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Project Condor

Sector: Telecommunications • Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Source: IOL

Project
Under Construction

Project Condor is a joint satellite surveillance initiative between South Africa and Russia, aimed at enabling South Africa to conduct aerial surveillance across Africa for strategic military purposes. The project involves collaboration between military intelligence and the State Security Agency, with Russian technicians working closely with South African authorities.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Telecommunications, Aerospace & Defense, Government
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
IOL

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The project “Project Condor” is an infrastructure initiative in the Telecommunications sector, located in Cape Town, South Africa. Taiyo aggregates data on it from IOL.

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Under Construction

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2026-07-22

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Project Condor is a joint satellite surveillance initiative between South Africa and Russia, aimed at enabling South Africa to conduct aerial surveillance across Africa for strategic military purposes. The project involves collaboration between military intelligence and the State Security Agency, with Russian technicians working closely with South African authorities.

Original sector

Defense

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Country

South Africa

City

Cape Town

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IOL

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Sector

Telecommunications, Aerospace & Defense, Government

Article published date

2025-05-03

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