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patches689:


Why would we be angry?

South Africa is all ready a super power. Another nation joining the ranks is no big deal.

South Africa is super power to lesotho or what do you mean by super power

MikeCZAR:
Reaction.

Renewed resolve

jln115:

Many reasons why his wearing a backpack, but that's not what our soldier wear on deployment, BUT it still proves my point, when walking around with 40kg worth of kit, an 8kg plate makes a huge difference.

lives are worth more than 8kg. You already saddled up with 40kg, 8kg don't bite much.

africaken:
i wish we upgrade those F-5 aerial refueling and precision strike capability,there was a period pakistan taliban declared war on the pakistani government but due to pakistan air force use of precision strike with GBU-12's after different pakistan air force ISR platforms gathered intel on those terrorist hide out .pakistan taliban asked for a ceasefire. museveni SU-30MK2 cost him around $ 200 million not the claimed $740 million. that's saying the price tag for each one was around $ 123 million,even russian latest SU-35 4++ jet doesn't cost that much. that's the price range of 5th generation jets

he did withdraw $740 million from his central bank though. Rember the deal was a package deal, it could have included alot of things wich are not public knowlegde...

He also got flight simulators and after the acquisition, he moved the main airbase from entebe airport to a military base and satelite image shows preparation for expansion of the base, anyway if we had advanced ISR and upgraded our fighters to precision strike capability... hehe, let me not imagin

jteku:
UK

South Africa is super power to lesotho or what do you mean by super power

To Africa.

M14A1:

As much as he weighs.

Thats a medical bag, essential

M14A1:
lives are worth more than 8kg. You already saddled up with 40kg, 8kg don't bite much.

And as we said, lives are saved through mobility and speed.

A soldier can only carry only so much ~ about 50kg. This weight has been standard since Roman Times.

8kg ammounts to 12% of what he can carry.

We choose to use that 8kg for other more important things.

Anyway, the debate started about tactical vests that can be seperated from BPV's - so lets not lose sight of that

Patchesagain:


And as we said, lives are saved through mobility and speed.

A soldier can only carry only so much ~ about 50kg. This weight has been standard since Roman Times.

8kg ammounts to 12% of what he can carry.

We choose to use that 8kg for other more important things.

Anyway, the debate started about tactical vests that can be seperated from BPV's - so lets not lose sight of that

its all mission dependent at the end of the day

Nigeria COIN

Patchesagain:


Anyway, the debate started about tactical vests that can be seperated from BPV's - so lets not lose sight of that

Plate carriers it is, for any mission. A compact bulletproof vests fits in seamlessly with any mission requirement.

Nigerian Air force

Henry240:


Plate carriers it is, for any mission. A combat bulletproof vests fits in seamlessly with any mission requirement.

Tell that to these guys

Henry240:
Nigeria COIN

Nice camo painting on the BIGFOOT

FighterPilot:


To Africa.

Africa......in your dreams

jln115:

We have enough Blue Force Trackers for 4 Brigades.....It came as part of Project Legend, which included the Chaka C2 system.

Yes, I meant tracking every soldier with the Impi device.

Meaning every soldier will appear on the Chaka C2, enhancing control.

Patchesagain:


Sorry, what I ment is more comprehensive med-aid bags - not just somma a plaster and bandage.

Buddy aid.

It is for chaps to help each other before the medic/doctor arrives. Like they can stop bleeding, cover wounds etc.

denisfidha:
Renewed resolve

Reaction.
Unsustainable. Ops will start to wind-down soon.

Henry240:


Plate carriers it is, for any mission. A compact bulletproof vests fits in seamlessly with any mission requirement.

Not in Africa.

Remember the Vice video? where Nigerian soldiers had to march to Bama in columns?

South-Africans wait for us, we are apparently joining you guys on your trip to India!!





"The agreements reached during the meetings
where centered firstly on general, operational,
ordnance and engineering training,
other areas include
collaboration in design construction and building of
survey ships, and landing ships
as well as participation in combined joint sea
exercises.
Nigerian navy special forces will also henceforth
participate in joint special operations organized by the
Indian navy
The Nigerian Navy will also collaborate in maritime
domain awareness towards enhancing security in gulf
of guinea, by joining the Indian Navy’s wide shipping
information sharing group,
On research and development, it was agreed that
Nigerian Navy will build up her capacity by training
with unmanned maritime vessels and unmanned
aerial vessels to enhance maritime domain awareness
surveillance capabilities."










https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DRZmM0wGVk

Nigerian navy signs collaboration agreements with the Indian navy on the design construction on building of Survey and Landing ships.




Good news for Nigeria's local defence industry just keeps getting better and better, and we are only in January.

AU / ANISOM needs to consult seriously with Algeria and Nigeria on how to defeat El-Shabbab this 2016, a detailed strategic planning meeting between Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Algeria, Nigerian military generals who have fought Islamic Terrorists for many years with modern experience and tactics. AU needs a new war strategy in Somalia 2016. Lets end this war, AU is spending money for too many years without an end in sight. The countries fighting there have sacrificed a lot of soldiers lives. Ghana, come join ANISOM please, and do something for Africa like your legendary Kwame Nkrumah wishes.

Henry240:
Nigerian navy signs collaboration agreements with the Indian navy on the design construction on building of Survey and Landing ships.




Good news for Nigeria's local defence industry just keeps getting better and better.

