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Machine guns Vektor SS-77 [11] South Africa: General-purpose machine gun: 7.62×51mm NATO: Belt-fed GPMG in service since 1986 alongside the FN MAG. 100-round pear-shaped pouch in general use, 200-round rigid box. Can use both non-disintegrating DM1 and NATO M13 or R1M1 disintegrating link belts. FN MAG [12] Belgium: General-purpose machine gun ...
Former service rifle of the South African Army, now used as a designated marksman rifle. NTW-20: Anti-material rifle--A unique anti-material rifle that comes in calibers such as 20mm, the NTW-20 is used by the South African Army for long-range engagements and against vehicles or fortified targets. [4] Truvelo CMS: Sniper rifle: CMS 7.62
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 ...
[7] South Africa had already maintained a small arms producing capacity during World War II, and unlike most African states it possessed exceptionally competent scientists and engineers adept at substituting local manufacture for imports. Generally Armscor proceeded by studying specimens of foreign equipment, sometimes through one of its third ...
South Africa built up an independent indigenous weapons manufacturing capability during the prolonged years of sanctions during Apartheid. They have specialized in ...
In South Africa, the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 regulates the possession of firearms by civilians.Possession of a firearm is conditional on a competency test and several other factors, including background checking of the applicant, inspection of an owner's premises, and licensing of the weapon by the police introduced in July 2004.
It essentially failed as both a civilian product as well as a military one, the South African Defence Force using either the Israeli Uzi or the locally South African produced Milkor BXP submachine gun. Dogged by unreliability, legislative restrictions on licences and being no more than a heavy semi-auto pistol, the Sanna-77 was a commercial ...
A Sea Rogue remote weapon system fitted with a 12.7 mm machine gun mounted on a Valour class frigate of the South African Navy.. The Reutech Rogue remote weapon system is a remotely controlled turret system for weapons ranging from 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns up to 20 mm cannons or a 40mm automatic grenade launcher.