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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
Pages in category "Firearm manufacturers of South Africa" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
[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 ...
In the late 1970s, South Africa was involved in an international controversy over apartheid and the South African Border War in Angola. As a result, it was subject to an international arms embargo and had to, out of necessity, design and manufacture its own weapons. [1] The SS-77 was developed to replace the FN MAG. It was designed in 1977 by ...
After the end of apartheid in 1994, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) replaced the apartheid-era South African Defence Force (SADF). Much of the country's defence equipment would reportedly face block obsolescence before the end of the decade, and, in previous years, the South African Navy had reportedly already lost a significant portion of its conventional capacities. [10]
Weapon systems of the South African Air Force: Type: Manufacturer: Model: Platform: Air to Air Missile Diehl BGT Defence: IRIS-T [1] Gripen C, Gripen D Denel Dynamics: A-Darter [2] Gripen C, Gripen D, Hawk 120 (Hawk integration in progress, not yet operational) [2] Air to Surface Missile Denel Dynamics: Mokopa [2]
Truvelo sniper rifles are a family of bolt-action sniper rifles manufactured in South Africa in calibers ranging from 7.62×51mm NATO to 20×110mm. Models include: Sniper rifles. 7.62×51mm NATO.338 Lapua Magnum; 12.7×99mm NATO; 14.5×114mm; Anti-materiel rifles. 20×42mm; 20×82mm [5] 20×110mm