18.09.2005, 13:31
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Zitat:South Africa's Denel Forced Into Strategic Shiftvon <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2005/09/bae-wins-upgrade-contract-for-south-african-tanks/index.php#orison_mc">http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/200 ... #orison_mc</a><!-- m -->
Base, Bleeding OutBack in July, DID informed its readers that India's sanctions against Denel and disqualifications from a $2 billion artillery contract on bribery-related charges could have a major effect on the South African defense firm as a whole. In August, those sanctions came to pass, barring Denel from a contract it was likely to win and accelerating efforts already underway to radically restructure the firm.[...]
Zitat:BAE Wins Upgrade Contract for South African Tanks
BAE Systems has been awarded a follow-on contract for approximately GBP 15 million (USD $27.3 million) by Armscor, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) acquisition agency, for the upgrade of an additional batch of Olifant Mk1B Main Battle Tanks to Mk2 standard.
The Olifant Mark 1 entered full production in 1983, and was very similar to that of the South African Semel tank, which in turn was based on an upgraded conversion of British Centurion tanks (in generational terms: Centurion -> Chieftain -> Challenger -> Challenger 2). The South African Army has 172 Olifant Mk 1A/B main battle tanks in operation, and the Olifant Mk1B entered service in 1991. [...]
This is the single largest order awarded by Armscor to Land Systems OMC in over 12 years and follows an initial GBP 11 million (USD $27.3 million) order received in September 2003 for the first batch. Delivery of the upgraded Olifant Mk2 MBTs is scheduled for 2006/2007. [...]