Henry240:
Nigerian Soldiers don't die, they simply fade away.

"It's foolish and wrong to mourn the Soldiers we lost.Rather we should thank God that such men lived" - Lt.Gen George.S.Patton.


Rip sir!

a member of south sudan special forces armed with Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) ACE 31,7.62X39mm Assault Rifle and a sidearm

Indian Navy Frigate visits Nigeria

south africa air force Atlas Oryx utility helicopter

Henry240:
Indian Navy Frigate visits Nigeria

I would bet it's from the same builder as your OPVs, it employs a similar design language.

T 90 SA algeria

jakeporeshenko:
SAAF demonstrations are always lit

You know the interesting part? They have a few minutes to stage the interesting parts of the demonstration. Those have to be done in twilight, there must be enough light for the troops on the ground to be visible but dark enough for the fireworks.... At this time of the year, the twilight is very short and a slight delay in minutes on logistics would ruin the whole show.

new pic of the Tiger-M for algeria , will be equiped with the last version of KORNET-EM

ActivateKruger:


I would bet it's from the same builder as your OPVs, it employs a similar design language.

India has a very good shipbuilding industry. That's one of India's most advanced Frigates. Our ship is Chinese.

ActivateKruger:


You know the interesting part? They have a few minutes to stage the interesting parts of the demonstration. Those have to be done in twilight, there must be enough light for the troops on the ground to be visible but dark enough for the fireworks.... At this time of the year, the twilight is very short and a slight delay in minutes on logistics would ruin the whole show.

I don't think that's the case. RSA has very good military photographers and in very good quantity. Hence military photos from RSA exercises always come out legit.

That's the main difference. Those moments get captured.

Passing Out Parade/Commissioning and Oath taking Ceremony of 200 Officer Cadets of Direct Short Service Commission 23/2016 at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji, Kaduna which is presided by the Reviewing Officer and Special Guest of Honour, Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali, Honourable Minister of Defence, Federal Republic of Nigeria. The cadets comprised of 82 Medical Doctors out of which 8 are Consultants in various fields of Medicine, 26 Lawyers, 21 Public Relations specialists, 18 with specialty to Army Aviation and Engineering, 19 Protestant Chaplaincy, 21 Catholic, 23 Islamic Affairs specialists. It is unprecedented in the history of the Nigerian Army and great boast to the strength of the Officer Corps of the Nigerian Army by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai.

Nigerian navy week celebrations

jakeporeshenko:
Nigerian navy week celebrations

Finally i have this picture. I always wondered why we never see photos of Nigerian soldiers undergoing this SPIES technique.

Nice find.

Henry240:
Indian Navy Frigate visits Nigeria

Can this turn out to be a fruitful relationship ?? It seems to me like things really move slow with these guys, as nemesis always points out.

jakeporeshenko:

Can this turn out to be a fruitful relationship ?? It seems to me like things really move slow with these guys, as nemesis always points out.

We already conduct bi-lateral training exercises with the Indian navy. In terms of purchases, with the Nigerian navy already complaining about money, i'm not hopeful.

SAAF Rooivalk in DRC

Nigerian Navy A109e dropping off commandos in the water, with NNS Karaduwa in the background.

Henry240:
Nigerian Navy A109e dropping off commandos in the water, with NNS Karaduwa in the background.

How's SDB 3 coming along ?

The Germans didn't order their Tigers with guns and ended up regretting it.
A gun is many times more cost effective for most targets. Especially in COIN warfare.
Only the big boys can afford to shoot a $115 000 hellfire at a $10 000 toyota.

Henry240:


Taking up a much needed hardpoint that ordinarily should carry another rocket rack.

No Sir, this is not a well thought out helicopter. Instead of this, the army whenever they are ready should go for armed LUH instead.

tdayof:


Trust me we will never go for the Rooivalk. The army will go for platforms from China or Russia.

