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Denel Dynamics

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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. [1]

46 relations: A-Darter, Advena, Aerial reconnaissance, Air-launched cruise missile, Air-to-air missile, Anti-tank missile, Apartheid, Armscor (South Africa), Bail, Beyond-visual-range missile, Bomb, Centurion, Gauteng, Coventry, Denel, Denel Dynamics, Denel Dynamics Bateleur, Denel Dynamics Seeker, Denel Dynamics Skua, Denel Dynamics Umbani, Diplomatic immunity, Division (business), Glide bomb, Global Positioning System, Government, Guided bomb, Infrared homing, List of aircraft of the South African Air Force, MAA-1 Piranha, Manufacturing, Military history of South Africa, Mokopa, MUPSOW, New product development, Pik Botha, R-Darter, South Africa, South African Air Force, South African National Defence Force, State-owned enterprise, Surface-to-air missile, Umkhonto (missile), United Nations Security Council Resolution 418, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Vela Incident, Weapon, ZT3 Ingwe.

A-Darter

The V3E A-Darter (Agile Darter) is a modern short-range infrared homing ("heat seeking") air-to-air missile, featuring countermeasures resistance with a 180-degree look angle and 120-degrees per second track rate, developed by South Africa's Denel Dynamics (formerly Kentron) and Brazil's Mectron, Avibras and Opto Eletrônica.

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Advena

The South African nuclear weapons production facility, having been transferred in 1979 from the Pelindaba nuclear research center to the state-owned Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor), was later developed as the Kentron Circle facility.

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Aerial reconnaissance

Aerial reconnaissance is reconnaissance for a military or strategic purpose that is conducted using reconnaissance aircraft.

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Air-launched cruise missile

An air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) is a cruise missile that is launched from a military aircraft.

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Air-to-air missile

Python family of AAM for comparisons, Python-5 (displayed lower-front) and Shafrir-1 (upper-back) An air-to-air missile (AAM) is a missile fired from an aircraft for the purpose of destroying another aircraft.

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Anti-tank missile

An anti-tank missile (ATM), anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon, is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles.

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Apartheid

Apartheid started in 1948 in theUnion of South Africa |year_start.

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Armscor (South Africa)

Armscor (or ARMSCOR), the Armaments Corporation of South Africa is the arms procurement agency of the South African Department of Defence.

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Bail

Bail is a set of restrictions that are imposed on a suspect while awaiting trial, to ensure they comply with the judicial process.

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Beyond-visual-range missile

A beyond-visual-range missile (BVR) is an air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) that is capable of engaging at ranges of or beyond.

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Bomb

A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy.

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Centurion, Gauteng

Centurion (previously known as Verwoerdburg and before that Lyttelton) is an area with 236,580 (2011 Census) inhabitants in Gauteng Province of South Africa, located between Pretoria and Midrand (Johannesburg).

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Coventry

Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.

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Denel

Denel SOC Ltd is a South African state-owned aerospace and military technology conglomerate established in 1991.

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Denel Dynamics

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.

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Denel Dynamics Bateleur

The Bateleur (named for the bateleur eagle) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prototype designed and built by Denel Dynamics (formerly Kentron).

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Denel Dynamics Seeker

The Denel Dynamics Seeker is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufactured in South Africa by Denel Dynamics (formerly Kentron).

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Denel Dynamics Skua

The Denel Dynamics Skua is a turbojet-engined target drone used to simulate fast-moving attack aircraft during surface-to-air and air-to-air training exercises and weapons tests.

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Denel Dynamics Umbani

The Umbani is a precision-guided bomb kit manufactured by Denel Dynamics in South Africa.

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Diplomatic immunity

Diplomatic immunity is a form of legal immunity that ensures diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host country's laws, but they can still be expelled.

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Division (business)

A division of a business, sometimes called a business sector or business unit (segment), is one of the parts into which a business, organization or company is divided.

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Glide bomb

A glide bomb or stand-off bomb is a standoff weapon with flight control surfaces to give it a flatter, gliding flight path than that of a conventional bomb without such surfaces.

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Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Air Force.

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Government

A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state.

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Guided bomb

A guided bomb (also known as a smart bomb, guided bomb unit, or GBU) is a precision-guided munition designed to achieve a smaller circular error probable (CEP).

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Infrared homing

Infrared homing is a passive weapon guidance system which uses the infrared (IR) light emission from a target to track and follow it.

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List of aircraft of the South African Air Force

The following is a list of current and historic aircraft of the South African Air Force.

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MAA-1 Piranha

The MAA-1 Piranha is a short-range infrared homing missile and the first air-to-air missile developed by Brazil for its Air Force and Navy.

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Manufacturing

Manufacturing is the production of merchandise for use or sale using labour and machines, tools, chemical and biological processing, or formulation.

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Military history of South Africa

The military history of South Africa chronicles a vast time period and complex events from the dawn of history until the present time.

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Mokopa

The Mokopa is a South African air-to-ground missile, designed primarily for use as an anti-tank weapon.

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MUPSOW

The Denel Dynamics (formerly Kentron) MUPSOW (MUlti-Purpose, Stand-Off Weapon) is a guided weapon designed for pinpoint strikes against soft targets such as airfields, bunkers and command-and-control centers at stand-off ranges.

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New product development

In business and engineering, new product development (NPD) covers the complete process of bringing a new product to market.

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Pik Botha

Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha, (born 27 April 1932) is a former politician from South Africa who served as the country's foreign minister in the last years of the apartheid era.

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R-Darter

The R-Darter is a beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile guided by an active radar homing seeker.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South African Air Force

The South African Air Force (SAAF) is the air force of South Africa, with headquarters in Pretoria.

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South African National Defence Force

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) comprises the armed forces of South Africa.

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State-owned enterprise

A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business enterprise where the state has significant control through full, majority, or significant minority ownership.

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Surface-to-air missile

A surface-to-air missile (SAM, pronunced), or ground-to-air missile (GTAM, pronounced), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles.

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Umkhonto (missile)

The Umkhonto (spear) is a South African family of modern short- to medium-range, all-weather-capable vertical launch (VLS) surface-to-air missiles (SAM) manufactured by South Africa's Denel Dynamics (formerly known as Kentron).

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 418

United Nations Security Council Resolution 418, adopted unanimously on 4 November 1977, imposed a mandatory arms embargo against South Africa.

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Unmanned aerial vehicle

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard.

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Vela Incident

The Vela Incident, also known as the South Atlantic Flash, was an unidentified double flash of light detected by an American Vela Hotel satellite on 22 September 1979 near the Prince Edward Islands off Antarctica.

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Weapon

A weapon, arm or armament is any device used with intent to inflict damage or harm.

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ZT3 Ingwe

The ZT3 Ingwe (Leopard) is a modern South African multi-role laser guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) manufactured by Denel Dynamics (formerly Kentron).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denel_Dynamics

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