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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. 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.
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
Battle rifles
Sniper rifles
Anti-material rifles
Machine guns
General purpose machine guns
Submachine guns
Grenade launchers and anti-tank launchers
Grenade launchers
Anti-tank launchers
Handguns
Land systems
Armored vehicles
Armored fighting vehicles
Armored personnel carriers
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Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles
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Light tactical vehicles
Internal security vehicles
Tanks
Artillery
Towed artillery
Self-propelled artillery
Rocket artillery
Other vehicles
Armoured ambulance
Utility vehicles
Military trucks
Air systems
Military aircraft
Fighter aircraft
Attack aircraft
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
- Denel Dynamics Bateleur
- Denel Dynamics Seeker
- Milkor 380 Archived 2023-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ASTUS
- ATE Vulture
- Meteorite
- N-Raven
Helicopters
Attack helicopters
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Transport helicopters
Naval systems
Patrol vessels
Other ships
Weapon systems
Close-in weapon systems (CIWS)
Missiles, bombs and turrets
Missiles
Anti-tank missiles
Cruise missiles
Surface-to-air missiles
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Air-to-air missiles
Ballistic missiles
Bombs
Turrets
Remote weapon systems
Autocannons
Combat turrets
See also
- Armscor
- List of equipment of the South African National Defence Force
- South African National Defence Force
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.
Further reading
- Bitzinger, Richard A. (2003). Towards a Brave New Arms Industry?. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-19-852835-3.