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SOUTH AFRICAN PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES

THALES
COMPANY PROFILE
AMD is the Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association of South Africa. Its primary objectives are the representation of the industry in matters of mutual interest, and the promotion of a profitable, sustainable and responsible industry. The association is acknowledged as the only trade association of South Africa's defence industry (SADI), and is mandated by its members to promote and champion the collective interests of the industry. It comprises a cluster of leading companies in the South African private and public sector that supply defence materiel, products and services.
http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjQv9e11N3KAhUH6xoKHdLhCKUQFggaMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amd.org.za%2Fdirectory%2Fcompany%2F69%2FThales_South_Africa_Systems_(Pty)_Ltd.jma&usg=AFQjCNFaTxjv3DvBC4R5hlkrwBIjvSHP5w

ZEBRA ARMOUR

COMPANY PROFILE
South Africa has a first world infrastructure with skilled labor and high quality suppliers of raw materials used in the ballistic and body armour industry.The directors of the company have over 20 years of experience in the body armour business. Our strength lies in the engineering and development of efficient production processes resulting in highest quality products at very competitive prices. Due to our investment into high-Tec plant and the expertise of our research team, our weight /performance ratios beat other manufacturers.

http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj1mpie1d3KAhUBUhoKHd2SBwAQFggcMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zebraarmour.com%2F&usg=AFQjCNEwVth5ffHaj61SkiyuOw1mhfo9cQ

SOUTH AFRICAN PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES

AEROSUD

COMPANY PROFILE
Aerosud is an established leader in the aviation industry supplying integrated manufacturing solutions. Aerosud is a smart supplier, capable of adding value to partnerships involving programme management, design, development and production processes
http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjU18eY0N3KAhXM1RoKHccmBuoQFggbMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aerosud.co.za%2F&usg=AFQjCNHYgJvKfbUdwrXs1wqdYo8nnVDaqA

CSIR COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

COMPANY PROFILE
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa is one of the leading scientific and technology research, development and implementation organisations in Africa. It undertakes directed research and development for socio-economic growth.
http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjOzcnD0N3KAhUEMhoKHedOCDkQFgg0MAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csir.co.za%2F&usg=AFQjCNFzHDteLIYurgqskAFuq6zGtRXTmA

TFSA
COMPANY PROFILE
The aim of TFASA is to provide our customers, be they military or civil, national or international, with the best quality training and professional support
http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=8&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi74MP60N3KAhUKAxoKHfeMD3AQFggwMAc&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amd.org.za%2Fuploads%2Fnotices%2Ftfasa_presentation_june_2013.pptx&usg=AFQjCNHGuEylKFmIX6O9DeHYDzdzGj6ohQ

REVA ARMOURED PERSONNAL CARRIERS

COMPANY PROFILE
The REVA is the brainchild of Flip Marx – CEO of ICP. Mr. Marx is a retired Special Forces Colonel with extensive expertise in armoured personnel carriers and ballistics. Collectively, he and his team of former Special Forces servicemen have over 50 years’ experience in military vehicle application and development.

In October 2004, a renowned security company identified the need for a vehicle to protect their personnel during the beginning of the Iraqi conflict. Due to the heightened hostility in the territory, an increase in IEDs and sniper fire, as well as the combination of utilization in urban and rural terrain, no existing vehicle could afford them the kind of protection they required. The security company approached Mr. Flip Marx, who with his tactical and technical Special Forces background and expertise was uniquely equipped to find their solution.

The result was the REVA armoured personnel carrier. The first REVA’s were manufactured and delivered in December 2004 and immediately put into operation in Iraq.

The vehicle went from strength to strength in operations and its exceptional performance in protecting the lives of civilian and military personnel resulted in further contracts.

