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On November 27-28 1987, a South African Airways Boeing 747-244BM Combi operating as Flight 295 was flying from Taipei, Taiwan to Johannesburg, South Africa with a stopover in Mauritius when an in-flight fire lead to the aircraft’s tail breaking off, which lead to the aircraft’s demise. Many accuse Armscor and the Apartheid regime of using ...
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 ...
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
South Africa's arms industry dates back to 1968 and was established primarily as a response to the international sanctions by the United Nations against South Africa due to apartheid, which began in 1963 and prevented the country from acquiring foreign combat systems until 1990. [37]
The G5 Leopard is a South African long-range 155 mm towed howitzer and is the primary piece of towed artillery in the South African Army. Small amounts of artillery pieces are used by the School of Artillery to train gun crews from multiple regiments. Denel was awarded a contract to upgrade the G5 Leopard to the latest G5-52 standard by 2024. [65]
The South African Defence Force (SADF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag) comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before the state reconstituted itself as a republic in 1961, the former Union Defence Force was officially succeeded by the SADF, which was established by the Defence Act (No. 44) of 1957.
The U. S. ambassador to South Africa accused the country Thursday of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine via a cargo ship linked to a sanctioned company that docked ...
Firearm manufacturers of South Africa (4 P) Pages in category "Defence companies of South Africa" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.