Chadian Soldiers prepare for beach infiltration training during Flintlock17 March 8 in N’Djamena, Chad.

jakeporeshenko:
Forgive your ignorance, how can something be built from scratch using "imported airframes and engines". And secretly imported from who ??

ActivateKruger:



Simplified English: No Pumas were harmed or killed during the making of the Oryx

Odunayaw:
Eyin omo SA come carry una friend comot for hia o

jakeporeshenko:
Forgive your ignorance, how can something be built from scratch using "imported airframes and engines". And secretly imported from who ??

jakeporeshenko:
How many pumas were modified into the Oryx operated today ?

ActivateKruger:


3 donated to Swaziland to help find cannabis farms, 3 to Namibia, a few in Zimbabwe a few on private hands... There should be a dozen or two floating around.

jakeporeshenko:
Forgive your ignorance, how can something be built from scratch using "imported airframes and engines". And secretly imported from who ??

pacretus:
[/b] not really, more Like partial butt licking if you'd ask me.

you should learn to avoid whatever concerns thé southies.they lack something upstairs.

Henry240:


The Portuguese government was a major front for a significant number of the smuggled airframes and engines.

Odunayaw:
first off..you sound like a Mortal Kombat Fanboy (insult unintended)
squared bawo

anyway as I said ..the STF r a damn good force and it won't hurt to learn from them

ActivateKruger:



Here was the scenario, the airforce wanted a new helicopter BUT they couldn't acquire it because of the embargo... The solution was to build one from scratch (which would be extremely expensive) or build one using the knowledge of a platform they already knew.
The Puma was the only helicopter the South African engineers knew very well so whatever they had to build was to going to be an evolution of this familiar platform.


New designs were made with a Puma airframe in mind, they then secretly imported them as spare parts from Portugal to "Zaire"... The tail was locally produced, the engines were highly modified resulting in a "new" helicopter in performance that had looks of an older platform.

TrueHeart365:

. t'was just comparison. but you can't deny our police ctu is just a mopol with basic CT training.

but you're right. what i don't get is why we haven't reached out. our police sf need some solid structure.

which is why i asked @frumentius if it's a policy restriction.

jln115:

Romania supplied the air frames for the Oryx.

kenya national police inspector general interacting with officers to find out operational gaps & challenges.also encouraging them to carry out their mandate without fear

Egyptian army deployed armored units near its border with libya

Egypt army NIMR 4x4 APCs, already deployed in Central Sinai

Egyptian army BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV)in sinai

jakeporeshenko:
Cont...

africaken254:
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61mech:
Correct
The parts were shipped using a Portuguese helicopter buy as a cover. Apparently someone in Portugal made a huge profit as SA overpaid massively for the engines and airframes.
What the SAAF ended up with was basically a Puma airframe with composite parts and a new Makila turboshaft engines.
It actually outperforms even the newer super pumas.

jakeporeshenko:
US army green beret train and Chadian soldiers participate in flintlock 2017.

Henry240:


Are these made in Egypt or imported directly from the UAE.