jakeporeshenko:

Looks like lake chad, can you confirm ?

Stephandeswardt:

Stop jumping into conclusion. ....I posted the picture, I took the pix. .....I said training

Stephandeswardt:

Stop jumping into conclusion. ....I posted the picture, I took the pix. .....I said training

president museveni security detail officer armed with a Tavor CTAR 21 assault rifle

Henry240:
Aptly titled 'Textbook Take Down".


Jane's Defence Weekly article on "Operation Restore Democracy".

Senegal's army covers this coming issue of the operation to restore democracy in Gambia. Nigeria led operation which had Senegal providing the force on the ground, along with 250 Ghanaian infantry and air,naval and Special forces cover from Nigeria.

Henry240:
More photos of the Nigerian army's reconfigured utility trucks.

Stephandeswardt:

Stop jumping into conclusion. ....I posted the picture, I took the pix. .....I said training

africaken254:
sudan military industries stand IDEX2017

kenpaul0:
Oga Henry do ypu know where i can find this article?

Vikkie14:
Lachit is Nemesis2u.

africaken254:
letter form america embassy in Nairobi,on the issue of the america weapon deal with Kenya

Henry240:
PHOTO NEWS: Chief of Training and Operations (CTOP), AVM Ahmed Iya on operational visit to 105 Composite Group, Nigerian Air Force, Maiduguri

overhypedsteve:
No armed forces in this world should be subjected to using any armed aircraft called "air tractor" even the name is demoralizing for the men who will be getting air support from this airframe. imagine calling in for air support while under heavy fire and you are told that two A-10 Warthog are on their way, you will be motivated to continue holding the line till Air support arrives. But what if you are told that two Air tractors are enroute to give you Air support? you will be like Tractors? ah!! let me just die already.
what do the White's take African Militaries for? how can we be in the 21st century and still be using a converted farm insecticide spraying plane to fight terrorism. I guess weaponizing that plane was the idea of one over confident farmer who after carrying out some "maneuvers while spraying his corn felt it a good idea to hang some lethals on the plane and send it to Africa.

Henry240:
OFF-TOPIC

My kind of Rapid Intervention Vehicle or Special Forces Vehicle.

Nimr RIV, from the UAE

Frumentum:


Doesn't look air-droppable. Also looks like it might need a heavy heli like a Chinook to sling it.

jakeporeshenko:

NAF 558 and 270.. notice how only one has FLIR camera. Is this bright yellow the new NAF camo ? And I wonder what color the dozen Russian helicopters on order are painted

africaken254:
smmh ,like your dumb bombs have being a threat to anyone.except for south africa and north africa.who else is going to be using hellfires and GBU-12's !?

an egyptian man walking to work near Cairo airport came across a SA-7 tube launcher thrown on side of the road

africaken254:
smmh ,like your dumb bombs have being a threat to anyone.except for south africa and north africa.who else is going to be using hellfires and GBU-12's !?

overhypedsteve:
we ve used more Guided missiles in our COIN operations than any Nation in SSA have used for the same role. I know you know that, but you just want to defend the present position of your Government in purchasing the obsolete and civilian purpose built Aircraft for COIN. after all we introduced the use of guided missiles in the African Counter Insurgency battle theatres. The AR1 missile is a Chinese derivation of the American Hellfire Missile and we have been using them to hunt Terrorists since 2014.

Henry240:


FLIR can be easily removed and put back, no problem. I shared a photo in the past of Nigerian engineer working on an NAF FLIR.

As for the Cammo, I the colour is for helicopters deployed in the NE. Colour can easily be changed to grey in Kaduna, Lagos or Port-Harcourt. Not a problem either.


What actually is a problem is, how many MI-17 assault helicopters are in service. Have we received the 6 units previously ordered?

jakeporeshenko:

Yeah that's what I want to know, although I don't think these are the among the 6 units ordered. I only know one was donated by NEMA.