africaken254:


Learn atleast to upload a youtube

Zambia’s first female fighter pilot

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXqcC_L2B40

jln115:
SANDF Night shoot...impressive as always:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD-M4Agicqk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAzfwVf2YsQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGx8ZrlQvfE

overhypedsteve:
that was beautiful. how do you guys manage such shows in your cities? those Guns have very long ranges and could hit structures and persons beyond that area.

overhypedsteve:
here lies our last attempt at building an expeditionary armed forces. look at them, imagine what they would have looked like in their better days. all 13 of them rusting away along with our hopes and dreams of seeing a greater Nigerian Airforce. to think we are now begging for Tucanos even after we have acquired these beauties in the past is to show you how corrupt and selfish some of our present civilian defense planners are. Rest in Peace Jaguar, you never had the chance to roar.

overhypedsteve:
here lies our last attempt at building an expeditionary armed forces. look at them, imagine what they would have looked like in their better days. all 13 of them rusting away along with our hopes and dreams of seeing a greater Nigerian Airforce. to think we are now begging for Tucanos even after we have acquired these beauties in the past is to show you how corrupt and selfish some of our present civilian defense planners are. Rest in Peace Jaguar, you never had the chance to roar.

Odunayaw:
wetin we go name this babe
seventh day don nearly reach

Henry240:


All these long stories for a 3rd Generation jet with no radar.

Nigeria is not begging to buy Tucanos, we need aeroplanes like the Tucano to prosecute our insurgency in a cost effective manner.

There are no holes and dreams in a 3rd generation fighter in 2017, that jet has been retired by virtually every other user apart from India. That's why we are going for the JF-17 thunder.

There is no corruption in the Jaguar, they are lazy stripped down jets sold to Nigeria by the British, who there after slapped sanctions on Nigeria.

You should be well aware of your historical facts before passing off comments here with authority.

overhypedsteve:
here lies our last attempt at building an expeditionary armed forces. look at them, imagine what they would have looked like in their better days. all 13 of them rusting away along with our hopes and dreams of seeing a greater Nigerian Airforce. to think we are now begging for Tucanos even after we have acquired these beauties in the past is to show you how corrupt and selfish some of our present civilian defense planners are. Rest in Peace Jaguar, you never had the chance to roar.

Henry240:


All these long stories for a 3rd Generation jet with no radar.

Nigeria is not begging to buy Tucanos, we need aeroplanes like the Tucano to prosecute our insurgency in a cost effective manner.

There are no holes and dreams in a 3rd generation fighter in 2017, that jet has been retired by virtually every other user apart from India. That's why we are going for the JF-17 thunder.

There is no corruption in the Jaguar, they are lazy stripped down jets sold to Nigeria by the British, who there after slapped sanctions on Nigeria.

You should be well aware of your historical facts before passing off comments here with authority.

overhypedsteve:
The jets were delivered in 1984 and at that time a 3rd generation jet meant something. historical facts or no historical facts the reason why we do not make such major purchases like this again is because of the corrupt officials at the helm of affairs. ask yourself these questions, is the Tucano the only Ground attack capable Jet in the Market? is the Tucano the best we can find in the Market? so why is it that it is either the Tucano or nothing else. even when there are better Eastern alternatives. We dont need Airplanes like the Tucanos we need Airplanes to prosecute our counter insurgency operations, no matter where or how they come, forget the cost effective thing poorer nations have fought wars with better assets it just depends on where your interest lies and clearly the interest of our defense planner lies in their pocket. This one is telling me about cost effective, do you think someone that have more than 9.8 million dollar hidden in his sewage tank understand the meaning of "cost effective"?

darknetcom:


are you trying to tell us the jaguars can not be armed and put into use??..

whats your point..??..

to hell with tuscanies....

i didnt even knew that we had so many jets rusting away...

africaken254:
if as it is said that they were grounded due to santions,why wasn't some cannibalised to allow some to be airworthy at that like !? iran still has most of its western jets airworthy even during its intense war with iraq and to this day.they have being made airworthy by cannibalsing others for parts,indigenously manufacturing parts and components,also getting parts and components on the black market

Henry240:


What you actually need is a dictionary.

