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Sandock-Austral was a South African defence company formed through the 1971 merger of the Austral armaments company and Sandock Ltd dockyards, as a subsidiary of the Gencor mining group.

The company was absorbed into Land Systems OMC, part of BAE Systems.

Sandock-Austral has developed a number of notable products, such as:

  • The Ratel infantry fighting vehicle.
  • The Eland Mk2 armoured car.
  • The Mamba Mk2 and Romad series of mine-protected armoured personnel carriers.

It was also responsible for the construction of the SAS Drakensberg, South Africa's most sophisticated indigenous warship.

References

  1. "SA Shipyards". www.sa-shipyards.co.za. Retrieved 21 April 2016.


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