The Denel Land Systems LCT-30 Badger which was supposed to replace the SANDF's Ratels. Foto: South African Defence Industry Database
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City Press can reveal that state-owned arms procurement entity Armscor is in a bitter feud with Denel following revelations that Patria – a global defence contractor in Finland, which it partnered with in 2013 for serial production and delivery of 264 Badger armoured vehicles to the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) – also wants its contract with Denel Land Systems terminated.
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