Currently over 900 vehicles are now operational in the Middle East and Far East, where they are used by the US Special Forces, the Multi-National Security Transitional Command in Iraq (MNSTC-I), the Royal Thai Army and the Yemen Armed Forces. They are also being deployed in various African Countries like Somalia, Sudan and Nigeria.
http://revaarmoredvehicles.com/

MIRO TECHNOLOGIES
Since MiRO distribution was founded in South Africa in 2001, the company has grown to be amongst South Africa’s leading distributors of Wireless, Networking, VoIP and IP Video products. MiRO has the experience and a proven track record of supplying powerful, flexible and scalable solutions to our client’s communication requirements.
http://www.miro.co.za/about-miro/

REUTECH

COMPANY PROFILE
Reutech is a truly South African defence group supplying local and export customers with advanced Original Equipment Manufacturer products and services in the land, sea and air defence domains, as well as in the industrial and mining sectors.
http://www.reutech.co.za/

SUN SPACE

COMPANY PROFILE
SunSpace applied to be placed under business rescue. The result of this process was that Sunspace ceased normal operations. Sunspace's intellectual property was procured by the Department of Science and Technology (DST). The former employees of SunSpace were given the opportunity for employment at Spaceteq, a new business unit in Denel Dynamics, a division of Denel SOC Ltd. The intellectual property acquired by the DST will be made available to Spaceteq.

Spaceteq became operational on the first of July 2013. It will use the IP from DST, the ex-Sunspace people, and the heritage from work previously done by Houwteq, as a solid foundation on which to build an organisation that will develop satellite systems for the South African Government and also for International Clients.
http://www.spaceteq.co.za/home/

IMPERIAL ARMOUR

COMPANY PROFILE
Imperial Armour specialises in the design and manufacture of personal protection equipment for civilian, police, emergency services and military applications.

In a threat situation, whether you need to be bullet proof, blast proof, fire proof or stab proof, we have a solution. Our designs utilise cutting edge materials and design to maximise comfort and agility without compromising safety. All of our products are rigorously tested and certified to international ballistics standards.

In addition to bullet proof vests and body armour, we have a selection of footwear, gloves, helmets, shields, masks and other accessories to provide a complete body protection solution
http://www.imperial-armour.com/

SOUTH AFRICAN PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES

1. TSS SURVIVAL SPECIALIST

COMPANY PROFILE:
The sourcing and procuring of tactical gear, camouflage clothing, fire-fighting and hunting equipment for industry related individuals like the military, special forces, police, fire-fighters and hunters, as well as the general public in both South African and rest of the world.
EOD/IED suits and equipment.
Supply infantry support and combat equipment i.e. Night vision, rucksacks, infantry combat vehicles, LED lighting, tactical lights.
Supply vehicles i.e. Troop carriers, logistical support vehicles.
Supply Armoured Vehicles.
Supply RPV(UAV) for combating illegal fishing and cross border incursions.
Supply logistical support equipment as well as tactical equipment needed for special operations and sustaining a force in the field.
Supply anti-riot equipment i.e. Riot shields, batons, clothing, non-lethal products, vehicles.
Supply miscellaneous military equipment i.e. Bivy’s, specialized sleeping bags, load bearing vests, boots, compasses, etc.
Supply remote observation systems i.e. Border control.
Supply sniper related equipment.
Supply camouflage clothing and systems for snipers, sniper team coverage and individual soldiers.
Supply water purification solutions, hydration packs and accessories.

http://www.msequipment.co.za/

2. VR LASER SERVICES

COMPANY PROFILE
About UsProfile
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Our Values
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The VR Laser team has more than 15 years of experience and specialises in the manufacturing of a variety of steel products for a broad range of end-users, including the defence, mining, rail and transport industries.

VR Laser is housed within a facility focused on utilising the latest technology to process steel. It offers a complete range of equipment situated at its 37 000m2 factory located in Boksburg. This facility has some of the latest and most appropriate technology in metal processing. Included amongst the equipment are laser and plasma cutting machines, a variety of bending equipment, a comprehensively equipped machine shop and a complete range of fabrication equipment. It is one of the largest companies, with such a diversified range of equipment and skills, of its type, in South Africa.

http://www.vrlaser.co.za/

3. DENEL

COMPANY PROFILE
Denel SOC Ltd is a state-owned commercially-driven company and strategic partner for innovative defence, security and related technology solutions. It groups together several defence and aerospace divisions and associated companies.

