The Rooivalk helicopter made by Denel. The state-owned arms maker faces a cash crisis and is in talks with the Treasury and the department of public enterprises. Picture: REUTERS
The demagogues and unenlightened claim there is no role for an SOE in the defence and aerospace sector. This is the same argument used to justify the continued and, some would say, criminally negligent underfunding of the SA National Defence Force . This attitude will undoubtedly come back to haunt us in the near future.
Calamitous mismanagement has reduced Denel to a shadow of its former self. This is yet another crisis the military and SA will have to face in the near future. The Rooivalk was the only attack helicopter designed and produced in Africa, complete with its pioneering heads-up display within the helmet visors of its aircrew. This not only improved accuracy, it enabled the use of locally made missile systems on very sophisticated platforms. This led to SA being one of only five fifth-generation missile producers in the world.
This holds true for the incredible galaxy of innovators, scientists, engineers and technicians who once called Denel home. After one-too-many missed pay cheques, many members of this intellectual elite have gone, driven to seek greener pastures in the interests of survival. Their opportunities, due to the nature of the industry, are more often than not in foreign countries, which benefit from the investment SA made in its people and its skills and hard sciences.
Mismanagement, coupled with defence budget cuts, has had a fatal effect on the delivery and timelines assigned to this project.
A bit late for that now... Thank you ANC...
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