List of weapon systems of the South African Air Force

The following is a list of current weapon systems of the South African Air Force. For weapon system no longer in use, see List of obsolete weapon systems of the South African Air Force.

Current Systems

Weapon systems of the South African Air Force
Type	Manufacturer	Model	Platform
Air to Air Missile	Diehl BGT Defence	IRIS-T^[1]	Gripen C, Gripen D
Air to Air Missile	Denel Dynamics	A-Darter^[2]	Gripen C, Gripen D, Hawk 120 (Hawk integration in progress, not yet operational)^[2]
Air to Surface Missile	Denel Dynamics	Mokopa^[2]	Rooivalk, Super Lynx 300 (Integrated but not yet operational)^[2]
Reconnaissance / Targeting Pod	Northrop Grumman	Litening III targeting pod^[1]	Gripen C, Gripen D
	Thales Optronics	Vicon 18-601E^[1]	Hawk Mk 120
	Thales Optronics	Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod^[1]	Gripen C, Gripen D
	Carl Zeiss Optronics	Argos 410-Z^[1]	C208 Caravan, A109 LUH
Rocket Launcher		Type 159 Launcher^[1]	Rooivalk
Rocket	Forges de Zeebrugge	FZ90 70mm FFAR^[1]	Rooivalk
Guided Bomb	Raytheon	GBU-12 Paveway™ II^[1]	Gripen C, Gripen D
Guided Bomb	Denel Dynamics	Umbani PGM	Hawk Mk 120 (Integrated but not acquired)^[3]
Free-fall Bomb	Reunert Technology Systems^[4]	120 kg Fragmentation Bomb^[1]	Gripen C, Gripen D, Hawk Mk 120
	Reunert Technology Systems^[4]	120 kg Low-Drag Bomb^[1]	Gripen C, Gripen D, Hawk Mk 120
	Reunert Technology Systems^[4]	145 kg Bomb^[1]	Gripen C, Gripen D, Hawk Mk 120
	Reunert Technology Systems^[4]	460 kg Bomb^[1]	Gripen C, Gripen D, Hawk Mk 120
	Reunert Technology Systems^[4]	12.5 kg Practice Bomb^[1]	Hawk Mk 120
	Reunert Technology Systems^[4]	4.5 kg Practice Bomb^[1]	Hawk Mk 120
Guns	GIAT^[5]	F2 20mm Cannon^[1]	Rooivalk
	Mauser-Werke Oberndorf^[6]	BK 27 27mm Cannon^[1]	Gripen C
	Royal Small Arms Factory	Aden 30mm cannon^[1]	Hawk Mk 120
	FN Herstal	7,62mm LMG^[1]	Oryx
	FN Herstal	M3M 0.5 inch Machine Gun^[1]	Super Lynx 300

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "The South African Air Force". The Airforce: Current Weapons. saairforce.co.za. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Campbell, Keith. "Creamer's Engineering News". Denel Dynamics markets high-tech missile offering to SANDF and friendly countries. Martin Creamer. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
^ "SAAF funds Umbani". DefenceWeb. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "General purpose and fragmentation bombs (South Africa), Bombs - Unguided". Jane's Air-Launched Weapons. Janes Publishers. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
^ "South African Air Force (Unofficial)". F2 20mm Cannon. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
^ "South African Air Force (Unofficial)". Mauser BK 27 27mm Cannon. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.