UK MoD considers outsourcing defence procurement

Airbus signs $2bn aluminium supply deal

Airbus suppliers warn of credit squeeze ahead of production hike

Defence purchasing should be recognised career path

Flying high

Military urged to take aim at procurement

Nigeria: My Private Jet Story, By Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor

Three judges to probe arms deal

Supply chain risk threatens commercial aviation sector

Arms probe ‘could call even the president’

Articles in category: Defence & Aerospace

1. SA spends much less on defence in GDP terms than the global average Explore Engineering News (Apr 9 2013) Defence & Aerospace South Africa today spends about 1% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defence, in comparison to the global average figure of 2.5%, reported auditing and consultancy firm Deloitte on Tuesday. This low level of defence spending is exemplified by the fact that the South African Air Force has placed 12 of its 26 Gripen fighters in long-term storage. In the 1980s, defence expenditure absorbed 4% of the country’s GDP. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   India   Africa   Russia

2. SA’s involvement in a foreign war demands an explanation Explore BDlive (Mar 26 2013) Defence & Aerospace The reasons given for South Africa’s deployment of troops to the perpetually unstable Central African Republic fall short of the sort of questions they should have proactively answered, writes Songezo Zibi. Had President Jacob Zuma been leading a country that took an active interest in the deployment of its armed forces in foreign lands, he would be regretting the terse statement his spokesman, Mac Maharaj, sent out on January 6. Instead of a full briefing to explain what in effect was a full combat deployment, Maharaj issued a statement that said relatively little about Zuma’s instruction to send ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   South Africa   Parliament   Jacob Zuma

3. 10 Companies Profiting the Most from War Explore Spread Liberty News (Mar 12 2013) Sourcing , Defence & Aerospace Based on the SIPRI report, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 10 biggest weapons companies. Arms were defined as sales to military customers, either for procurement or for export, but do not include sales of general purpose items, such as oil or computer equipment. We looked at sales figures for two years through 2011, among other metrics. Here are the 10 companies that profit the most from war: (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Boeing   Netherlands

4. Nigeria: My Private Jet Story, By Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor Explore arTiFiCiaL EnTErTainmEnT (Dec 4 2012) Risk Management , Defence & Aerospace The birthday gift of a private jet presented by a member of Word of Life Bible Church, Warri and chairman of the committee of the procurement of the jet, Kevin Nwachukwu, to Pastor Ayodele Joseph Oritsejafor, the head of the church and the national president of Christian Association of Nigeria, on Saturday, November 10, has generated a lot of controversy. In this interview, Oritsejafor tells the story of how the jet was acquired. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Nigeria

5. 11 Russian Procurement Network Members Charged and Arrested Explore Criminal (Oct 4 2012) Risk Management , Defence & Aerospace On October 3, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced that a Russian agent and 10 other members of a procurement network for the Russian Military and Intelligence were arrested while operating in the United States. The microelectronics are strictly controlled by the U.S government because they can be used in military systems like radar, surveillance systems, guidance systems for weapons, and detonation triggers. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Russia

6. Local company close to winning extra work on A400M aircraft Explore Engineering News (Sep 17 2012) Defence & Aerospace , Manufacturing & Automotive Denel Aerostructures (DAe) is very close to concluding a contract to manufacture the ribs, sword and spars for the vertical tail planes for the Airbus Military A400M military transport aircraft. These parts are manufactured largely from composites. This work would be in addition to the components the local company already manufactures for the European aeroplane. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   South Africa

7. Airbus signs $2bn aluminium supply deal Explore Procurement Leaders Network (May 28 2012) Defence & Aerospace , Capital Equipment Planemaker Airbus has signed a $2bn multi-year agreement with aluminium provider Constellium to support all its aircraft programmes. Under the new agreement, Constellium will supply Airbus with a broad range of aluminium rolled products. (Read Full Article)

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8. Global aircraft MRO market to reach $48.8bn in 2012 Explore Procurement Leaders Network (May 25 2012) Defence & Aerospace , Manufacturing & Automotive The global value for the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul market will reach almost $50bn this year, new research predicts.  A Global Information report notes that, after a number of years of slow growth, the market is showing "encouraging signs of recovery", fuelled by the introduction of a multitude of new aircraft. (Read Full Article)

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9. Supply chain risk threatens commercial aviation sector Explore Procurement Leaders Network (May 14 2012) Defence & Aerospace , Manufacturing & Automotive The aerospace and defence industry experienced a strong 2011, but supply chain risks pose a serious danger to the sector. Neil Hampson, global aerospace and defence leader, PwC, said: "This year, we expect continued growth in commercial aerospace resulting from strong and steady demand for global aviation and increased commercial aircraft production. (Read Full Article)

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10. SA defence industry products attracting Chilean attention Explore Engineering News (Apr 12 2012) Sourcing , Defence & Aerospace South African defence systems are under consideration by the Chilean Navy as an option for the modernisation of its frigate force."South Africa is one of the countries the Chilean Navy is looking at, searching for cost-effective solutions," Vice Admiral Kenneth Pugh, the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy's First Naval Zone, told Engineering News Online at the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), in Cape Town, on Thursday. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   South Africa   Cape Town

11. Iran arms-sale probes ‘already under way’ Explore Home - BusinessDay (Mar 16 2012) Procurement Ethics , Defence & Aerospace The National Conventional Arms Control Committee has launched an investigation of claims published last weekend that South Africans were involved in arms sanctions-busting on behalf of Iran, it emerged yesterday. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   United Arab Emirates   Qatar   Algeria

