20.05.2007, 01:34
Nach dem Mißerfolg in der Türkei will Denel den Rooivalk beerdigen:
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Zitat:South Africa: Denel Gets R8bn Shot in the Arm, Ditches Rooivalk
18 May 2007
Linda Ensor
Cape Town
Struggling arms maker Denel has been given an R8bn vehicle contract lifeline by Armscor. This comes hard on the heels of its failure to win a bid to supply Turkey with Rooivalk helicopters.
Denel has now decided that the Rooivalk, on whose development the government spent R8bn, is not commercially viable and it will not spend any new money on the helicopters. ...