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Denel Land Systems is showing its mission and redeploy before any counter muzzle brake and fume extractor. It can latest T5 155mm/52 calibre truck- battery fire can be returned, as well as carry out multiple-round simultaneous mounted gun system, which has having greater tactical and strategic impact fire missions for maximum target recently completed a highly successful mobility. effect. firing demonstration in an undisclosed Trials have shown that the system In addition to having a high level country in Asia. This is now regarded can come into action within 50 seconds, of mobility, the T5 155mm/52 cal SP Chinese unmanned as production ready and the latest fire three rounds within 15 seconds, artillery system has a high rate of fire expertise on show version incorporates a small number of and thereafter move to a new position because 155mm projectiles are lifted improvements as a result of customer within 40 seconds after the last round three at a time from the ground by an page 16 feedback. is fired. It is fitted with a computerised automated power-operated projectile- The T5 155mm/52 consists of a Tatra fire control system, which includes loading crane and then loaded into the T815 (8x8) high-mobility cross-country navigation, pointing and onboard ordnance via a magazine and push truck chassis, on the rear of which is ballistic calculation, and can receive rammer. An auxiliary power unit allows integrated the complete top carriage of target information on the move from a all functions to be carried out with the its 155mm/52 calibre G5 towed artillery battery command post or from a forward main engine switched off. system, which has already been fully observer. Denel Land Systems anticipates a qualified. Compared with a conventional The 155mm ordnance has a 23-litre contract from the South African National towed 155mm artillery system, the T5 chamber, which complies with the Defence Force for six versions of the 155mm/52 cal system can come into NATO joint ballistic memorandum of truck-mounted gun system, but fitted action much more quickly, carry out a fire understanding, and is fitted with a with the 155mm/45 calibre ordnance. Q
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433 Defence promotes development BY SAM J BASCH highly competitive environment as suppliers to the biggest players in In his opening address of the 10th the global aircraft industry. Africa Aerospace and Defence Defence production in South exhibition, South Africa’s President Africa does not imply multinational Cyril Ramaphosa (pictured, on interdependency. Local industry still the left) made the point that tends to own the full supply chain defence has a significant role as a necessary for conceptualising and developmental force. “South Africa manufacturing their end product. views the role of the military in the “In terms of intellectual property, modern context as a developmental South Africa is one of less than 10 force, both nationally and countries that can manufacture continentally,” he said. missiles of a certain level of According to the president, the sophistication.” South African National Defence This was prompting many Force (SANDF) ought to involve nations, from different parts of itself, with African partners, in the world, to express interest in peace missions to improve security Ramaphosa acknowledged stance favouring international joint becoming involved in joint ventures in strife-torn regions. These that the country’s economy was ventures with local industry.” with the local industry. “AAD offers a intervention capabilities can reduce under pressure and that the Highlighting the achievements massive opportunity for all present the risk of major interstate conflict means available in the fiscus were of the industry, Ramaphosa said to identify areas of synergy and and civil war. finite. However, the SANDF was South Africa’s aircraft-related convert them into joint ventures,” “From a national perspective, adapting to this economic reality by businesses were expanding in a Ramaphosa concluded. Q the development role of our defence prioritising and focusing on the core force implies involvement in border roles of the force. He added that safeguarding,” he said, adding that several ideas were being explored South Africa’s border safeguarding to modernise the funding model of operation, Corona, also focuses on defence and reduce its dependency preventing the illegal exploitation of on the fiscus. national resources. As for the South African defence The defence force must always be industry, for both security and ready to provide additional capacity developmental reasons, the to maintain order and stability within country was looking after it. “It is the relevant governance framework, a national asset that has value for he noted. “A defence force that many departments and agencies is a developmental force unlocks of government,” he said. “Our substantial peace dividends for government intends to support states and effectively reduces the the industry to become export- investment required in defence over driven on the back of international time.” investment, by having a policy
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4 New tactical airlifter nears first flight Multi-role Marking the start of export although this did not materialise. marketing for the type, a model of As part of the reborn Il-112V the Ilyushin Il-112V light tactical project, Klimov was invited to transport airlifter is being displayed on provide an improved engine, the the United Aircraft Corporation 2,800shp (with higher emergency (UAC) stand at AAD (Hangar 2, rating) TV7-117S series 2, while Stand CE25), the first time the radio-electronics house KRET for Africa design has been showcased was charged with adapting its outside of Russia. President-S helicopter defensive After a long gestation, UAC is suite to the Il-112V for battlefield planning a rollout ceremony on operations. 26 October for the first of two The high-wing, T-tailed aircraft prototypes at the Voronezh Aircraft has a rear loading ramp that Production Association, where the allows access to the cabin for Il-112V is to be built. A first flight small tactical vehicles. The cabin is expected in “about six months”, can accommodate 50 soldiers, according to a UAC spokesperson, 42 paratroops, or 25 persons in who added that production could the air ambulance role, including begin “around 2021”. medical staff. Maximum payload is Designed by the JSC Ilyushin six tonnes, with which the Il-112V Aviation Complex, the Il-112 is expected to have a range of project for an An-26 and An-72/74 1,000km. Take-off run is expected BY DAVID DONALD As well as offering significant replacement was initially entrusted to be 850m, with a landing run increases in capability, reliability to the design bureau in 2003, of 550m, and unpaved runway One of three US Air Force airlifters and efficiency compared with the drawing to some extent on the operations are a requirement. that are gracing the Waterkloof ‘legacy’ Hercules, the C-130J is low-wing Il-114 regional airliner. Currently the engine is still ramp this week is a Lockheed being highlighted for its mission However, the programme was undergoing flight trials, which Martin C-130J-30 from the 86th versatility. Quite apart from its halted in 2011 due to design flaws began in September 2017 installed Airlift Wing, normally based at regular cargo and passenger and the Russian ministry of defence under the port inner engine pylon Ramstein Air Base in Germany. transport duties, the aircraft can bought a few Antonov An-140 cargo of an Il-76LL testbed. Tests are Lockheed Martin (Hangar 3, perform many secondary roles, a transports instead. expected to conclude early next Stand CW8) is promoting the total of 17 specific missions having In 2013 the project was year. The Russian MoD plans to buy C-130J as the ideal candidate been identified for the type. Those resurrected for the VKS (Russian at least 35 Il-112Vs for the VKS, for the South African Air Force’s that have particular application to aerospace forces) An-26 and the aircraft has been offered (SAAF’s) long-standing Hercules South Africa are inflight-refuelling replacement requirement. once again to India to answer that replacement requirement as tanker with wing pods to support the India was offered a part in the country’s needs for an Avro 748 the existing C-130Bs become country’s Gripen fighters, oil spill development of the aircraft, replacement. Q increasingly difficult to maintain. spraying and fire-fighting. The latter Successful mid-air refuelling On 10 September, the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas LSP8 of Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL, Hangar 1, Stand E10) successfully completed a Wet (actual) engagement by transferring 1,900kg of fuel from an IAF IL78 mid-air refuelling tanker. The refuelling was carried out at an altitude of 20,000ft, the aircraft’s speed was 270 knots and all the internal tanks and drop tanks were refuelled. Piloted by Wg Cdr Siddarth Singh of NFTC, this significant milestone was achieved with designers from HAL and ADA closely monitoring the system parameters from the ground station at Gwalior. With this achievement, India joins the elite group of countries that have developed the air-to-air refuelling (AAR) system for the military class of aircraft, said R Madhavan, chairman and managing director of HAL. A few days before, the successful dry docking took place of an aerial refuelling probe with a mother tanker. Q janes.com/aad
