South African National Defense Force (SANDF)

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for the brave for the proud

the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) consists of the army, navy, air force and military health service. founded in its current form in 1994.

comand in chief : the govenor

chief of the South African national defense force Godfrey Ngwenya

South African army

Chief Solly Shoke

Equipment

M87 Kevlar Helemt
soldier 2000 standard uniform
ems tactical vest
vektor z88 pistol
vektor sp1 pistol
milkor bxp submachine gun
vektor r4/r5 assult rifle
vektor r1 marksman rifle
truvelo cms sniper rifle
denel ntw 20 sniper rifle
vektor ss 77 machine gun
milkor mgl grenade launcher
denel y3 agl grenade launcher
ft5 anti tank rocket launcher
zt3 ingwe gudied missle system
m26 hand grenade
rdm illuminating hand grenade
m854 smoke grenade
rdm bullet trap rifle grenade
75 mm heat rifle grenade

vehicles

olifant main battle tank (252 in service)

rooikat armered recon tank distroyer (240 in service)

ratel ifv (1,025 in service)

mamba armored personal carrier (538 in service)

max 3 armored personal carrier (252 in service)

casspir infantry mobility vehicle (370+ active) (many avalible for purchase)

rg 31 nyala infantry mobility vehicle (984 in service)

husky mine detection system

engineering and logistics

olifant armour recovery vehicle

olifant armour bridge layer

samil 20 (over 11,000 in service)

samil 50 (over 11,000 in service)

samil 100 (over 11,000 in service)

kynos aljaba trucks (3,200 in service)

artilery

batelur multiple rocket launcher (25 in service)

valkiri multiple rocket launcher (76 in service)


self propelled artilery

g6 rhino (43 in service)

towed artilery

g5 leopard (72 in service)


mortars

m4

m6

m3

m8

m5


air defense

umkhonto serface to air missle system


Uav's

seeker 400


South African Navy

vice admiral Refiloe mudimu

equipment

ships

3 heroine class guided missile attack submarines manfactured in germany

4 valour class frigates

1 warrior class strike craft

3 t class patrol vessels

26 namacurra class patrol vessels

2 river class mine sweepers

1 drakenburg class supply vessel

5 tugboats

6 lima class landing craft

aircraft

1 atlas oryx

naval weaponry

umkhonto block 2 serface to air missle

denel 35 mm multi purpose gun

12.7 mm sea rogue

20mm super rogue

dennel land system gi 2

vektor ss 77


South African Air Force

Lieutenant general Roelof Beukes


Aircraft

denel rooivalk (11 in service)

atlas oryx ( 39 in service)


South African Military Health service

operates all military hospitals in south africa

Lt General Vejaynand Ramlakan