Denel provides turn-key solutions of defence equipment to its clients by designing, developing, integrating and supporting artillery, munitions, missiles, aerostructures, aircraft maintenance, unmanned aerial vehicle systems and optical payloads based on high-end technology. Its defence capabilities date back more than 70 years when some of Denel's first manufacturing plants were established.
http://www.denel.co.za/

4. Aerosud Aviation Systems
COMPANY PROFILE
Aerosud is an established leader in the South African aviation industry, and a recognised and respected brand in the very competitive international market place. Aerosud considers that its business, management and technical skills has the potential for long-term sustainability as a credible, commercially successful private business enterprise.
http://www.aerosud.co.za/

5. SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPYARDS

Southern African Shipyards has a proud and illustrious history in the South African shipbuilding industry. The yard was established in 1960 by a ship building company called Barends. In 1973 the yard was taken over by another ship building company called Sandock Austral to commence a Naval Ship Building Program. During the 1980s Oceanco entered into an agreement with Dorbyl Marine in Durban, whereby the basic construction of these vessels would be performed in South Africa under the joint management control of Oceanco and Dorbyl. The yachts would then be transported to Holland for final finishing and sea trials.

This arrangement continued until 1995 when Dorbyl announced that it was to close its shipbuilding operations in the Durban area and that it would no longer be able to manufacture for Oceanco. Southern African Shipyards (SAS) entered into negotiations with Dorbyl and Oceanco which resulted in the purchase of 11 hectare shipyard from Dorbyl. An agreement was reached between Oceanco and SAS whereby SAS would continue to manufacture the vessels for Oceanco on a dedicated supplier basis.
http://www.sa-shipyards.co.za/

6. CHUTE SYSTEMS

COMPANY PROFILE
Parachute Training Enterprises t/a Chute Systems opened its doors in 2003 by a core group of retired South African Paratroopers and Special Forces Operators. They all have extensive military and operational experience gained from practical experience in various theatres of war. Chute Systems is a South African Company and consists of specialist Airborne Training, Parachute and Parachute Related Equipment and Military Equipment Supply divisions. Chute Systems is geared to deliver a holistic service to their Clients
http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjyz7jzz93KAhXI5xoKHVAMB80QFggcMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chutesyst.co.za%2F&usg=AFQjCNHGOMfPGFlSdXtERd8o5qk6HJzpMQ

@AUGUSTUS BRACE YOURSELF FOR A TSUNAMI OF ALL SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES.....NOT FOUR USELESS MECHANICAL WORKSHOP OR ASSEMBLY PLANT.......ONLY FOUR HAHAHAHAHH

SANDF PRODUCTS

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SANDF PRODUCTS

@AUGUSTUS DONT ACT STUPID READ THE PROFILE OF DICON:

To operate the ordnance factories for the manufacture and supply of arms and ammunition as well as inspecting, testing and recommending ordnance materiel intended for use by the Armed Forces and other security organizations while using the excess capacity to support the development of local industries.

NOTHING EXTRA ORDINARY JUST A WORKSHOP

http://www.dicon.gov.ng/

2: @AUGUSTUS EUROPEAN HELP FOR YOUR UAV's

AMEBO research is sponsored by the NAF with contributions from the Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. However, more funding and political support is required to develop the UAV further. Looking at the 2013 budget of NAF, amounting to $420.6 million, no significant funding seems to be available, with over half of its budget being allocated to the re-activation of a number of aircraft in the inventory, which have been mainly grounded in the period following NAF’s attempt to topple General Ibrahim Babagida’s regime.

