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Armscor (stylized as ARMSCOR), the Armaments Corporation of South Africa is the arms procurement agency of the South African Department of Defence.It was originally established in 1968 as an arms production company, by Freve and Rapelang.
Many armaments were wholly designed and manufactured in South Africa, as reflected by the growth and export business of Armscor. South African defence industries were able to successfully meet demand in some areas such as ammunition, infantry weapons, missile technology and armoured vehicles but struggled when it came to the development of ...
Armscor refers to either: Armscor (Philippines) , the Philippine manufacturer of firearms and ammunition Armscor (South Africa) , the South African arms acquisition and sales agency
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 ...
South Africa only produced an operational weapon after Armscor took over production. In 1982, Armscor built the first operational weapon, code-named Hobo and later called Cabot. In 1982, Armscor built the first operational weapon, code-named Hobo and later called Cabot.
Denel SOC Ltd is a South African state-owned aerospace and military technology conglomerate established in 1992. [3] It was created when the manufacturing subsidiaries of Armscor were split off in order for Armscor to become the procurement agency for the South African Defence Force (), now known as the South African National Defence Force (), and the manufacturing divisions were grouped ...
The Valkiri is a South African self-propelled multiple rocket launcher. It is a 127mm system with a wheeled launcher vehicle, and fire control equipment developed by Armscor. [2] Contemporary models consist of a single launch module with five eight-cell rocket pods on a Unimog or SAMIL-100 carrier.
Atlas was reorganised during 1968 shortly after the establishment of Armaments Corporation of South Africa (commonly known as Armscor), a South African government-owned defence conglomerate, being brought under Armscor's control. [3] An Atlas Impala Mk. II of the South African Air Force