Denel Rooivalk Demostration and Live Fire

Demostration and live firing by a 16 Squadron SAAF Rooivalk at the night shoot.
Video Highlights:
01:01.468 - Flypast partially filmed on GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition
02:10.899 - Cannon firing
02:50.950 - Rocket firing
03:07.648 - Rooivalk flying into darkness

[@lekholokoelekotsoanamoloi9593]

It packs a punch

[@springbok4015]

Very nice. Underrated bit of kit. What year was this?

[@stubones]

The ground troops and and SAAF pilots were sold out in Angola. Sent in against the odds and expected to perform miracles, which they did. Having these and Cheetahs would have given the SADF a massive advantage. Obviously the Rooivalk didn't fly until after the war was over, but the Cheetahs could have been used. Instead they were sold to foreign buyers for profit, like most of our advanced weapons systems.

[@hohetannen4703]

I’m in Minnesota and I feel bad for you african ex-colonial countries, always getting sold out to the socialists in China.