Paramount Group

Today, we celebrate Heritage Day. 🇿🇦

Heritage is more than where we come from. It’s the people who shaped us, the stories we carry, the traditions we share and the values we pass on.

For Paramount, our heritage is deeply rooted in South Africa. It is reflected in our people, our communities, our history and our pride in building from South Africa for Africa and the world.

Today, we celebrate the richness of South Africa’s cultures, the diversity that makes our country unique, and the people who continue to shape its future.

Happy Heritage Day from all of us at Paramount. 🇿🇦❤️

As the sun sets on , we’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who made this year’s show so memorable.

To our customers, partners, industry colleagues, friends and everyone who visited us at our stand, thank you for the conversations, connections and continued support.

has been a fantastic opportunity to showcase the breadth of Paramount’s capabilities, from our Fusion Cell and the unveiling of Mbada and V-Raven, to the many conversations shaping the future of aerospace and defence.

A special thank you to our incredible for the hard work, energy and commitment that went into making the week such a success. We’re also incredibly proud to have been recognised with Best Stand and Best Product Launch at this year’s show.

Thank you, . Until next time.

marks an important next step for our unmanned aircraft capability with the first public unveiling of V-Raven.

Developed from the N-Raven programme, V-Raven represents a significant evolution in both the aircraft and the way it can be deployed.

Its reusable VTOL design allows it to operate from dispersed locations without the need for runways, catapults or fixed launch infrastructure.

The immediate focus is persistent ISR, with day-and-night surveillance capability and up to eight hours of endurance in the petrol-powered configuration. The architecture also provides a pathway towards additional mission configurations, including light attack.

For us, V-Raven is about giving operators greater flexibility in where and how they deploy unmanned capability.

We’re pleased to be showing V-Raven publicly for the first time here at . Visit us at Stand SPW17 to discover V-Raven and meet the team behind its development.

So far has brought a steady flow of senior officials, reflecting the international nature of the show and the breadth of markets Paramount supports.

From Africa and beyond, every discussion brings a different perspective, and reinforces the importance of developing defence capability that can adapt to very different operational environments.

Different countries, different environments. different priorities.

Come and visit us at stand SPW17

The cover is off and what a first day at AAD 2026.

Today, alongside our partners at Kalyani Strategic Systems India we unveiled The Mbada 4x4, Paramount’s next-generation light armoured vehicle.

Developed for operators who need to move quickly, adapt to different missions and perform in demanding environments, Mbada made its public debut today at Stand SPW17.

It has been a strong opening day, with plenty of interest in the Mbada and some great conversations across the stand.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the unveiling and visited the Paramount team today.

Day One complete. We’ll be back tomorrow at Stand SPW17.