Meh

Pay peanuts

Get monkeys

Nok234:

Z19 right, yes it is lighter, new, good punch... It is more for support to the infantry right ?
If the Army is going for a light aviation corps focus on providing support to the infantry so yes it will be a very good choice

No gun, limited performance and.... Chinese

Chinese missiles and ships are one thing... but armor and aerospace... no bueno

Henry240:


Taking up a much needed hardpoint that ordinarily should carry another rocket rack.

No Sir, this is not a well thought out helicopter. Instead of this, the army whenever they are ready should go for armed LUH instead.

Its a recon/tank-hunter

Load em up at point them at enemy armor.

Really impressive for China's first but its too specialized for the 3rd world.

Miss my Ratel


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

61mech:
The Germans didn't order their Tigers with guns and ended up regretting it.
A gun is many times more cost effective for most targets. Especially in COIN warfare.
Only the big boys can afford to shoot a $115 000 hellfire at a $10 000 toyota.

patches689:


Meh

Pay peanuts

Get monkeys

Pay peanuts and get better helos. Rooivalk isn't expensive because of its capability but due to the limited number produced according to jln115.

jln115:


You're betting on a sinking ship bro!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-end-of-the-tank-the-army-says-it-doesnt-need-it-but-industry-wants-to-keep-building-it/2014/01/31/c11e5ee0-60f0-11e3-94ad-004fefa61ee6_story.html

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/kings-the-battlefield-no-more-are-tanks-obsolete-17393

https://www.google.co.za/amp/www.wealthdaily.com/amp/articles/21st-century-warfare-renders-the-tank-obsolete/5017

They said the exact same sh1t after Yom Kippur

Muh ATGM's, muh RHS armor not good enough

And then one silly kraut messing around in the desert figured out ERA and then the tank was reborn

We have seen a revolution in ATGM's and now the resultant evolution in tank armor will follow. Jap's are allready doing interesting sh1t with nano-crystals and the Abrams Sep 3, Chally CLEP, Leo 2 "revolution" (2a7++), K2 Black Panther are all impenetrable on the frontal arc as is.

Even the old Iraqi Abrams (no DU Layer) have shown to be extremely rugged... Pic related, non penetration of a Konkurs.
While, furthermore, 6 others have been penetrated fully (out of 40 damaged) and of those 6 only 2 were rendered combat ineffective, the rest were repaired and back on the frontline.

For reference, the Iraqi's have had more helicopters shot down than Abrams destroyed.

The meme of "muh tanks getting wrecked by atgms" stems largely from the fact that you have old tanks facing modern ATGM's.... 30 year old Leo's, 20 year old Abrams, 40 year old T72's etc etc etc While furthermore, a tank is not unkillable and never has been unkillable, even some of the most heavily armored tanks of their era the Ferdinand, Jagdtiger and Tiger II which could not be penetrated by allied guns were knocked out pretty regularly by guys with hollow charge weapons.

The only interesting and scary kill is that Leclerc that got whacked in Yemen... but, well, its French... sooo

newafricaken254:
south africa air force Atlas Oryx utility helicopter

Atlas in now Denel.

This is why it's so difficult to make it into SA Police Special Task Force


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5mv2vg0oZA

jakeporeshenko:


How's SDB 3 coming along ?

Hopefully it is coming along well. I haven't had any new information since it's keel laying.

patches689:


Its a recon/tank-hunter

Load em up at point them at enemy armor.

Really impressive for China's first but its too specialized for the 3rd world.

It is even to specilized for many 1st world countries. It is built as an export helicopter, who would by that in this climate? Saudi Arabia?

61mech:
The Germans didn't order their Tigers with guns and ended up regretting it.
A gun is many times more cost effective for most targets. Especially in COIN warfare.
Only the big boys can afford to shoot a $115 000 hellfire at a $10 000 toyota.

My sentiments exactly.

Henry240:


Finally i have this picture. I always wondered why we never see photos of Nigerian soldiers undergoing this FRIES technique.

Nice find.

SPIE sir

Nice find indeed...

ssaengine:
This is why it's so difficult to make it into SA Police Special Task Force


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5mv2vg0oZA

the STF....Would love to nickname them the dominions
I wish our police special teams can reach to them