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Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    Indiza (South Africa)

    Programme Background Trials The South African National Defense Force (SANDF) is known to have begun trialling the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Indiza ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    Indiza - Additional Units (South Africa)

    Programme Background First Procurement After trialling the platform, in September 2019 the South African Army chief confirmed the Indiza had been procured to support SANDF peacekeepers ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    Naval: Combat Management Systems | SAS Drakensberg Replacement [South Africa]

    The South African Navy needs to replace the SAS Drakensberg Combat Support Ship (CSS), which entered service in 1987. In October 2023, the South African Navy Chief ...

  • Naval: shipboard communication systems

    Naval: shipboard communication systems | SAS Drakensberg Replacement [South Africa]

    The South African Navy needs to replace the SAS Drakensberg Combat Support Ship (CSS), which entered service in 1987. In October 2023, the South African Navy Chief ...

  • Military UAS - mini

    ECAC/2022/199 [South Africa]

    Programma Background Two Tenders In March 2023, DefenceWeb reported that the South African Army's tender ECAC/2022/154 was put on hold due to bidders failing to ...

  • OPVs

    Project Biro (1-3) [South Africa]

    Programme Background Three multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) have been procured for the South African Navy under Project Biro. Based on Damen's Stan Patrol 6211 ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Project Hoefyster (South Africa)

    Programme Background History The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) first formulated operational requirements for a new ICV in 1995, but modernisation of South Africa's ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    Project Kiepie [South Africa]

    Programme Background South African Air Force has been planning to replace 47TP (DC-3)s and C212s since mid-2010s. However, budget issues put this replacement programme behind the other ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Milkor 380 [South Africa]

    Programme Background According to Milkor, as reported by defenceWeb, during its successful showing of the UAV at AAD 2022, an MoU was signed with the South ...

  • Sealift/replenishment vessels

    SAS Drakensberg Replacement [South Africa]

    Programme Background Requirements The South African Navy needs to replace the SAS Drakensberg Combat Support Ship (CSS). SAS Drakensberg was launched in 1986 and commissioned ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    Air: Radio and SATCOM | C-130 Replacement [South Africa]

    The South African Air Force (SAAF) is actively exploring options to replace its ageing fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130BZ Hercules transport aircraft, which have been ...

  • Data links

    Data links | C-130 Replacement [South Africa]

    The South African Air Force (SAAF) is actively exploring options to replace its ageing fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130BZ Hercules transport aircraft, which have been ...

  • Transponders and IFF

    Transponders and IFF | C-130 Replacement [South Africa]

    The South African Air Force (SAAF) is actively exploring options to replace its ageing fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130BZ Hercules transport aircraft, which have been ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    RG32M Replacement [Ireland]

    Programme Background Ireland currently maintains a small army designed for home defence. It is only deployed abroad as part of operations authorised by the UN. ...

  • Main battle tanks

    Project Aorta

    During the 1990s, the SANDF envisioned the procurement of 282 new MBTs to replace the Olifants then in service. Should a similar tender be initiated ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Wheeled assault guns

    Rooikat

    The 76mm-armed Rooikat 6x6 armoured car was developed in 1976-89 for the South African Army and the first of 240 vehicles was delivered in 1989. The ...

  • Trucks and utility vehicles - 4x4

    SAMIL 50

    Like other vehicles in the South African Military (SAMIL) series the SAMIL 50 all-wheel-drive 4x4 truck was developed in the 1980s to meet the requirements ...

  • Trucks and utility vehicles - 4x4

    SAMIL 20

    The all-wheel-drive 4x4 SAMIL 20 is the smallest member in the South African Military (SAMIL) truck range developed in the 1980s to meet the requirements ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Indiza

    The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Indiza small fixed-wing mini-UAV started its development in 2017 and was deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

  • Naval guns

    Denel 35mm Dual Purpose

    The Denel 35mm Dual-Purpose is a naval dun system developed by South African Denel. The Denel 35mm comprises two Denel GA35 cannons and the non-deck-penetration ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Casspir

    Originally adopted by the Apartheid-era South African Police for COIN operations in Namibia, the Casspir is generally regarded as having pioneered the development of the ...

  • Patrol boats

    Warrior Class (Stan Patrol 6211)

    Under Project Biro, the South African Navy is acquiring three new multi-mission inshore patrol vessels. The project is expected to run for approximately seven years, ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    Oryx

    The Oryx is a medium-sized utility helicopter based on the Airbus SA 330 Puma. It was manufactured to meet South African military requirements during the ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    Umkhonto-IR Block II

    The Umkhonto-IR Block II is a South African-developed medium-range surface-to-air missile. It was designed for all-around defence against simultaneous air attacks from multiple targets. The ...

  • Air: aerial targets

    Skua

    The Skua is a high-speed aerial target in service with the South African National Defence Force since 1994.

  • Trucks and utility vehicles - 6x6

    SAMIL 100

    The all-wheel-drive 6x6 SAMIL 100 is the largest member of the South African Military (SAMIL) truck series developed in the 1980s to meet the requirements ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    AML

    Panhard developed the 4x4 AML (Auto Mitrailleuse Légère) in 1956-1960 to meet a French Army requirement for a fast, long range light armoured car which carried ...

  • Land: air defence radar

    RSR 320 – DBRXL

    The RSR 320 – DBRXL 3D ground-based dual-band radar is based on the ESR 220 Thutlwa local warning radar already in service with the South ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 6x6

    Ratel

    The Ratel Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV) was developed to meet the specific operational requirements of the Apartheid-era South African military for a highly mobile, reliable ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Maatla 4x4

    Paramount's Maatla 4x4 is a Light Protected Vehicle (LPV) aimed at the African off-road armoured vehicle market. Announced at the African Aerospace and Defence Expo (AAD 2022) in ...

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