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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Covert1: 10:35am On Jan 22, 2023 |
kabe1: We hope someone in the mould of President Shehu Shagari of blessed memory will win the elections. Apartheid South Africa that was armed to the teeth at the time and an existential threat to Ngeria then as the major power behind resistance movements has ceased to exist which some believe informed some of those acquisitions which at the time boasted Africa's most powerful Frigate, biggest army and proactive foreign policy. The current docility in pragmatic Afrocentric foreign policy by Abuja can be traced directly to President Buhari [who was known hitherto to have no foreign policy inclinations] and to some extent the party in power. It must be acknowledged though that the current foreign ministry has succeeded in other areas of foreign politicking such as getting Nigerians into prominent leadership positions in international organizations something which President Jonathan and his party failed to achieve except get a concession from ECOWAS for a "permanent" presence in the rotational UNSC seat a symbolic gesture with no veto power. President Buhari regardless can be credited to having done better for the Armed Forces and the police especially the Air Force than all presidents of recent memory. Perhaps his procurements have been based on the advice of his NSA and the Chief of Defence Staff [CDS] However one can never fault the fact President Obasanjo bestrode the land and Africa with flamboyance during his two term presidency including deporting to exile in Calabar a sitting Head of State of another country. President Obasanjo went to Togo and insisted the son of a former president must go through elections and got his way against France. In his first installment as Head of State he refused to meet with a US Secretary of State until his demands were met which saw President Jimmy Carter visit him in person in Lagos. He captured a foreign rebel leader and sent him to detention in Lagos. He tamed Asari Dokubo a Niger Delta War Lord and his militia for the rest of his life. He invaded Odi and almost wiped it out of living memory for the killing of some soldiers. No one dared the kinds of things going on today in the name of agitations both at home and abroad. President Obasanjo led. Personalities do matter which help drive the impact of institutions. The conversation though continues to change as democracy advances which puts these issues in the public space allowing civil society, the foreign policy and intelligence community to drive the military and foreign policy ambitions of current & future administrations. 2 Likes |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by GreenandGold: 12:06pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
Covert1: These are the pictures you were looking for: 3 Likes
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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Covert1: 12:35pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
GreenandGold: The delusion really going on with the Southies is unparalleled These guys actually believe what they are not and never will be. An African leader attending a G7 summit is in real terms only a photo Op. Every Nigerian President has attended a G7 Summit and merely chooses to defer to any current AU Chair. And Nigerian presidents are the first African leader any US president calls for a visit to the White House. Beyond that we in Nigeria see these things are puppeteer stunts and actually drive to lead on our own terms in multileratel Organizations. Here see Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari for whom the new State House in Guinea Bissau would be named after including the major street leading up to the palace. And so much more like that abounds in other African countries. In fact Nigeria directly controls some State Houses and Defence HQs. 4 Likes
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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by GreenandGold: 12:55pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
Covert1: Then he shows me a picture of a president pointing towards a picture of himself, all done at a preschool child's skill level... very symbolic 3 Likes |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Lurker4Long: 1:28pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
I knew the calm couldn't last! 3 Likes |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Toju200(m): 1:48pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
Lurker4Long: 1 Like |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Fynline(m): 2:22pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
Lurker4Long: 1 Like |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Exnavyboy62: 3:22pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
Covert1: Nah don't call it Airforce 001, call it "Eagle 001" 2 Likes |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Faithful007: 5:00pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
Covert1:I'll be honest with you. The Nigerian president is not viewed as important as his South African counterpart. Cyril Ramaphosa is more powerful on the international scene than Buhari. Ramaphosa has more powerful meetings and gets more lobbied than Buhari. However, the most powerful Head of State in Africa is by a huge gap, the President of Egypt -El Sisi-. Egypt controls close to half the movement of the worlds shipping via the Suez Canal. Egypt has the largest population of the Arab world and possesses the most powerful military in the Middle east and Africa combined. 7 Likes |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Bacteria8: 5:17pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
