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Denel Land Systems

Division of the South African state-owned Denel group

Denel Land Systems is a division of the Denel group. It was formerly Lyttelton Engineering Works (LIW—from Afrikaans: Lyttelton Ingenieurswerke), a subsidiary part of the commercial network from Armscor. It then became the Systems division of the Land Systems Group of Denel.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Denel Land Systems headquarters
Photo: Friedmut Abel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Denel Land Systems is a division of the Denel group.2

Corporate structure

Denel Land Systems is part of a group headed by Denel. 6 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Vehicles

Rooikat: 8×8 armoured combat vehicle with a GT4 76 mm (3.0 in) gun in turret

Badger IFV: 8×8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle

G7: T7-52 105 mm (4.1 in) light howitzer

G5: T6-52 155 mm (6.1 in) towed howitzer

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G6 Rhino: T6-52 155 mm (6.1 in) self-propelled howitzer

G6 Marksman: G6 base vehicle combined with a British Marksman SPAAG turret

Tank Technology Demonstrator (TTD): A new refined Main Battle Tank that Denel helped develop which used a GT-3 and was planned to use a GT-6

Turrets

MCT 12.7: Turret with 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine gun

LCT 20: Turret with a GA-1 20 mm (0.79 in) gun

LCT 30: Turret with a GI-30 30 mm (1.2 in) gun

MCT 30: Turret with a GI-30 30 mm (1.2 in) gun

LCT 30 ATGM: Turret with a GI-30 30 mm (1.2 in) gun and four Ingwe ATGM launchers

LMT 105: Turret with a GT7 105 mm (4.1 in) tank gun

T7-52: Turret with a GT7 105 mm (4.1 in) howitzer gun

T6-52: Turret with a Denel 155mm Howitzer Gun 155 mm (6.1 in) howitzer gun

T5-52: Turret with a Denel 155mm Howitzer Gun 155 mm (6.1 in) truck-mounted howitzer gun

MCT 60 Mortar: Turret with a M10 Mortar 60 mm (2.4 in) mortar

MCT Missile: Turret with two Ingwe ATGM launchers

Vektor GA-1: 20 mm × 82 mm (0.79 in × 3.23 in) gun for turrets

Denel GI-2 20 mm × 139 mm (0.79 in × 5.47 in) gun for turrets or naval applications

Denel GI 30: 30 mm (1.2 in) gun for turrets

Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun: 35 mm (1.4 in) naval gun close-in weapons system

Denel GT1: 20 Pounder gun rebranded for South African use by Denel for turrets

Denel GT2: 90 mm gun made for light turrets

Denel GT3: 105 mm gun rebranded from the L7 british tank gun for use on tank turrets

Denel GT4: 76 mm (3.0 in) rifled gun for turrets

Denel GT6: 120 mm gun with modular ability to switch from 120 mm to 140 mm made for heavy Main Battle tanks

Denel GT7: 105 mm (4.1 in) light gun for turrets

Denel GT8: 105 mm gun made to replace the GT-3 for tank turrets

Denel GT9: 120 mm gun made for light turrets

Denel GT12: 120 mm low recoil gun made for use on light turrets

Denel 155mm Howitzer Gun: 155 mm (6.1 in) heavy gun for turrets

Mortar systems

M10 Mortar: 60 mm (2.4 in) mortar for turrets

M4 60: 60 mm (2.4 in) commando mortar

M6 60: 60 mm (2.4 in) mortar

M8 81: 81 mm (3.2 in) mortar

Small arms

Vektor SP1: 9 mm (0.35 in) semi-automatic pistol

Vektor R1/R2/R3: 7.62 mm (0.300 in) battle rifle

Vektor R4/R5/R6: 5.56 mm (0.219 in) assault rifle

Vektor CR-21: 5.56 mm (0.219 in) bullpup assault rifle (prototype only)

Vektor Mini-SS: 5.56 mm (0.219 in) light machine gun

Vektor Mini-SS Compact: 5.56 mm (0.219 in) compact light machine gun

Vektor SS-77: 7.62 mm (0.300 in) medium machine gun

Vektor DMG-5: 7.62 mm (0.300 in) medium machine gun

Denel NTW-20: 14.5 mm × 114 mm (0.57 in × 4.49 in), 20 mm × 82 mm (0.79 in × 3.23 in), & 20 mm × 110 mm (0.79 in × 4.33 in) anti-materiel rifle

Denel Y3 AGL: 40 mm × 53 mm (1.6 in × 2.1 in) automatic grenade launcher

Denel MG4: 7.62 mm light machine gun, licensed copy of the American Browning M1919

From Wikipedia’s article on Denel Land Systems, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Acquisitions

  1. 1992Acquired Musgrave1

Sources

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