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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Navy ups 76mm spares holding

SAS Amatola (Valour class)The South African Navy has placed a R971 546.38 order with Oto Melara SpA of La Spezia, Italy, for the procurement of further 76/62mm gun mounting spares.

The contract follows similar orders in September last year and June 2007.

The Navy operates a small number of 76mm Oto Melera 76mm/62 Super Rapid medium calibre automatic cannon on its Valour-class frigate and Warrior-class offshore patrol vessels.

The gun system has been in service with the Navy since about 1977 when around 17 were acquired via Israel as part of projects Japonica and Coupé to arm the Minister (later Warrior-class) fast attack craft.

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