Conflict archive

South African Border War Weapons and Equipment

The South African Border War was the long conflict over Namibia and Angola involving South African, Angolan, SWAPO, and Cuban forces.

The South African Border War was a long regional conflict that ran from the mid-1960s to 1989 and involved South African operations in Namibia and Angola. Air power, armored movement, and counterinsurgency operations shaped the archive.

This archive tracks weapon systems directly documented in South African Border War use.

Entries should be limited to systems with direct conflict-use sourcing.

1 weapon systems

Context

Status
Published archive
Domains
air, land

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Dassault Mirage III/5, Single-engine delta-wing multirole fighter family, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsDassault Mirage III/5Single-engine delta-wing multirole fighter familySide: South AfricaRole: Strike fighterBuilt: Dassault Aviation / FranceThe Dassault Mirage III/5 is a French single-engine, delta-wing fighter family that evolved from the Mirage III interceptor into the Mirage 5 strike derivative. Exported widely and adapted by multiple air arms, it saw combat from the Six-Day War and War of Attrition through the Falklands, Paquisha, South African Border War, and Pakistan's 2019 air crisis.