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Cape Town - The final cost of the strategic defence package (SDP), otherwise known as the arms deal, is projected to be R47.2bn, which is about R5bn more than had been spent on it until October last year.
These figures were contained in a reply by Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to questions posed by Freedom Front Plus MP Pieter Groenewald.
According to Sisulu's answer, the total spent on the SDP until October 2010 was R42.362bn, and the final cost should come to R47.225bn.
SA signed the SDP in September 1999. It was supposed to cost R30bn.
"The National Treasury is responsible for the implementation of the SDP and the responsibility of the department of defence is to receive the acquisitions," Sisulu said in her reply.
Sisulu said that 90% of the acquisitions of the SDP had been finalised.
As of October 2010, the outstanding issues that still had to be completed were: final sea acceptance of a sub-segment of the Meko 200A frigates; about 20% of the logistic support for the three Type 209 submarines; and 4% of the final associated logistics for the support and engineering changes on the Augusta Light Utility Helicopters.
Of the Saab Gripen Advanced Fighter Aircraft, 11 single-seaters still have to be delivered out of a total of 26 single- and dual-seat aircraft, and 10% of the logistics support had to be finalised.
The Hawk fighter training aircraft still have 3% of their logistics support to be finalised and require some minor engineering changes.
Sisulu said she did not plan to make a public announcement concerning the finalisation of the arms deal.
These figures were contained in a reply by Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to questions posed by Freedom Front Plus MP Pieter Groenewald.
According to Sisulu's answer, the total spent on the SDP until October 2010 was R42.362bn, and the final cost should come to R47.225bn.
SA signed the SDP in September 1999. It was supposed to cost R30bn.
"The National Treasury is responsible for the implementation of the SDP and the responsibility of the department of defence is to receive the acquisitions," Sisulu said in her reply.
Sisulu said that 90% of the acquisitions of the SDP had been finalised.
As of October 2010, the outstanding issues that still had to be completed were: final sea acceptance of a sub-segment of the Meko 200A frigates; about 20% of the logistic support for the three Type 209 submarines; and 4% of the final associated logistics for the support and engineering changes on the Augusta Light Utility Helicopters.
Of the Saab Gripen Advanced Fighter Aircraft, 11 single-seaters still have to be delivered out of a total of 26 single- and dual-seat aircraft, and 10% of the logistics support had to be finalised.
The Hawk fighter training aircraft still have 3% of their logistics support to be finalised and require some minor engineering changes.
Sisulu said she did not plan to make a public announcement concerning the finalisation of the arms deal.
