Denel’s T5-52 Howitzer Exceeds 60 Km Range
South African Defence company Denel Land Systems has demonstrated that the T5-52 artillery howitzer exceeds the 60 km range in trials at Alkantpan.
denel News
Land
Ammunition
Bilateral Relations
Expo and Air Show
South Africa is preparing for cooperation with Turkiye
The Republic of South Africa gave the green light to joint defence projects with Turkiye as part of African Aviation and Defence Fair (AAD 2022).
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
ASELSAN's MEROPS E/O was introduced on Rooivalk at AAD
ASELSAN's electro-optic reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting system, MEROPS, was introduced at the African Aerospace and Defence Fair (AAD)..
Land
Denel’s Hoefyster Project Near Cancellation
Denel is unable to complete Project Hoefyster for new Badger infantry combat vehicles for the South African (SA) Army due to insufficient capacity.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
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