The South African military is starting to recognize the need for follow-on buys of key defense equipment, but the country's near-term funding priority will be purchases to help support security of the 2010 soccer World Cup. Industry officials expect the event, which will draw massive worldwide attention to South Africa, to be a main driver of surveillance, communications and helicopter purchases in the next three years. And for industry, the timing couldn't be better: The last major defense spending wave-which involved the purchase of the Saab Gripen fighter, AgustaWestland A109 light utility helicopter and BAE Systems Hawk trainer-is nearing a close. Those deals involved large offset packages for domestic industry, which is looking for new feeder programs.
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机译：南非军方开始认识到需要后续购买关键防御设备，但该国近期的资金重点将是购买，以帮助保障2010年足球世界杯的安全。业界官员预计，该事件将在未来三年内成为监视，通信和直升机采购的主要动力，该事件将引起南非的广泛关注。对于工业界来说，时机再好不过了：最后一次重大国防支出浪潮即将结束，其中包括购买萨博格里彭战斗机，AgustaWestland A109轻型通用直升机和BAE Systems Hawk教练机。这些交易涉及国内工业的大型胶印包装，后者正在寻找新的进料器程序。
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