QuietMynd: All you need is a close connect with top politicians in the corridor of power...then the rest is icecream |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Toju200(m): 5:36pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
Bacteria8:bro can i DM you about something |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Odunayaw(m): 6:20pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
Lurker4Long:🤣🤣 |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Exnavyboy62: 8:07pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
GreenandGold: Dey play, just dey play. You dey hear, DEY PLAY |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Covert1: 8:08pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
Faithful007: Your view remains just that your views and in your parlour not a reflection of geo-political reality nor the view of a college of scholars. You might want to start by telling us what powerful meetings Ramaphosa has that Buhari even with his docile foreign policy does not exceed. Even if a toad sits in Aso Rock he'd exceed by influence any Southie president. There are metrics for relevance such as trade, GDP, natural resource, output and military and some of the major countries or unions of the world has Nigeria as their largest trading partner. Difference must be made between bilateral and multilateral relationships. In the case of South Africa a part of their economy (the white economy) is tied to the west. So naturally the western press plays up the relevance of South Africa but in reality they are only tolerated just because they don't want another Zimbabwe to happen to their people their. The ANC or at least some of its elements understands this position of things. When it comes to Africa only Nigeria commands the loyalty of some African countries in ways that South Africa can't and never will. The world knows that and the lobby to influence African capitals is in Abuja not in Pretoria, this is the reality owing to a whole lot of factors. In fact right now presently the Nigerian Air Force currently controls all of the Air Space of The Gambia and the State House of some African countries. That is real power. Except for old Europe the US sees Nigeria as Africa's most important country and hence its president same for China. For the middle East and Israel it sees Egypt. South Africa has yet to unravel and God forbid it does it might cease to exist if the local indigenes decide to take back their lands majority owned by the whites. This is what the UK and old Europe courts. This is the optics you saw on TV with Ramaphosa meeting the King of England or at any western fora. On the other hand Nigeria has sovereignty over its lands and its mineral rich deposits 100% and takes no dictates from any foreign power or anyone something which the west abhors. Wake up, what have you been drinking. Don't watch too much CNN, France24 or BBC all of which are geared for a skewed narrative against Africa's realities and potentials. Egypt had no leverage over Ethiopia or Sudan over the Nile. Its influence though limited begins and stops in the middle East. Having shiny guns by itself does not make you reckoned with especially if the sovereignty of those acquisitions are suspect such as funding from Saudi Arabia. Nigeria is Africa's only hegemonic regional power and its president carries that clout. 4 Likes |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Lurker4Long: 8:24pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by GreenandGold: 8:53pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
***Agububu opens ChatGTP*** Agububu: Type me a 500-word essay that makes no sense ChatGTP:
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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Covert1: 8:59pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
NAF: The M-346 FA coming to the skies over Africa near you with precision kill capability
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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by jl115: 9:03pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
GreenandGold:my sides 3 Likes |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by QuietMynd: 9:14pm On Jan 22, 2023 |
Bacteria8:The rest is not Ice cream Kan Kan, U guys don't rate una politicians at all, u think they re stupid abi. If they (politicians) can become military contractors themselves, u think they won't have become one. Inshort the red necks re the military contractors themselves, the person (military contractors) u guys see in public is just a font. The kickbacks/cuts they make from deals, goes back to the red necks themselves. 1 Like |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Covert1: 12:22am On Jan 23, 2023 |
A must watch | Major General Chris Musa outgoing Theater Commander Op Hadin Kai on Nigerian military successes against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. ▪︎Nigerian Army repairs and services it's own Armour ▪︎ Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists commanders have support from some foreign countries ▪︎ 85,000 terrorists have surrendered ▪︎ Nigerian Army Tanks can fire up to 2200m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHhtSAsgNCU 3 Likes |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Lurker4Long: 7:15am On Jan 23, 2023 |