Definition of COST–EFFECTIVE

producing good results without costing a lot of money
< cost–effective measures to combat poverty> <Robot
spot welding can be quite cost–effective …

I'm not going to engage in a.... It would have been a discussion if you knew what you were talking about. In whatever this is, so, I'll have to leave it at that.

jln115:



What Nigeria need now are dedicated COIN aircraft like the Tucano...... although i would much prefer NAF striking a deal with Paramount for the Mwari!!

overhypedsteve:
i know what you are talking about. if our leaders really want to equip the armed forces with the amount of money that we all have seen them stealing from it, then "cost" wouldn't ever be the problem. like i said earlier " poorer nations have fought wars with better assets" how can you even put the words cost effective together and use them to describe an aircraft that we have been trying to procure for years without success(even at the high point of the insurgency when we needed them urgently, costing us our pride in the international scene, whereby because of this said Aircraft our Armed forces have been described as unprofessional, human right abusers. fielding the Aircraft might be cost effective but procuring one has cost us a lot as a sovereign state in terms of National pride.

jln115:
SANDF Night shoot...impressive as always:

Hrmnn:


I'm not as well informed on the Jaguar as some of the other aircraft enthusiasts on this forum, but I'd like to point out that the only reason Iran could keep its Western aircraft airworthy was because it purchases the (predominantly US made) parts for them on the black market at exorbitant prices. Some countries that are retiring old US aircraft probably allow their remaining inventories of spares to be sold to Iran through back channels.

I once read an interesting book about the Iran-Iraq War in which it mentioned the Iranian military has always had to spent several times the normal market price on spare parts for everything due to sanctions.

You can only cannibalise so many parts before you run out, indigenous manufacturing is impossible without the blueprints or the right tooling equipment, and black market parts are also quite expensive. Iran only did the latter because it had no choice. With the amount of money it spent on keeping those old aircraft operational, it could have purchased more brand new aircraft that were far superior.

Henry240:


I know bro. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw a photo or two of our guys receiving medals at a ceremony.

It makes sense to train in that country. They got vast experience fighting in the jungle and their own Navy SBS are also quite respected in the South East Asia region.

LTGEN:

This is the aftermath of the visit from the top leadership of the Nigerian Naval to Sri Lanka and the reciprocal visit from the top leadership of Sri Lanka
Results so far
Nigeria bought 9 tiger boats from S.L.
In return Nigeria sent her SBS to train with can be regarded as one of the most ruthless of Naval SF.
I would like the Nigerian Navy and Sri Lankan Navies to get together , it is very doubtful they will be doing Fire drills

Odunayaw:
while u r at it Steve, u mind telling any aircraft better than the super tucano in d market?

jakeporeshenko:
I jump and pass, please don't toy around with this idea.
God punish Satan .

Hrmnn:


I'm not as well informed on the Jaguar as some of the other aircraft enthusiasts on this forum, but I'd like to point out that the only reason Iran could keep its Western aircraft airworthy was because it purchases the (predominantly US made) parts for them on the black market at exorbitant prices. Some countries that are retiring old US aircraft probably allow their remaining inventories of spares to be sold to Iran through back channels.

I once read an interesting book about the Iran-Iraq War in which it mentioned the Iranian military has always had to spent several times the normal market price on spare parts for everything due to sanctions.

You can only cannibalise so many parts before you run out, indigenous manufacturing is impossible without the blueprints or the right tooling equipment, and black market parts are also quite expensive. Iran only did the latter because it had no choice. With the amount of money it spent on keeping those old aircraft operational, it could have purchased more brand new aircraft that were far superior.

overhypedsteve:
here lies our last attempt at building an expeditionary armed forces. look at them, imagine what they would have looked like in their better days. all 13 of them rusting away along with our hopes and dreams of seeing a greater Nigerian Airforce. to think we are now begging for Tucanos even after we have acquired these beauties in the past is to show you how corrupt and selfish some of our present civilian defense planners are. Rest in Peace Jaguar, you never had the chance to roar.

overhypedsteve:
The jets were delivered in 1984 and at that time a 3rd generation jet meant something. historical facts or no historical facts the reason why we do not make such major purchases like this again is because of the corrupt officials at the helm of affairs. ask yourself these questions, is the Tucano the only Ground attack capable Jet in the Market? is the Tucano the best we can find in the Market? so why is it that it is either the Tucano or nothing else. even when there are better Eastern alternatives. We dont need Airplanes like the Tucanos we need Airplanes to prosecute our counter insurgency operations, no matter where or how they come, forget the cost effective thing poorer nations have fought wars with better assets it just depends on where your interest lies and clearly the interest of our defense planner lies in their pocket. This one is telling me about cost effective, do you think someone that have more than 9.8 million dollar hidden in his sewage tank understand the meaning of "cost effective"?

LTGEN:

Israel ADMITTED to selling parts and weapons to Iran.