Chinese In Seeker II Mode For UAV

Chinese manufacturers have engaged in active discussions with South Africa with the hope of acquiring TV video cameras and 2G thermal imaging cameras used in Denel's Seeker II unmanned air vehicle surveillance system.

The top military technology China aspires to acquire from South Africa is certainly believed to be the UAV itself. China's New Era Group Corp. had several rounds of negotiations with Denel on the possibility of producing two types of Denel unmanned aerial vehicles in China. The craft were on display at the 2006 Zhuhai Air Show. China would like to obtain the technologies to assemble these two UAVs domestically. However, according to a source from the Denel Group, negotiations on the UAV deals have come to a halt and the company has decided that unless substantial progress is made on these negotiations, the company no longer wants to spend time dealing with the Chinese.