Odunayaw:
NAF logs 10,000 hours with the Tucano

are those side armors on the cockpit

Faithti:
are those side armors on the cockpit

Not sure

Off-topic
An excellent Saturday for SA sports in Perth.
The Springboks retained the Mandela Challenge Plate, and Dricus defended his title.

Lurker4Long:
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An excellent Saturday for SA sports in Perth.
The Springboks retained the Mandela Challenge Plate, and Dricus defended his title.

You're putting it lightly when you say "Dricus defended his title"... Let's just say, a certain Canadian rapper lost by betting against a South African

*I'm still putting it lightly*

These kids with ADHD are here again with their constant need for validation through dick-measuring

But they're scared to come out with their full chest right now...
they're moving zigzagly by "putting it lightly"

GreenandGold:


You're putting it lightly when you say "Dricus defended his title"... Let's just say, a certain Canadian rapper lost by betting against a South African

*I'm still putting it lightly*

Savour the joy for now, enjoy the moment while it lasts.
Dricus vs Joshua, Boxing Rules only. “WE WILL BE THERE!!!”.

GreenandGold:


You're putting it lightly when you say "Dricus defended his title"... Let's just say, a certain Canadian rapper lost by betting against a South African

*I'm still putting it lightly*

Hulle weet nie wat ons weet nie!

Exnavyboy62:


Savour the joy for now, enjoy the moment while it lasts.
Dricus vs Joshua, Boxing Rules only. “WE WILL BE THERE!!!”.

At least you're not invading, yet!

Nigerian Navy getting new Malaysian patrol boats

The Nigerian Navy’s patrol boat flotilla will add two new patrol vessels to its fleet in September following a successful two-year build in Malaysia.

Shipbuilding companies KN Aluminium and Engineering (KNAE) and Northern Shipyard, both Malaysian private limited companies, completed construction, fabrication and manufacture of what a Malaysian news agency termed “38 metre Sea Eagle” vessels using local expertise and labour.

The Sea Eagle is a Suncraft design for for naval or coast guard patrol duties within Exclusive Economic Zones(EEZ). The Sea Eagle comes with a stern ramp to accommodate a fast-launched RHIB or Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) to fulfil additional operational requirements. Top speed is 29 knots and armament is a 20 or 40 mm cannon.

The new additions (P197 and P198) to the Nigerian Navy fleet will be ferried to Lagos’ Apapa Port aboard a cargo vessel, Bernama reported.

Present at the construction completion ceremony on 13 August was Malaysian Deputy Defence Minister Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari.

Noting the 99% local labour and expertise component of the build, KNAE Director Khee Chee Kheong said his company specialised in the design, manufacture and integration of ships using the latest and most advanced systems to meet the needs of an ever-evolving maritime industry.

He expressed the hope that the ability to build the two vessels would be further recognised with opportunities to build ships for the Malaysian Navy.

Northern Shipyard via its Corporate Relations Manager, Captain Baharin Baharom, noted the newest vessel to exit its yard marked continuity in that it followed a previous contract for four Manta Mk II patrol craft in February 2020, which are now in service with the Nigerian Navy. The Nigerian Navy is a repeat customer for the Manta Mk II and by 2013 had taken 22 of the 17 metre long vessels into service.

The Nigerian Navy has previously acquired Sea Eagle vessels, notably commissioning the NNS Zaria and NNS Burutu in April 2009.

jl115:
Socialism and censoring are a prime examples.

Dude there is literally no socialist at the highest levels of the Democratic party. Clinton as centrist as he is, still has strong influence within the Dems.

This is in stark contrast to GOP that has chased away all their Neo conservatives in favour of Populism and worship of Trump.
Bush, Mitt Romney, Cheney etc are nowhere to be found within the corridors of GOP today.

Lurker4Long:


Hulle weet nie wat ons weet nie!

Be advised, this is not an Afrikaner Whatsapp Group chat .

Faithful007:


Be advised, this is not an Afrikaner Whatsapp Group chat .

Faithful007:


Dude there is literally no socialist at the highest levels of the Democratic party. Clinton as centrist as he is, still has strong influence within the Dems.

This is in stark contrast to GOP that has chased away all their Neo conservatives in favour of Populism and worship of Trump.
Bush, Mitt Romney, Cheney etc are nowhere to be found within the corridors of GOP today.

They might not be socialist in name but they are socialist in their policies and tendencies, this is undisputable.

Also nothing about the Reps and their policies are populist and the opposite is true about the Dems though

jl115:
They might not be socialist in name but they are socialist in their policies and tendencies, this is undisputable.

Also nothing about the Reps and their policies are populist and the opposite is true about the Dems though

jl115:
They might not be socialist in name but they are socialist in their policies and tendencies, this is undisputable.

Also nothing about the Reps and their policies are populist and the opposite is true about the Dems though

Good lord. If we go by what socialist means, no major politician in America will fit that mould. Maybe you have recently been sleeping in one of MAGA's several echo chambers.

Faithful007:


Good lord. If we go by what socialist means, no major politician in America will fit that mould. Maybe you have recently been sleeping in one of MAGA's several echo chambers.

Come now, "socialist/communist" now means whatever the Right does not like!
For example: Republicans who decry Trumpian protectionism and advocate for free trade are "socialists"!
Dems hankering for similar such are "communists"!

Faithful007:


Good lord. If we go by what socialist means, no major politician in America will fit that mould. Maybe you have recently been sleeping in one of MAGA's several echo chambers.

I didn't say they are full blown Marxists bru, Don't quote me out of context. The Dems 100% have very very left leaning policies that are socialist in nature

Faithful007:


Dude there is literally no socialist at the highest levels of the Democratic party. Clinton as centrist as he is, still has strong influence within the Dems.