I have a feeling that Nigeria's next guided missile Frigate/Corvette will be built in Nigeria by our own domestic shipyards. India is trying to rival China and Pakistan in getting close to Nigerian military, the Indians have woken up and they don't want to be a world power with no big African partner in progress. They are seriously engaging Nigerian army too for cooperation, and NAF pilots are now in Indian air force bases doing stuff that is still classified.

MikeCZAR:
Not in Africa.

Remember the Vice video? where Nigerian soldiers had to march to Bama in columns?

The guys in Bama were just a part of the entire operations. Besides those boys had been fighting continuously, and deserved at that point to travel light.


The boys in Yobe and Adamawa sectors always wore their plate carriers.

agaugust:


I have a feeling that Nigeria's next guided missile Frigate/Corvette will be built in Nigeria by our own domestic shipyards. India is trying to rival China and Pakistan in getting close to Nigerian military, the Indians have woken up and they don't want to be a world power with no big African partner in progress. They are seriously engaging Nigerian army too for cooperation, and NAF pilots are now in Indian air force bases doing stuff that is still classified.

"You have a feeling?"........ I know for a fact that the next Nigerian corvettes would be built in Nigeria. We have the Infrastructure (Lagos, Onne, Port-Harcourt & Calabar), only un-patriotic Nigerians would carry out contrary plans.

The Indians do not want to be left out, i just hope feasibility studies on the Survey Ship have already been carried out. The Indians have significant expertise in building ships, INS Kochi represents the sophistication of Indian ship building.


I'm elated by this current push for in-house manufacturing.

Henry240:
South-Africans wait for us, we are apparently joining you guys on your trip to India!!





"The agreements reached during the meetings
where centered firstly on general, operational,
ordnance and engineering training,
other areas include
collaboration in design construction and building of
survey ships, and landing ships
as well as participation in combined joint sea
exercises.
Nigerian navy special forces will also henceforth
participate in joint special operations organized by the
Indian navy
The Nigerian Navy will also collaborate in maritime
domain awareness towards enhancing security in gulf
of guinea, by joining the Indian Navy’s wide shipping
information sharing group,
On research and development, it was agreed that
Nigerian Navy will build up her capacity by training
with unmanned maritime vessels and unmanned
aerial vessels to enhance maritime domain awareness
surveillance capabilities."



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DRZmM0wGVk

Nigerian navy has confirmed for 2016

1. New incoming guided missile fast attack crafts, 2 to 4 vessels
2. Hydrographic and Survery vessel, 1 ship
3. NNS Aradu frigate refit
4. New Landing Ship Tank, 1 vessel
5. NNS Andoni II MPV, 1 vessel
6. Fast inshore patrol boats, 30 vessels

Not a bad deal for one year. I think Buhari government wants to retool all 3 armed forces fairly according to the current threats and need of each force.

agaugust:


Nigerian navy has confirmed for 2016

1. New incoming guided missile fast attack crafts, 2 to 4 vessels
2. Hydrographic and Survery vessel, 1 ship
3. NNS Aradu frigate refit
4. New Landing Ship Tank, 1 vessel
5. NNS Andoni II MPV, 1 vessel
6. Fast inshore patrol boats, 30 vessels

Not a bad deal for one year. I think Buhari government wants to retool all 3 armed forces fairly according to the current threats and need of each force.

@ agaugust these is not a bad deal for a year at all........! if we can be making such procurements every year for every arm of the military.

agaugust:


Nigerian navy has confirmed for 2016

1. New incoming guided missile fast attack crafts, 2 to 4 vessels
2. Hydrographic and Survery vessel, 1 ship
3. NNS Aradu frigate refit
4. New Landing Ship Tank, 1 vessel
5. NNS Andoni II MPV, 1 vessel
6. Fast inshore patrol boats, 30 vessels

Not a bad deal for one year. I think Buhari government wants to retool all 3 armed forces fairly according to the current threats and need of each force.

Correction, 30 of those inshore patrol boats have already been delivered. The Navy is expecting to take delivery of 70 more vessels half are coming in from local suppliers while 35 are coming in from foreign vendors.

agaugust:


Nigerian navy has confirmed for 2016

1. New incoming guided missile fast attack crafts, 2 to 4 vessels
2. Hydrographic and Survery vessel, 1 ship
3. NNS Aradu frigate refit
4. New Landing Ship Tank, 1 vessel
5. NNS Andoni II MPV, 1 vessel
6. Fast inshore patrol boats, 30 vessels

Not a bad deal for one year. I think Buhari government wants to retool all 3 armed forces fairly according to the current threats and need of each force.

- There's that unknown vessel the Navy is currently building.


- 3 ships sailed to China last year for a refit (You could search Chinese google for results)


- NNS Ohue, NNS Barama, NNS Ayam & NNS Siri are back


- 70 inshore patrol crafts, not 30, 30 have been delivered.

Nigeria buys Tin Shield air defence mobile radar.
.

http://combat-forces..com/?m=0

MikeCZAR:
Yes, I meant tracking every soldier with the Impi device.

Meaning every soldier will appear on the Chaka C2, enhancing control.

But also putting huuuge pressure on the network

Meanwhile in Zimbabwe

agaugust:


Nigerian navy has confirmed for 2016

1. New incoming guided missile fast attack crafts, 2 to 4 vessels

Those are the old ones under re-fit