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South African Defence Force

SADF Emblem

SADF Ensign
Founded: 1957

Service Branches:
South African Army
South African Navy
South African Air Force
South African Medical Service
South African Special Forces

Headquarters: Pretoria, South Africa
LEADERSHIP
Commander-In-Chief:
Theo Gerdener

Minister of Defense:
P.W. Botha

Commandant General, SADF:
General Constand Viljoen
South African Defence Force
Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag





Small Arms
IMAGE FIREARM TYPE CALIBER IMAGE FIREARM TYPE CALIBER
Image Vektor SP1 Handgun 9×19mm Parabellum Image BXP PDW 9×19mm NATO
Image SP-V Suppressed SMG 9×19mm NATO Image Armsel Striker Shotgun 12 Gauge
Image MAG-7 Shotgun 12 Gauge x 60 mm Image Vektor R4 Assault Rifle 5.56x45 NATO
Image Vektor R1 DMR 7.62×51mm Image Vektor SS-77 GPMG 7.62×51mm
Image Truvelo CMS Sniper Rifle 7.62x51mm Image NTW-20 Anti-Material Rifle 20×110mm
Image M2 Browning Heavy Machine Gun .50 BMG Image Milkor MGL Grenade Launcher 40 mm
Image Y3 AGL Grenade Launcher 40 mm Image FT5 Anti-Tank Missile 95 mm
Image MILAN Anti-Tank Missile 103 mm Image FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS 70 mm
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South African Army
Branch: Army
Role: Land Warfare
LEADERSHIP
Commander-In-Chief: Theo Gerdener
Minister of Defense: P.W. Botha
Commandant General: General Constand Viljoen
Chief of the Army: Lt. General Johannes Geldenhuys
PERSONNEL
Army: 315,000 Troops
Rotary: 256 Aircraft
Commandos: 150,000 Commandos
Units of Combat: Battalion (2,500)
Brigade (500)
Company (100)
South African Army
Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag


Army
BATTALION BRIGADE 1 BRIGADE 2 BRIGADE 3 BRIGADE 4 BRIGADE 5 COUNT
MOTORIZED Motorized Motorized Motorized Motorized Support 20
LIGHT ARMORED Light Armored Light Armored Light Armored Motorized Support 25
MECHANIZED Mechanized Mechanized Mechanized Mechanized Support 40
ARMORED Armored Armored Armored Mechanized Support 25
SUPPORT Artillery Artillery Anti-Air Rocket Motorized 12

Specialized Units
BRIGADE COMPANY 1 COMPANY 2 COMPANY 3 COMPANY 4 COMPANY 5 COUNT
32 BATTALION Light Infantry Light Infantry Light Infantry Light Infantry Light Infantry 2
SPECIAL FORCES Infantry Infantry Infantry Infantry Infantry 6
AIR ASSAULT Infantry Infantry Infantry Infantry Infantry 12



Commandos
BRIGADE COMPANY 1 COMPANY 2 COMPANY 3 COMPANY 4 COMPANY 5 COUNT
COMMANDO Light Infantry Light Infantry Light Infantry Light Infantry Light Infantry 300

Rotary Aircraft
AIRCRAFT
COUNT
AIRCRAFT
COUNT
Rooivalk
46
Aasvoël
20
Oryx
80
Super Frelon
10

Vehicles

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South African Air Force

Branch: Air Force
Role: Air Combat & Defense
LEADERSHIP
Commander-In-Chief:
Minister of Defense:
Chief of the General Staff:
Commander of the Air Force:
SIZE
Aircraft: 230
South African Air Force
Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag

Fixed-Wing Aircraft
AIRCRAFT
COUNT
AIRCRAFT
COUNT
AIRCRAFT
COUNT
Cheetah
72
Carver
70
AC-130
5
Buccaneer
20

Utility Aircraft
AIRCRAFT
COUNT
AIRCRAFT
COUNT
AIRCRAFT
COUNT
C-130
15
C-141
10
E-3 Sentry
2
RC-135
2
U-2
4


















