Denel Land Systems
Division of the South African state-owned Denel group From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Denel Land Systems is a division of the Denel group.
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Denel Land Systems in Centurion, South Africa | |
| Formerly | Lyttelton Engineering Works (LIW—from Afrikaans: Lyttelton Ingenieurswerke) |
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| Industry | Armaments Manufacturing |
| Headquarters | , |
| Parent | Denel group |
| Website | www |
It was formerly Lyttelton Engineering Works (LIW—from Afrikaans: Lyttelton Ingenieurswerke), a subsidiary part of the commercial network from Armscor. It then became the Systems division of the Land Systems Group of Denel.[1]
They are responsible for the design and manufacture of systems ranging from artillery (such as G5 howitzer and G6 howitzer) to small arms such as the R4 assault rifle.[2]
Products
Vehicles
- Rooikat:[3] 8×8 armoured combat vehicle with a GT4 76 mm (3.0 in) gun in turret
- Badger IFV: 8×8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle
- G7: T7-52 105 mm (4.1 in) light howitzer
- G5:[4] T6-52 155 mm (6.1 in) towed howitzer
- G6 Rhino:[4] T6-52 155 mm (6.1 in) self-propelled howitzer
- G6 Marksman:[4] G6 base vehicle combined with a British Marksman SPAAG turret
Turrets
- MCT 12.7:[5] Turret with 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine gun
- LCT 20:[5] Turret with a GA-1 20 mm (0.79 in) gun
- LCT 30:[5] Turret with a GI-30 30 mm (1.2 in) gun
- MCT 30:[5] Turret with a GI-30 30 mm (1.2 in) gun
- LCT 30 ATGM:[5] Turret with a GI-30 30 mm (1.2 in) gun and four Ingwe ATGM launchers
- LMT 105:[3] Turret with a GT7 105 mm (4.1 in) tank gun
- T7-52:[4] Turret with a GT7[4] 105 mm (4.1 in) howitzer gun
- T6-52:[4] Turret with a Denel 155mm Howitzer Gun 155 mm (6.1 in) howitzer gun
- T5-52:[4] Turret with a Denel 155mm Howitzer Gun 155 mm (6.1 in) truck-mounted howitzer gun
- MCT 60 Mortar:[5] Turret with a M10 Mortar 60 mm (2.4 in) mortar
- MCT Missile:[5] Turret with two Ingwe ATGM launchers
- Vektor GA-1:[6] 20 mm × 82 mm (0.79 in × 3.23 in) gun for turrets
- Denel GI-2[6] 20 mm × 139 mm (0.79 in × 5.47 in) gun for turrets or naval applications
- Denel GI 30:[6] 30 mm (1.2 in) gun for turrets
- Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun: 35 mm (1.4 in) naval gun close-in weapons system
- Denel GT4: 76 mm (3.0 in) rifled gun for turrets
- Denel GT7: 105 mm (4.1 in) light gun for turrets
- Denel 155mm Howitzer Gun: 155 mm (6.1 in) heavy gun for turrets
Mortar systems
Small arms
- Vektor SP1: 9 mm (0.35 in) semi-automatic pistol
- Vektor R1/R2/R3: 7.62 mm (0.300 in) battle rifle
- Vektor R4/R5/R6: 5.56 mm (0.219 in) assault rifle
- Vektor CR-21: 5.56 mm (0.219 in) bullpup assault rifle (prototype only)
- Vektor Mini-SS: 5.56 mm (0.219 in) light machine gun
- Vektor Mini-SS Compact:[7] 5.56 mm (0.219 in) compact light machine gun
- Vektor SS-77:[7] 7.62 mm (0.300 in) medium machine gun
- Vektor DMG-5:[7] 7.62 mm (0.300 in) medium machine gun
- Denel NTW-20:[7] 14.5 mm × 114 mm (0.57 in × 4.49 in), 20 mm × 82 mm (0.79 in × 3.23 in), & 20 mm × 110 mm (0.79 in × 4.33 in) anti-materiel rifle
- Denel Y3 AGL:[7] 40 mm × 53 mm (1.6 in × 2.1 in) automatic grenade launcher
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