12. Former MoD buyer pleads guilty to accepting bribes Explore supplymanagement.com (Feb 22 2012) Procurement Ethics , Defence & Aerospace William Marks, who previously worked as a deputy senior commercial officer at the UK Ministry of Defence, has admitted receiving £66,500 in bribes to favour a supplier in CCTV tenders. (Read Full Article)

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13. US abandons bribery prosecution Explore iol.co.za (Feb 21 2012) Procurement Ethics , Defence & Aerospace The Obama administration threw in the towel on one of its biggest bribery cases in the military equipment business, which it had touted as part of its campaign to crack down on corruption, moving to dismiss charges against 16 defendants. Twenty-two people were arrested in early 2010 on charges that they had tried to bribe a supposed African defense minister by padding their bids to supply military equipment to his country. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Reuters

14. Commission ‘hard at work’ preparing for arms deal inquiry Explore Home - BusinessDay (Feb 21 2012) Procurement Ethics , Defence & Aerospace , Public Sector THE arms deal commission of inquiry, formed to lay to rest allegations of corruption against the government, is still "setting up the infrastructure" for the work ahead, four months after its formation was announced in October. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Johannesburg   Jacob Zuma   Jeff Radebe

15. UK's MoD to encourage ''exportability' through procurement Explore supplymanagement.com (Feb 2 2012) Defence & Aerospace The Ministry of Defence (MoD) plans to use procurement to boost exports of UK-produced defence equipment, a white paper has revealed. Bidding suppliers may be expected to suggest a cheaper, lower specification version of a product so it can be sold abroad. (Read Full Article)

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16. Collaborative fuel purchasing takes off at African airlines Explore supplymanagement.com (Jan 19 2012) Sourcing , Defence & Aerospace , Fuels & Lubricants Industry body AFRAA believes a joint purchasing deal will result in cheaper prices, better quality fuel and a more reliable supply for nine African carriers. A group of nine African airlines, including operators in Angola, Mozambique and Namibia, will buy fuel worth $1.5 billion together to get a cheaper, better quality and more reliable supply. (Read Full Article)

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17. Military urged to take aim at procurement Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Jan 5 2012) Value creation , Defence & Aerospace Defence-sector organisations should boost procurement efficiency by adopting a cost-wise readiness methodology, according to a consulting firm. (Read Full Article)

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18. MoD in dock over consultancy spend Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Nov 18 2011) Defence & Aerospace , Services Procurement The UK's Ministry of Defence has come under pressure for spending almost £600m on external consultants over the past two years. According to the Guardian newspaper, the department "routinely" breached government guidelines put in place to control this type of expenditure. The figures, which were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and have been confirmed by the MoD,... (Read Full Article)

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19. UK MoD considers outsourcing defence procurement Explore supplymanagement.com (Nov 17 2011) Outsourcing , Defence & Aerospace A private sector organisation could run the UK's defence procurement under proposals being considered by the Ministry of Defence. The outsourcing of defence purchasing is being considered as a way of reforming the MoD’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation in a bid to prevent procurement delays and cost inefficiencies. A government-owned contractor-operated solution is one of three options put forward by the MoD’s chief of defence materiel Bernard Gray. (Read Full Article)

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20. US defence supply chain hit by counterfeit goods Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Nov 8 2011) Defence & Aerospace Relations between China and the United States have soured further after two US senators accused China of failing to control the flow of counterfeit parts into US weapons adding that they will take action to stop this in the future according to a report on Reuters. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Reuters   China

21. Zuma will testify in arms inquiry Explore iol.co.za (Nov 1 2011) Procurement Ethics , Defence & Aerospace President Jacob Zuma says he will testify at the inquiry into the multi-billion rand arms deal. “Of course, anybody called will have to go to the commission to testify whatever you know and whatever you don't know,” Zuma said at a question and answer breakfast hosted by The New Age newspaper in Cape Town on Tuesday. Zuma said many people had the impression that “you know a lot when you know nothing”. In September, Zuma announced a commission of inquiry into the arms deal. Zuma himself was once charged with corruption after his financial adviser Schabir Shaik, who had ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Cape Town   Jacob Zuma

22. Arms probe ‘could call even the president’ Explore Home - BusinessDay (Oct 28 2011) Procurement Ethics , Defence & Aerospace CAPE TOWN — The terms of reference and powers of the arms deal commission of inquiry are so wide they could lead the probe to the door of President Jacob Zuma himself. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Germany   Jacob Zuma   Jeff Radebe

23. Arms inquiry to 'rid nation of albatross' Explore iol.co.za (Oct 27 2011) Procurement Ethics , Defence & Aerospace Allegations surrounding the arms deal, or the strategic defence initiative, have been in the public domain since the dawn of democracy and have hung like an albatross around the country's neck, says Justice & Constitutional Development Minister Jeff Radebe. ||| Allegations surrounding the arms deal, or the strategic defence initiative, have been in the public domain since the dawn of democracy and have hung like an albatross around the country's neck, says Justice & Constitutional Development Minister Jeff Radebe. Speaking at press conference on Thursday, Radebe announced the terms of reference to the commission that would investigate the allegations of corruption ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Johannesburg   Jeff Radebe

24. Three judges to probe arms deal Explore iol.co.za (Oct 24 2011) Procurement Ethics , Defence & Aerospace , Public Sector President Jacob Zuma has announced that three judges would lead the commission of inquiry into the R40 billion arms deal, but he did not state its terms of reference. ||| President Jacob Zuma has announced that three judges would lead the commission of inquiry into the R40 billion arms deal, but he did not state its terms of reference. In a surprise announcement on Monday during his cabinet reshuffle, the president said that the commission would investigate allegations of wrong doing in the Strategic Defence Procurement Packages. This was a follow up to an initial announcement by Zuma on September 15 ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Jacob Zuma

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