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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