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Utility Aircraft
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South African Navy
Branch: Navy
Role: Naval Warfare
LEADERSHIP
Commander-In-Chief:
Minister of Defense:
Chief of the General Staff:
Commander of the Navy:
SIZE
Tonnage: 300,000 Tonnes
Aircraft: 70
Marines: 5,000 Troops
FLAG
South African Navy
Suid-Afrikaanse Vloot

Naval Air Corps
AIRCRAFT
COUNT
AIRCRAFT
COUNT
Atlas Visvanger
40
Armscor Hoopoe
15
Armscor Spreeu
10
Atlas Torenvalk
5


Naval Surface Groups
GROUP VESSEL 1 VESSEL 2 VESSEL 3 TOTAL TONNAGE COUNT
Carrier Group Voortrekker-Class (1) Kompasberg-Class (1) Burden-Class (2) 60,000 1
Patrol Group Kompasberg-Class (1) Burden-Class (1) 28,000 5
Coast Guard Squire-Class (2) 1,000 10
Landing Caprivi-Class (2) 4,000 4


Submarine Flotillas
GROUP SUBMARINE TOTAL TONNAGE COUNT GROUP SUBMARINE TOTAL TONNAGE COUNT
Strike Group Gladiator-Class (2) 3,000 9 Range Strike Group Honorific-Class (2) 12,000 3
Assault Group Revenge Class (1) 15,000 1

Marines
BRIGADE COMPANY 1 COMPANY 2 COMPANY 3 COMPANY 4 COMPANY 5 COUNT
MECHANIZED Mechanized Mechanized Mechanized Mechanized Mechanized 6
ARMORED Armored Armored Armored Armored Armored 4

Vessels

Surface Vessels
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Vehicles
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South African Police
Branch: Police Force
Role: Law Enforcement, Counterterrorism
LEADERSHIP
Minister of Justice: John Vorster
Commissioner: General Gert L. Prinsloo
PERSONNEL
Police: 19,500
STF: 500
Units of Combat:
Brigade (500)
Company (100)
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South African Police
Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie


Units
Brigade COMPANY 1 COMPANY 2 COMPANY 3 COMPANY 4 COMPANY 5 COUNT
Police Patrol Patrol Patrol Response Response 39
STF Response Response Response Response Response 1
COMPANY VEHICLE TROOPS
PATROL Mamba (10) 80
RESPONSE Casspir (8) 84
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Executive Outcomes
Company Type: Private Military Security
Firm
Industry: Private Military and Security
Contractor
Headquarters: Cape Town
Founded: 1975
Founder: Jan Breytenbach
Areas Served: Worldwide, Predominantly
Africa
Products: Providing military combat forces
including personnel and equipment, law
enforcement and training, logistics, close
quarter training, and security services
Services: Security management, full-service
risk management consulting
Armed Employees: 5,000

Aircraft: 10
Allegiance: South Africa (allegedly)
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Executive Outcomes
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Executive Outcomes is a Private Military Contractor (PMC) headquartered in Cape Town with offices in Johannesburg, Salisbury and Luanda. The company was founded by Lt. Col. Jan Breytenbach in response to market desires for a local PMC by neighboring countries to assist in stability efforts and contracted security. Since then Executive Outcomes has found itself fulfilling contracts across Angola, the CAF, Mozambique, as well as South Africa for national and private customers. Most international contracts that can be publicly understood are for the three nations most closely associated with South Africa (Angola, the CAF and Mozambique) to assist in cracking down on insurgents, while domestic contracts are associated with suppressing political extremist groups. Being founded by a former Special Forces officer of the South African Army and operating largely in favor of South African interests has seen Executive Outcomes be accused of being an unofficial arm of South African foreign policy and military intervention.
Land Units
COMPANY VEHICLE 1 VEHICLE 2 VEHICLE 3 TROOPS COUNT
Light Mechanized BTR-60 (6) BRDM-2 (2) 72 30
Heavy Mechanized BMP-1 (9) BRDM-2 (2) 63 10
Armored T-62 (5) BMP-1 (7) BRDM-2 (2) 49 10

Air Units
AIRCRAFT
COUNT
AIRCRAFT
COUNT
Mi-8
2
Alouette III
8
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