# List of equipment of the South African Army

This is a list of equipment of the South African Army. It includes equipment such as personnel equipment, small arms, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks, explosives, missile systems, engineering vehicles, logistical vehicles, artillery, air defence systems, as well as future equipment. Due to how large and secretive the South African Army is, it is currently almost impossible to calculate all equipment in the South African Army.

## Personnel equipment

| Name | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity | Details |
| Helmet ||||||
| M87 Kevlar | | South Africa | Combat helmet | — | Standard issue combat helmet of the South African Army, produced in large quantities, South African derivative of the American PASGT. |
| M83 Kevlar | | South Africa | Combat helmet | — | Standard combat helmet of the South African Army Paratrooper Brigade. Former combat helmet of the Special Forces. |
| MICH | | United States South Africa | Combat helmet | — | South African-made version of the Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH) modified with a helmet accessory rail mount kit. It is the standard issue combat helmet of the South African Special Forces replacing the M83 Kevlar. These helmets are also used by some army units deployed to Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Camouflage ||||||
| Soldier 2000 | | South Africa | Combat uniform | — | Standard combat uniform pattern of the South African Military. |
| Soldier 2025 | | South Africa | Combat uniform | — | Currently in trial. New combat uniform pattern of the South African Military. To replace the Soldier 2000. |
| Ballistic vest ||||||
| EMS Tactical Vest | | South Africa | Bulletproof vest | — | Multiple tactical vests and plate carriers from local manufacturers are used by the Army and Special Forces. |
| Night vision ||||||
| MNVM-14 | No image available | South Africa | Night vision goggles | — | Manufactured by ECM Technologies. |

