africaken254:
i believe those hangars (shelters)are meant to protect the aircraft's from the extremes of weather e.g sun and rain,most countries leave their aircraft in the open. thous some of the avionics components life span is reduced , coatings deteriorate , transparencies, composites and wiring insulation breakdown from heat and moisture

africaken254:
i believe those hangars (shelters)are meant to protect the aircraft's from the extremes of weather e.g sun and rain,most countries leave their aircraft in the open. thous some of the avionics components life span is reduced , coatings deteriorate , transparencies, composites and wiring insulation breakdown from heat and moisture

patches689:


Fvck they are well equipped and organised.

Are they pro government?

Henry240:


This is the first time i'm reading countries leave their aircrafts in the open without cover. All in service aircrafts are properly stored or shaded in Nigeria. Here is a typical NAF base.

Henry240:


This is the first time i'm reading countries leave their aircrafts in the open without cover. All in service aircrafts are properly stored or shaded in Nigeria. Here is a typical NAF base.

africaken254:
most planes are left on the flight line to barked on the open sun,only a canvas to covers the cockpit canopy

Tunisian pilot flight training (OH-58D Kiowa Warrior )

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

Egypt receives second Mistral helicopter carrier

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCgrbK5OMsY

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyvQXDq6OD4

MikeCZA:
No hangers?

We are in Africa remember?

andrewza:


http://www.janes.com/article/63862/concept-vehicle-demonstrated-aad16d3


a light weight platform I could see it supplementing the gecko by proving a Mobil shooting platform for the heavy weapons of a airborne group

africaken254:
Kenya defence forces

Henry240:


Nice! KDF in Somalia?


You guys deployed your Polaris in the field?

frumentius:
Future Recces

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

Odunayaw:
the day I see civilians in my country being allowed to get behind a Browning is the day rapture comes

africaken254:
there is a difference between an actual hanger and a shelter http://www.edlconstruction.com/aircraft_sheltersbckup.html

tdayof:
The Battle At Mammy Yoko Hotel, Freetown On 26th May 1997The Battle At Mammy Yoko Hotel, Freetown On 26th May 1997

Nigeria has played a dominant role in ensuring the stability of the West African sub-region and its troops have shown exceptional valour in taming some of the most savage conflicts including the Sierra Leone Civil War. An outstanding show of bravery and iron-like tenacity took place at the luxurious Mammy Yoko Hotel in the Sierra Leone capital of Freetown.
Six years after the brutal start of the war in 1991 between the government and bloodthirsty rebel army, the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), a military coup by Sierra Leone Army (SLA) officers overthrew then President Tejan Kabbah and brought Major Johnny Koroma to power. Astonishingly this new regime invited the RUF to help it capture Freetown from forces loyal to Kabbah. The RUF had since the beginning of the war engaged in mutilation, mass rape, looting and unspeakable evil that elevated the horror of war to a new level. The RUF accepted the invitation and helped the regime, known as the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) capture Freetown. With this done, a wave of death, mutilation, torture and rape swept the capital.
The international community including Nigeria was outraged at the coup and carnage and opposed the new regime. Suddenly, Nigerian troops who had been stationed in that country for years as part of the ECOMOG force as allies of the Sierra Leone soldiers found that their allies had become overnight enemies. Fewer than 700 grossly outnumbered Nigerian soldiers were suddenly pinned down in a hostile capital crawling with thousands of soldiers and deadly rebels who had been on the receiving end of Nigerian bullets for some time. Out of the modest number of troops, 50 men were posted to secure the luxurious and International Mammy Yoko Hotel which was safe haven for more than 1000 foreigners unable to leave the country including West Africans, Lebanese and international journalists. Unfortunately for the lightly armed men at the hotel, a Nigerian warship stationed offshore started shelling the Sierra Leone Army headquarters. This angered the SLA troops and their RUF allies who in their thousands angrily attempted to storm the hotel, and laid siege with rocket launchers, assault rifles, heavy machine guns and other heavy weapons including a few strikes by an attack helicopter piloted by a Ukranian mercenary.
The Nigerian troops spread themselves out over strategic areas of the huge building (especially the roof) and frustrated the vastly superior rebel force for several hours, killing many RUF rebels and SLA fighters. This group of Nigerian fighters not only secured the hotel, it also committed a sizeable part of the enemy forces in the intense firefight and bought time for the larger Nigerian force to secure the airport and enable Nigerian Air-force jets take control of the airspace as well as ground forces that eventually recaptured Freetown.


Nigerian soldiers are among the finest fighters in the world and on a good day they can really kick butt! Enough respect to the Nigerian Armed Forces. Keeping the peace everywhere they are called to.

saintjoel:





Some iconic images taken from the battle in 1997.

patches689:
I was just reading up on the new Mbombe 8X8

Its stats are allmost identicle to the badger
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45118:mbombe-8x8-shown-at-aad-for-first-time&catid=50:Land&Itemid=105

The only difference being that it is slightly faster (4km). I think the clincher will be the armament.

Odunayaw:
I don't understand why u guys chose patria over mbombe