delivery to SAAB.Armscor Bulletin System...
Gripen news
Acquisitions
The air force chiefs of Hungary, Sweden and South Africa agreed the creation of the Gripen User Group co-operation forum at Farnborough International Air Show on 18 July 2006.Ericsson Microwave Systems (Gothenburg, Sweden) is negotiating with the Swe...
'Don't let the Gripens rust'
Acquisitions
The following is a (very) rough extract from an Afrikaans article that appeared in Beeld:The DA has warned that South Africa's new Gripen fighter aircraft, of which the first had recently arrived, must not stand and gather dust in the hanger.Mr R...
ATE avionics intergrated into SAAF Hawk
Acquisitions
Looking at the "glass cockpit" of the SA Air Force's new Hawk Mk.120 lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) during an air-to-air "dogfight", it is hard to believe that the nimble fighter is not fitted with an actual radar system. Inst...
South Africa's first Gripen fighter planes takes the scenic route home
Acquisitions
The first of South Africa's fleet of 28 Gripen aircraft ordered to re-equip the South African National Defence Force was towed through Cape Town to Ysterplaat Air Force Base from Cape Town Harbour yesterday."Once at Ysterplaat, the Gripen wi...
Saab ships first of 28 South African Gripens
Acquisitions
By Craig Hoyle in LinkopingSouth Africa's first of 28 Gripen multirole fighters has been shipped to the country from Saab's Linköping manufacturing site in Sweden ahead of a 14-month flight test campaign. To be conducted from the South A...
Photos of Hawks arriving at AFB Makhado
Acquisitions
The SAAF took delivery of its first two Hawk Mark 120 lead-in fighter trainers on 24 May 2006 at AFB Makhado (MKD). The two Hawks (251 and 252) were accepted and delivered to MKD and a formal event was held on arrival of the aircraft at the Base. ...
Target date for missile service entry revealed
Acquisitions
The Brazilian Air Force (Fab) has reported that Denel's A-Darter air-to-air missile, currently under development, should enter service in 2015. Brazil has committed $52-million for the completion of the A-Darter project - this amounts to half of ...
Air force lacks Hawk instructors
Acquisitions
Graeme HoskenThere is no one in the South African Air Force (SAAF) qualified to train pilots to fly the new generation of Hawk lead-in fighter trainers, four of which were delivered last week.The new Hawk is to be used to train the country's up-a...
SAAF gets first hawks
Acquisitions
The SA Air Force on Wednesday took delivery of its first two Hawk Mark 120 lead-in fighter trainers. The air force will receive 10 of the aircraft from Denel and BAE Systems in the next few weeks. Parts of the aircraft are locally manufactured, other...
South African Super Lynx 300 First Flight
Acquisitions
The first of four Super Lynx 300 helicopters for South Africa took to the air for the first time on 24th April 2006 at AgustaWestland's Yeovil factory in the UK. The successful first flight was witnessed by Mr Francois Kotze, Programme Manager, A...
New SAAF Lynx spotted
Acquisitions
It was reported on SAAF News that a Super Lynx 300 was seen outside Westlands on Wednesday 5th April. The aircraft was rotorless, light grey in colour and was fully painted in both South African and U K marks as follows:-191 S A Navy ZK 115 all on bo...
SAAF has received seven LUH helicopters
Acquisitions
Speaking at the occassion of the arrival of S101 SAS Manthatisi (the SA Navy's first type 209 submarine), Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota stated that the Air Force had received seven of the 30 ordered Agusta A109 Light Utility Helicopters....
Hawk program is on course
Acquisitions
The following is a (very) rough extract from an Afrikaans article that appeared in Sake Beeld:The Hawk lead-in fighter trainer program, which will renew that aspect of the airforces training, is on course despite problems with the computer programmin...
Second extension to upgrade of the two Falcon 50 VIP aircraft
Acquisitions
Further to the news item of 15 September 2005 and 10 November 2005, Armscor has revealed that it had awarded another extension of the previous contract with Duncan Aviation Inc of the USA to the value of R825 000.00....
South African Gripen makes maiden flight
Acquisitions
The first South African dual seat Gripen took to the skies on its maiden flight in Sweden on Friday 11 November 2005.Painted in South African Air Force grey livery, the aircraft took off at 13.40 from Saab's Flight Test Centre in Linkoping, Swede...
Extension to upgrade of the two Falcon 50 VIP aircraft
Acquisitions
Further to the news item of 15 September 2005, Armscor has revealed that it had awarded an extension of the previous contract with Duncan Aviation Inc of the USA to the value of R148 863.00.It was also revealed that a R658 953.00 contract had been aw...
South Africa's new Gripen
Acquisitions
Gripen International have released photographs of South Africa's first Gripen being rolled-out....