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hours, and the type has been sold to 17 customers, the latest of which is France. The French air force intends to operate its four aircraft from 2021 in a pooled squadron at Evreux with the six C/KC-130Js Germany has on order. Bahrain is shortly to become the 18th user when it receives two C-130Js it has bought from the UK RAF. Later this month, the first group of students begins training at the new Hercules Training Center established at Marietta, Georgia, New look for an old veteran home to the Hercules factory. The centre provides type certification Being displayed on the CATIC stand to receive the Y-9 designation. The training for the C-130J, tailored is a model of the Shaanxi Y-9E, a relationship between Y-8 and Y-9 to meet the needs of individual four-engined transport. The aircraft can be likened to that between students. The training centre allows is the latest iteration of a family of the first-generation C-130 and the overseas customers to train crews aircraft that began with the Antonov C-130J. In most ways similar to the without having the spend on their An-12 ‘Cub’, which first flew in 1957. final Y-8 production version, the Y-9 own training systems. Y-9 transport aircraft are now in introduced a fuselage stretched to Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin service with the People’s Liberation 36.06m in length, uprated FWJ6C reports encouraging discussions Army Air Force (PLAAF), and the engines driving JL-4 propellers with a number of potential Y-9E is a version tailored for export. with six composite blades, and a customers in the region for the Myanmar is believed to be the first six-screen ‘glass’ flight deck. Other LM-100J civilian version. At least customer, ordering an aircraft in changes include small endplates one mining company has evaluated November 2017. on the tailplanes for extra stability. two missions can be undertaken the aircraft’s figures and concluded China’s association with the The first Y-9 took to the air at using roll-on/roll-off equipment. that potential competitors cannot An-12 goes back to the 1960s, when Shaanxi on 5 November 2010. In Maritime patrol is another match the LM-100J’s ability to fly a few aircraft were acquired from the 2012, PLAAF operations began, but mission that can be performed economically viable loads into the Soviet Union along with a licence for it was not until December 2017 that by the Super Hercules, offering high-altitude strips that support the production. However, the Sino-Soviet it was declared fully operational. long endurance and four-engined company’s mining activities. split led to the Soviets withdrawing In 2016, the People’s Liberation safety for overwater missions. The In addition to marketing the assistance, so a reverse-engineering Army Aviation began to use the aircraft’s ability to accommodate C-130J, Lockheed Martin is programme was initiated by the type. The Y-9 has also been used palletised loads and be fitted with promoting the M28 Skytruck as Xian Aircraft Company. The first as a platform for special-mission extra communications permits its a light transport for service in flew in February 1974, after which variants, including the KJ-500 use as an airborne command and extreme terrains. The M28 became production and further development airborne early warning aircraft with control post during emergency an LM product when it acquired was transferred to Shaanxi. dorsally mounted radome. Other response efforts or ground actions Sikorsky, which had earlier bought In around 2001, Shaanxi began versions have been developed by troops. the Polish PZL-Mielec company. The development of a new model, for electronic warfare, electronic Currently, the C-130J fleet is M28 has been used extensively by initially designated Y-8X, before intelligence-gathering and approaching two million flight US Special Forces. Q being deemed sufficiently different psychological warfare. Q
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Support sorted Air Services International extended to jet trainers DWC-LLC (ASI, Hangar 2, Stand CE7b) supports requirements BY DAVID DONALD IRUÀ[HGZLQJURWDU\ZLQJDQG turbine engines. ASI’s representa- South Africa’s Paramount Group tion services provide a platform and Italy’s Leonardo have launched for aerospace and defence a partnership to collaborate on companies seeking to establish a customised smart weapons a market presence within the mission suite for the Leonardo UAE, the GCC countries and the M-345 jet trainer, a full-scale broader MENASA region for their mock-up of which is making its products and services. African debut at AAD, complete ASI provides MRO, spares and with representative weapons components, component and such as the Denel Dynamics turbine engine MRO services, and Mokopa missile. component and engine exchanges The mission suite, known as DQGOHDVHVWRVXSSRUWÀ[HG Swift, has been derived from the wing military operators, as well Flash weapons and sensor system as helicopters operating in the that has been engineered for Flash on an AS550 Fennec has a launch customer in the Middle East commercial, military and offshore rotary-wing applications. A Swift- markets. The company is located equipped M-345 is seen by both to cater for a variety of mission Airbus Helicopters AS550 Fennec within the Dubai South Business companies as having particular requirements, and can be quickly demonstrator/development Park, adjacent to the newly estab- appeal in Africa, offering both state- installed in a variety of rotary-wing aircraft. This combination has lished Al Maktoum International of-the-art training and light attack and jet trainer types. secured a launch customer in the Airport (DWC) and with access to capabilities at attractive acquisition The systems can be tailored Middle East. the nearby Jebel Ali Port. and operating costs. Included in the to meet customer requirements In basic form the weapons kit for Swift offering is the ability to carry in terms of sensor and weapon Flash comprises 12.7mm cannon Passage to India ECM and targeting pods. options. Among the local and pods, such as the FN RMP, and Bharat Electronics (BEL, Hangar 1, Both Swift and Flash have been international OEMs collaborating 12-round rocket launcher pods Stand E10) has recently signed developed by Paramount Advanced in the Swift and Flash programmes firing Thales FZ 68mm rockets in a Memorandum of Understand- Technologies (PAT), which was are Denel Dynamics, FN Herstal, either guided or unguided forms. ing (MoU) with Saab to market established when Paramount Genesys Aero, Hensoldt and Denel Dynamics Ingwe anti-tank the Long Range Air Surveillance bought ATE in 2013. The division Thales FZ. missiles can also be carried. The Radar, a cost-effective L-band has decades of experience working Having previously been shown demonstrator Fennec is currently three-dimensional (3D) radar for with system integration on types on a Gazelle airframe, Flash fitted with helmet-mounted display, the early detection and tracking such as the Mirage F1, Hawk and (flexible light armaments system for electro-optical sensor turrets of air and surface targets, thereby Mi-24. Swift and helicopters) is being displayed at and GPS, among other advanced HQDEOLQJHQJDJHPHQWRIÀUH Flash are scalable AAD installed in a company-owned systems. Q control systems to neutralise the same. RAWL-03 will be offered in both shipborne and land-based FRQÀJXUDWLRQV7KHV\VWHPLV based on the state-of-the-art GaN TR Module technology and incorporates the latest signal processing techniques. BEL is engaged in the design, manufacture and supply of radars such as weapon locating UDGDUDQGEDWWOHÀHOGVXUYHLOODQFH radar, as well as communication systems, C4I systems, naval systems, electronic warfare, missile systems, night vision devices and other electro-optic A Swift-equipped M-345 is seen systems, tank electronics and by both companies as having gun/weapon system upgrades, particular appeal in Africa coastal surveillance and more.
