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and annual showS A S O L D I E RChildren enjoying the look andfeel of the hardware at theRand Show.An Agusta Westland AW109 helicopterprovides air transport for the "injuredon the battlefield" - a display at theRand Show.country against external aggression.Their children, Lesego andTebogo, were enthralled by thesight of an Agusta WestlandAW109 helicopter on display.At the opening of the Rand Show(Joburg Easter Festival) on 22 April2011, Mr Craig Newman, the CEOof Nasrec, expressed his gratitudeat the return of the SANDF to theRand Show. He hoped that itsreturn would also help to enticethe youth to consider variouscareer options available in theSANDF.Representing the City ofJohannesburg MetropolitanMunicipality, Director ofOperations at the JohannesburgMetro Police Department, MsKenalemang Maribe, paid tributeto the SANDF's presence andwarned those with criminal intentto stop what they were doing assecurity had been beefed up withthe arrival of the SANDF contingentat this year's event.The following were some of themilitary hardware on display:detection system used duringdeployments. Command Ratel, mock operationalroom main signalequipment.SA Air Force The Rooivalk combatHelicopter. The Agusta Westland AW109helicopter. Umlindi radar system andterminal mobile radarantenna. All the above-mentionedequipment was successfullyutilised during the air securityplan for the 2010 SoccerWorld Cup.SA Navy The shallow water route surveysystem for sonar detectionused in the harbours ofCape Town, Port Elizabethand Durban. Diver tank used for trainingSA Navy divers.A girl enjoys watching a navaldiver inside a SA Navy tank atthe Rand Show.SA Army Startstreak missile launcher:Capabilities include the protectionof national key points inSA and airspace security. Tactical intelligence system -state of the art surveillancetechnology, which is the first ofits kind to be commissioned inthe world. A parachute display. Multiple rocket launcher andM5 mortar system. Rooikat Armoured Car. Olifant Mk2 Tank with tanktransporter. Ratel ZT-3. Bridge-laying vehicle andSA Military HealthService A Level 1 chemical and biologicaldefence decontaminationdeployment facility toensure patients are stabilisedbefore being evacuated tomore advanced health carefacilities.Defence ReservesUnit 11 Field Postal Unit is to providean efficient field postalservice to the SANDF, whereverit may be deployed.J U N E 2 0 1 1 • s 17