List of weapon systems of the South African Air Force
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The following is a list of current weapon systems (as of 2012[update]) of the South African Air Force. For weapon system no longer in use, see List of obsolete weapon systems of the South African Air Force.
| 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] | Rooivalk, Super Lynx 300 (Integrated but not yet operational)[2] | ||
| Reconnaissance / targeting pod | Northrop Grumman | Litening III targeting pod[1] | Gripen C, Gripen D | ||
| Thales Optronics | Vicon 18-601E[1] | Hawk Mk 120 | |||
| Thales Optronics | Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod[1] | Gripen C, Gripen D | |||
| Carl Zeiss Optronics | Argos 410-Z[1] | C208 Caravan, A109 LUH | |||
| Rocket launcher | Type 159 Launcher[1] | Rooivalk | |||
| Rocket | Forges de Zeebrugge | FZ90 70mm FFAR[1] | Rooivalk | ||
| Guided bomb | Raytheon | GBU-12 Paveway II[1] | Gripen C, Gripen D | ||
| Denel Dynamics | Umbani PGM | Hawk Mk 120 (Integrated but not acquired)[3] | |||
| Free-fall bomb | Reunert Technology Systems[4] | 120 kg Fragmentation Bomb[1] | Gripen C, Gripen D, Hawk Mk 120 | ||
| Reunert Technology Systems[4] | 120 kg Low-Drag Bomb[1] | Gripen C, Gripen D, Hawk Mk 120 | |||
| Reunert Technology Systems[4] | 145 kg Bomb[1] | Gripen C, Gripen D, Hawk Mk 120 | |||
| Reunert Technology Systems[4] | 460 kg Bomb[1] | Gripen C, Gripen D, Hawk Mk 120 | |||
| Reunert Technology Systems[4] | 12.5 kg Practice Bomb[1] | Hawk Mk 120 | |||
| Reunert Technology Systems[4] | 4.5 kg Practice Bomb[1] | Hawk Mk 120 | |||
| Guns | GIAT[5] | F2 20mm Cannon[1] | Rooivalk | ||
| Mauser-Werke Oberndorf[6] | BK 27 27mm Cannon[1] | Gripen C | |||
| Royal Small Arms Factory | Aden 30mm cannon[1] | Hawk Mk 120 | |||
| FN Herstal | 7,62mm LMG[1] | Oryx | |||
| FN Herstal | M3M 0.5 inch Machine Gun[1] | Super Lynx 300 | |||
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "The South African Air Force". The Airforce: Current Weapons. saairforce.co.za. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 Campbell, Keith. "Creamer's Engineering News". Denel Dynamics markets high-tech missile offering to SANDF and friendly countries. Martin Creamer. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ↑ "SAAF funds Umbani". DefenceWeb. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "General purpose and fragmentation bombs (South Africa), Bombs - Unguided". Jane's Air-Launched Weapons. Janes Publishers. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ "South African Air Force (Unofficial)". F2 20mm Cannon. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ "South African Air Force (Unofficial)". Mauser BK 27 27mm Cannon. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
External links
- Official South African Air Force website
- Unofficial South African Air Force website
- SAAF ejection seat history