selon la source , modernisation faite par Marshall Aerospace of Cambridge , angleterre et le sud african denel
he nine-strong fleet underwent a major refit from December 1996, when Marshall Aerospace of Cambridge in the UK and Denel was contracted to upgrade the aircraft as part of Project Ebb , fitting inter-alia digital avionics in the place of the electromechanical. The upgrade was not without delay and infighting between Marshalls and Denel and ran at least three years over its expected date of completion, set for June 2002. The project was finalised in July 2009.
OSI Signs Contract with Damen to Provide INTS to the South African Navy MMIPV Program
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) is pleased to announce the signing of a contract with Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) in support of the Project BIRO three-ship Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessel (MMIPV) program for the South African Navy (SAN).
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Under the terms of the contract, OSI will supply and install its Integrated Navigation & Tactical System (INTS), Tactical Asset Control & Tracking (T-ACT) System, and Integrated Mission Management System.
The systems will be fitted on the three patrol vessels that are being built by DSCT.
“We are pleased to be working with Damen and appreciate the opportunity to be part of this important project,” stated Ken Kirkpatrick, President and CEO.
The systems provided by OSI will be integrated with SAN specific sensors and data link, offering an unparalleled blue-force tactical advantage allowing the Command to build, manage and participate in a Recognised Maritime Picture.
SAN’s Project BIRO aim is to develop South Africa’s maritime security, ensuring that the country has the capability to respond effectively, rapidly and cost-efficiently to maritime threats including illegal trafficking and fishing.
Mr. Kirkpatrick continued, “This has been a successful engagement between government and private enterprise and we are proud to be working with Damen and the South African government."
South African Badger behind schedule as SAAF Hawks lose A-Darter
South African procurement agency Armscor has revealed that the country's acquisition of Patria AMV armoured fighting vehicles has experienced significant delays, while the South African Air Force (SAAF) has scrapped a planned requirement for the A-Darter missile for its BAE Systems Hawk 120 fleet.
According to Armscor's 2017/18 Annual Report, the acquisition of the Patria AMV systems - built under licence by Denel through Project Hoefyster and known locally as Badger - has already experienced delays in the development stage at Denel Land Systems. Key to these delays, Armscor says, were "the completion of the software development, [and] the delays in the manufacture of the Fire Support, Missile, and Mortar variant Engineering Development Models".
The delays have subsequently impacted the programme's Industrialisation Phase, leading to an overall slippage of 32 months in the programme's execution by mid-2018. The first battalion of the vehicles to the SA Army will be delayed by at least 17 months, despite the efforts of Denel to catch up with the production schedule. However, the programme has been expanded from 238 vehicles to 244.
The broader supply chain problems, such as the collapse of sheet metal supplier VR Laser into liquidation, have added to the delays. The ongoing liquidity crisis at Denel has also compounded interruptions to the programme, as Denel has had difficulty in sourcing subsystems and components from suppliers.
Overall, the transfer of technology from Finland has been completed, with the welding and painting of the South African Platform Hulls completed, and the first 15 Production Model Platform Hulls finished.
The first four pre-production models of the Section Vehicle turrets were also completed in November 2017, with one being mated to a Patria-built hull for firing trials in February and March.