21年前,南非政府开始削减防务开支,10年间经费减少了一半。经费压缩和持续的预算缩水几乎扼杀了南非的国防工业。如今,其国防工业尽管依然脆弱,但已明显好转,连续几 Twenty-one years ago, the South African government began to cut defense spending, and its funding has been cut by half in 10 years. The collapse of funding and continued budgetary budgets almost killed South Africa’s defense industry. Today, although its national defense industry is still fragile, it has obviously improved for several consecutive years.