http://www.uasvision.com/2013/09/10/nigerian-air-force-tests-domestic-built-uas/

3:@ AUGUSTUS PROFORCE CANNOT BE COMPARE WITH SOUTH AFRICAN INDUSTRY YOUR INDIGENOUS VEHICLE RESEMBLE A SECOND WORLD WAR VEHICLE: NO COUNTRY CAN BUY SUCH A TRASH...EVEN YOUR ARMY BUY CHINESE, PAKISTAN AND US PRODUCTS.....TELL ME HOW MANY ARE OPERATED BY YOUR ARMY
http://proforcedefence.com/

4: @AUGUSTUS INKAS ITS A FOREIGN COMPANY STATIONED IN NIGERIA
The Nigerian Army stationed a new fleet of armored personnel carriers (APCs) supplied by INKAS® Armored Vehicle Manufacturing into service. INKAS® Armored Vehicle Manufacturing is a leading Canadian-based company that specializes in the production of security transportation solutions. The APCs were fully designed and built at the INKAS® Armored manufacturing facility in Toronto, Canada. The entire fleet was customized in order to meet the requirements of the Nigerian Army, with special attention to the protection and passenger comfort. INKAS® Armored APCs have already established a significant footprint in the country through their ongoing deployment by the Nigeria Police Force
http://inkas.ca/press-release/the-nigerian-army-deploys-inkas-armored-apcs-into-service/

5:@AUGUSTUS NOTHING EXTRA ORDINARY ABOUT NIGERDOCK...SOUTH AFRICA HAS MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF EXPERIANCE IN SUCH
http://nigerdock.com/

6:@AUGUSTUS NOTHING TO WRITE ABOUT REGARDING NAVAL DOCKYARD
The Naval Dockyard was commissioned in 1990 to equip the NN with the required technical capability to carry out major repairs and refits of ships locally as well as lay the foundation for the local construction of naval vessels. Accompanying the fleet expansion of the early 1980s, the NN embarked on an ambitious construction of a Naval Dockyard in Victoria Island, Lagos. The aim was to equip the NN with the required technical capability to carry out major repairs and refits locally.

There are 3 graving docks and a slipway at the NND. The main graving dock has a capacity of 10,000 tones with a dimensionof 180m x 24m x 12m. The twin docks consist of two 250-tons capacities each with dimension of 50m x 15m x 6m. There is also a slipway with a capacity of about 200 tones capable of taking up to 5 ship when refurbished. The existence of these infrastructures is a great potential for production of defence need such as ships and other watercraft.

The Platting workshop is one of the main hubs of shipbuilding. This workshop has modern equipment for cutting steel plates, welding and fabrication of complex structure. Other workshops necessary for shipbuilding at the NND include the Engine Test Bay, Steel, Carpentry, Effectors and Arsenal amongst others. All these workshops contribute to different types of defence need production. The quality assurance equipment such as hardness tester, ultra sonic thickness gauge, X-ray equipment, universal testing machine and pendulum impact machine are all functioning. The quality assurance equipment are critical possessions in ship and submarine building.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/nigeria/navy-dockyard.htm

7:@AUGUSTUS ATLEAST BETTER TO MAINTAIN YOUR OIL REFINERIES WHICH HAVE FALLEN TO DISREPAIRS

Engineering Systems Limited, ESL, is a Private Limited Liability Company incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on May 9, 2011, to render Support Services to Oil & Gas, Industrial and Marine Companies. ESL was born out of the need to render quality, prompt and efficient Support Services in such a manner that reduces down time and non-productive time, and increases efficiency and overall quality service delivery. Click Here to view our Company Profile.
http://www.mamtechservices.com/

8:@AUGUSTUS CHECK THIS REPORTED STORY RELATING TO BADEH AEROSPACE

The Aerostar unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) acquired by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in 2006 have reportedly been grounded due to a lack of maintenance, limiting surveillance operations against Boko Haram militants. Meanwhile the US has deployed a Predator team to Chad to search for kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls.The nine Aerostar UAVs were acquired in 2006 and 2007 from Aeronautics Defense Systems (ADS), a company based in the Israeli capital Tel Aviv in a contract which also included the supply of unmanned patrol boats to the Nigerian Navy, bringing the net value of the contract to $260 million.
http://www.uasvision.com/2014/05/26/poor-maintenance-leaves-nigerias-israeli-uas-grounded/