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BY DAVID DONALD laser-guided bombs. The LGR also permits carriage by small fixed- and Thales Belgium (formerly FZ, rotary-wing types that do not have Forges de Zeebrugge) is exhibiting the ability to lift heavy bombs. some of its range of rockets, which FZ275 can be used by any have been adopted for many platform equipped with the FZ platforms on a worldwide basis. rocket system. A standalone The company has been producing configuration imparts only a minor rockets for more than 50 years, and impact on platform integration but has manufactured more than eight with reduced modes of operation, million. Most are for air-launched while a fully integrated system applications, although they have offers the full range of capabilities, been integrated with land vehicles including lock on before launch. and small naval vessels. In addition to the FZ725, The company’s latest weapon Thales Belgium (Hangar 3, Stand is the FZ275 LGR (laser-guided CW12) is showing examples of rocket), which undertook its first unguided 70mm rockets that firing in October 2015 from a offer a range of warhead options. Rooivalk of the South African Air Both folding-fin and wraparound Force. Based on the unguided fin rockets are produced. The folding-fin aircraft rocket (FFAR) company also manufactures that has four fold-out tail fins, the launcher pods for helicopters and FZ275 adds a NATO-compatible fixed-wing applications in seven-, semi-active laser seeker operating has a micro-electromechanical Adding laser guidance to the 12- and 19-round configurations. at a wavelength of 1,064nm. systems (MEMS)-based inertial standard aircraft rocket turns it The 12-tube FZ231 is being This detects designated targets measurement unit. The controller into a precision munition with shown on the Paramount outside and feeds data to an electronic provides steering commands to four low collateral damage, filling a display fitted to the armed Airbus controller assembly, which also pop-out canard control surfaces. destructive effect niche below Helicopters EC635. Q
and the launcher unit has a shelf OMTAS missile in production life of 20 years. In Turkish Army service the Roketsan OMTAS will replace the BY CHRISTOPHER F FOSS It is fitted with a tandem high- used as a standalone surveillance currently deployed Raytheon TOW explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead, device. and the Russian KBP Instrument Turkish missile systems house which will neutralise explosive According to Roketsan, the Design Kornet ATMS, which was Roketsan (Hangar 7, Stand CW13) reactive armour and then penetrate missile has a shelf taken into service to meet an urgent has confirmed that its latest OMTAS the main armour of the target. life of 10 years, operational requirement. Q medium-range anti-tank weapon It has a nose-mounted imaging system (MR ATWS) is now in infrared uncooled seeker and quantity production for the Turkish the four modes of operation are Army, and first deliveries will be fire and forget, fire and update, made towards the end of 2018. lock on before launch and lock on The first OMTAS version to be after launch. The missile can be deployed will be the manportable launched from behind cover and tripod-mounted infantry version targets can be switched rapidly and this will be followed by a while the missile is in flight. It is vehicle-mounted system; the first capable of engaging stationary of these is expected to be the FNSS and moving targets with a high first Pars (4x4) armoured vehicle. round hit probability under day and OMTAS has a minimum range night conditions. of 200m and a maximum range of A complete family of indoor 4,000m and has two modes, direct and outdoor simulators has been and top attack. The actual missile developed and the modular design in its launch tube weighs 35kg and of the launch unit enables the TV/ has a diameter of 160mm. thermal camera sight unit to be janes.com/aad
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BY CHRISTOPHER F FOSS machine gun, which are laid onto Taking the target by the gunner using a South Africa’s Paramount Group flat-panel display with twin control (Hangar 4, Stand W14) is showing handles. Enhanc control of a production standard version of This is just one of the many its latest Mbombe 8 in the infantry weapon systems that the Mbombe fighting vehicle (IFV) configuration. 8 can be fitted with. The others The prototype of the Mbombe 8 include protected weapon stations drones was shown for the first time at the and remote weapon stations armed Kazakhstan Defence Expo (KADEX) with a 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine The MESMER v.1.5 Counter held in June 2016 under the local gun or a 40mm automatic grenade Drone System from Department name of the Barys. It has remained launcher, or various combinations 13 (Hangar 3, Stand CE27) is a there since and feedback from of these weapons. patented drone mitigation solution. extensive customer trials has been Mbombe 8 has also been shown This low-power, non-jamming, fed into the second example, which fitted with a mock-up of the Russian non-line of sight and non-kinetic is to production standard. While in AU-220M unmanned turret armed system provides a safe and Kazakhstan, the Mbombe 8 was with a stabilised 57mm dual-feed effective method of protecting put through extensive winter trials cannon, 7.6 mm co-axial machine personnel and infrastructure from and proved that it was capable of gun, with these coupled to a dangerous drones. MESMER’s operating in temperatures ranging computerised fire control system key differentiator in the aerospace from -50°C to +50°C. to enable stationary and moving and defence markets is its The vehicle being shown at targets to be engaged with a high sophisticated automated detection the show is fitted with a locally first round hit probability. and mitigation strategies that stop, developed one-person turret The hull is of all-welded double- redirect, land or take control of armed with a Russia 2A42 dual- skin steel, which is to STANAG 4569 drones. The patented technology feed cannon and 7.62mm co-axial Level 3 protection, but with options is built on open-source software architecture. Drones have proliferated in the consumer and professional Rapid fire with high accuracy application markets, but unfortunately some are being used for criminal purposes. They may Turkish company Aselsan target being engaged is within main battle tanks to provide a be designed to carry dangerous (Hangar 7, Stand CW12) has the effective range of the weapon close-in self-defence capability. It payloads or fitted with optics that brought its Stabilised Advanced fitted. The operator is seated has also been shown integrated can conduct surveillance of friendly Remote Platform (SARP) to AAD under cover and can rapidly lay the onto unmanned ground vehicles, force movements or capture a 2018, armed with a fully stabilised weapons onto the target using twin including the Milrem. company’s valuable intellectual .50 M2 HB machine gun. control handles. While the example of the SARP property. MESMER will prevent Traverse is all-electric through The Aselsan SARP is typically being shown at AAD is fitted with drones from physically harming a full 360° at a maximum speed fitted to tracked and wheeled the widely deployed .50 M2 HB people, damaging and disrupting of up to 60°/s and with weapon armoured personnel carriers as machine gun, it can fitted with other critical infrastructure and stealing elevation from -30° to +60°, also the main armament, but has also weapons, including 5.56mm and intellectual property. at 60°/s. The high elevation of the been fitted on the turret roof of 7.62mm machine gun and a 40mm Radios used to control drones SARP is very useful when engaging automatic grenade launcher, or employ well-defined techniques targets operating in an urban combinations of to begin communications and to environment. these weapons. maintain radio links. By adapting to The ammunition There is also the protocol used to control a drone, container is mounted to a SARP anti- MESMER inserts messages that the left of the machine tank version tell the drone to exit a restricted gun, while the sensor with a pair of airspace, return home or to land pod is mounted on the missiles mounted in a predetermined safe zone. It right. This consists of horizontally on can simultaneously control drone a charge coupled device top. swarms that use different radio (day camera with narrow, It can also be protocols. MESMER uses multiple middle and wide field of view) integrated with other layers of blind adaptive analysis to and a thermal imager with vehicle-mounted sensors, identify a drone’s type and radio x2 digital zoom. An eye-safe such an acoustic detection protocol. When MESMER detects laser rangefinder is fitted, device. This would detect a previously unidentified drone, it which has a maximum range incoming small arms fire, identifies the drone’s modulation of 20,000m, with a claimed locate the target and swing type, format and other signal accuracy of ±5m, and this the SARP onto the threat, with the information that may be used to allows the operator gunner then deciding whether or redirect the drone. Q to make certain the not to engage the target. Q janes.com/aad
