South African Air Force
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The South African Air Force (SAAF) is tasked with providing close air support, aerial reconnaissance, and transport support for the other services of the armed forces. Commanding the air force is Lieutenant General Abel Mawere. Each province holds at least one major SAAF base, and the SAAF's aircraft inventory is divided fairly evenly among the provinces.
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Weapons
Missiles
Surface-to-surface
- 5 squadrons of RSA-I1 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (15 transporter erector launchers per squadron)
- 10 squadrons of RSA-I2 Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (15 transporter erector launchers per squadron)
Surface-to-air
- Crotale
- FIM-92 Stinger
- M1097 Avenger
- MIM-23 Hawk
- MIM-104 Patriot
- Mistral
- Umkhonto
Air-to-surface
- AASM
- AGM-65 Maverick
- AM 39 Exocet
- MBDA Apache
- RBS15
- Storm Shadow
Air-to-air
- AIM-9 Sidewinder
- AIM-92 Stinger
- AIM-120 AMRAAM
- AIM-152 AAAM
- MBDA Meteor
- MBDA MICA
- R550 Magic
Bombs
- AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon
- AGM-62 Walleye
- CBU-100 Cluster Bomb
- CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon
- CBU-24
- CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
- CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
- GBU-37 GPS-Aided Munition
- GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb
- GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb
- Mark 82 General-Purpose Bomb
- Mark 83 General-Purpose Bomb
- Mark 84 General-Purpose Bomb
- Paveway IV Laser-Guided Bomb
Armored vehicles
- ERC 20
- CV9040 AAV
- M6 Linebacker
- Wiesel 2 BF/UF
- Wiesel 2 AFF
- Wiesel 2 Ozelot
- LAV-AD
- Sisu XA-181
- M1097 Avenger Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System
- MIM-72/M48 Chaparral Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System
- Air Defense Anti-Tank System
Artillery
- M167 Vulcan air defense gun
- Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft gun
- Oerlikon 35mm anti-aircraft gun
- Skysweeper 75mm anti-aircraft gun
