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RMSS: About Us
The RMSS Today

During restructuring some years ago, the standardisation secretariat (and thus the coordination and administration functions of the RMSS) was incorporated into the Quality Department of Armscor and became known as the RSA-Military Standardisation Centre (RMSC). Greater emphasis was subsequently placed on the role of standardisation as an important vehicle for ensuring quality of products and services, and as a discipline for supplying an overall corporate support service to Armscor and its clients.

Part of this service to Armscor and the RSA Military Department of Defence (DOD) focuses to an increasing extent on the identification of existing external standards that suit our internal needs, and on assisting users to obtain such standards when required. This is achieved through our well-established networks with external standards-supplying authorities. Popular external standards are also purchased proactively, and on a selective basis, to reassure users that the latest important standards are readily available.

Whilst the activities of the RMSS have been scaled down drastically due to financial cutbacks and staff reductions over the years (inevitably affecting almost every single defence-related area), the function of the RMSS has been maintained enthusiastically. This is due to the fact that the need for standardisation has persisted, as is evident from the many users who continue to make use of the services offered.