kenyan troops in UNMISS providing protection to IDPs (Women and Children) in Wau

UNMISS' all-female platoon team of KENYA army escort women & child IDPS in Wau, as they collect firewood/water

kenyan troops in UNMISS providing protection to IDPs (Women and Children) in Wau

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_j3WrFx-J4

al Shabaab militants stage a 1:30 AM attack on a police station in Diff, Wajir
kenya

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MabZUUW65jE

Henry240:
Botswana

africaken254:
off topic :russian MI-35M shoot down by ISIS in syria

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_j3WrFx-J4

africaken254:
off topic :russian MI-35M shoot down by ISIS in syria

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_j3WrFx-J4

Henry240:


Don't all Russian MIL helicopters come with the President S defensive suite?


Looking at this syrian conflict, the Russians are going to get bugged down in a long drawn out war, there has to be a significant surge in Russian military resources and then a subsequent draw down.


11 Russians lost since they fully joined the campaign isn't a significant loss anyway.

ViceAdmiral:
@Gottfried
Any news on the MK111?whats its status

patches689:


Allot of the gear Russia has comitted to operations over Syria is legacy era as they cannot afford to lose any modern gear with the current cold relations with the EU. Because of the way Russia structures its military, with military districts and without any standing expeditionary formations, they have to strip home formations to deploy stuff abroad.

That being said they are sending over their carrier with a batch of 12-15 Ka-50/52s for operations.

patches689:


Looks like it shot itself down

missile miss-fire

patches689:


Allot of the gear Russia has comitted to operations over Syria is legacy era as they cannot afford to lose any modern gear with the current cold relations with the EU. Because of the way Russia structures its military, with military districts and without any standing expeditionary formations, they have to strip home formations to deploy stuff abroad.

That being said they are sending over their carrier with a batch of 12-15 Ka-50/52s for operations.

africaken254:
a premature detonation of the rocket would have taken out the wing stud not the tail rotor ,thats a manpad

Henry240:


So, the've abandoned the refit that is to be done on the carrier?

africaken254:
so you want to tell us MI-35M is a cold war era gunship !

patches689:


A missile that had a propellant failure post launch - it popped out the tube, got caught in the rotor wash and struck the helo

Watch the video, you can see the detonation right after a missile is fired and you dont see any missile headed towards the helo

patches689:


Mi-24P's are deployed

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdVv6EL5sdQ

africaken254:
so is KA-52 and MI-28 ,Russia went to syria to show case its weaponry capability not show case its cold war era weaponry

patches689:


Yes, in limited numbers. Their Hind fleet is primarly Mi-24P's, while they withdrew their newer Su24M2s and Su25SM's.

The started the operation with the "tip of the spear" but they scaled back and now the majority of the platforms deployed are older varients. The only top-teir asset continually deployed has been the SU-30SM's.

They started off using Syria as a testing-ground and showcase. But that phase is over, now its a grind that is putting heavy ware and tare on their assets and they have adapted accordingly.

Everytime you see some high end equipment it has a purpose - first operational Ka-50/52 deployed for a few months, evaluated, and withdrawn. Now they want to experiment with them from carriers and will do so for a short time and withdraw.

Deploy, evaluate, withdraw. Every single time. Or do you think that they switched from Tu-160's to Tu-95's because the Tu-95 is a better bomber?

The bulk of the work in the riskiest regions goes to the old warhorses.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJkR1lDa5ME

africaken254:
off topic :russian MI-35M shoot down by ISIS in syria

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_j3WrFx-J4

nganduh:
Are we looking at the first export FC-1? Nigerian?

nganduh:
Are we looking at the first export FC-1? Nigerian?

Henry240:


Where is your evidence, link or proof?


I do hope it's Nigerian though, we've had a requirement for a modern 4 Gen aircraft seen like yesterday.

nganduh:


They were questions Henry240 not statements. I am also thinking the "JF-17" on the side implies PAF.

Tinfoil:


Africaken it is good that you are proud of the kps. But this also shows that you are a naïve and stupid. They are corrupt have low morale and incompetent. I am there. Jea has and is growing and they probably do not know about it until it starts operating very soon.