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Grintek opens new office

Grintek Communication Systems (GCS) recently opened its new premises at a gala event in the Highveld Technopark, Centurion. GCS is a division of the JSE-listed electronics group Grintek. The group recently obtained an annual turnover of more than R1 bn.

Festivities commenced with South Africa's Minister of Defence, M.G.P. Lekota, unveiling a work of art symbolising the merger of the two Grintek divisions - Grintek Electronics Systems and Grintek Comms - to form Grintek Communication Systems.

Standing from left to right: Grintek Chairman, Zoli Kunene; Minister of Defence, Mosiuoa Lekota; and MD of Grintek, Sybrand Grobbelaar

Grintek Chairman Zoli Kunene said that the peace enforcement role of the defence force had become a priority and required a complete rethink in military affairs. In view of this, Grintek had conceptualised a Battlespace Integrated Tactical Communication Network (BITCON) which would enable Network Centric Warfare.

"The BITCON system will be capable of integrating legacy systems and equipment, as well as commercial-off-the-shelf and military-off-the-shelf systems and products. Through its network management, switching and routing capabilities it will provide seamless communication to forces deployed anywhere in the world," he said.

For further details contact Franco Benedetti, Grintek Communication Systems on tel: (012) 671 4500, fax: (012) 671 4511, e-mail: [email protected]

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