## Infantry equipment

| Name | Image | Origin | Type | Calibre | Details |
| Handguns ||||||
| Vektor Z88 | | South Africa | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | 15-round magazine. License-built Beretta 92F. Standard issue side arm since 1989 alongside the SP1. |
| Vektor SP1 | | South Africa | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | 15-round magazine. Standard issue side arm alongside the Z88 since 1992. |
| Submachine guns ||||||
| Milkor BXP | | South Africa | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | 22 or 32-round magazines. An indigenously designed 9mm submachine gun similar in appearance to the MAC-10. In service since 1984. |
| HK MP5 | | Germany | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | 30 or 40-round magazines. Used by the SOSF and military police. |
| Assault rifles & Battle rifles ||||||
| Vektor R4 | | South Africa | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | 35-round or 50-round magazines. Standard Service rifle since 1980. Many of the R4 and R5 rifles were modernized in 2010 throughout Project African Warrior for the South African Army's Soldier Modernization Programme. The updated version of the rifle has a folding/collapsible stock, railed handguard, and side-mounted rail and comes equipped with the Trijicon ACOG TA11 or other optical sights, foregrips and grenade launchers. |
| Vektor R5 | | South Africa | Carbine rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | 35-round magazine carbine version of the Vektor R4. |
| Vektor R1 | | South Africa | Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | 20-round magazine. Former service rifle of the South African Army. Remaining rifles in service are used in and anti-poaching patrols and others made into designated marksman rifles. |
| Precision rifles ||||||
| Truvelo CMS | | South Africa | Bolt action sniper rifle | .338 Lapua .50 BMG 7.62x51mm NATO | CMS (Counter Measure Sniper Rifle). New standard-issue sniper rifle in service since 2018 comes equipped with 5-round or 10-round magazines. Multiple variants in use with the Army and Spec ops. |
| Denel NTW-20 | | South Africa | Anti-materiel sniper rifle | 20×82mm 14.5×114mm | 3-round magazine. In service since 1998 by the South African Special Forces and Army Infantry sniper sections. Comes equipped with the 8 × 56 Lynx Telescopic sight. The NTW-20 can penetrate through walls and armored vehicles. |
| Shotguns ||||||
| Stoeger SP312 | No image available | Turkey | Pump-action shotgun | 12 gauge | Used for crowd control. |
| Machine guns ||||||
| Vektor SS-77 | | South Africa | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | Belt-fed GPMG in service since 1986 alongside the FN MAG. 100-round pear-shaped pouch in general use, 200-round rigid box. Can use both non-disintegrating DM1 and NATO M13 or R1M1 disintegrating link belts. |
| FN MAG | | Belgium | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | Belt-fed GPMG. Main automatic weapon of dismounted infantry sections. 100-round pear-shaped pouches in general use and 200-round disintegrating link metal belts. Can be mounted on a Tripod as well as vehicles. |
| Browning MG4 | | United States South Africa | Medium machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | M1919A4 Browning Medium Machine gun modified by Lyttleton Engineering Works, now Denel Land Systems, to fire the 7.62×51mm round. It is Belt fed and generally fitted to armoured and infantry vehicles as well as certain helicopters as a secondary or tertiary armament. |
| M2 Browning | | United States South Africa | Heavy machine gun | .50 BMG | Belt fed machine gun mainly mounted on Tripods, armoured and infantry vehicles. The weapon fires .50 calibre rounds at a rate of 485-635 rounds-per-minute out to an effective range of 2,000 metres. |
| Grenade launchers ||||||
| Milkor MGL | | South Africa | Grenade launcher | 40×46 mm | Variants used by the Army include the Milkor Y2 in service since 1983 and the latest Y4 SuperSix entered service in 2019. 6-round revolving, swing out-type cylinder. Comes equipped with optical sights and laser rangefinders. |
| Denel Y3 AGL | | South Africa | Grenade machine gun | 40×53 mm HV | A belt-fed, high velocity, long-recoil, open-breech automatic grenade launcher in service with a fire rate of 360 to 425 rounds per minute. Can be mounted on both armoured vehicles and tripods. Electronic indirect sight and Aim point direct sight can be mounted. |
