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Country dossierISO 710 · ZA

South Africa

6
total systems
1
domains covered
5
manufacturers
#25
world rank
of 28

Defense industry

South Africa fields 6 systems spread across 1 operational domains, with an industrial ecosystem of 5 manufacturers. The strongest area is Small arms, led by Vektor (Denel Land Systems) and Armsel (Sudafrica) / Cobray (USA). In the ARSENALIS world ranking the country sits at #25 of 28 tracked nations.

Top manufacturers

  • 01Vektor (Denel Land Systems)2
  • 02Armsel (Sudafrica) / Cobray (USA)1
  • 03Denel Mechem1
  • 04Lyttleton Engineering Works (Denel/Vektor)1
  • 05Milkor (Pty) Ltd1

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