9: NATIONAL SPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
@ AUGUSTUS ALL SATELLITE ARE MENTIONED ...NOTHING ABOUT SPY SATELLITE
http://www.nasrda.gov.ng/

10:@ AUGUSTUS WEST ANTLANTIC SHIYARD.....CIVILLIAN COMPANY
Subsidiary of the PIRIOU group formed in 2004 in Nigeria and registered in the free zone in 2005, WEST ATLANTIC SHIPYARD set up on Bonny River, in the Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone (Port Harcourt – River state), to build support ships for the offshore oil and gas industry in accordance with the Nigerian Coastal and Inland Shipping Act and in keeping with the spirit of promoting “local content”..

CONCLUSION NOTHING EXTRA ORDINARY ABOUT YOUR MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX....JUST A MECHANICAL AND ASSEMBLY WORKSHOP

DENEL PRODUCTS MADE IN SOUTH AFRICA....BY SOUTH AFRICANS

SOUTH AFRICAN Umbani precision guided munition (PGM) bomb.

The Denel Dynamics Umbani precision guided munition (PGM) bomb kit optimised for the NATO Mk 82 gravity bomb has been test dropped from a South African Air Force's BAE Systems Hawk Mk120, making it the first indigenous guided weapon trialled from the lead-in fighter aircraft.

The Umbani (meaning “lightning”) has been long in coming. Initial flight tests were successfully conducted on the Denel Cheetah some years ago. “In the last year we've moved to a Aerosud-owned (Dassault) Mirage F1 test platform because of the non-availability of the Cheetah and the high cost of integration on the new Saab Gripen as test platform,” he told defenceWeb last year May. “The next series of tests will probably be on the Hawk, for us it is significant as it is another step towards the Hawk becoming a workhorse of the SAAF. We see a lot of opportunity to take our Umbani onto that product. … There are many potential export customers but all are looking to the SAAF to adopt it first.”

Wessels says their customer’s major requirement is in the PGM arena for bomb kits for the Mk 82 227kg (500lb) bombs. But Umbani can also be made to fit the 113kg (250lb) Mk 81 and 454kg (1000lb) Mk 83 bombs. “In two years' time this could be a bread and butter product,” says Wessels. “Our bomb-kit design is an optimal trade-off between performance and affordability plus ease of use. We have matured the technology sufficiently to offer Umbani in its basic configuration to the market at stand-off range up to 40km and with great accuracy.”

Umbani has been advertised as an all-weather, day and night system and is fitted with a GPS/INS (Global Positioning System – Inertial Navigation System) capability. According to Denel, the system was designed with ease of use in mind and has low maintenance and life-cycle costs.

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17582:umbani-becomes-first-sa-weapon-trailed-off-hawk-&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107

Originated From:South Africa
Possessed By:South Africa
Class:Subsonic
Basing:Air-launched
Length:4.86 m
Launch Weight:980 kg
Payload:500 kg
Warhead:HE, fragmentation
Propulsion:Turbojet
Range:300 km
Status:Unknown
The MUltiPurpose StandOff Weapon (MUPSOW) is a South African air-launched cruise missile. Some believe that the weapon may have evolved from the Raptor series of glide bombs. 1 The development program was first reported in 1993, and a follow-on design was announced in 1995. In 1999, another new design called the Torgos was reported. It was designed as a smaller and lighter version to be carried on JAS-39 Gripen, Mirage 2000 and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The status of this South African development program remains unknown.