| Anti-tank weapons ||||||
| RPG-7 | | Soviet Union | Rocket-propelled grenade launcher | 40 mm | Large numbers of RPG-7s were captured during the mid-1970s and are used as the primary infantry anti-armour rocket launcher and is deployed at section level for use against armoured vehicles. Currently the Army is looking for a replacement for this ageing system. |
| AT4 | | Sweden | 84 mm smoothbore recoilless rifle | 84 mm | Replacement for the RPG-7. |
| Carl Gustaf M4 | | Sweden | 84 mm recoilless rifle | 84 mm | Replacement for the RPG-7. |
| FT5 | No image available | South Africa | Anti-tank rocket launcher | 100 mm | A powerful anti-tank rocket weapon designed to destroy modern main battle tanks, bunkers and fortifications. Since 2007 the weapons have been placed in reserve due to high operating costs. |
| MILAN ER | | France | Wire-guided anti-tank missile system | 115 mm | 46 Milan ADT (Advanced Digital Technology) launchers as well as 300+ Milan ER (extended range) SACLOS missiles are in service since 2007 with the Army’s airborne and motorised infantry battalions as well as with the Special Forces Brigade. Soldiers train on the four simulators acquired from MBDA. All systems are equipped with Video output devices and 15 launchers are equipped with Thermal imaging systems. |
| ZT3 Ingwe | | South Africa | Beam-riding anti-tank guided missile system | 152 mm | Multipurpose long-range jam-resistant beam-riding guided missile similar to the American BGM-71 TOW and Russian 9M133 Kornet. The missile is launched from a ground-based launcher and can also be launched from a triple launcher atop a Ratel ZT3 or other vehicles. The ZT3 Ingwe is operated by the Armoured Corps and the Mechanized infantry battalions. |
| M40 recoilless rifle | | United States | 105 mm recoilless rifle | 105 mm | A direct-fire, crew served weapon issued in units of six to the motorised and airborne infantry anti-tank platoons. |
| Grenades ||||||
| M26 | | South Africa | Fragmentation hand grenade | N/A | Manufactured by Rheinmetall Denel Munitions, based on a US design. In service with the South African Army Infantry Formation. |
| RDM Illuminating Hand Grenade | | South Africa | Illuminating hand grenade | N/A | A grenade which consists of an aluminium case containing the illuminating composition, to which is fitted a conventional fly-off lever striker mechanism. The illuminating grenade provides sufficient light for target identification and attack. The grenade can also be used as a light source for emergency conditions when other pyrotechnic light sources are not available. |
| M854 Smoke Grenade | | South Africa | Smoke grenade | N/A | A grenade which consists of a cylindrical tinplate body containing the smoke composition, a spring-loaded striker mechanism of the fly-off lever type and a pyrotechnic igniter/delay system. The fly-off lever is retained by a conventional safety pin and pull ring. The grenade has a variety of signalling applications and may also be used for screening and for training exercises in riot control. |
| RDM Bullet Trap (BT) Rifle Grenades | No image available | South Africa | Rifle grenade | 54 mm (HE/AP), 60 mm (HE/DP) | Second generation South African rifle grenades manufactured by Rheinmetall Denel Munitions (formerly Swartklip Products, a division of Denel). The grenade incorporates a bullet trap and deflector in the tail tube. This allows them to be fired without the need to unload the rifle of its ammunition. Bullet Trap rifle grenades available includes HE/AP (High Explosive/Anti-Personnel), Practice and HE/DP (High Explosive/Dual Purpose) grenades. The HE/DP type has a shaped charge warhead which can penetrate 150 mm of rolled homogeneous armour or 450 mm of reinforced concrete. Grenades can be fired from both 5.56mm and 7.62mm rifles in the South African arsenal. |
| 75 mm HEAT rifle grenade | No image available | South Africa | Rifle grenade | 75 mm HEAT | A shaped charge grenade, based on the Belgian ENERGA anti-tank rifle grenade and designed to be fired from most 7.62mm rifles. Can penetrate 275 mm of rolled homogeneous armour. Presumably largely phased out of South African service along with the large majority of 7.62mm R1 rifles. No longer in production. |

