Atlas Aircraft Corporation of South Africa
The Atlas Aircraft Corporation (also known as Atlas Aviation) was founded in 1965 to provide a range of military aircraft and equipment for the South African Air Force to produce and export license. Due to the international arms embargo imposed on South Africa in 1970 , the main task was later to further develop, modernize and maintain the operational capability of the aircraft and helicopters of the South African Air Force. After the founding of the large concern Armscor (Armaments Corporation of South Africa) financed by the South African government , the Atlas Aircraft Corporation was subordinated to it in 1968.
In 1992 Atlas was then taken over by the newly founded defense company Denel as Denel Aviation .
Atlas manufactured and improved a variety of aircraft for the South African Air Force :
- Impala Mk I and Mk II - license production and further development of the Aermacchi MB-326
- Atlas Cheetah - further development of the Dassault Mirage III
- Oryx - further development of Aérospatiale SA 330
- Bosbok - Aermacchi AM.3 built under license
- Kudu - licensed Aermacchi AL-60
- Atlas XH-1 Alpha attack helicopter concept
- Atlas ACE - in-house development
Individual evidence
- ^ A b South African Air Force Equipment . globalsecurity.org. November 26, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ Arms Embargo against Apartheid South Africa . Richard Knight. November 26, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ South Africa's arms industry . Peter Batchelor (International Development Research Center). November 26, 2006. Archived from the original on November 19, 2006. Retrieved on October 9, 2012.
- ↑ The Case of Denel . Peter Batchelor (International Development Research Center). November 26, 2006. Archived from the original on November 24, 2006. Retrieved on October 9, 2012.
