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The Hippo Mk1-R was based on a M1961 Bedford truck chassis, which was being phased from South African service in 1974. [1] The Mk1-R was manufactured using mild steel and RB390 armour steel. [3] Some 150 Mk1-R were ordered and shipped to the South African Police in 1974, another 5 being donated to the South-West African authorities. [2]
The controversy over supplying arms to Zimbabwe has persisted as late as 2008, when South African trade unionists blocked the unloading of Chinese arms in Durban bound for Harare. [9] ZDI arranged to have the cargo rerouted, possibly through Angola , a fact insinuated to a United Nations arms consultant when he visited its Harare facilities ...
In October 1988, South Africa unveiled a new indigenous armoured car known as the Rooikat. [41] The Rooikat, which had emerged from the original requirement for a larger and more effectively armed vehicle to supplant the Eland series on conventional battlefields, was much more mobile and carried a sophisticated 76mm high-velocity cannon capable ...
Armoured personnel carriers of South Africa (23 P) Pages in category "Armoured fighting vehicles of South Africa" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando – Postwar 4 wheel armoured car / APC; Jeffery armored car – World War I; King armored car, World War I vehicle for the short-lived 1st Armored Car Squadron (United States Marines) LAV-300; M1 armored car – interwar [94] M2 scout car – interwar; M3 scout car – World War II; M8 Greyhound; M38 Wolfhound prototype
Nicknamed the 'Spook' because of the secrecy and urgency surrounding the entire project, [5] the MPCV was originally developed jointly in 1978 by the Rhodesian private firm Kew Engineering Ltd of Gwelo (now Gweru), the RhACR and the Rhodesian Corps of Engineers (RhCE) to meet the requirements of the Rhodesian Army for a low-cost, mine and ambush protected (MAP) infantry fighting vehicle ...
Designed to operate in urban, built-up, and confined areas, it is smaller in size and weight than the Matador, a similarly armored vehicle. Vehicle configuration is either 4x4 or a 6x6 . The Marauder has a cruising speed of around 100 to 120 km/h (62–75 mph), and a maximum range of 700 kilometres (430 mi).
Details Seeker 400 [80] South Africa: Unmanned aerial vehicle: 36: The Seeker 400 is the latest variant of the Seeker UAVs manufactured by South Africa's Denel Dynamics. SANDF Took delivery of the first Seeker 400 in 2015, in 2021 a SANDF Seeker 400 crashed. [81] ATE Vulture [82] South Africa: Unmanned aerial vehicle: 4: Acquired under Project ...