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for higher protection levels, as well tyre pressure regulation system is as RPG net-type protection. fitted as standard. In the IFV configuration, Gross vehicle weight is about ed Mbombe Mbombe 8 has a crew of three, 28 tonnes, with a curb weight of consisting of driver and commander 19 tonnes, which allows 9 tonnes at the front, gunner in the middle for the crew, weapons, ammunition, and the eight dismounts, seated fuel and additional protection. four down either side on blast- A joint venture company, attenuating seats. They can rapidly Kazakhstan Paramount dismount via the power-operated Engineering has been established ramp in the rear, which can be in Kazakhstan, which started operated by the driver or from the assembling the Paramount rear troop compartment. Marauder (4x4) mine-resistant The front-mounted powerpack ambush-protected vehicle, consists of a Cummins diesel locally known as the Arlans. developing 450hp, with further Work is underway on building the growth potential, coupled to complete hull and carrying out final an Allison 2200 automatic integration, with the suspension transmission. Steering is power and driveline coming from abroad. assisted on the front four wheels, The factory has the capacity to but consideration is being given to manufacture up to 120 vehicles a developing a version with all-wheel year and in the longer term there steering for use in confined spaces. is potential for local production The wishbone suspension has of the Mbombe 8 to replace older hydraulic struts, and for a high level Russian-supplied BTR series of 8x8 of cross-country mobility, a central armoured personnel carriers. Q
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12 UAV family makes debut BY DAVID DONALD ‘ball’ sensor turret of up to 225mm diameter, compared with the Milkor (Hangar 4, Stand W5) is 450mm capability of the MA 380. displaying three new unmanned Maximum and cruise altitudes air vehicles (UAVs) for the first time for the MA 80 are 16,000ft and at AAD. The trio of models covers 10,000ft, respectively, while the a range of sizes, ranging from the MA 80 can stay aloft for more 12m wing span MA 380 to the than 24 hours with a full hand-launched MA 18. The family fuel load of 20 litres. has only been developed recently, Both of the UAVs can but all three have flown and are employ satellite considered ready for production. communications for Largest of the family, the control and data relay, MA 380 has a 380kg maximum as well as line-of-sight links. take-off weight (MTOW), of which MA 18 is the hand-launched up to 80kg can UAV, which is able to be be payload. disassembled for carriage in a Able to run on backpack. It can be operated by a Avgas, Mogas MA 80 single soldier, with control being or Jet A1 fuel, effected via a tablet device. Q the MA 380 can reach an altitude MA 380 of 18,000ft, although would typically cruise at 14,000ft, and MA 18 has a maximum endurance of 20 hours. It is and the UAV has a retractable configured for dual-payload undercarriage. carriage, and is being displayed Occupying the niche below the at AAD with a Hensoldt Argos MA 380 is the MA 80, which shares electro-optical sensor turret. a similar T-tailed configuration Options include synthetic aperture with the larger vehicle, but has a radar, signals intelligence sensors 6m wingspan and 80kg MTOW. A and laser designator. Hardpoints 15kg payload capacity provides are available for weaponisation, for the ability to carry a gimballed
products and operations, these complete, end-to-end technology technologies enable manufacturers platform which includes open and to have full control of their product compatible modules that deliver the development and operations, with functionality, flexibility and agility added benefits of reduced costs, enterprises needed to implement improved quality and productivity. IIoT apps and AR experiences. These The dawn of Industrie 4.0 consist of industrial connectivity, has made competing on a global analytics, application enablement, scale highly competitive within orchestration and AR authoring. the manufacturing industry. This AR has the power to revolution should be an opportunity fundamentally change the way for local players to leapfrog global people work. It bridges the digital competitors by implementing and physical worlds, providing Industry’s new dawn Industrie 4.0 applications that value across the enterprise. empower them to create high-tech When coupled with IoT data, Could the Industrial Internet of a Level 2 B-BBEE contributor with a local products and services. AR applications become truly Things (IIoT) and Augmented Reality 125 per cent B-BBEE procurement ProductONE uses PTC’s transformative experiences, driving (AR) play a significant role in Africa’s recognition, certainly believes leading Industrial Innovation many enterprises to re-imagine how aerospace and defence industries? so. With their application in Platform, ThingWorx, to unlock they sell, design, produce, operate ProductONE (Hangar 4, Stand E16), areas such as smart connected the value of IIoT. ThingWorx is a and service their products. Q janes.com/aad
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enhancing vessel performance month aboard two ships operated applications, in real time. by a leading ship manager, which Things to come “Fleet Data will overcome have been verifying performance key difficulties faced by those over a six-month period by relaying (DUOLHUWKLVPRQWK,QPDUVDW +DQJDU based) database equipped with a frustrated with the challenge of data collected through fuel 4, Stand W6) unveiled Fleet Data, a dashboard and application process aggregating vessel data on board optimisation software. QHZ,QWHUQHWRI7KLQJV ,R7 VHUYLFH LQWHUIDFH $3, 7KLVZLOODOORZVKLS and getting it efficiently on shore,” Fleet Data is available on Fleet that will enable ship owners and owners to identify equipment said Stefano Poli, VP, business Xpress and FleetBroadband, the managers to access and analyse issues and failures quickly, and GHYHORSPHQW,QPDUVDW0DULWLPH maritime industry’s leading global, real-time onboard data more easily and seamlessly link third- ´,WZLOODOORZVKLSRSHUDWRUVDQG mobile connectivity services, efficiently, and as a result will help party applications to monitor vessel managers to access, control making it accessible to more than WRDFFHOHUDWHWKHDGRSWLRQRI,R7 performance and fuel efficiency. and exploit their own data, and/ 45,000 vessels. across the maritime industry. Fleet Data is the only service or to make that data available to Laboratory tests with other Developed in partnership with that offers a highly reliable, selected third-party applications applications to run over Fleet Data, Danelec Marine, Fleet Data will dedicated bandwidth-inclusive as required, via a secure platform VXFKDV(&',6FKDUWXSGDWHVRQ record data from the onboard service on a sensor-agnostic that is fully scalable, fleet-wide. FleetBroadband, are also underway voyage data recorder and other platform that allows ship owners Fleet Data can make data available in Ålesund, Norway, the home of sensors, pre-process that data and managers to access the full HLWKHUYLDDGDVKERDUGRUYLD$3,Vµ ,QPDUVDW·V5 'DFWLYLWLHVIRUWKH and upload it onto a central (cloud- SRWHQWLDORI,R7DQGHIILFLHQF\ Trials are due for completion this commercial maritime sector. Q dt/' ^ Zs/ ^ E >K'/^d/^ dƵƌŶŬĞLJ ĚĞĨĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŚƵŵĂŶŝƚĂƌŝĂŶ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ
