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20 January 2010 :: Carl Kies appointed as new MD
Carl Kies has been appointed as managing director of RRS with effect from 1 February 2010. Carl started Acuo Technologies in 2002 and has held various software and electronic engineering positions since 1988. He holds an MEng. (Electronic Engineering) and an Executive MBA from Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town Business School respectively. 

James Verster, the current MD, will move to Johannesburg to look after corporate business development. James has been with RRS since 1989.

2 November 2009 :: Batu Hijau mine enjoys uninterrupted operation

Batu Hijau has selected Reutech Mining’s Movement and Surveying Radar (MSR) 300 as their primary monitoring system to provide early warning against potential slope failures.

Batu Hijau is a large open pit copper and gold Mine operated by Newmont Mining Corporation’s subsidiary, PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara. The Mine is located 1,530 kilometres (950 miles) east of Jakarta on Sumbawa Island.

The Mine and mineral processing plant at Batu Hijau operate 24 hours a day on 12-hour continuous shifts, 365 days a year. The size and shape of the Batu Hijau ore deposit makes it amenable to open pit mining, using a conventional drill, blast, load and haul mining system. Ore from the pit is crushed and conveyed to the Process Plant where a concentrate is produced, which is subsequently shipped from a purpose built port facility. More...

The Cape Garrison Artillery (CGA) and the Air Defence Artillery (ADA) Formation combined forces to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the CGA and the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the ADA Formation.

The formal guest evening was sponsored by Reutech Radar Systems and the event was held at Kelvin Grove, Cape Town. The CGA is an artillery regiment of the South Africa Army and is part of the South Africa Army Artillery Formation.

As part of the celebrations, the Freedom of Entry parade (the largest and most spectacular Freedom of Entry parade ever held in South African) took place in Cape Town on Saturday, August 8, 2009. Over a thousand members of eight prestigious military units took part in the parade, which was hosted by the City of Cape Town.

Maj Vidius Archer, Officer Commanding CGA, presenting a commemorative token of appreciation to CEO of Reutech Radar Systems, James Verster.	CGA’s colours.

The RSR 940 Spider, a covert air and sea surface surveillance radar, has been installed in Simonstown to undergo a product evaluation exercise.

Due to a shift to peacekeeping into the African continent, deployment in littoral waters and protection against asymmetric threats have become priorities. The Spider radar system is ideally suited for these needs.

The Spider is capable to detect and track much smaller sea and air targets than current coastal and air surveillance radars in its class. The system is a fully coherent, low cost, light-weight, LPI frequency modulated continuous wave radar. Low transmitted power levels make it ideal for covert operations.  The system is not easily detected by the conventional ESM systems.

The Spider RSR 940 can be transported on a 1 ton pickup truck; with the antenna stowed away to fit in the vehicle envelope. Various system configurations are available. These range from a highly mobile (1 ton truck) setup to permanent installations (RSR 970). The semi-permanent version is container based and can be supplied with mast heights of 5 to 15m above ground level.