This is in stark contrast to GOP that has chased away all their Neo conservatives in favour of Populism and worship of Trump.
Bush, Mitt Romney, Cheney etc are nowhere to be found within the corridors of GOP today.

+ 1

Lurker4Long:

Come now, "socialist/communist" now means whatever the Right does not like!
For example: Republicans who decry Trumpian protectionism and advocate for free trade are "socialists"!
Dems hankering for similar such are "communists"!

It's like that popular phase "Democrats eat babies"..... Basically, that's how you scare Conservatives.

Trainees from Kenya have successfully completed their Bayraktar UCAV training at the Baykar Flight Training Center in Turkiye and graduated. Seems like KDF will finally be having armed drones

Off-topic

GreenandGold, I had a lunch engagement with friends who live on the other side of the mountain, in St James (you know how precious we Capetonians are about our side of the mountain). Decided to do something I haven't done since I left university 20 years ago: take the train.
These friends are renowned for their extensive wine cellar and multiple-course meals, so driving after a visit is out of the question.

So much has changed at Metrorail, I felt like a tourist in my own hometown!

POSTSCRIPT: BTW, I paid 15 Rand (.84 cents USD) for the single ride 26 kilometres from Cape Town Station to St James, far less than the $3.25 single ride I recently paid for an equi-distant trip from Midtown Manhattan on the MTA, on a decidedly grotty, inferior service.
By comparison my Uber service home later in the evening was extortionate at 375 Rand ($22 USD). I got a lift back from Westbury, Nassau County to Manhattan, but I gather an Uber would be minimum $55.
I'm fortunate to be able to jet off to any metropolis, but I wouldn't live anywhere else.

Moral of the story? We should do everything we can to improve public utilities, as to paraphrase former guerilla, then Bogota mayor and now Colombia president, Gustavo Petro, " A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars [private services]. It's where the rich use public transportation [public utilities].

Front lines


https://www.facebook.com/share/r/MfCPGwkh3EyFmQok/?mibextid=oFDknk

Nigerian Air Force TUSAŞ T-129 ATAK helicopter from 115 Special Operations Group (115 SOG) coming in to land at Nigerian Air Force Base, Port Harcourt.

https://x.com/Jakepor21/status/1827333333375713553?t=5nl9P4SeP3i8bDZP8fv1Dw&s=19

NTSA:
Trainees from Kenya have successfully completed their Bayraktar UCAV training at the Baykar Flight Training Center in Turkiye and graduated. Seems like KDF will finally be having armed drones

There are reports that the drones will not be operated by the Kdf instead they will be operated by elite units under the NIS (national Intelligence Service )

Some elite Tactical units and special forces allow the officers to have "Relaxed dress code"

SAAF 22 Squadron training with 4 Special Forces Regiment. 4SFR operators with CZ Bren 2 rifles.

Lurker4Long:
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Moral of the story? We should do everything we can to improve public utilities, as to paraphrase former guerilla, then Bogota mayor and now Colombia president, Gustavo Petro, " A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars [private services]. It's where the rich use public transportation [public utilities].

I think you guys also need a fast train between the airport, the CBD and surrounding towns, something like the Gautrain. I don't know if there's a feasibility study on it. Cape Town remains the only major "international" city without one.

**That's not me who's about to ride the Gautrain **

Lurker4Long:
SAAF 22 Squadron training with 4 Special Forces Regiment. 4SFR operators with CZ Bren 2 rifles.

Are they testing them out?

GreenandGold:


I think you guys also need a fast train between the airport, the CBD and surrounding towns, something like the Gautrain. I don't know if there's a feasibility study on it. Cape Town remains the only major "international" city without one.

The MyCiti bus service from CT International to the Civic Centre is enough for now. What we desperately need is a 2nd airport, which with our geographical squeeze between the mountain and the sea, would have to be located far out, probably Atlantis way. Then a Gautrain-like service would be viable. From the 2011 census to the 2022 one, our province has gone from 5th in population to 3rd, so our infrastructure needs have to keep up commensurately.

But first, national govt has to surrender Metrorail to the City, so we can integrate public transport. I have a MyCiti bus card and app on my phone, which I can tap anywhere on the bus routes, but not on the train, which is ridiculous. There was a successful pilot project to extend that to the minibus taxis, which proved the concept, but what's missing is the rail aspect for seamless transit.
The ANC Transport ministry won't allow that of course, cos residents in other metros will start asking questions about their dysfunctional systems.

GreenandGold:


Are they testing them out?

Testing went on from Feb 2023 with SF and the police STF, with different rifles/manufacturers. I think I posted it here then? SF Brigade has acquired both 5.56 and 7.62
It has always been my preferred replacement for the R-series as a domestic licenced production, for a variety of reasons. Somewhat related to the R-series making for seamless transition in terms of logistics; a cinch and cheaper to set up a production line; none of the complications of an AR-type platform which domestic producers like ADG favour; and avoids the geo-politics of the obvious licence update with Israeli IWI.

Lurker4Long:


The ANC Transport ministry won't allow that of course, cos residents in other metros will start asking questions about their dysfunctional systems.

...more like they can't lose their gravy train to the Cape Town Metro

GreenandGold:


...more like they can't lose their gravy train to the Cape Town Metro

There's that too. I always tell my DA friends that they missed an opportunity to meaningfully push for rail devolution to metros back in 2016, when they ran Cape Town, Joburg, Pretoria and PE at the same time. It's almost as if the party was so surprised at their success in those local elections, they had no plan!