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applications, including defence and security tasks. The drone can be used for pipeline/powerline Chinese unmanned inspection, and for mapping. It is also being touted for the logistics delivery role. The V330 on display is fitted with a thermal imager/ laser turret, with an oblique camera expertise on show option. Payload is stated as 5kg, with an endurance of between BY DAVID DONALD 60 and 90 minutes. Another innovative system is Exhibited under the banner of the A-Hawk II large quad-copter, of CATIC (China National Aero- which a quarter-scale model is on Technology Import and Export display. The oil-powered UAV has a Organisation, Hangar 2, Stand maximum take-off weight of 450kg, CW17) are a variety of unmanned and can carry a 120kg payload that aerial vehicle (UAV) designs from reportedly includes weapons. several Chinese design houses Two rotary-wing systems on and companies. The vehicles show are the CAIC (Changhe cover a range of sizes and Aviation Industries Corporation) performance capabilities up to the U8EA, a 500kg class medium-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance helicopter that (MALE) weapons-capable has a 60kg payload, and the Wing Loong I. Ziyan Blowfish I electric-powered Perhaps the most eye-catching helicopter with a 12kg payload that of the designs is the V330 from the can include small weapons. Shenzhen Smart Drone company, Completing the line-up is a small which claims its product is the From left: Blowfish I, U8EA, V330, A-Hawk II and Wing Loong I model of Chengdu’s Wing Loong I. world’s first fixed-wing tilt-rotor This Predator-style UAV has been UAV. The electric-powered vehicle on outriggers fore and aft of the vertical take-off/landing capability sold to a number of operators, comprises a traditional fuselage/ wing. The rear pair are fixed in the in conjunction with the aft rotors, or notably Saudi Arabia and the United wing arrangement with a butterfly vertical lift position, while the front forward thrust for wingborne flight. Arab Emirates, with whom it has tail, but sports pairs of rotor blades pair rotate through 90° to provide The V330 is intended for various seen action in the Yemeni conflict. Q
of international customers. More of AeroVironment’s Unmanned than 25,000 unmanned aircraft Aircraft Systems business. “Our have been delivered. small UAS delivers valuable Last week, AeroVironment situational awareness directly to announced the receipt of a fixed- frontline warfighters at a fraction of price contract award valued at the procurement and life-cycle cost USD5,962,494 from NATO Support of larger UASs. & Procurement Agency (NSPA). “The Raven system will provide The contract award the Portuguese Army with rapid and encompasses the procurement effective force protection as well of Raven UASs equipped with as interoperability capabilities with Mantis i23 sensors and pocket NATO forces, supporting coalition Remote Video Terminals (p/RVTs) mission integration.” Raven for the Portuguese Army, with With the Family of Systems delivery scheduled over a three- (FoS) concept, customers can add year period. other AeroVironment small UASs “AeroVironment’s Raven to augment their capabilities while in flight unmanned aircraft system, utilising the same ground control equipped with our Mantis i23 station and software for added gimballed sensor suite and simplicity and efficiency, providing pocket Remote Video Terminal, for interoperability across NATO packs significant capabilities forces. into a portable, man-packable The Portuguese Army’s adoption AeroVironment Inc (Hangar 3, solutions for both military and platform for operations in of the Raven system represents the Stand E8) is a leader in the commercial applications. Its small austere environments around 18th of 29 NATO member nations design and manufacture of small UASs are the standard issued the globe,” said Kirk Flittie, vice to adopt AeroVironment’s family of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) systems for US forces and a number president and general manager small UASs. Q -DGDUD (TXLSPHQW 'HIHQFH 6\VWHPV &R LV D -RUGDQLDQ FRPSDQ\ HQJDJHG LQ GHVLJQLQJ DQG PDQXIDFWXULQJ RI GLIIHUHQW PLOLWDU\ HTXLSPHQW
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dispenser engine while refuelling the aircraft. This results in a 20 per cent reduction in carbon emissions. Advanced fuelling Air BP is planning to deploy this technology globally. At Cape Town, it has improved its supply operations planning and stock management, with the introduction of additional in Africa is to stay offloading points in the depot. Services offered by Air BP BY DAVID DONALD include fuel system consultancy, Air BP provides as well as the design, construction refuelling services at Having been active in Africa since and operation of fuelling facilities. Maputo, Mozambique aviation fuel supply operations Among the company’s customers started in Mozambique and are Marvalene International Zanzibar 75 years ago, Air BP Airport, Mozambique, where continues to view the continent as new fuel system and into-plane a key market, and one that is set operations have been designed to expand rapidly in the next two and developed, and Vivo Energy decades. Aviation in the continent in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, is forecast to grow by five per cent Morocco, Kenya, Uganda, Cape year on year. The company is at AAD Verde and Mauritius, which has (Hangar 5, Stand 14) to highlight its implemented bespoke training and low-carbon solutions and technical inspection services. services, and how they can support Another new technology being regional aviation growth. introduced at locations in Africa this Currently Air BP provides year is Airfield Automation, which fuel at around 40 locations in at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo IAP and OR Tambo. The company is designed to enhance safety, Africa, and has technical service since 2011. has committed to retaining its reliability and compliance in airport agreements in 13 countries, In 2016 Air BP became the first accreditation for at least 10 years fuelling operations. The digital including nine locations in South aviation fuel supplier to become through a carbon reduction plan. At platform for operators and airports Africa. Since June 2017, Air BP carbon-neutral for into-plane OR Tambo, Air BP has collaborated is the first commercially deployed has managed fuel operations at fuelling across its worldwide with a partner to develop and system in the world to provide an Cape Town International Airport, network of more than 250 install a bespoke engine start/stop engineering barrier to help prevent having performed similar activities facilities, including Cape Town system, which shuts down the fuel mis-fuelling incidents. Q
lightweight and easy to deploy, this week affords the opportunity as well as equipped with an to determine potential clients and electrical kit with fully functional markets, the company explained. air-conditioning and internal and Among those identified were external electrical ports. The two African countries, Angola whole structure was to consist of and Ghana, where the product two rooms, either to be utilised as may soon be piloted. It is also sleeping quarters or office space. well-suited to the medical field, The intention was not merely where structures for biological for disaster relief in the sense of disaster support are much needed, accommodating people who had particularly with the sporadic been displaced, but also for the outbreaks of Ebola. accommodation of personnel. The product on display here The Canvas and Tent team consists of five separated cubicles, soon realised the potential of the each with a different configuration product, not solely in the disaster and application. These applications relief environment but also for the range from sleeping quarters to a A tent for all purposes military and mining industries. medical triage post – showing the Part of the driving force behind the possibilities are limited only by the BY SAM J BASCH launching the All-Purpose Tent at military elements of the tent was client’s imagination. AAD. Exhibiting as part of the South to create an affordable solution for According to Canvas and Tent, Following a United Nations African Technical Textile Cluster at the African market that would be a its All-Purpose Tent has become requirement for a tent that can be Stand CW9 in Hangar 4, the firm product between the Weatherhaven “one of the crown jewels of our utilised for disaster management also has an outside display. RCS Warrior and the standard, old- product range, hopefully inspiring relief situations, South African The original UNICEF guideline style Hip Tents. innovation to all in redeployable company Canvas and Tent is was that the tent had to be Launching the All-Purpose Tent shelter solutions”. Q 9LVLW XV DW 7KH 0DGLED +DOO +DQJHU
