nemesis2u:


mainly economics and hi hello visits

and Chinese submarines in Indian ocean no big deal mostly media hyped, they are mainly here for aggressive diplomatic missions or maybe hydro-graphic mapping missions or maybe boost the confidence of the pa****nis .

first line of defense in Indian ocean is US navy so no sweat Indians don't even figure, almost zero capability.

africaken254:
this is a new multi-polar world ,south china sea is too hot for china.you have japan,vietnam,korea and India to contend with.also what is the reason for you needing a base in Djibouti !

nemesis2u:


forced ?
bad boy, you need to be more diplomatic in selecting words

Nigerian Navy foils attack on a British-flagged freighter

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78NYUxM6W_Y

chinese8107:


USA and Japan is there.what reason?
they could play some trick,as that is the main trade-road for China to the middle east.
France also has base there,though it may have nothing to do with China.
Diplomatic words"anti-pivates".

U.S. Secretary of State to visit Kenya, Nigeria & Saudi Arabia

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

africaken254:
of what benefit has the american naval power being to the Philippine,economic growth goes in tandem with military power .seriously who goes on anti-piracy patrol with a submarine

chinese8107:


USA and Japan is there.what reason?

nemesis2u:




personally i don't support American policies, but American naval power is playing a stabilizing role in south china sea, if not for them china would have rough shod all the neighboring countries, which it nevertheless does now and then

chinese8107:
I don't think so,at least in near future. It's USA want to block and weakening China,just as they did for Soviet Union.

chinese8107:
USA is trying to destablelizing SCS by creating more troubles .

nemesis2u:




you understand food chain ?

big sized fish (US) try to feed on -> medium sized fish (china) try to feed on -> small sized fish (Taiwan , Vietnam , Philippines etc)








same as china also destabilizing Indian ocean by creating more troubles

Libyan forces suffer casualties as fighting continues

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBGpC9yge34

jakeporeshenko:
Nigerian AFSF commandos at the range

Henry240:


Wow!!!

This is the very first time i'm seeing a Nigerian soldier carrying a Carbine with a mixed colour code. Our rifles are usually as they are, pretty much standard colour coating.


I always get jealous when i see Russian FSB in particular with their tricked out AK-105s. The Americans, Poles, Germans and French are also guilty of camouflaging rifles.

Beautiful rifle.

jakeporeshenko:

These rifles that have mixed colour skins have been around for a while, I spotted the first one in May.
Russian FSB and MVD operators are well known for having those pimped out rifles.

Pic 2 Russian special forces in Syria
Pic 3 Russian MVD operator

Henry240:


This is the first time i'm spotting one. I never knew we have them, up until now. Beautiful.


What i'm searching for next, sounds trivial, however it's the half mask, balaclava. The Australians in Afghanistan wear them a lot. I also saw a South-African commando in wearing one in the DRC.

I've not yet spotted that balaclava in Nigerian military service.

jakeporeshenko:


Balaclava full battlefield, you have not been searching hard enough, even mask.
I think they are pretty badass though.

africaken254:
they should try mounting alpha jets with B-8 rocket pod,during the afghan war USSR pilots urged the upgrade to the 80 mm S-8 rocket due to the poor performance of 55 mm S-5M rocket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-5_rocket

rugged7:
FG imports Russian war helicopters, UAVs from Dubai

The Federal Government is making a comprehensive arrangement to respond to the attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta region through the importation of sophisticated military hardware.

A top military source said on Saturday that the Defence authorities had completed arrangements to bring in latest Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to boost the planned military operation in the oil-rich region.

It was gathered that the Federal Government has ordered for the Yahbon/20UAVs from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.



It was further learnt that the Yahbon/20UAVs were being procured to replace the Chinese CH-3A UAV in the arsenal of the military.

It was stated that the military would rely heavily on the Yahbon/20 UAV which carries four missiles on its wings for the success of the planned operation.

Investigation revealed that some of the new UAVs are billed to arrive the country November, 2016 while the others are expected next year.

It was further learnt that the Federal Government is also purchasing MI35M helicopters from Russia to prepare the Nigerian Air Force to monitor and combat those behind the destruction of oil and gas installations in the Niger Delta.

The MI35M is the latest and more sophisticated version of the MI35 which is one of the attack helicopters of the NAF.

The source said that three of the MI35M attack helicopters are expected to come into the country from Russia in November.

It was learnt that the Defence authorities made an arrangement with the Russians to purchase 15 of the modern attack helicopters for the planned aerial operation in the South-South.

It was gathered that the Russians had also trained 33 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force on how to fly and handle the ‘all-weather helicopters’ which could operate night and day.

It was learnt that those who went for the training in Russia arrived in the country three weeks ago.

It was also learnt that the acceptance flight for the helicopters was carried out late July.

The source said, “The Federal Government is not sleeping over the attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta. Comprehensive steps are being taken on this disturbing development.

“The government is importing the Yahbon/20 UAV from Dubai. The unique thing about this drone is that it carries four missiles on its wings and it is quite effective. Very soon, Nigerians would see the difference.

“The latest drone will replace the Chinese CH-3A UAV which was found to be problematic in some ways. Apart from that, the military is also acquiring MI35M from the Russians. This is the latest version of the MI35 being used by the NAF.

“The difference is that this particular one is more sophisticated, it is all-weather and it has night capability which means that it can operate both day and night.

“Three of them will arrive the country in November this year; the plan is to bring the remaining 12 over the years.

“Some of the personnel of the NAF who went for the training on the use of the aircraft returned to the country three weeks ago. Also, the acceptance flight was done three weeks ago.”

When our correspondent contacted the Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, for his comment on the story, he said that he did not have any information on the purchase of the military hardware.

“I don’t have that information,” he said.

Also, the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Nigerian Air Force, Group. Capt. Ayodeje Famuyiwa, said that while there were plans to acquire new platforms in the Air Force, he did not have any such detail.

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, said while commissioning the third weaponised Alpha Jet of the NAF at the 99 Air Combat Training Group, Kainji, Niger State, on Friday, that the planned operation in the Niger Delta would require additional platforms.

He said efforts were being made to put together what was required for the planned operation, adding that the exercise would require the acquisition of additional platforms which was at the final stage of planning

“The exercise I am talking about will require additional platforms. They are now in the planning stage, very soon we will conclude that plan,” he said.

http://punchng.com/pipeline-attacks-fg-imports-russian-war-helicopters-uavs-dubai/

http://www.russianhelicopters.aero/en/press/publications/6138.html

Tochex101:


Brilliant!
I was beginning to wonder if I was more concerned about the incessant oil pipeline destruction than this administration. It appears the government has been planning consciously and "silently" behind the scene.
I can't wait for this operation to start as we must deal decisively with this threat.

rugged7:
FG imports Russian war helicopters, UAVs from Dubai


“The exercise I am talking about will require additional platforms. They are now in the planning stage, very soon we will conclude that plan,” he said.

http://punchng.com/pipeline-attacks-fg-imports-russian-war-helicopters-uavs-dubai/

http://www.russianhelicopters.aero/en/press/publications/6138.html

Henry240:


When did the Yahbon Flash 20 become an armed. I'm reading for the first time that the Yahbon, the Flash 20 in particular has an armed variant.


It's a decent long endurance MALE UAV, both those wings aren't designed for wing-loading, but for gliding and long endurance patrols.

tdayof:
Noticed that too. Wondering how it was going to replace the CH3.

tdayof:
Noticed that too. Wondering how it was going to replace the CH3.