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Eland armoured car is a armoured car originating in South Africa. It was built by Sandock-Austral Reumech OMC. Reported operators include Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Senegal, Uganda, Zimbabwe.
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Armoured car
South Africa
1962–1994 (South Africa) 1967–present (other)
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Angolan Civil War Rhodesian Bush War 1981 Entumbane Uprising South African Border War Western Sahara War Second Congo War Chadian Civil War Northern Mali conflict Boko Haram insurgency
Sandock-Austral
1962
Sandock-Austral Reumech OMC
1964 – 1986
1,600
See Variants
6 tonnes (6.6 short tons ; 5.9 long tons )
5.12 m (16 ft 10 in)
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
3 (commander, driver, gunner)
90mm Denel GT-2 (29 rounds) OR 60mm K1 mortar (56 rounds)
2x 7.62mm M1919 Browning machine guns (2400 - 3800 rounds)
Chevrolet 153 2.5 L (150 in 3 ) inline 4 -cylinder water-cooled petrol
6-speed manual constant mesh
Independent 4X4 ; active trailing arms
380 mm (1 ft 3 in)
142 L (38 US gal)
450 km (280 mi)
100 km/h (62 mph)
Benin - Beninese Army : 3 Eland-90s, supplied from unidentified source in 2010. Beninese crews trained by 1er RHP , France.
Burkina Faso - Burkinabe Army : 4 Eland-90s, supplied from unidentified source in 2006.
Chad - Chadian Ground Forces : 82 refurbished Eland-90s purchased from a Belgian firm in 2007.
Gabon - Gabonese Army : 4 Eland-90s and 4 Eland-60s in service with the presidential guard.
Ivory Coast - Ivorian Gendarmerie
Malawi - Malawian Army : 13 Eland-90s purchased from the SANDF in 1994.
Morocco - Moroccan Army : 60 Eland-90s and Eland-20s delivered in 1981; provided with instructors for training the Moroccan crews.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic - Polisario Front : Presumably captured from Morocco.
Senegal - Senegalese Army : 47 Eland-90s purchased from the SANDF in 2005.
Uganda - Ugandan Land Forces : 40 Eland-90s purchased prior to the Second Congo War .
Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe National Army : 16 to 28 Eland-90s inherited from the Rhodesian Army in 1980.
South Africa - South African Army : 1,268 Eland-60s and Eland-90s in active service in 1989.
South West Africa - South West African Territorial Force : At least 40 Elands provided by the SADF; deployed exclusively with 91 Brigade.
Rhodesia - Rhodesian Army and Rhodesian Air Force : Up to 60 Eland-90s and 12 Eland-60s donated by South Africa on semi-permanent loan.
Portugal - Portuguese Army : at least 32 Eland-60 loaned by South Africa for use in Angola and Mozambique .
The Eland
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 5.12 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 5.12 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Eland armoured car equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BeninReported count for Eland-90. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 3. Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Burkina Faso
ChadReported count for Eland-90. Service scope: Chadian Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 82. Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Gabon
Ivory Coast
MalawiReported count for Eland · Eland-90. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 30. Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2021), not the article revision. 2021 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
MoroccoArmy exact named equipment holdings: Eland. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / RECCE. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SenegalReported count for Eland-90. Service scope: Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 47. Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
UgandaReported count for Eland-90. Service scope: Army equipment; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 40. Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
ZimbabweReported count for Eland. Service scope: Zimbabwe National Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 20 in service. Origin: South Africa. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Morocco, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Senegal, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Equipment reference ↗Army exact named equipment holdings of Eland. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / RECCE. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited.