ARMSCOR, SANDF TO HOST AIR SYMPOSIUM.
Armscor and the SA National Defence Force will be hosting an air defence symposium in October to discuss joint air defence in the African environment, an SANDF spokesman announced on Thursday.
Brigadier General Les Lombard said air defence was a critical capability for any defence force, but such defence was only really effective when a number of neighbouring countries operated a joint air defence plan.
This was why the theme of the symposium was to be "Air Defence in the African Environment." Prominent military speakers from Africa and further afield were expected to participate, said Lombard.
The symposium would also look at equipment and systems and their suitability for the African environment.
Twenty-nine papers had been received, said Lombard, and nearly half of these were from abroad.
The conference would run from October 29 to October 31 at the CSIR conference centre in Pretoria, he said. A detailed programme, along with a registration form, was available at http://www.sajads.co.za
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