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British Columbia, Canada-based Viking Air (Hangar 3, Stand CE8) is best known as the OEM for the de Havilland Canada product line – DHC-1 through DHC-7, which includes the successful revival of the versatile and economical Optimal electronics 19-seat Twin Otter utility twin as the Series 400 (pictured right) – and the Canadair aerial firefighting fleet (far right). (Enhanced Aerial Firefighter) can provide a It is the latter that forms conversion programme, which the present focus, following a will provide an economic boost collaboration with Longview throughout Western Canada, Aviation Asset Management (LAAM) derived from job creation, aerospace technological edge of Calgary on the CL-415EAF manufacturing innovation, supply
BY SAM J BASCH edge on today’s battlefield. Many of today’s advanced US-based company Curtiss-Wright combat vehicles, including South Rooted in naval aviation Defense Solutions (Hangar 3, Africa’s Badger Infantry Combat AVIAN LLC (Hangar 3, Stand CE27) is a service-disabled, veteran-owned Stand CE9a), a business segment Vehicle (ICV, pictured), feature small business that has worked in US Naval Aviation for a long time of Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Curtiss-Wright’s electronic turret and has a particular strength in flight tests for manned and unmanned has a long-established history as drive aiming and stabilisation aircraft. The company has leveraged this strength to enter the unmanned a leading supplier in support of systems. aerial systems (UAS) services industry, taking a new approach that the critical capabilities required In the aerospace environment, differentiates AVIAN from the majority of companies attempting to enter by modern ground, naval and Curtiss-Wright technologies operate the field. aerospace platforms. on board many military fixed-wing, Applying a rigorous, safety- focused approach rooted in military Its rugged commercial-off-the- rotorcraft and UAV platforms. As aviation to the use of UAS for the collection of data in technically shelf (COTS) building blocks help a global leader in airborne data demanding applications, AVIAN provides its clients with the data they customers rapidly deploy today’s acquisition (DAS) technologies, need, exactly compliant with their requirements and delivered on time. most advanced commercial the company provides one of the The company is skilled in programme, financial and logistics electronics in support of these world’s most widely installed DAS management, in engineering and systems engineering, in the testing and critical applications. solutions to acquire, consolidate, evaluation of manned and unmanned systems, in workforce development The company’s products analyse and record all sensor and and training, in cyber security consulting and graphic design. range from solutions for high- avionics data on board aircraft. AVIAN recently became part of a winning team, led by Ausley performance C4ISR applications Shipborne helicopters rely on Associates, to provide support to Program Executive Office, Unmanned to cost-sensitive compact mission the company’s landing systems, Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO(U&W)). Ausley Associates is one of computers and network switches. while it also provides customised four primes selected as part of a five-year Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite- It offers a broad selection of cable handling systems for variable Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) with an estimated SWaP-C-optimised COTS line- depth sonar deployment, towed aggregate ceiling of $205 million available to pursue competitive task replaceable modules (LRMs) and line array handling systems orders. AVIAN will provide support efforts to the Persistent Maritime fully integrated line replaceable for surface and submarine Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-262) Program Office and the Navy units (LRUs). applications. and Marine Corps Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems From in-vehicle networking, Whether enduring the intense (PMA-266) Program Office under the PEO (U&W) MAC. The winning mission computing, and fire heat of a desert tarmac, the sub- team includes Ausley Associates as the prime and AVIAN, ATT, Bowhead, control processors, to complete zero temperatures encountered JF Taylor, Sabre Systems and Sigma Tech as subcontractors. turret drive stabilisation and during high-altitude flight, or the The company provides a broad range of niche expertise to more than ammunition handling systems, extreme shock and vibration 20 programme offices at NAVAIR. In addition, the company supports the Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions of spacecraft launch, Curtiss- Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the Office of Naval Research designs and delivers systems and Wright’s products deliver optimal through a total of 16 prime contracts, and the Colorado Department of components needed to ensure that performance under the harshest Transportation. Q ground vehicles have the technical conditions. Q janes.com/aad
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to create the next generation of for the proposed Viking CL-515 the world’s only purpose-built new-production amphibious aerial aerial firefighter and multimission firefighting aircraft. To facilitate amphibious platform. Eleven the launch of the proposed CL-515 specially selected CL-215 aerial amphibious aircraft manufacturing firefighting aircraft owned by LAAM programme, Viking has applied to fires will undergo the modification the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) process utilising Viking-supplied the unique firefighting capability from the federal department of conversion kits. Both LAAM and of dropping water on mountain Innovation, Science and Economic Viking are working with local post- sides while performing a tight run, Development for funding support. secondary institutions to develop making them a valuable tool for The SIF funding would be invested innovative technologies and provide preventing fires from spreading between British Columbia and training assistance in support of upwards. This operation is virtually Alberta’s aerospace manufacturing, this programme. The Southern impossible with other standard air supply chain, academic and skills Alberta Institute of Technology tankers and helicopters. The agility training sectors, and provide has been engaged for personnel of the CL-415, and CL-415EAF, as programme benefits to both training in Alberta, and Viking is well as their ability to scoop 6,137 provinces in Western Canada. actively developing partnerships litres of water in 12 seconds, makes Viking’s major programme, the with companies participating in the these the benchmark aircraft for Twin Otter 400, continues to attract British Columbia Technology Super firefighting missions and reducing customers from across the world. chain development, academic Cluster initiative. losses due to forest fires. The order book has exceeded 100 partnerships and global export The Viking Aerial Firefighting The Viking CL-415EAF aircraft, which, together with some opportunities. aircraft are highly manoeuvrable conversion programme forms part 430 aircraft still in service of the The CL-415EAF combines the at low speeds, and effectively of a staged approach to utilise the legacy Twin Otter series, make up proven performance of the CL-215 pilotable in difficult-to-reach advancements made with the LAAM a sizeable fleet with some 140 airframe with modern upgrades mountainous areas. They have converted aircraft as the basis operators on every continent. Q janes.com/aad
