Salah satu industri pertahanan terkemuka Afrika Selatan yaitu Denel Aviation yang memproduksi berbagai jenis peralatan militer, diantaranya adalah helicopter serbu dengan sebutan Denel AH-2 Rooivalk.
Spesipikasi :
- Crew: 2 (pilot & weapon systems officer)
- Length: 18.73 m (61 ft 5½ in)
- Rotor diameter: 15.58 m (51 ft 1½ in)
- Height: 5.19 m (17 ft 0¼ in)
- Disc area: 190.60 m² (2,052.1 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 5,730 kg (12,632 lb)
- Loaded weight: 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 8,750 kg (19,290 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Turbomeca Makila 1K2 turboshafts, 1,420 kW (1,904 shp) each
- Internal fuel capacity: 1,854 L (489.8 US Gallons)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: 309 km/h (167 knots, 193 mph)
- Cruise speed: 278 km/h (150 knots, 173 mph) at sea level (max cruise)
- Range: 740 km (380 nmi, 437 mi) at sea level(max internal fuel)
- Ferry range: 1,335 km (720 nmi, 829 mi) at 1525 m (5,000 ft) (max external fuel)
- Service ceiling: 6,100 m (20,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 13.3 m/s (2,620 ft/min)
Armament
- 1 × F2 20 mm cannon, 700 rounds
- 8 or 16 × Mokopa ZT-6 long-range anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM),
- 4 × MBDA Mistral air-to-air missiles,
- 38 or 76 × 70 mm folding fin aerial rockets (FFAR)