Henry240:


Unfortunately Namibia doesn't participate.

gottfried21:


A local newspaper reported a few weeks ago that Nam marine/Navy personnel will be taking part this year...I'll look for the article,I might've misread it out of excitement.

Henry240:


Yes, and i said, they are better, as a proven fact. The HQ-9, LY-08, HQ-16 are all better Air Defence Systems than the South-African system.

I did not mince words.

frumentius:

Hmmm, let me try and follow your logic:

I post that SA has applied to the UNSC to sell Umkhonto to Iran. People respond in all manner of serious and jocular posts. This convivial atmosphere is polluted by Henry's "Oh the Chinese have better". I see a bald assertion there and not much assumption.
And naturally, those are challenged around here.

A palliative for you: post photos, ignore our discussions and you'll be as good as rain.

chike00:

you think everyone must assert no insults intended before talking about anything south Africa?
A Calmative for you: you need to check how to deal with your low self-esteem bro. I've been on this thread far too long to know how to push your buttons. you are a man, act like it.
FYI...i can assure you, i am already good as rain or even better. hence am off
Auf Wiedersehen

ActivateKruger:
Is he supposed to wear sandals

nnamdi1998:
Exercise dragon claws

darkhorizon:


thats ajitata,he is a Captain in the Army.

SA in talks with Airbus, Boeing to print 3D parts

South African researchers developing the world's largest machine for producing aircraft parts using lasers to melt powdered titanium are in talks with Airbus and Boeing, with the first commercial application expected in 2019.

Officially launched in 2011 and backed by government, the Aeroswift research project last year produced its first three demonstrator parts – a pilot's throttle lever, a condition lever grip which is part of the throttle assembly, and a fuel tank pylon bracket, in a digital process known as 3D printing, or additive layer manufacturing.

Increasingly adopted by the automotive, aerospace and military industries as a cheaper way of making complex parts, the new manufacturing process could save millions of dollars on fuel and production costs as aircraft-makers replace aluminium bodies with lighter materials such as titanium alloys.

"How best to commercialise the process is a discussion we are currently having with the Aeroswift partners and relevant government agencies," said Simon Ward, Airbus's vice-president for international cooperation in Toulouse.

Ward said Airbus was in talks with Aeroswift and the South African government to ensure the project was commercially successful and created jobs in SA, where unemployment runs above 25%.

Airbus, which already sources parts for its A400M military transport aircraft from SA, has been offering Aeroswift support in terms of consulting, benchmark information and advice on what type of aircraft components to focus on, Ward said.

South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in partnership with local aerospace firm Aerosud Innovation Centre, say access to vast titanium reserves as well as pioneering the world's largest titanium powder-based 3D printing machine should give them a competitive edge.

SA ranks fourth in world titanium reserves, behind leader China, Australia and India, according to the US Geological Survey.

"Our machine is unique and the only one in the world," said Hardus Greyling, Aeroswift's contract coordinator who works at the CSIR's laser centre.

"We have developed new technologies and patents which allow us to upscale the additive process to go significantly faster and significantly larger than other systems."

During proof of concept trials, the machine achieved production speeds up to 10 times faster than currently available commercial laser melting machines, he said.

Its production chamber's volume measures up to 2m by 600mm by 600mm – about four times larger than the biggest commercial machines currently available, which operate at dimensions of 600mm by 500mm by 400mm, said Greyling.

Terry Wohlers, president of US-based industry consultancy Wohlers Associates, said after initial doubts his optimism for the project was rekindled when learning that the first parts demonstrated would be in test flights this year.

"It looks like the people at Aerosud and CSIR are on track and making very good progress toward carving out a slice of what is set to become a 3D printing market valued at tens of billions of dollars," he told Reuters.

SA has a long established defence and aerospace industry centred on state-owned group Denel SOC and also exports various components including antennae and seat frames for use in commercial jets.

ActivateKruger:
Is he supposed to wear sandals

chkil0:
Fox-2 [6x6 Armoured Personnel Carrier] Algeria

frumentius:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47030:sa-in-talks-with-airbus-boeing-to-print-3d-parts&catid=90:science-a-defence-technology&Itemid=204

Henry240:


What do they actually do at CSIR, purely military research or mixed Civilian/Military?

Henry240:


Dude, why did you delete your account?

darkhorizon:

thats ajitata,he is a Captain in the Army.

chkil0:
Fox-2 [6x6 Armoured Personnel Carrier] Algeria

Henry240:


What do they actually do at CSIR, purely military research or mixed Civilian/Military?

chkil0:
the 5th Algerian Kilo 636M Submarin ceremony of putting in the water

14.03.2017


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocEKVl1l1ZY

frumentius:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47030:sa-in-talks-with-airbus-boeing-to-print-3d-parts&catid=90:science-a-defence-technology&Itemid=204

jakeporeshenko:
Nigerian navy to acquire 14 naval patrol boats from SA, chief of naval staff just confirmed this channels television news in an interview while on a visit to South Africa. he met with the both SA navy and air force chiefs.

ActivateKruger:


He's.... alive

frumentius:


I knew he was here but I thought it was just a diplomatic visit to coincide with the Navy Festival. I wonder who the company is, though I suspect it's Paramount.