## Vehicles

| Name | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity | Details |
| Main battle tank ||||||
| Olifant | | South Africa | Main battle tank | 74 (Active) 178 (Reserve) | A heavily modified and modernized Centurion tank in service with the South African Armoured Corps. The MK1A tanks were commissioned in 1985, MK1Bs were commissioned in 1991 and the MK2 tanks were commissioned in 2007. ~ 182 MK1A ~ 44 MK1B ~ 26 MK2 The fleet is soon to be replaced by a new MBT in the future through Project Aorta. |
| Tank destroyer ||||||
| Rooikat | | South Africa | Armoured reconnaissance tank destroyer | 240 | Armoured fighting vehicle in service with the Armoured Corps of the South African Army. The Rooikat is used for reconnaissance, aggressive search-and-destroy, anti-armour operations, combat patrols, raids, day and night hot pursuit operations. Armament: Rooikat Mk1D (Denel GT4 76 mm high velocity anti-tank cannon, 2 x 7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial, 8 x 81 mm smoke screen grenade-launched countermeasures) In the 2000s, Project Arum Lily was launched to upgrade the Rooikats to Mk1D standard, the project was completed in 2006. |
| Infantry fighting vehicle ||||||
| Ratel IFV | Ratel IFV (973): Ratel ZT3 (52): | South Africa | Infantry fighting vehicle | 570 (Active) 455 (Reserve) | Primary armoured fighting vehicle in service with the South African Mechanized infantry units. Armament: Ratel 20 (20 mm GI-2 autocannon, 7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial) Ratel 25 (25 mm TRT-25 RCWS autocannon, 7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial) Ratel 60 (60 mm breech-loading mortar gun, 7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial) Ratel 81 (81 mm long range mortar gun, 7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial) Ratel 90 (90 mm GT-2 low-velocity anti-tank cannon, 7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial) Ratel ZT-3 (Laser guided ZT3 Ingwe ATGM missile turret, 7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial) A total of 1,380 units were delivered to the army in all variants. At least 355 Ratels were sold to foreign countries bringing the total down to 1,025 units as of 2024. |
| Badger IFV | | Finland South Africa | Infantry fighting vehicle | 26 (Active) (+ 228 on order) | The Badgers are a new generation of advanced armoured fighting vehicles planned to partially replace the Army's current Ratel IFV fleet over the next decade. Under the Project Hoefyster contract valued at over R20 million ($1.084 billion) Originally 264 vehicles were ordered, of which 22 pre-production vehicles have been delivered from Finland while the rest are set to be manufactured locally in South Africa by Denel Land Systems. Armament: Standard variant (EMAK-30 30 mm Cam Gun, 7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial) Fire support variant (EMAK-30 30 mm Cam Gun, 7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial and 2 x ZT3 Ingwe ATGM launchers) Mortar variant (60 mm breech-loading gun-mortar, 7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial) Tank destroyer variant (2 x ZT3 Ingwe ATGM launchers, 7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial, can also be fitted with a 120 mm gun) Due to budget cuts and the financial situation at Denel, there have been numerous delays in completing the project. |
| Armoured personnel carrier ||||||
| Mamba | | South Africa | Armoured personnel carrier | 538 | Mine-resistant APC with significant protection against anti-tank mines and small arms fire. Mamba Mk2 and Mk3 variants are used by the Army with an undisclosed number of Mambas in reserve/storage. Armament: Mamba Mk2 (M2 Browning .50 Cal MG, 40 mm Denel Y3 Grenade machine gun) Mamba Mk3 (M2 Browning .50 Cal MG, 40 mm Denel Y3 Grenade machine gun) Around 100 Mamba APCs in reserve were refurbished and brought back into service at the end of 2023 and were assigned to the light modern brigade. |
| MAX 3 | | South Africa | Armoured personnel carrier | 252 | An undisclosed number of 4x4 and 6x6 MAX 3s were acquired from South African Defence Contractor SVI Engineering in early 2024 and delivered to the Joint Operations Division of the SANDF. The Army is currently looking to acquire a mix of 462 different APCs / MRAPs from multiple South African companies in three variants: 210 Section variants, 144 Command variants, and 108 Ambulance variants. |
| MRAP ||||||
| Casspir | | South Africa | Infantry mobility vehicle (MRAP) | 370+ (Active) 1,800 (Reserve) | Multi-purpose mine-resistant infantry mobility vehicle with significant protection against anti-tank mines and small arms fire. More than 2,800 Casspirs were manufactured in South Africa in Mk2 and Mk3 variants, around 600 of these were sold to foreign countries. There are multiple configurations of the Casspir, which are; Armoured personnel carrier / MRAP which is the primary configuration of the Casspir, it can carry up to 12 troops and it is armed with high calibre machine guns, over 2,000 APC/MRAP configurations were built, the other configurations are Ambulance, Fire Support Team vehicle (FISTV), Artillery fire control vehicle, Plofadder mine clearing vehicle and Gemsbok Recovery vehicle as well as others. Armament: Casspir Mk3 (3 × 7.62 mm MG, M2 Browning .50 cal MG, + optional 40 mm Denel Y3 Grenade machine gun) At the end of 2023 an unspecified number of the Casspirs in reserve were added into the active inventory. |
| RG-31 Nyala | | South Africa | Infantry mobility vehicle (MRAP) | 984 (+ 210 on option) | Multi-purpose mine-resistant infantry mobility vehicle in service with the Army and Special Task Force (STF). Armament: RG-31 Mk5E (20 mm remote controlled weapon station, 40 mm Denel Y3 Grenade Machine gun) Order for additional vehicles: Up to 210 Mk6E on option as section vehicles for the Army's APC/MRAP project to replace Toyota Land Cruisers. |
| Husky | | South Africa | Vehicle mounted mine detection system | — | A system designed to clear routes of mines, usually they operate in pairs one after the other. The leading vehicle acts as a Mine Detection Vehicle (MDV) and is designated as "Meerkat". The second Husky in the system tows a trailer called a "Duisendpoot" and is known as a towing /mine detection vehicle (T/MDV). The latest version of the Husky, the 2G, has high sensitivity low metal content detectors, ground penetrating radar, powerful air blowers and a robotic arm. |

