South African Army
South African army |
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Lineup | 1912 |
Country |
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Armed forces | South African National Defense Force |
Armed forces | army |
Strength | 40,121 (active) 12,300 (reserve) |
headquarters | Pretoria |
Web presence | www.army.mil.za |
Commanders | |
Chief of the Army |
![]() Lieutenant General |
Deputy CARMY |
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Sergeant Major of the Army |
![]() Senior Chief Warrant Officer |
insignia | |
seal |
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The South African army ( Engl. : South African Army , abbreviated SAA ) is the army of the armed forces . The South African Army has a staff of 40,121 men, making it the largest branch of the South African armed forces. In 2014, the SAA was heavily refitted, with armored personnel carriers and artillery being replaced in particular . The SAMIL military trucks are also of great importance . The South African Army particularly relies on equipment from local, technologically high-quality denel production.
Flags of the SAA
equipment
Mechanized combat troops and infantry vehicles
origin | Type | In stock | In action | Remarks | |
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Olifant |
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Main battle tank | 195 | 64 | |
Ratel |
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Armored personnel carriers | 534 | ||
Denel Badger |
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Armored personnel carriers | 264 | ||
Rooikat |
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Reconnaissance tanks | 84 | ||
Casspir |
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protected transport vehicles | 370 | ||
mamba |
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protected transport vehicles | 440 |
artillery
origin | Type | In stock | In action | Remarks | |
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Denel G6 |
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Self-propelled gun | 43 | ||
GHN-45 |
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155mm field howitzer | 72 | ||
Valkirii |
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127mm multiple rocket launcher | 43 |
Air defense
origin | Type | In stock | In action | Remarks | |
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Umkhonto |
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Anti-aircraft missile | |||
Mokopa |
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Anti-tank guided missile | |||
Starstreak HVM |
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MANPADS / anti-aircraft missile | 8 systems with 96 missiles |
Infantry weapons
- Vector SS 77 machine guns
- Milkor MGL grenade launcher
- Vector CR-21 assault rifles
- NTW-20 sniper rifles
Web links
Commons : South African Army - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official site of the South African Army (English)