jl115:
is it now?

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/barys-8x8-completes-four-year-trials-in-kazakhstan/

Lurker4Long:

Apparently a 4-year trial covering 25 000km in various conditions isn't supposed to yield problems so that the feedback can be used to improve prototypes before going into full production.
Jane's Defence, Shephard Media, the European Defence Review and others should all close shop cos they don't know this.

jl115:
the man lives for the moments where he can post something even slightly negative about South Africa

jl115:
the man lives for the moments where he can post something even slightly negative about South Africa

kabe1:
Nigerian Army is the end user of 100 Dongfeng Mengshi 4x4 light armoured vehicles.

kabe1:
Nigerian army has so far received

- 60 units of Type-89

- 100 units of Dongfeng Mengshi 4 x 4

- 100 units of CS/VP3 ( not yet delivered)

- 60 units of Legion MRAP from the UAE

- An unknown number of PF Viper and ARA MRAPs

That's more than 320 units of armoured protected vehicles for the Nigerian army.

All vehicles purchased brand new.

Whyem15:



I only hope they bought enough spares, support vehicles and trained enough personnels to be able to maintain them for a long period. The way we used the last set of Bigfoot MRAPs is quite shameful.

Also, I hope they won't fix these platforms with 12.7mm guns only. They should carry varying calibers and types of ammunitions. They should follow the lead of the Navy by fixing 40mm grenade launchers etc on some of these platforms.

Whyem15:



I only hope they bought enough spares, support vehicles and trained enough personnels to be able to maintain them for a long period. The way we used the last set of Bigfoot MRAPs is quite shameful.

Also, I hope they won't fix these platforms with 12.7mm guns only. They should carry varying calibers and types of ammunitions. They should follow the lead of the Navy by fixing 40mm grenade launchers etc on some of these platforms.

LTGEN:
I believe the 100 BIG FOOTS have been delivered

kabe1:
Nigerian army has so far received

- 60 units of Type-89

- 100 units of Dongfeng Mengshi 4 x 4

- 100 units of CS/VP3 ( not yet delivered)

- 60 units of Legion MRAP from the UAE

- An unknown number of PF Viper and ARA MRAPs

That's more than 320 units of armoured protected vehicles for the Nigerian army.

All vehicles purchased brand new.

Toju200:
plus unknown numbers of the Ezugwu MRAPs

kabe1:


Confirmed!!!

100 units of CS/VP3 have been delivered to the Nigerian army.

Toju200:
plus unknown numbers of the Ezugwu MRAPs

Whyem15:


53 units of the Ezugwu were initially ordered. I do not know whether there was any subsequent orders.

Whyem15:



You know what makes this more interesting, many of these hardwares were paid for with the last defence budget, the one recently approved by the senate Wil bring provide the military with more menacing capabilities.

Whyem15:
I also hope they won't wait for these platforms to get destroyed or become non functional before they sign another deal, procurement doesn't have to be yearly, it could be every 3-5 years until all requirements are met. NA should aim very high so that at any time all requirements are catered for. They should go for large numbers in a way that they can keep the number of platforms operational constant while some are undergoing maintenance/repairs and others are being used for training.
It should not stop with protected mobility, it should be extended to tanks, IFVs, artilleries, engineering capabilities, communications, intelligence etc.

kabe1:


Fully agree with this.

I think we should expect to see more Tanks, IFVs and artillery next.

More VT-4 Tanks and AFVs.

kabe1:
Nigerian Army is the end user of 100 Dongfeng Mengshi 4x4 light armoured vehicles.

JOSCOFELIX:
yes. Small, small we dey go invade U.S.A know mind me oo I don take 25 bottle of 333 this evening

youghs:


Why is no one talking about the RCWS overhead this APCs.
Abi na my eye dey pain me

kabe1:


Fully agree with this.

I think we should expect to see more Tanks, IFVs and artillery next.

More VT-4 Tanks and AFVs.

kabe1:


I don't see any RCWS.

youghs:


That stuff at the top of the vehicles

BlackBaron:
Good stuff all around. Quite a couple of hardware last few months.

What about those Innoson versions, haven't seen them in a while.