### Engineering and Logistics vehicles

| Name | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity | Details |
| Olifant Armour Recovery | | South Africa | Armoured recovery vehicle | 18 | |
| Olifant Armour Bridge Layer | No image available | South Africa | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | 2 | |
| Toyota Land Cruiser Utility | | Japan  South Africa | Utility vehicle | 435 | Used for border patrol. R500 million will be spent in 2024/25 to replace these vehicles with new mine-resistant APCs. |
| Gecko 8×8 ATV | | South Africa Canada | All-terrain utility vehicle | 100 | Used by the Parachute Regiment and Special Forces. |
| SAMIL 20 | | South Africa | 4×4 logistics truck | Several thousands | Upgraded Magirus Deutz 130M7FAL 4×4 2-ton (load) truck. The trucks serve as the primary off-road light general purpose truck of the SANDF and comes in several variants, each fulfilling a different role. These include general cargo/fuel/troop transport variants, artillery fire control posts, variants with office and workshop bodies, a battery charger variant, a light recovery variant (designated "Pegasus") and a variant with a Light General Repair(LAD) rear body. |
| SAMIL 50 | | South Africa | 4×4 military logistics truck | Several thousands | Upgraded Magirus Deutz 192D12AL 4×4 5-ton (load) truck. Trucks are utilised in different roles as personnel/cargo transporters, field repair and maintenance vehicles, water/fuel transporters, field recovery vehicles (variant designated as "Springbok"), refuse collection trucks, mobile showers, mobile offices, bridge transporters, radio and technical bins and pantry vehicles(with refrigeration capability). |
| SAMIL 100 | | South Africa | 6×6 military logistics truck | Several thousands | Upgraded Magirus Deutz 320D22AL 6×6 10-ton (load) truck. Trucks are utilised in different roles as personnel/cargo transporters, water/fuel transporters, field recovery vehicles (variant designated as "Kameel"/Mine protected variant designated as "Withings"), dry canteen vehicles, field repair and maintenance vehicles (designated as "Waterbok"), UAV launchers, UAV recovery vehicles and gun tractors (for towed artillery pieces). |
| Kynos Aljaba Trucks | | South Africa | 8×8 heavy military logistics truck | 3,200+ | The army employs several variants of this vehicle. The "Skimmel" is a heavy recovery vehicle which is fitted with a tow arm, a winch, a crane and various other equipment. The "Zebra" is a maintenance and repair variant of the truck. The "Kameelperd" version carries the Army Air Defence Artillery's ESR220 Thutlwa mobile battery fire control post and early warning radar. The trucks also have tank transport and bridge layer variants. |
| MAN Trucks | | Germany South Africa | 8x8 heavy military logistics truck | — | Primarily utilised as prime movers, firefighting vehicles and low-bed transporters. |
| Giraffe | | Italy | 8x8 heavy military logistics truck | — | Designated as "Giraffe". Used as a cargo/vehicle transporter. |
| Toyota Dyna | | Japan | Medium-duty truck | — | Designated as "Wildebees" |
| Scania transport buses | | Sweden | Personnel transport bus | — | These buses are used to ferry personnel to and from bases. |
| Various cars and light trucks. | No image available | — | Light armoured utility vehicles | — | Various civilian utility vehicles are utilized by the army for light transport/patrol purposes (primarily Ford, Toyota and Land Rover vehicles). |