The 1995 improved MUPSOW variant has a length of 4.92 m, a launch weight of 1,200 kg, and a range of 150 km. The angular frame is similar to the Taurus KEPD-150 cruise missile. The Torgos has a length of 4.86 m, a wing span of 1.98 m, and a launch weight of 980 kg. It is guided by INS/GPS with an imaging infrared seeker for the terminal phase. The Torgos carries a 500 kg warhead with the option of a high explosive (HE), HE fragmentation, or submunitions. The Torgos has a 300 km range.

http://missilethreat.com/missiles/mupsowtorgos/

Development of the A-Darter started in 1995,[8] however it suffered from inadequate funding and changes to the SAAF’s requirements.[9] Mectron, Avibras and Atech joined the program in 2006 after a three-year negotiation process[8] with US$52 million invested by the Brazilian Government in the project, estimated to be worth US$130 million.[10] In that same year, Denel announced that it would use the latest solid-state inertial measurement unit, the SiIMU02 from BAE Systems, for mid course range guidance.[11] The Brazilian company Opto Eletrônica has partnered with Denel Dynamics in the development of the missile imaging infrared seeker for thermal guidance.[4]

Ground seeker tests were concluded in January 2010,[12] while trajectory guidance and agility flight tests were performed in February 2010.[13] Prototypes were sent to Saab AB in order to begin the integration of the missile to the Saab JAS 39 Gripen. Captive flight trials were concluded in March 2010.[12][13] The first successful in-flight launch from a Gripen fighter took place on 17 June 2010.[14]

In March 2012, Denel Dynamics disclosed that the missile, which was to be ready for production by end of 2013, entered the qualification phase. Several testing firings at Denel’s Overberg Test Range were carried out from a Gripen in January 2012. Final testing included the use of high-speed target drones to simulate an aircraft by towing infrared targets at high speed.[14]

In December 2012, the Brazilian air force commissioned Denel to build a factory in São José dos Campos, close to Mectron, Avibras and Opto Eletrônica.[15]

In February 2015, Denel Dynamics signed an agreement with Marotta Controls for supply of the latter's MPACT pure air compression technology to cool the A-Darter's infrared

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-Darter_(missile)

NIGERIA HAS NOTHING TO OFFER THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA OR THE WORLD FOR THAT MATTER

@AUGUSTUS WE ARE THE BEST.....AND DONT NEED YOUR ENVY TO DESCRIBE OUR SOUTH AFRICANESS

PROFILE OF AUGUSTUS

Envy or malicious nature demonstrates a 'negative emotion' as a result of discontent and ill-will over another's advantages. It is a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another. Envy is when you do not measure up to someone else or you very much want something someone else has . Envy demonstrates spite and resentment at seeing the success of another. Envy focuses on what others have which we do not have.

Envy or malicious nature can make one feel the pain of deprivation even when one is not actually deprived of. This results in a vicious circle of envy and unhappiness, since your unhappiness causes you to further envy those who are happy. Envy focuses on what we not have and how we may have failed. Our energy gets wasted in making comparisons between oneself and others, comparisons that result in feelings of inferiority. This leads to us to envy others and their achievements, and builds barriers between you and them. Envy can distort our perspectives in life and distract us from our routines and responsibilities. Envy immobilizes us from doing things that are necessary and important. Our energy is instead channeled towards undermining those we envy.

Causes Of Envy : Reasons behind Envious, spiteful, malicious nature
We often feel envious or malicious because of our own conflicts with self-esteem or with self-limitations. There is a lack of self-worth and often a feeling of inferiority. Envy falsely assumes that self-worth can be attained through possessions or achievements. When these belong to someone else, the envious person feels a loss of self-worth and wishes that the other person would lose these things so that his own self-worth can be restored. Below are some situations, which may trigger our envy.

SOUTH AFRICAN MADE BOMBS AND MISSILES NOT FOREIGN PROCURED

SOUTH AFRICAN PRODUCTS

DESIGNED, MADE AND PRODUCED BY SOUTH AFRICA....PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN

The South African National Defence Force has 900 vehicles in storage at its facility at Wallmansthal, with the vast majority serviceable and ready to go within 24 hours notice. Thousands of other unserviceable vehicles are in open storage.

This emerged during a visit by Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula in December 2015, who was inspecting the progress of 100 Cuban personnel in maintaining and storing South African military vehicles and providing training to South African technicians as part of Operation Thusano.

