Denel Dynamics
{{Short description|South African weapons manufacturer}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Denel Dynamics
| logo = DENEL LOGO.jpg
| type = Division of proprietary limited company
| foundation = 1991
| location = Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
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| area_served = World-wide
| industry = weapons development and manufacturing
| products = Missiles, ATGMs, Bombs, Glide bombs, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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| parent = Denel SOC Ltd (100% state-owned)
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| homepage = [http://www.deneldynamics.co.za DenelDynamics.co.za]
| footnotes = Previously Kentron, a division of Denel (Pty) Ltd
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Denel Dynamics, formerly Kentron, is a division of Denel SOC Ltd, a South African armaments development and manufacturing company wholly owned by the South African Government. It underwent a name change from Kentron to Denel Aerospace Systems in early 2004 and later to Denel Dynamics. Denel Dynamics is located in Centurion, South Africa.
Key products
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| Category | Type | Name |
|---|---|---|
| colspan=2 rowspan=5| Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) | ||
| Hungwe - Tactical Aerial Reconnaissance | ||
| Seeker - Tactical Aerial Reconnaissance | ||
| Bateleur - MALE Aerial Reconnaissance | ||
| Skua - Target Drone | ||
| rowspan=8| Guided Missiles | ||
| rowspan=3| Air-to-air | ||
| A-Darter – short range infrared homing | ||
| R-Darter – radar-guided beyond-visual-range missile (BVR) | ||
| rowspan=3| Air-to-surface | ||
| MUPSOW – multipurpose stand-off weapon air-launched cruise missile | ||
| TORGOS – (cruise missile) air-launched cruise missile | ||
| Surface-to-air
| Umkhonto – multi-range infrared homing missile series | ||
| rowspan=3 colspan=2| Anti-tank guided missile | ||
| Mokopa – long-range laser-guided anti-tank missile | ||
| ZT3 Ingwe – multi-role laser-guided anti-tank missile | ||
| rowspan=3 colspan=2| Guided bombs
| | ||
| Raptor – precision-guided glide bomb series | ||
| Umbani GPS/INS guidance kit for Mk.82, Mk.83 and Mk.84 bombs | ||
| colspan=2|Seekers
| Brazilian MAA-1 Piranha | ||
| rowspan=3 colspan=2|Weapons management systems | ||
| Arachnida-1/2 weapons management system |
Kentron developed the ARD-10 loitering drone for the South African Defence Force in the 1980s, however with the end of the South African Border Wars it did not enter service. Kentron sold the designs to Israel Aerospace Industries which used them to develop the IAI Harpy which was first tested in 1989. The designs were sold to Iran Aviation Industries Organization in 2004/5 and used by Shahed Aviation Industries to develop the Shahed 131 and Shahed 136 drones.{{cite magazine|magazine=Air Forces Monthly|title=South African heritage|date=December 2022|page=23}}
UN arms embargo violation
{{main|Coventry Four}}
Four South Africans working for Kentron were arrested in March 1984 in Coventry and charged with violation of the UN arms embargo – which outlawed the export of arms and military equipment to apartheid South Africa.
The Coventry Four were granted bail against a deposit of £200,000 and a guarantee by a diplomat from the South African embassy who waived his diplomatic immunity. They were allowed to return to South Africa on condition that they appeared at their trial in England in August 1984. In the event, South African foreign minister, Pik Botha, refused to allow them to return for their trial.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.deneldynamics.co.za/ Denel Dynamics Official Site]
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