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 Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during si ...

(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 The G6, sometimes denoted as the G6 ''Rhino'', is a South African mine-protected self-propelled howitzer. It was developed as a turreted, self-propelled variant of the G5 howitzer series, mating the gun to a six-wheeled armoured chassis. Des ...

) to small arms 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 ...

Products

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 * 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 dieta ...

- 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 * LMT 105 - 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 age ...

howitzer gun * T5-52 - Turret with a

truck-mounted howitzer gun * MCT 60 Mortar - Turret with a M10 Mortar 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 age ...

- light gun for turrets *

- heavy gun for turrets 60/81mm Mortar Systems * M10 Mortar - mortar for turrets * M4 60 - commando mortar *

M6 60 M6, M06, M.6, or M-6 may refer to: Military * M6 bayonet, a bayonet for the M14 rifle * M6 Bomb Truck, a truck used to move bombs during World War II * M6 Gun Motor Carriage, a United States wheeled Tank Destroyer of the Second World War * ...

- mortar * M8 81 - mortar Small arms *

Vektor SP1 The Vektor SP1 is an improved 9mm version of the Z-88 pistol (which is a locally produced copy of the Beretta 92F), produced since 1992 by Denel Land Systems (DLS), formerly Lyttelton Engineering Works (LIW). Design The Vektor SP1 and SP2 pistol ...

- semi-automatic pistol * Vektor R1/R2/R3 - battle rifle * Vektor R4/R5/R6 - assault rifle * Vektor CR-21 - 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, refin ...

- , & 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 elim ...

* Denel Y3 AGL - automatic grenade launcher

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