Andre van Rooyen

Director Development Engineering at HALCON

Andre van Rooyen is an accomplished engineering director with extensive experience in development engineering and project management within the defense industry. Currently serving as Director of Development Engineering at HALCON since August 2019, Andre has focused on enhancing the engineering group's functional capabilities. Previous roles include establishing the Development Engineering group at HALCON and serving as a Development Project Manager at AIRBUS DS-Optronics, where new products were developed for international markets. Andre also managed military vehicle contracts at BAE Systems and oversaw local projects for the SANDF at Thales Defense Systems. Early in career, technical contributions were made at Denel, Kentron in electro-optical systems. Educational qualifications include a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Engineering with Honors in Electronics from the University of Pretoria.

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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HALCON

HALCON has developed in-house expertise across the entire value chain for gravity-release bomb guidance systems. This includes design, development, testing, manufacturing and assembly. Our end-to-end capabilities ensure exceptional quality and competitive pricing. As well, we are faster and more flexible in meeting customer requirements. Our work on these systems begins with research and development informed by customer requirements and market trends. Our production facilities deliver high-tolerance, high-precision components and sub-systems, finished through our full assembly line services. This results in systems with the highest performance, reliability and safety.


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