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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:state-owned_enterprise
defence procurement agency
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gptkbp:abbreviation
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gptkb:Armscor
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:employs
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gptkb:engineer
gptkb:scientist
technicians
project managers
procurement specialists
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gptkbp:founded
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1968
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gptkbp:governedBy
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Armscor Act (Act 51 of 2003)
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gptkbp:headquarters_location
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gptkb:Pretoria
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gptkbp:historicalName
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gptkb:Armaments_Corporation_of_South_Africa
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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arms development during apartheid
circumventing international arms embargoes
nuclear weapons program (discontinued)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Armscor (South Africa)
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gptkbp:industry
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defence
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gptkbp:languageOfService
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gptkb:Afrikaans
English
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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Solomon Mahlangu (namesake of Armscor building)
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:Casspir_APC
gptkb:G6_howitzer
gptkb:Olifant_tank
gptkb:Ratel_IFV
gptkb:Rooivalk_attack_helicopter
Vektor firearms
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gptkbp:officialWebsite
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https://www.armscor.co.za/
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gptkbp:parentOrganization
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gptkb:Department_of_Defence_(South_Africa)
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gptkbp:predecessor
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Munitions Production Board
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gptkbp:responsible_for
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defence technology testing
defence technology development
defence technology research
acquisition of defence materiel
defence technology evaluation
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Denel
Alkantpan Test Range
Ergotech
Gerotek Test Facilities
Institute for Maritime Technology
Mechem
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:G3_rifle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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