## Artillery

| Name | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity | Max Range | Details |
| Rocket artillery |||||||
| Bateleur MRL | | South Africa | 127mm multiple rocket launcher | 25 | 40 km | 127mm standard multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) of the South African Army Artillery Formation. 40 launch tubes mounted on an armoured Samil 100 6×6 truck. |
| Valkiri MRL | | South Africa | 131mm multiple rocket launcher | 76 | 40 km | 131mm multiple launch rocket system (MLRS). 24 launch tubes mounted on an armoured 4×4 or 6x6 truck. |
| Self-propelled artillery |||||||
| G6 Rhino | | South Africa | 155mm self-propelled howitzer | 43 | 76 km | The largest and most sophisticated artillery system in the South African Army arsenal. Initially 153 were in service, at the end of the Cold War 110 units were sold to other countries bringing the total down to 43. All the remaining 43 G6 Rhino's were upgraded to the latest G6-52 variant in 2024 improving the range and accuracy making it one of the most accurate artillery systems in the world. |
| T5-52 Condor | | South Africa | 155mm self-propelled howitzer | 6 (in trial) | 60+ km | The T5-52 is a South African truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer, it is the latest artillery system of the South African Army that was launched in 2018. They were received from Denel as a replacement for the 6 G5 towed howitzers sold to Saudi Arabia. |
| Towed artillery |||||||
| G5 Leopard | | South Africa | 155mm towed howitzer | 72 | 50–60 km | The G5 Leopard is a South African long-range 155 mm towed howitzer and is the primary piece of towed artillery in the South African Army. Small amounts of artillery pieces are used by the School of Artillery to train gun crews from multiple regiments. Denel was awarded a contract to upgrade the G5 Leopard to the latest G5-52 standard by 2024. |
| GV4 | | Israel | 155mm towed howitzer | 32 | 30 km | Long-range towed 155mm howitzer. 32 units designated GV4. These guns were purchased in the 1980s during the South African Border War, they were soon replaced by the G5 Leopard as the new standard towed artillery system of the South African Army Artillery Formation. The remaining GV4 guns operate alongside the G5 Leopard or are kept in reserve. |
| GV1 | | United Kingdom | 87mm towed howitzer | 30 | 12 km | GV1 88mm guns are still maintained in several reserve regiments such as the Cape Field Artillery regiment and the Transvaal Horse Artillery which they fire on ceremonial occasions. |
| Mortars |||||||
| M4 Mortar | | South Africa | 60mm light mortar | — | 2 km | Uses the M-61 series of bombs in High Explosive, Smoke, Illumination and Practice versions. In use with the Special Forces and Airborne Infantry. Upgraded in 2016 with improved range and accuracy. |
| M6 Mortar | No image available | South Africa | 60mm light mortar | 102+ | 6 km | Unknown number ordered under the Project Acrobat contract. An estimate of 102 M6 long-range mortars were successfully delivered to the South African Army Infantry Corps in 2011. Its lightweight make it suitable for rapid deployment, fast-moving operations and airborne. |
| M3 Mortar M8 Mortar | | South Africa | 81mm medium mortar | 1,190+ 700 | 5 km 7 km | Based on the French LLR 81mm mortar. Locally produced in South Africa as the M3 and M8 mortars (improved versions with heavier barrels compared to the French LLR 81mm). The mortar is usually operated by a three-man team. It is also often mounted and fired from armoured vehicles like the Ratel 81. Around 1,890 M3 and M8 mortars are in service with the South African Army Infantry Formation. |
| M5 Mortar | | South Africa | 120mm heavy mortar | 146 | 8 km | Primary long-range, indirect fire, artillery weapon of the Steve Biko Artillery Regiment (formerly Light Regiment). The M5 mortar system is also air deployable. |

## Air defence

| Name | Origin | Type | Quantity | Details |
| Surface-to-air missiles ||||||
| Umkhonto | South Africa | Mobile surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system | 3 batteries (+ more planned) | The Umkhonto GBADS vertical launching system is currently in testing for the South African Army’s ground-based air defence system (GBADS) requirement. The Umkhonto GBADS can carry up to eight Umkhonto-R and Umkhonto-IR (Infrared) Mk II missiles. |
| Starstreak | United Kingdom | Manportable/Vehicle mounted surface-to-air missile | 178 | Eight Lightweight Multiple Launchers (LML), two 20 km-range Thales Page continuous-wave (CW) low-observable battery air defence local warning radars as well as about 100 VSHORAD (very short range air defence) high-velocity missiles were ordered in December 2002 and are in use with 10 Air Defence Artillery Regiment. These missiles have a range of between 5–7 km. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute lists the number of Portable SAMs delivered as 96 for the GBADS phase 1 project with another order for 82 |
| Anti-aircraft guns ||||||
| Oerlikon GDF (Skyshield) | Switzerland Germany | Radar-guided 35 mm anti-aircraft autocannon | 169 | 169 acquired (along with 75 Super Fledermaus fire control units) These guns were upgraded by Rheinmetall AG in 2017 to use Oerlikon Skyshield fire control systems and Ahead airburst ammunition capable of shooting down modern aerial threats. |
| ZU-23-2 Zumlac | Soviet Union | Twin 23mm anti-aircraft autocannon | 36 | These guns were captured in the 1980s during the South African Border War and are mounted on armoured SAMIL 100 heavy trucks. |

