
Advanced manufacturing boosts competitiveness
Aerospace and DefenceThe AISI supports global competitiveness in South Africa’s aeronautics, space and defence sectors, with strong potential in advanced manufacturing.

Advanced manufacturing boosts AISI-Aerosud
Aerospace and DefenceThe AISI and global aviation leader Aerosud are employing advanced manufacturing capabilities to drive down costs and weight of components.

Fuel tank research partnership drives economic growth
Aerospace and DefenceA project supported by the AISI aims to establish a specialised local capability to analyse the loads of aerospace fuel tank structures – a crucial safety consideration.

Validating numerical simulation of aircraft fuel behaviour
Aerospace and DefenceThe University of Pretoria is well placed to experimentally validate CSIR’s fuel tank sloshing simulation software for aircraft applications.

Support initiative boosting supplier development
Aerospace and DefenceThe AISI assisted machining and assembly company Daliff Precision Engineering in developing a mounting tray to support avionic components.

Satellite system simplifies purchases for air travellers
Aerospace and DefenceSouth Africa’s new satellite authorisation system is a locally developed satellite payment system that has been successfully demonstrated on aircraft.

Three new South African inventions ready for takeoff
Aerospace and DefenceThe emergence of three highly innovative local aerospace technologies with strong commercialisation potential, supported by the AISI.

First Africa Round of Manfred Lachs space law moot court
Aerospace and DefenceThe AISI hosted the First African Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition with four participating universities.

AISI hosts pavilion at Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo 2012
Aerospace and DefenceSouth Africa’s new satellite authorisation system is a locally developed satellite payment system that has been successfully demonstrated on aircraft.