GreenandGold: You had me almost spilling my coffee! And now my dog is giving me funny looks! 2 Likes |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Lurker4Long: 9:55am On Jan 23, 2023 |
I suppose it was only a matter of time. A PzH 2000 in Ukraine carrying Rheinmetall Denel Munition's Assegai 155mm arty rounds! 3 Likes
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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by QuietMynd: 11:56am On Jan 23, 2023 |
Covert1:Stop derailing boy |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by NTSA: 12:07pm On Jan 23, 2023 |
Covert1:85k is really a huge number assuming there are more that are yet to surrender , the actual number of combatants maybe is around 100 k + ...Thats like another army. |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by NTSA: 12:18pm On Jan 23, 2023 |
NTSA:The rats are getting smoked out of their hideouts.The last one week has been a huge success. 1 Like
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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by bidexiii: 1:21pm On Jan 23, 2023 |
Covert1: HONESTLY AM PROUD OF THE ARMY; INTERMS OF MAINTENANCE AND SUCCESS ACHIEVED. 2 Likes |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by GreenandGold: 1:56pm On Jan 23, 2023 |
Lurker4Long: Once again, South African arty shells are killing Russians 2 Likes |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Covert1: 2:11pm On Jan 23, 2023 |
NTSA: Indeed a huge number. Most people had no clue what the Nigerian Army was really up against. In reality it was like fighting a people because a majority of its combatants were of the Kanuri tribe which you find up North-East of Nigeria. Military intelligence estimated a majority of the Kanuri tribe was directly or indirectly for Boko Haram prior to now. Boko Haram was a standing army at the height of its madness and then throw in the international dimension of ISWAP, foreign and local funding and the collapse of Libya. While the military has contained and taken the bite out of BHT/ISWAP I can project only a kinetic approach won't solve this long term. The Federal Government would need to bring out a comprehensive carrot approach of some sort of amnesty which already exists in one form or another to deal with the combatants still in hiding at the least the Boko haram part of the insurgency then turn them against ISWAP. No military can kill everybody. 2 Likes |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Lurker4Long: 2:13pm On Jan 23, 2023 |
GreenandGold:
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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Covert1: 2:20pm On Jan 23, 2023 |
bidexiii: REALLY PROUD! |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Fynline(m): 2:55pm On Jan 23, 2023 |
NTSA: I think that figure may include the terrorist, their wives and children. The conflict has been on for 20 years so it is not unreasonable especially when you consider the fact that BHT has a large pool to continuously recruit from. 2 Likes |
Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Lurker4Long: 4:42pm On Jan 23, 2023 |
RDM nets more NATO 40 mm ammunition contracts Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) continues to do well with the export of its 40 mm ammunition range, and has just announced two contracts with NATO customers in Europe. The company said the total value of these contracts is over €30 million. In December 2022, one of the NATO customers contracted Rheinmetall to supply up to 300 000 rounds of 40 mm ammunition, including LV (low velocity) and HV (high velocity) variants. Under this framework contract, this customer has already issued a first call-off of around 75 000 cartridges. Under a separate contract, the same customer will be taking delivery of some 45 000 programmable cartridges in 40 mm x 53 HV HE-T ABM (High velocity High Explosive-Tracer Airburst Munition) calibre in the first half of 2024. Another European NATO customer will be supplied with around 10 000 rounds of the same type of ammunition, which is mainly used for combating drones. Delivery will take place starting in mid-2023. Other recent 40 mm contracts were revealed in July last year, for two customers in Asia. Rheinmetall said that one of the orders was from a new customer that was getting 400 000 rounds of 40 mm low velocity ammunition, to be delivered by December 2022. In the other case, an existing customer ordered 100 000 rounds of medium velocity grenades to be delivered between December 2022 and February 2023. The Asian orders come on the heels of a large contract for 40 mm grenades signed recently with Spain. RDM will supply 40×53 mm high velocity grenades for the Spanish military’s SB Lag-40 and Mk 19 grenade launchers. Deliveries are over four years, starting in 2022. Rheinmetall Denel Munition is a well-known international supplier of 40 mm ammunition and manufactures the full range of Low Velocity (40×46 mm), Medium Velocity (40×51 mm) and High Velocity (40×53 mm) 40 mm ammunition, and has proven compatibility in a wide range of different 40 mm weapons. The 40 mm Medium Velocity rounds are capable of ranges up to 800 meters from shoulder-fired grenade launchers. Rheinmetall claims this is 200 metres more than comparable products on the market. The 40 mm Low Velocity ammunition has a range of up to 400 metres. Both types of ammunition use a High Explosive Dual Purpose projectile. This combines fragmentation and shaped charge, which has a high penetrating power. It can be used against bunkers and armoured targets and can penetrate 50 mm rolled homogenous armour (RHA). 1 Like
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