At Wallmansthal there are ten humidity controlled preservation hangars that can store 100-130 vehicles each. 900 vehicles are currently in preservation storage.

Of the vehicles in preservation at Wallmansthal, this includes around 200 Samil trucks, over 150 Ratel armoured vehicles, 100 Casspirs, 100 Mambas, two dozen GV6s, 20 Zebras, 20 Skimmels, a dozen Cavallos and 30 Rooikat 1Bs, which are unserviceable and are to be upgraded to 1D standard.

The preservation process involves inspecting the vehicle, confirming the engine works, washing and cleaning filters, checking the electrical system, repairing minor faults, confirming fuel and oil levels, parking the vehicles, putting them on trestles and painting the tyres. The vehicles can be stored for five years and gotten running again in 24 hours.

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42133&catid=74&Itemid=30

It’s the most advanced defense industry you’ve probably never heard of. South Africa’s arms manufacturers produce high-tech weapons and vehicles that have little to do with crude Soviet-era weaponry common throughout the rest of the continent.

Formed under the Apartheid regime, South Africa’s arms industry produces some of the best mine-resistant vehicles, modern guided weapons, secure communication technologies, aerospace components and its own attack helicopters.

“The South African defense industry was almost a direct and deliberate creation by the Apartheid government, to create an almost self-sufficient yet technically sophisticated defense industry,” explains John Stupart, editor of the online African Defense Review

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/south-africa-wants-to-resuscitate-its-arms-industry-139a79ccd551

PROFILE OF ARMSCOR

Armscor Defence Institutes integrates a diverse range of activities and it has an equally diverse range of stakeholders. Stakeholders are important for Armscor Defence Institutes and would like to ensure that they are all informed and involved in the areas of concern to them. This online presence will attempt to set the scene for our valued stakeholders to have a better understanding of our environment, our vision, our mission, and our organisation.

Armscor Defence Institutes, a subsidiary of Armscor, came into existence in 2002 when the Armscor strategic facilities were grouped together. These strategic facilities have seen many structural changes over the past 8 years, having for many years been managed by various entities and scattered all over industry and the country. Since 1996, Armscor and the DoD (Department of Defence) consolidated the strategic components which needed to be retained and looked after.

We have set our vision, mission and value system to guide us through the difficult process of maintaining and retaining strategic capabilities and facilities on behalf of the DoD.


http://www.armscor.co.za/Downloads/Armscor%20Corporate%20Profile.pdf

CONCLUSION NO ARMS INDUSTRY OF NOTE EXIST IN NIGERIA EXCEPT A WORKSHOP.......@AUGUSTUS SHOW ME A NIGERIAN COMPANY OF NOTE THAT CAN RIVAL SOUTH AFRICA.

WHETHER WE STEAL AND REENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FINE AS LONG AS THE WORLD BUYS FROM US.....PROVE YOUR ARGUMENT NOT MISPLACED OPINION.

Is Nigeria ready for an indigenous arms industry?

Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria. The British never forgave Ojukwu for the effrontery to attempt to remove Nigeria from her sphere of influence and he paid for it during the civil war. So if Nigeria must have her arms industry, President Buhari and his planners should take a long-term view of these considerations:

http://ynaija.com/is-nigeria-ready-for-an-indigenous-arms-industry/

PROFILE OF THE NIGERIAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY

The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria was established by an Act of Parliament in 1964. Consequently a West German manufacturing firm Fritz Werner was assigned the task of providing technical expertise and setting up the ordnance Factory in Kaduna.

Defence Industries Corporation (DICON) was primarily established to produce small Arms and Ammunition for the use of the Nigerian Army and other Security agencies. The Corporation also uses its excess capacity to produce machinery spare parts for industries and other products for civilian use.

