List of weapon systems of the South African Air Force

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

Footnotes

^ "The South African Air Force". The Airforce: Current Weapons. saairforce.co.za. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
^ 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.
^ "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.

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Leadership	Chiefs of the Air Force Sergeants Major of the Air Force
Active squadrons	2 15 16 17 19 21 22 28 35 41 44
Training and development units	68 Air School 80 Air Navigation School 85 Combat Flying School 87 Helicopter Flying School Central Flying School Test Flight and Development Centre South African Air Force College
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Reserve squadrons	101 102 104 105 106 107 108 110 111
Disbanded air and training squadrons	1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 18 20 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 40 42 43 50 60 103 109 112 114 86 Multi-Engine Flying School 88 Maritime Training School 89 Combat Flying School
Disbanded air defence squadrons	120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129
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Equipment	List of current and historical SAAF aircraft List of weapon systems of the South African Air Force
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