## Miscellaneous equipment

| Name | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Details |
| Seeker 400 | | South Africa | Unmanned aerial vehicle | 36 | The Seeker 400 is the latest variant of the Seeker UAVs manufactured by South Africa's Denel Dynamics. Used by all branches of the SANDF. |
| ATE Vulture | | South Africa | Unmanned aerial vehicle | 4 | Acquired under Project Klooster. The Vulture is used for target acquisition, fall-of-shot detection and fire correction in support of Towed and Self Propelled Gun Howitzer Systems of the SA Army Artillery Formation. It operates without a pilot or a runway and is deployable in 30 minutes in unprepared terrain. The UAV is launched from a catapult on the back of a SAMIL 100 truck. The Vulture is monitored on the ground via the Navigator and Observer screens in a Ground Control Station. A laser system is used for automated approach, an arrestor system for its capture and an inflatable airbag for its recovery. |
| ESR 220 | | South Africa | Mobile battery fire control post and early warning radar | 4 | Designated as "Kameelperd". The system uses an L-band 2D surveillance radar to provide early warning to air defence artillery troops in the field. This fully autonomous armoured system (with self-contained power plant)is transported by a Spanish-designed Kynos Aljaba 8×8 (“Skimmel” in SANDF service) truck. It is capable of tracking aircraft in a 120 km radius and can be fully operational within 10 minutes of arrival at the deployment site. The system also provides for a combined air picture derived from primary radar(through utilisation of Link-ZA, the SANDF's data link system), as well as a command and control system for effective air defence control. |
| Thales Squire radar system | | France | Battlefield surveillance radar | 14 | Acquired in 2012 under Project Cytoon. The radars are designed to plot a pedestrian at 10 km, a vehicle at 21 km, a tank at 28 km, a helicopter at 21 km, a boat at 12 km and a ship at 48 km. The radar system uses a frequency modulated continuous wave Doppler radar and is designed to be virtually undetectable by enemy electronic warfare equipment. All systems are in service with the SA Army Tactical Intelligence Corps. |
| Thales Sophie man-portable system | | France | Thermal imager | 65 | Acquired in 2012 under Project Cytoon. The Thales Sophie can spot humans at over 4 km, tanks at 10 km, helicopters at 12 km and jet fighters at 16 km. All systems are in service with the SA Army Tactical Intelligence Corps. |
| LOCATS | No image available | South Africa | Low cost aerial target systems | — | The LOCATS is an unmanned aerial target used to train Air Defence Artillery crews in gunnery. It is launched from a ramp fitted on the back of a flatbed truck and is recovered by parachute. |

## Equipment known to be in reserve

| Name | Origin | Type | Number | Details |
| Vehicles ||||||
| Buffel | South Africa | Infantry mobility vehicle, MRAP | 2,400 | 2,985 Buffels were built, after the South African Border War around 2,400 remained in service and were soon replaced by the new Mamba mine-protected armoured personnel carriers and the excess Buffels were put on sale. |
| Eland | South Africa | Armoured reconnaissance vehicle | 1,268 | Armoured car based on the Panhard AML. 1,600 were built, after the South African Border War 1,268 Eland-60s and Eland-90s remained in service and were soon replaced by the Rooikat tank destroyers and Ratel infantry fighting vehicles and excess Elands were put on sale. |