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As Africa Aerospace and Defence Biro patrol vessel under contract, 2018 takes place in Tshwane, commitment to other major South Africa’s defence industry is procurements is needed to cement on display for the world’s attention. South Africa’s defence industrial However, the country’s industrial capabilities and workforce,” base has struggled as orders from Forrester adds. the South African government have As a result of South African declined in the face of reduced defence procurement processes spending. emphasising the localisation of “The South African government has been taking some proactive ´6KRXOGHFRQRPLFJURZWKVWDELOLVHDQGLPPHGLDWH %XGJHWUHWXUQVWROHYHOV steps to engage with industry; VRFLDOFRQFHUQVEHDGGUHVVHGLQWKHQH[WWKUHHWR With a defence budget of USD3.6 however, translating these into ILYH\HDUVLQFUHDVHVIRUWKH6RXWK$IULFDQGHIHQFH billion in 2018, South Africa is the tangible actions to maintain the third largest defence spender in country’s defence industrial EXGJHWVKRXOGJDWKHUPRPHQWXPIURPµ Africa. Only Algeria and Morocco base will be an important step in FENELLA MCGERTY, PRINCIPAL RESEARCH ANALYST, JANE’S BY IHS MARKIT will spend more this year, with the coming years,” says Charles defence budgets of USD9.5 billion Forrester, senior defence industry workshare through the Defence potential for upward growth of and USD4.8 billion respectively. analyst at Jane’s by IHS Markit. Industrial Partnership (DIP) the defence industrial base is However, Jane’s Defence Budgets “While major procurement programme, and the enablement possible. However, it is reliant on projects that stronger defence programmes such as the infantry of economic empowerment either procurement from foreign budget growth in Egypt and Angola fighting vehicle acquisition under through the Broad-Based Black sources or external research and will mean that South Africa will fall Project Hoefyster are in progress, Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) development) funding to take to fifth place by 2023. and the initial phase of the Project for disadvantaged groups, the advantage of these processes. South Africa has one of the highest rankings in the World 6HOHFWHG$IULFDQGHIHQFHEXGJHWV86'PLOOLRQV Bank’s Doing Business Survey in the sub-Saharan African region and remains one of the most developed economies in the region. The Algeria 4,840 10,160 9,574 9,926 11,278 country’s solid monetary policy is Morocco 4,286 4,721 4,775 5,124 6,089 safeguarded by the independence of the South African Reserve Bank. South Africa 3,677 4,038 3,639 3,723 3,982 While the election of Cyril Egypt 3,885 3,789 3,339 3,691 5,249 Ramaphosa as the new leader Angola 4,966 5,127 2,975 3,180 4,639 of the ANC in December 2017 has been positive for investor Libya 3,376 2,606 2,590 2,595 3,114 confidence, the 2019 election Sudan 3,672 2,563 2,287 1,946 1,775 does create some uncertainty in the country’s economic outlook. Nigeria 1,687 1,758 1,833 1,865 2,321 Furthermore, the focus of the new Kenya 773 1,011 1,003 1,046 1,225 leadership in the interim appears Tunisia 433 809 877 945 1,130 to be education, justice and social care over defence. Tanzania 470 872 808 861 1,036 “In real terms, South African Botswana 343 442 499 520 613 defence spending in 2018 is back down to levels seen in 2010 after Source: Jane’s Defence Budgets the cancellation of the Airbus 23 is key
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country’s defence industrial base US. These have included not just a surveillance and light-attack that industry has a high degree has needed to focus on exports to armoured fighting vehicles, but aircraft, the AHRLAC and Mwari of self-confidence that is backed sustain its capabilities and develop also the DCD Protected Mobility respectively, with the company up by the track record of its new solutions using external developed Husky, which has been reportedly already working on capabilities,” Forrester says, adding sources of funding. that “openness to partnering “South Africa has been able to “Openness to partnering is going to remain a key is going to remain a key feature develop some highly competitive feature of South African industry as it works to export its of South African industry as it defence equipment solutions solutions to the global market” works to export its solutions to the for the global market based on global market, and move beyond the country’s harsh operating CHARLES FORRESTER, SENIOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY ANALYST, JANE’S BY IHS MARKIT a traditional supplier-customer environment and excellent relationship”. technical capabilities,” Forrester widely respected and adopted for an export order. The firm is now Despite these export efforts, says. counter-IED work. targeting possible requirements increased procurement from These efforts have been most Beyond land systems, South for the platform in the US through the South African government notable in the land systems African expertise has been the launching of the Bronco II in defence equipment – domain. Exports of armoured utilised to develop air-launched programme and is exploring particularly as outlined under vehicles have seen companies weapons systems such as the potential build and supply chain the Defence Review – would help such as Denel, DCD Protected Denel Dynamics A-Darter air-to-air options in the US. to drive the country’s defence Mobility and Paramount Group missile, developed with Brazil, and “Pushing the boundaries into industrial base, with micro-, small export platforms and subsystems a range of electronic warfare and emerging and peer markets, and medium-sized enterprises to countries such as Azerbaijan, electro-optical systems. Paramount while also pursuing opportunities likely to benefit significantly from Kazakhstan, Malaysia, and the Group has also worked to develop in more mature markets, shows acquisitions. Q \HDUV RI GHIHQFH DQG VHFXULW\ HOHFWURQLFV XQGHU RQH URRI
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Diamond Aircraft, headquartered in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, and represented in South Africa by CitiJet Air Charter (Pty) Ltd, exhibiting in the static area, Stand SPE 7, produces a full range of high-quality certified all-composite single- and twin-engine aircraft, remote sensing turnkey solutions, and an aerobatic tandem trainer, as well as type-specific flight training simulators. More powerful The company uses proprietary safety. The aircraft are flown by lead-free Jet A-1 fuel piston private pilots, professional flight engines, made by Austro Engine (a training operators and institutions strike for 100 per cent subsidiary of Diamond worldwide. Aircraft Austria), for the DA40, DA42 At AAD, Diamond Aircraft and DA62. presents the DA40 NG, as well Snakehead Diamond Aircraft applies as the DA62 MPP fitted with modern technologies to achieve the Trakka System gimbal and high fuel efficiency, low noise, Maritime Radar. BY CHRISTOPHER F FOSS internal security and counter- excellent performance and Whether you are a new pilot insurgency operations, Snake Head The Jordan Advanced Machining has bullet-/splinter-proof vision Company (JAMC) (Hangar 2, Stand blocks covering 360 °. CW22) is showing its latest Snake In addition to being used by ADS-B: get the compl Head Cupola Mk VI armed with the Jordan Armed Forces, Snake two .50 M2 machine guns, each Head is also used by the Jordanian weapon being provided with 200 Gendarmerie installed on some Status Aviation, located in Hall 5, rounds of ready-use ammunition. of its locally produced Al Jawad Stand E1 in conjunction with It has powered traverse through (4x4) internal security vehicles and OzRunways, Australia’s number a full 360° with a manual back-up a recently deployed Toyota Land one Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) that and weapon elevation from -10° to Cruiser. is available for Africa, launched its +35°, and its own battery-powered Although originally designed to ADS-B compatibility function to the electrical supply for the two fans be installed on armoured fighting popular EFB software. and the searchlight. Snake Head vehicles and internal security Although OzRunways Traffic is Cupola Mk VI is of all-welded steel vehicles, the cupola is also being very useful, it is not the complete armour, which is to STANAG 4569 marketed in the static defence picture. With many aircraft now Level II standard. role when installed on a protected ADS-B equipped, users can get For a high level of situational police post for guarding high-value the best traffic picture by adding a awareness, which is vital during installations. Q portable ADS-B IN receiver to their flight bag. This enables the user to ‘see’ other traffic in close proximity. The Africa Aerospace & Defence 2018 Show Daily is produced by OzRunways 7 has support for IHS Jane’s and three editions are written and produced on site. the new generation of Wi-Fi-based GDL90 compatible receivers Publisher: Xenia Sapanidi; Show Daily Director: Lynne Raishbrook. such as Status 3, Dynon DRX and Editor: Günter Endres. Correspondents: Sam J Basch, David Donald, uAvionix Ping. Christopher F Foss and 0DUN0DQVÀHOG. Photographer: Patrick Allen. OzRunways includes the Production Editor: Nicola Keeler. Online Editor: James Macinnes. official South African Civil Aviation detail before flying. Operations Manager: Simon Kay. Authority (SACAA) maps as well as Smart Airfields, a new feature Printing and distribution by MM Print Services Ltd. the South African AIP. in version 7, offers a completely 7KH$IULFD$HURVSDFH 'HIHQFH6KRZ'DLO\RIÀFHLVQH[WWRWKH0HGLD Version 7 includes SmartBrief, redesigned Airfields tab. There are Centre, outside Hangar 5. which puts everything one needs sections with favourite nearby and 7KHRIÀFLDORQOLQHYHUVLRQLVDYDLODEOHDWjanes.com/aad to know into a single screen, giving plan airfields with one-tap access the user superb awareness of every to any document for smaller janes.com/aad
