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The South African minister of defence said in Feb this year that the government is deciding on whether to restart the production of the Rooivalk. Following the success it had in the DRC last year by defeating the M23 Rebels in just 3 days (where the Russian MI 24 struggled for a few years now)...

Hi there FLYBOYJ The Rooivalk did well in Australia and Saudi a couple of years back against the Apache. The Rooivalk is a very robust helicopter for harsh environments, and so are the Apache. The two helicopters are very the same. The only difference according to me is that the Apache has...

Here is the link to a video showing a Rooivalk performing a 360 degree loop. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAuqaJUFsfU

According to a Rooivalk engineer it outperformed the Apache in Saudi and Australia a few years ago, its systems is better equipped to the heat. The Rooivalk is built to fight in harsh, bushy, warm areas. It is easy to operate in those environments and heat. It's range is 740 km, which means that...

One of the Rooivalk technicians said that the Rooivalk outperformed the Apache in Saudi and Australia because it's systems are better equipped to heat. The Rooivalk is also better in a harsh environment because it is easy to operate. It is built to fight in a bushy area.

Hi there. In what areas is the Apache better than the Rooivalk? The helmet mounted system that is used to connect the movement of the gun and the head of the pilot was developed by South Africa. The Mokopa missile that Denel produces that comes onto the Rooivalk can shoot further (10.5 km) than...