ACHIEVEMENTS
DICON has achieved an unprecedented feat in the engineering field. The achievements can be traced to 2004 when DICON successfully produced prototype medium range weapons namely 60mm mortar, 81mm mortar and the RPG-7. The weapons were successfully test fired at the Kachia range with the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in attendance.


The Corporation has produced locally an assault rifle similar to AK 47, and is awaiting a new production line for the rifle.

Apart from the aforementioned ongoing activities at DICON, the Corporation has also enhanced its production capabilities in other areas such as local production of ceremonial swords which hitherto were imported. It should be mentioned that the military ceremonial swords used at the NDA passing out parade on 28th September 2007 were all produced in DICON.

The Corporation has also successfully completed the production of Army Field Kitchen. The project was undertaken using 100% local content. The Nigerian Army placed an order for the manufacture 10 field kitchens following an inspection visit by a team led by the Chief of Defence, Research and Development. In essence, DICON now possesses the capacity to sustain production with little or no external inputs.

CURRENT EFFORT

DICON has successfully established a new production line for the manufacture of 7.62mm x 39 ammunition which is the preferred ammunition by the Security Services. This informed the Corporation’s current effort to develop and mass produce a Nigerian version of AK47, which uses the same 7.62mm x 39mm ammo.

http://www.dicon.gov.ng/

COMPANY PROFILE

Denel Land Systems incorporating Mechem, a division of Denel

Denel Land Systems Combat Systems is Africa's premier supplier of land defence systems and a growing force in the global defence environment.

With a proud track record of 60 years in the industry, Denel Land Systems (DLS) is the trusted partner of the South African National Defence Force and its supplier of choice for landward systems, services and solutions.

Its dynamic and professional team of engineers, artisans, project managers and system integrators provides clients with a complete and fully-integrated solution for any landward defence requirements, ranging from artillery to infantry fighting vehicles, turrets, mortar systems, infantry weapons and armoured vehicles.

Denel Land Systems Mechem is a global leader in humanitarian demining, the clearance of explosive remnants of war and the manufacturing of mine-protected vehicles, used in conflict zones, such as the Casspir.

LMT, in which Denel SOC has acquired a 51% shareholding, provides the company with a well-established capability to design and manufacture armoured vehicles and truck cabins with advanced ballistic protection capabilities.

As a state-owned company, Denel Land Systems enjoys the support of the South African government.


Vision

To be the South African industry leader and trusted partner in the provision of Landward System Solutions and Services.


Mission

Denel Land Systems is to support the strategic landward needs of the South African National Defence Force and the political intent of the South African Government by:

being a dynamic, vibrant and respected South African Company;
producing leading edge products and services;
continuously striving for business excellence;
ensuring growth and sustainability through exports;
creating a safer world through humanitarian activities.

http://www.deneldynamics.co.za/about-us/company-profile

MARINE CORE

JOINT TRAINING BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIAL FORCES (GREEN ATTIRE) AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARINE CORE (BLUE)

Nigeria is the giant of africa in population not in productive human resources and endeavours. The greatest joke of nigerians is that in that absulute miseries and gross moral decadence,they still think they worth something. The taste of the pudding is in the eating peeps.

RSA please understand Nigerians overbloated egos because of outdated achievements does not allow them to realize they are approaching complete blindness while pointing out the specs in others eyes. They don't even know how to take a challenge or constructive criticism.

You're calling south africa 'aids infested',how many people in Nigeria don't have aids? If they say,south africa is better,accept it cos it is in every way. You complain about crime, go to ajegunle and start flaunting your phone.come back and tell me what happens.

MY dear brothers and sisters, the very fact that a lot of you are angry is proof enough that Nigeria is no longer the Giant of Africa. If Nigeria were still the Giant of Africa, it would be incontrovertible and there would be no need to argue in her defense. Assume that some said that China is God's Own Country or North Korea is the Land of the Free, then most, if not all, Americans would laugh because of the absurdity of such a claim. It is good to be patriotic, but better to be realistic.

Some facts look at Naija's power generation output which is 3800MGW for 150 million people, while RSA generates over 40,000MGW f45 million people.