27 Eye in the sky a cut above Trakkacorp, represented by CitiJet fuel engine running on Jet A-1, is an Air Charter (Pty) Ltd in South Africa, exceptional IFR platform, both for located in the static park on Stand training and travelling. SPE 7, is showcasing a range of Shown for the first time in products at AAD. Products include South Africa is the brand-new the SWE-400-LE EO camera DA62 MPP Special Mission installed on the Diamond DA62 Aircraft. This is a larger Diamond MPP multimission aircraft and surveillance aircraft featuring Trakkabeam A800 High Intensity the latest tracking and sensor Searchlight in conjunction with technology. The company claims it Paramount Group’s FAST AS350 threats or incidents. is the most cost-effective, powerful multirole helicopter. The Trakkabeam A800 high- and versatile airborne platform in The SWE-400-LE is fitted with a intensity searchlight incorporates its class available today. thermal imager, daylight camera, an internal filter that allows the user Diamond offers an extensive laser rangefinder and a 35MP to change from infrared to white looking for the perfect first portfolio of factory approved digital camera, making it extremely light in less than one second. It is aircraft, an experienced aviator sensor, communication and effective on the DA62 MPP for an excellent addition to the role with discerning tastes or a flight datalink installations for a wide gathering high-resolution evidence equipment list being offered by school of high-quality standard, variety of missions. images and video footage of such Paramount on the FAST helicopter the DA40 NG is likely to meet your Additionally, Diamond is an missions as pirate detection or programme. Being fitted on a requirements. OEM that welcomes and supports border patrols. This imagery can mount that allows for interface The modern and safe composite the development and certification then be sent immediately back via with the external weapon rack, the four-seater aircraft, with advanced of custom configurations to satellite relay to the customer’s A800 can be interchanged with avionics and the sophisticated suit every customer’s specific command centre, allowing for real- a weapon pod in less than nine Austro Engine 168 HP AE300 jet requirements. Q time evaluation and reaction to any minutes. Q ete picture Core activities from Pakistan Global Industrial and Defence Uqab-NG, with a ceiling of 20,000ft and Scout UAVs, which are Solutions (GIDS) of Pakistan and endurance of 10 hours. It is operated by the Pakistani Special (Hangar 7, Stand CW 3) is showing launched by catapult from any Forces. some of its core activities in the type of terrain. According to the The company is also showing defence domain. Among its range company, its UAV packages are general-purpose steel and pre- of unmanned aerial systems (UAVs), designed to be flexible, affordable fragmentation bombs, ranging the company counts a variety of and customisable to meet the from 125kg to 1,000kg. Having short-range, hand-launched or varying needs of clients and their improved on the performance of VTOL surveillance systems and peculiar environments. the MK series of bombs, GIDS has its medium-endurance tactical Focused on solutions for air, diversified its customer base to air Shahpar and Uqab systems. land, sea and special operations forces in Africa, the Middle East, The latest version offered is the forces, GIDS brought its Shahpar Europe and Southeast Asia. Q
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4330 Today’s youth are the industry’s future
AAD hosts Africa’s largest aviation, Beyond the YDP career expo, military and defence expo. These there are bursaries offered expos are of mass proportions, by partnering companies and genuinely displaying how the stakeholders. Their learners industry can be of great benefit are exposed to companies that to society today. As we are fast offer bursaries in high-tech approaching the fourth industrial environments and this enables era, where everything is nano-sized them to choose careers carefully. and super-developed, artificial In 2018, students will be offered intelligence and virtual reality are opportunities to apply for bursaries rapidly taking over. We find that with organisations such as Saab most of the technology used daily in Grintek Defence, Paramount Group, society stems from aerospace and $UPVFRU'HQHODQG5HXWHFK7KH\ innovation technologies. AAD helps will also be afforded an opportunity people to explore and see such to apply for international bursaries technologies first hand. to study in Hungary. The Hungarian At the heart of the show is speak to industry professionals, follows certain protocols. Our Embassy will be one of the many the AAD Youth Development offering them an insight into career learners are not only issued with exhibitors and will be offering Programme (AAD YDP), an initiative options that normally they would bags and brochures, but they learners an opportunity to apply for that aims to open up a world of not have known about. are exposed to a high-technology bursaries to study their first degree career opportunities within the In line with its mission environment and all the companies in Hungary. aviation and defence sectors to the to encourage and support bring exciting top technologies Other programmes youth of South Africa, giving them mathematics, science and and have an exciting rotation encompassed in AAD YDP include an interactive, if not direct, platform technology subjects, the AAD YDP programme prepared,” explains Military Skills Development System to the industry and creating better invites learners from Dinaledi Kholisile Khumalo, AAD YDP (MSDS), which is intended to create awareness of the industry. 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With the intent of engineering and mathematics 3UDFWLFDOH[SRVXUHWRPLOLWDU\ programme, the candidate exits bringing a world-class aviation and learners of each grade from the and commercial aircraft the system to serve in the reserve defence show to the youth of South various Dinaledi schools make up VLPXODWRUV force or stays on for medium-term Africa since its creation in 2002, the 3,000 learners for the Focused 5RERWLFV career opportunities. The aim YDP Expo has continued to grow in Youth Awareness Group. 9LUWXDOUHDOLW\ of the Youth Programme of the numbers every year. The learners “The AAD YDP career exhibition &DUHHUH[KLELWLRQ Department of Defence (DOD) is that are invited to attend get to is a structured programme that 0RWLYDWLRQDOWDONVE\HQJLQHHUV the promotion of the DOD’s MSDS pilots and scientists. programme in support of its human “With the above for a line-up, resource strategy. Thereafter a the YDP career expo is sure broader range of careers within to entertain and enlighten. A the South African Military, Navy, robotic competition is soon to be Air Force and Army are open to the launched to encourage pupils to youth. be more creative and innovative The programme focuses on and give solutions to current and opening up a world of career future problems that the industry SRVVLELOLWLHV H[SRVXUHWRWKH faces. This links back to the industry on a grand scale such coming of the fourth industrial as AAD makes the impossible UHYROXWLRQDQGHTXLSSLQJRXU dreams of these young people youth to compete in the industry, more tangible. The YDP is unlocking as well as on a global front,” says Africa’s aerospace and defence Khumalo. potential. Q 6(37
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