Denel Dynamics, formerly Kentron, is a

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Denel Denel SOC Ltd is a South African state-owned aerospace and military technology conglomerate established in 1992. It was created when the manufacturing subsidiaries of Armscor were split off in order for Armscor to become the procurement agency ...

SOC Ltd, a

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and manufacturing company wholly owned by the

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. It underwent a name change from Kentron to Denel Aerospace Systems during the early part of 2004 and later to Denel Dynamics. Denel Dynamics is located in

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, South Africa. Several sites are operating according to ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 certified.

Key products

UN arms embargo violation

Four South Africans working for Kentron were arrested in March 1984 in

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and charged with violation of the UN arms embargo – which outlawed the export of arms and military equipment to

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. The Coventry Four were granted

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against a deposit of £200,000 and a guarantee by a diplomat from the South African embassy who waived his

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. They were allowed to return to South Africa on condition that they appeared at their trial in England in August 1984. In the event, South African foreign minister,

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, refused to allow them to return for their trial.

Key products

UN arms embargo violation

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