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It was formerly Lyttelton Engineering Works (LIW - from af, Lyttelton Ingenieurswerke), a subsidiary part of the commercial network from Armscor. It then became the ''Systems'' division of the ''Land Systems Group'' of Denel. They are responsible for the design and manufacture of systems ranging from artillery (such as
G5 howitzer The G5 is a South African towed howitzer of 155 mm calibre developed in South Africa by Denel Land Systems. The G5 design was based on the Canadian GC-45 155mm gun which was highly modified to suit southern African conditions. Production hist ...
and G6 howitzer) to
small arms A firearm is any type of gun designed to be readily carried and used by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see Legal definitions). The first firearms originated in 10th-century China, when bamboo tubes c ...
such as the
R4 assault rifle The Vektor R4 is a 5.56×45mm assault rifle designed in 1979 based on the IMI Galil rifle. It entered service as the standard service rifle of the South African Defence Force (SADF) in 1980. The R4 replaced the R1, a variant of the 7.62×51mm ...
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Rooikat The Rooikat (Afrikaans for "Caracal"; ) is a South African armoured reconnaissance vehicle equipped with a stabilised 76 mm high velocity gun for organic anti-tank and fire support purposes. The Rooikat's main armament was built with the ...
- 8x8 armoured combat vehicle with a GT4 gun in turret * Badger MCV - 8x8 Multi-role armoured personnel carrier with a gun or twin mortars in turret * G7 - T7-52 light
howitzer A howitzer () is a long- ranged weapon, falling between a cannon (also known as an artillery gun in the United States), which fires shells at flat trajectories, and a mortar, which fires at high angles of ascent and descent. Howitzers, like ot ...
* G5 - T6-52 towed howitzer * G6 Rhino - T6-52 self-propelled howitzer * G6 Marksman - G6 base vehicle combined with a British Marksman SPAAG turret * MCT 12.7 - Turret with machine gun * LCT 20 - Turret with a GA-1 gun *
LCT 30 LCT may refer to: Science Biology *Lysosomal cystine transporter family *Long-chain triglyceride *LCT gene, a gene that encodes the enzyme lactase Chemistry * Lower consolute temperature, the critical temperature below which the components of a m ...
- Turret with a GI-30 gun *
MCT 30 MCT may refer to: Astronomy * A Maksutov–Cassegrain telescope * Morning Civil Twilight, from when the center of the Sun is less than 6° below the horizon to sunrise. Biochemistry *Medium-chain triglycerides, a class of fat with specific dietar ...
- Turret with a GI-30 gun *
LCT 30 ATGM LCT may refer to: Science Biology *Lysosomal cystine transporter family *Long-chain triglyceride *LCT gene, a gene that encodes the enzyme lactase Chemistry * Lower consolute temperature, the critical temperature below which the components of a m ...
- Turret with a GI-30 gun and four Ingwe ATGM launchers *
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- Turret with a GT7 tank gun * T7-52 - Turret with a GT7 howitzer gun * T6-52 - Turret with a
Denel 155mm Howitzer Gun Denel SOC Ltd is a South African state-owned aerospace and military technology conglomerate established in 1992. It was created when the manufacturing subsidiaries of Armscor were split off in order for Armscor to become the procurement agen ...
howitzer gun * T5-52 - Turret with a
Denel 155mm Howitzer Gun Denel SOC Ltd is a South African state-owned aerospace and military technology conglomerate established in 1992. It was created when the manufacturing subsidiaries of Armscor were split off in order for Armscor to become the procurement agen ...
truck-mounted howitzer gun *
MCT 60 Mortar MCT may refer to: Astronomy * A Maksutov–Cassegrain telescope * Morning Civil Twilight, from when the center of the Sun is less than 6° below the horizon to sunrise. Biochemistry * Medium-chain triglycerides, a class of fat with specific dieta ...
- Turret with a
M10 Mortar M1, M01 or M-1 may refer to: Arts, entertainment & media * WD-M01 Turn A Gundam, a mecha from the anime ''Turn A Gundam'' * M-1 (rapper), one half of hip hop duo Dead Prez * Korg M1, a keyboard synthesizer * Leica M1, a 1959 35 mm camera ...
mortar * MCT Missile - Turret with two Ingwe ATGM launchers *
Vektor GA-1 Vektor may refer to: Firearms *SR-1 Vektor, a Russian semi-automatic pistol *Vektor, the small arms brand name of Denel Land Systems (DLS), a South African manufacturer of arms and military technology **Vektor CP1, a semi-automatic pistol **Vektor ...
- gun for turrets * Denel GI-2 gun for turrets or naval applications * Denel GI 30 - gun for turrets * Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun - naval gun close-in weapons system * Denel GT4 - rifled gun for turrets *
Denel GT7 Denel SOC Ltd is a South African state-owned aerospace and military technology conglomerate established in 1992. It was created when the manufacturing subsidiaries of Armscor were split off in order for Armscor to become the procurement agen ...
- light gun for turrets *
Denel 155mm Howitzer Gun Denel SOC Ltd is a South African state-owned aerospace and military technology conglomerate established in 1992. It was created when the manufacturing subsidiaries of Armscor were split off in order for Armscor to become the procurement agen ...
- heavy gun for turrets 60/81mm Mortar Systems *
M10 Mortar M1, M01 or M-1 may refer to: Arts, entertainment & media * WD-M01 Turn A Gundam, a mecha from the anime ''Turn A Gundam'' * M-1 (rapper), one half of hip hop duo Dead Prez * Korg M1, a keyboard synthesizer * Leica M1, a 1959 35 mm camera ...
- mortar for turrets * M4 60 - commando mortar * M6 60 - mortar *
M8 81 M8 or M-8 or M.08 or ''variant, may refer to: Computing and electronics * M8 (cipher), an encryption algorithm * Leica M8, a digital rangefinder camera * HTC One (M8), a smartphone * Meizu M8, a smartphone Places * Messier 8, also known as M8 or ...
- mortar Small arms * Vektor SP1 - semi-automatic pistol * Vektor R1/R2/R3 - battle rifle * Vektor R4/R5/R6 - assault rifle *
Vektor CR-21 The Vektor CR-21 is a prototype South African assault rifle ("CR-21" being an abbreviation of Combat Rifle 21st Century) chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition. It was designed by Denel Land Systems as a possible replacement for the South Africa ...
- bullpup assault rifle (prototype only) * Vektor Mini-SS - light machine gun * Vektor Mini-SS Compact - compact light machine gun * Vektor SS-77 - medium machine gun * Vektor DMG-5 - medium machine gun *
Denel NTW-20 The NTW-20 is a South African anti-materiel rifle, developed by Denel Mechem in the 1990s. It is intended for deployment against targets including parked aircraft, telecommunication masts, power lines, missile sites, radar installations, refine ...
- , & is an
anti-materiel rifle An anti-materiel rifle (AMR) is a rifle designed for use against military equipment, structures, and other hardware (materiel). Anti-materiel rifles are chambered in significantly larger calibers than conventional rifles and are employed to elimin ...
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Denel Y3 AGL The Denel Y3 AGL is a South African-manufactured automatic grenade launcher currently manufactured by Denel Land Systems. - automatic grenade launcher


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