Steve
It looks good, if I have any doubts its giving Israel 4 not 3, but I really don't have a great feel for Israel’s blue skies research as opposed to their development abilities and only giving the African Union 1 if it includes South Africa based purely on their successful nuclear programme (in collaboration with Israel).
That's a good point about South Africa. For some reason I don't think about modern South Africa as the having the same military development capabilities as it did during apartheid. Probably because before majority rule South Africa was often in the news due to the conflicts against the frontline states and because it was forced to develop its own capabilities due to sanctions. I just had a look at the entry on Wiki regarding the SADF (now SANDF)
"Recently a large-scale programme was launched to re-equip the SANDF with warships and submarines being purchased in Germany and fighter jets being purchased in Sweden and the United Kingdom. This has been controversial due to the great cost and reports of corruption in the awarding of contracts. Issues that face the SANDF include a severe shortage of pilots and naval combat officers, due to the replacement of white officers from the former SADF with appointments from the old liberation forces. The loss of trained personnel and the decommissioning of much needed equipment due to funding issues, high HIV-rates amongst personnel and the fact that SANDF infantry soldiers are some of the oldest in the world, all raise questions regarding the current fighting efficiency of the SANDF. Some of these issues are being addressed with the introduction of the Military Skills Development (MDC) programme, as well as aggressive recruitment and training by the Reserve Force Regiments."
So it appears the SADF is a shadow of its former self. The fact South Africa is trying to buy abroad would suggest that much of it's capability to produce indigneous equipment has also been lost. It sounds like politics with an strong element of anti-white feeling (understandable though that may be) has completely overriden the desire for an efficient military.
Israel on the other hand produces a lot of its own equipment including tanks, fighter aircraft, missiles, FACs, submarines, radar and a nuclear deterrent. Even military lasers in conjunction with the US. Pretty remarkable when you consider its population. Also, Einstein, Oppenheimer and Teller were all Jewish
. On the other hand I can't think of much outside the military sphere where Israel is a world leader but Aurora does tend toward military-related systems.
Steve