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UK, South Africa collaborating on military asset disposal
27 May 2021
by Charles Forrester
The United Kingdom is collaborating with South African defence procurement agency Armscor to help facilitate the disposal of UK military equipment to potential customers in Africa.
Under a Framework Agreement signed in 2020, the UK s Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) will be able to leverage the commercial footprint of Armscor s Defence Disposal Solutions to access potential new markets on the African continent.
The UK is collaborating with South Africa s Armscor for managing potential disposal of UK assets, including the C-130J. (Janes/Patrick Allen)
Sales to potential customers would be on a UK Government to Armscor to African Government or UK Government to African Government basis. Upgrade and after-sales support activities such as repairs and maintenance are offered by Armscor as part of the agreement. It is understood that any sales through the framework agreement would still
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Combat proven defence equipment and materiel from the United Kingdom (UK) has a new window into Africa thanks to a framework agreement entered into between the UK Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) and the disposal solutions component of Armscor.
DDS (Defence Disposal Solutions) is, according to Armscor, a division of the state-owned defence and security acquisition agency responsible for selling excess and obsolete defence materiel on behalf of the Department of Defence (DoD), “to the best advantage of the state”. Stock includes aircraft, spares, vessels, land and/or air-based equipment and ammunition larger than 12.7 mm.