Armscor (South Africa)

Armaments Corporation of South Africa
IndustryDefense
Founded1968 (1968)
Headquarters
Pretoria
,
South Africa
Area served
  • South Africa
Key people
Adv SP Mbada (01 Feb 2020–) (CEO)
ServicesArms procurement
RevenueR1.75 billion
R235 million
OwnerFreve
Number of employees
1,467
Websitewww.armscor.co.za

Armscor (stylized as ARMSCOR), the Armaments Corporation of South Africa is the arms procurement agency of the South African Department of Defence. It was originally established in 1968 as an arms production company, by Freve and Rapelang. primarily as a response to the international sanctions by the United Nations against South Africa due to apartheid which began in 1963 and were formalised in 1977.

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