Denel to spend R98m more for Rooivalk, says Lekota
Denel was expected to spend R98.25 million during the next two years to complete the missile programme of the Rooivalk attack helicopter for the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), defence minister Mosioua Lekota said in a written reply to a question posed in parliament by official opposition MP Hendrik Schmidt.
But Lekota pointed fingers at Denel – whose chief executive, Shaun Liebenberg, announced earlier this year that the Rooivalk programme was completed – and referred in his answer to the development of the Rooivalk as being “hampered by problems” at Denel.
Liebenberg had indicated that the Rooivalk was not commercially viable and that Denel would not spend any new money on the helicopters or be able to look after the air force’s fleet in the future.
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21 Août 2007 à 16:46 dans
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