The South African defence industry is the most advanced in Africa and one of the most advanced and largest in the world with over 20 defence companies.[1] The defence industry provides weapons and equipment to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and for export customers. The South African defence industry develops weapons and combat systems such as rifles, armored fighting vehicles, tanks, artillery, military aircraft, navy ships and missiles.[2]
Companies
- Armscor
- Atlas Aircraft Corporation
- Atlantis Diesel Engines
- BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa
- Denel
- Denel Land Systems
- Denel Dynamics
- Denel Aeronautics
- Delta G Scientific Company
- DCD Group
- Paramount Group
- Land Systems OMC
- Reutech
- Rippel Effect
- Milkor
- Protechnik
- Sandock-Austral
- Truvelo Armoury
- OTT Technologies
- Roodeplaat Research Laboratories
- Anduril Industries
Small arms and light weapons
Rifles
Assault rifles
Vektor CR-21 Bullpup assault rifle
Battle rifles
Sniper rifles
Truvelo CMS Sniper rifle
Anti-material rifles
Denel NTW-20 Anti-material rifle
Machine guns
General purpose machine guns
Submachine guns
Grenade launchers and anti-tank launchers
Grenade launchers
Neopup PAW-20 Direct-fire grenade launcher
Anti-tank launchers
Handguns
Land systems
Armored vehicles
Armored fighting vehicles
Mbombe 8 Infantry fighting vehicle
Armored personnel carriers
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Marauder armored vehicle
Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles
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RG-35 Mine-protected vehicle
Light tactical vehicles
Internal security vehicles
Tanks
Olifant Mk2 Main battle tank
Artillery
Towed artillery
Self-propelled artillery
G6 Rhino Self-propelled howitzer
Rocket artillery
Other vehicles
Armoured ambulance
Utility vehicles
Military trucks
Air systems
Military aircraft
Fighter aircraft
The Atlas Cheetah fighter jet
Attack aircraft
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Bateleur UAV
Helicopters
Attack helicopters
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The Denel Rooivalk attack helicopter
Transport helicopters
Naval systems
Patrol vessels
Other ships
Weapon systems
Close-in weapon systems (CIWS)
Missiles, bombs and turrets
Missiles
The RSA-3 Ballistic missile
Anti-tank missiles
Cruise missiles
Surface-to-air missiles
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Umkhonto Missile system
Air-to-air missiles
Ballistic missiles
Bombs
Turrets
Remote weapon systems
Autocannons
Combat turrets
Denel GI-30 Turret
See also
References
- ↑ "South Africa: An Overview of the Defence Industry". ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ↑ Lionel, Ekene (2017-11-28). "Here are some of South African Made weapons". Military Africa. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
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