Kentron's Ingwe millile is said to be virtually unjammable. Umkhonto air defense missile now features a radar seeker.

South Africa's armaments industry is strongly represented here at FIDAE by three divisions of Denel (Kentron Dynamics, PMP, and LIW), Armscor, and six companies from the broader defense industry (Hall A, Booth 54).

Kentron Dynamics is showing its range of missiles, including the Ingwe multi-purpose, short to long-range, anti-armor missile that Kentron claims is virtually unjammable. The missile is equipped with a doubly-lethal tandem warhead and can be deployed from a variety of platforms both on land and in the air.

The Umkhonto system began as a high-velocity, infrared homing surface to air missile, specially designed for naval use. An upgraded version replaces the IR seeker with an active radar seeker and incorporates a larger rocket motor to achieve full all-weather operation and an interception range of 20 km.

Kentron's Mokopa is an air launched long-range, precision-guided anti-armor missile with semi-active laser guidance.

LIW is talking up its 35mm dual purpose gun designed for naval use. The weapon has been selected by South Africa for its four Meko A 200 patrol corvettes. It will use the AHEAD programmable fused ammunition (exhibited here at FIDAE by its manufacturer Oerlikon-Contraves) to improve its anti-missile capabilities.