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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Denel Dynamics to showcase Umkhonto GBADS at AAD

Umkhonto-R naval surface-to-air missileDenel Dynamics will next week showcase its Umkhonto short-range infra-red guided air defence missile's capacity in the ground role at the Africa Aerospace & Defence 2010 exhibition in Cape Town.

“With 45 years of air defence experience, we are proud of this versatile world-class missile,” says Machiel Oberholzer, Executive Manager Air Defence at Denel Dynamics.

The missile is the Block 2 version of the weapon featuring much enhanced “clutter” performance proven earlier this year during live firing trials with the Finnish Navy that operates the short-range air defence system (SHORADS) aboard four Hamina class missile boats and two Hämeenmaa class minelayers.

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