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News & Events
| South African software-defined radios enter home straight |
28 October 2009 |
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Reutech Communications is under contract to complete final development, including productionisation and pre-production, of a new family of fast frequency-hopping, digitally encrypted, software-defined radios (SDRs) for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The radios have grown out of an earlier software-defined demonstrator programme fulfilled by the then-RDI Communications company to assist in informing the specification of Project Radiate, the SANDF's network-enabled capability development programme. (Source: Janes Air Force News Briefs - 19 October 2009)
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| Put Spider to the test |
1 July 2009 |
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The RSR 940 Spider, a covert air and sea surface surveillance radar, has been installed in Simonstown to undergo a product evaluation exercise.
Due to a shift to peacekeeping into the African continent, deployment in littoral waters and protection against asymmetric threats have become priorities. The Spider radar system is ideally suited for these needs.
The Spider is capable to detect and track much smaller sea and air targets than current coastal and air surveillance radars in its class. The system is a fully coherent, low cost, light-weight, LPI frequency modulated continuous wave radar. Low transmitted power levels make it ideal for covert operations. The system is not easily detected by the conventional ESM systems.
The Spider RSR 940 can be transported on a 1 ton pickup truck; with the antenna stowed away to fit in the vehicle envelope. Various system configurations are available. These range from a highly mobile (1 ton truck) setup to permanent installations (RSR 970). The semi-permanent version is container based and can be supplied with mast heights of 5 to 15m above ground level.
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| Reutech's Annual Health Relay |
20 May 2009 |
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Reutech has again combined forces with the South African Defence Athletic Club to present a 5 X 5 km run and 3 X 5 km walk in Simonstown Dockyard. A record number of almost 100 teams entered this year, with the SAS Drakensberg entering 20 teams.
R/Adm Rusty Higgs (Flag Officer Fleet) was patron of the event and reiterated the importance of members of the SANDF to be fit and in shape. He thanked Reutech for their continued support and presented James Verster (CEO) with a gift (picture right). |
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| Reutech well represented at IDEX 2009 |
8 March 2009 |
Reutech was well represented at the recent IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi, UAE with representation from all four Reutech companies.
Reutech was part of the South African Pavilion and exhibitions included modern electronics fusing for all tube launched ammunition rounds, ground and naval based search and tracking radar systems (the latest RSR 210N radar, selected by a leading NATO Navy and currently under development) and the development and manufacture of state-of-the-art tactical airborne and ground-based communication systems and electronic air weapon systems. |
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| Reutech teams up with MALA Geoscience in USA |
February 2009
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MALA GeoScience USA, Inc. has been appointed as Reutech Mining’s North American (USA and Canada) distributors of the MSR (Movement & Surveying Radar) range of products. MALA is the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems and software solutions designed to meet the needs of professional geophysicists, geologists, engineers and scientists world-wide.
Mala has an exciting range of products to suit every GPR application and is the world leader in borehole and multi-channel GPR array imaging systems. MALA USA based in Charleston, SC, and plans to expand its operations to the Western US and Canada to provide service centers in support of its collaboration with Reutech Mining.
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| Set Top Boxes for Africa |
23 January 2009 |
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Reutech and Nashua Electronics (RC&C) have been selected by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) as the primary supplier of Set Top Boxes for the digital migration programme trial. The trial is expected to be completed by mid-2009 and public uptake of the Set Top Boxes is planned for the last quarter of 2009.
Delivery of the SABC trial boxes started in November 2008. The Set Top Box is designed and produced for the South African market. The QT100 Set Top Box was recently displayed at a major international exhibition and its the first MPEG4 Set Top Box ever developed using the NEC chip-set.
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| REUTECH at international shows in 2009 |
17 November 2008 |
Reutech will participate in a number of international shows early in 2009. They are:
- AERO INDIA 2009 from 11-15 February at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bangalore. Visit our Reutech Communications group in Hall D, Stand 5.
- IDEX 2009 from 22 - 26 February 2009 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Reutech divisions participating are Reutech Radar Systems, Reutech Communications and Reutech Precision Products.
- LAAD 2009 from 17 - 17 April in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reutech divisions participating are Reutech Radar Systems, Reutech Communications and Reutech Precision Products.
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| REUTECH Announces Consolidated Brand |
September 2008
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The four defence companies within the Reutech group of companies have recently joined forces to consolidate and streamline their defence businesses.
The companies, formerly known as RDI Communications, RDL Technologies, Fuchs Electronics and Reutech Radar Systems, have now united under a single brand. RDLTechnologies now operates as Reutech Solutions; Fuchs Electronics as Reutech Precision Products; RDI Communications as Reutech Communications and Reutech Radar Systems remains unchange.  Read more
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| Reutech at AAD 2008 |
September 2008
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Visit the Reutech stand in Hall 2 at Ysterplaat Air Force Base, Cape Town, South Africa from 17 – 19 September 2008. AAD is the largest exhibition of air, sea and land capability on the African continent. Read more
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