Question NW2300 to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
12 July 2023 - NW2300
Legwase, Ms TI to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1) With Armscor as the contract manager, the SA National Defence Force and Denel having been instructed by the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans to make a final determination on the future of Project Hoefyster, what is the status of the project (details furnished) since the project is an important project for the refurbishment of the SA Army’s Infantry capability; (2) What will be the next steps towards making a final determination on the project?
Reply:
1. The SA Army gave approval for the completion of Phase 1 (Development) and the acceptance of the indicated specification deviations, as well as acceptance of the already manufactured 4 Section Variants Pre-Production Models (PPM’s) updated to the latest status.
2. The next step will be Phase 2 (Industrialisation/Production) that entails the initial delivery of 1 Battalion (88 Badger ICV vehicles) to the SA Army.