# Libya: LNA operating South African-made G5 155 mm howitzers

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2020/12/libya-lna-operating-south-african-made-g5-155-mm-howitzers/
- Published: 2020-12-02T00:56:28+01:00
- Author: Kazim Abdul

The Libyan National Army (LNA) is now operating new artillery systems including 
South African-made 155 mm G5 gun-howitzer and Serbian multiple rocket launchers (
MRLs).

A video released on 14 November showing the artillery systems in an LNA live-fire
exercise which featured “specialised battalions, artillery, armour, missiles, military
engineering, special forces, the air force, and the parachute team.”

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 * ![Denel g5 artillery in Libyan National Army](military.africa/wp-content/uploads/
   2020/12/denel-g5-artillery-in-Libyan-National-Army-1024x576.jpeg)
 * ![South African denel g5 artillery in Libyan National Army](military.africa/wp-
   content/uploads/2020/12/south-African-denel-g5-artillery-in-Libyan-National-Army-
   1024x576.jpeg)

The G5 artillery were likely acquired from the United Arab Emirates, which procured
six second-hand G5s in 1991/93 and 78 self-propelled G6 howitzers in 2013/14 from
South Africa according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s
arms transfers database.

In the exercise, three 130 mm M-46 and three 122 mm D-30 guns were also seen, along
with mortars of various calibres and three MRLs.

For a long time, the UAE has been supportive of Khalifa Haftar’s Forces with various
light and heavy military equipment. UAE is believed to have supplied [Pantsir-S1 air defence systems ](https://www.military.africa/2020/12/libya-lna-operating-south-african-made-g5-155-mm-howitzers/military.africa/2019/06/libya-uae-supplies-pantsir-s1-air-defence-systems-to-lna)
and [Javelin anti-tank missiles ](https://www.military.africa/2020/12/libya-lna-operating-south-african-made-g5-155-mm-howitzers/military.africa/2019/06/libya-gna-captures-fgm-148-javelin-launchers-9m133-kornet-atgm-adcom-yahbon-drones)
to the LNA, several of which have been [captured](https://www.military.africa/2020/12/libya-lna-operating-south-african-made-g5-155-mm-howitzers/military.africa/2019/06/libya-recently-delivered-mbombe-6-armoured-vehicle-captured-or-destroyed-lnas-capabilities-questioned).

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Also, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have provided the LNA with armoured vehicles
including Panthera T6,[ Inkas Titan-DS, ](https://www.military.africa/2020/12/libya-lna-operating-south-african-made-g5-155-mm-howitzers/military.africa/2020/02/lna-combat-unit-acquires-inkas-titan-ds-armoured-vehicles)
Typhoon, [Mbombe](https://www.military.africa/2020/12/libya-lna-operating-south-african-made-g5-155-mm-howitzers/military.africa/2019/05/libyan-national-army-forces-receives-paramount-mbombe-6x6-from-jordan)
and, [KADDB al-Mared, ](https://www.military.africa/2020/12/libya-lna-operating-south-african-made-g5-155-mm-howitzers/military.africa/2019/05/libyan-national-army-receives-kaddb-al-mared-8x8-armoured-vehicle-from-jordan)
Caiman armoured vehicles, and aircraft including MiG-21 fighter aircraft and Mi-
24/35P helicopters since 2014.

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