/ 28 July 1997

Denel sets sights on Kuwait

MONDAY, 3.30PM

FOLLOWING Denel’s interdict against the Mail & Guardian preventing the newspaper from naming a middle eastern client of the parastatal arms manufacturer, Sunday newspaper reports say Denel is involved in a deal to sellscores of G5 and G6 155mm howitzers to Kuwait.

Denel has confirmed that it is marketing its weapons in Kuwait.

Kuwait has first-hand experience of the efficacy of the SA-designed artillery systems — Iraq used them against Kuwait during its 1989 invasion of the tiny oil-rich country.