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Draken International sues Denel for R124 million over undelivered Cheetah jets – defenceWeb | SA News

A Cheetah being prepared for delivery to the US in 2021.

State-owned defence conglomerate Denel is facing a $7 million (R124 million) lawsuit from US company Draken International for failing to deliver nine of 12 Cheetah fighter jets ordered in 2017 for adversary air training.

On 19 August, Draken International in the Florida Middle District Court sued Denel Aeronautics for breach of contract over an alleged failure to fulfill a $35.2 million (R624 million) aircraft sale agreement.

The complaint, brought by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, alleges that Denel delivered only three of 12 contracted…

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