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Jacobs announced on Thursday that Georgette Kiser and Barbara Loughran have been elected to the company's Board of Directors. Loughran will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board and Kiser has been appointed to the Human Resource & Compensation Committee.
Saab and Armscor have received a $23 million contract to deliver support services for the South African air force’s JAS 39 Gripen aircraft weapon systems. The support contract entails airworthiness management, engineering support, maintenance, repair, spare parts delivery and technical document update services, Saab said Friday. The companies will perform work through a period from November 2017 to February 2020. The […] More
Saab has secured a two-year contract to build mass field fielding platforms for South Africa’s national defense force. The company said Monday it will provide a 200-man system consists of expandable kitchen, reefer and utility units along with a 50-man system comprised of a fully equipped expandable unit and water storage bladders. Both systems will feature diesel […] More
NATO’s Eurofighter 2000 and Tornado aircraft management agency has ordered electronic warfare self-protection and countermeasure systems from Saab on behalf of Germany’s air force. Saab said April 11 it will manufacture 29 units of the BOZ-101 EC self-protection and countermeasure system for the German air force at the company’s facilities in Jarfalla, Sweden and Centurion, South Africa. The BOZ wing-mounted pod […] More
A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has received a contract to produce air traffic control communications equipment for a nationwide ATC modernization project in South Africa. Park Air Systems will provide its T6 Radio, remote control and monitoring system, multi-access remote control server, integrated cabinets, cavity filters and controllers for installation at South Africa's major airports, Northrop said Thursday. The products will replace Park […] More
IBM has established a research laboratory in Johannesburg, South Africa to facilitate collaborative programs in the areas of data-based healthcare, digital urban ecosystems and astronomy. The facility, located at the University of the Witwatersrand, is built through IBM’s 10-year investment program with the South African trade and industry department and partnership with the country’s science and technology department, IBM said Thursday. A team of […] More
Boeing has teamed up with South Africa-based defense and aerospace firm Paramount Group to develop an integration mission platform for a military variant of the Advanced High Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft. Boeing said Tuesday it will design the mission system for the Mwari aircraft to support light strike operations as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance […] More
A new report by Research and Markets predicts the global market for command-and-control systems to experience a compound annual growth rate of 3.68 percent over the next four years. Research and Markets said Monday the worldwide C2 market has nearly 14 percent share of the total market for C4ISR platforms and is projected to hit $16.5 billion by 2020 from […] More
IBM has partnered with the governments of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Delhi, India, to help both cities implement air quality management plans through the use of Internet of Things, cognitive computing analytics and machine learning technology. The company said Thursday it will collaborate with Johannesburg’s local government researchers to analyze environmental data, identify pollution sources […] More
Iridium Communications and MiX Telematics have partnered to demonstrate global satellite communications coverage at the Bauma Conexpo Africa trade fair scheduled this week in South Africa. MiX Telematics said Monday the partnership works to expand its fleet and mobile asset management offering from terrestrial to satellite systems. “[Fleet] managers will be able to track and manage their valuable assets and […] More
Airbus has partnered with South Africa's National Aerospace Centre to finance a three-year research project on applying hydrogen fuel cell technology to airplanes. The project, which aims to eventually eliminate carbon dioxide emissions and lessen noise and costs in commercial airline operations, was launched at the Hydrogen South Africa Systems Competence Center at the University of […] More
Boeing plans to bolster its footprint in the South African market by investing in areas such as flight training, aircraft parts manufacturing and biofuel production, defenceWeb reported Wednesday. “We want to further our presence in South Africa in a variety of ways: manufacturing, pilot training, defense, commercial,“ said Miguel Santos, vice president for Boeing’s African […] More
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