South Africa’s weapon
technology stolen
Staff Writer 17 November 2019
A major security breach at state-owned arms
manufacturer Denel may have led to the theft of highly sensitive and classified
weapons technology information.
This is according to City Press, which reported
that President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the Special Investigations Unit
(SIU) to investigate the matter.
The report stated that the intellectual property
related to Denel’s missiles was stolen by current and former employees and
given to arms company Saudi Arabian Military Industries (Sami).
Many former Denel engineers with experience in
designing and manufacturing missiles are now working at Sami.
An army general told City Press that what happened
at Denel is industrial espionage and amounts to treason.
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