Armscor handover helicopters to SAPS capacity

• Armscor continues to leverage its decades of expertise to assist state-owned entities
• The delivery comes as the SAPS prepares to launch its 2025 Festive Season campaign
• The handover ceremony, held at the SAPS Tshwane Academy in Pretoria, was attended by senior representatives

The Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor) has officially handed over two H125 single-engine light utility helicopters to the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Friday, 3 October 2025. These additional assets will enhance SAPS’s aerial capabilities and strengthen national crime-prevention efforts.

The handover ceremony, held at the SAPS Tshwane Academy in Pretoria, was attended by senior representatives from both Armscor and SAPS. Speaking on the sideline, Ms Segomotso Tire, Armscor’s Executive Manager for Business Development and Industry Support, underscored the corporation’s mandate in supporting organs of state.

“The Armscor Act provides for the corporation, with the approval of the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, to procure defence materiel on behalf of any organ of state. We are confident that these helicopters will serve as a powerful force multiplier in the fight against crime,” she said.

The delivery comes as the SAPS prepares to launch its 2025 Festive Season campaign. These two helicopters will complement the pair delivered by Armscor in 2023, further expanding the SAPS Air Wing fleet.

As the acquisition agency for the Department of Defence, Armscor continues to leverage its decades of expertise to assist state-owned entities in securing critical equipment that enables them to fulfil their constitutional mandates.

Ongoing collaborative projects between Armscor and SAPS include the disposal of obsolete landward and aeronautical platforms, as well as the provision of through-life-cycle support and maintenance management services. These measures are designed to ensure that SAPS platforms remain fully operational, efficient, and service-ready.