ssaengine:
I like this pic. There's something "Eastern European" about it, besides the AK.

patches689:


Poor mans helicopter is usefull for poor countries?

Amazing!

Your own airforce wanted ancient second-hand Cobra's over the Hind

SupremeCourt:


If their is no more face to face in 21st century war, why do your soldiers carry rifles in South African army? You shoot rifle at enemy you dont see with your eyes?

Nigerian air force can use guiding missiles from air drones, war helicopters, and jf-17 thunder jets from many miles away where the enemy cannot see NAF aeroplanes. Those jf-17 are coming with invisible distance guiding missiles that do not exist in any black African country, whatever flies in South Africa will fall under gravity and you wont even see the jf-17 far off shooting. The budget 2017, draft 2018 covers all that with proposal for 2019-2020 AESAA radar being tested, it is said that it blinds its opponents.

Air Marshal Abubakar insists anything NAF buys now will be complete package of sophistication available in the country of origin. We paid for 3 jets on 2016-17 budgets, our demand for state-of-the art technology that are now being tested is causing slow down to delivery. The 2020 medium term plan document dictates NAF must have superior air power above any country in Africa except the Mediterranean nations. No nation in the black world will be able to survive against NAF 2020.

Nok234:

Nigeria poor Pretty sure you dont know anything about economics right ??

Henry240:


You think you are quoting a sensible human being?

Good luck with that!

ActivateKruger:


That would make the west African boys think they're in the same league. Maybe it should be Niaja vs Sudan, it's a fair competition.

nemesis2u:
i had posted it ages ago let me leave it here

The Soviets studied the American experience in Vietnam closely. The U.S. Army had chosen to use helicopters to ferry large numbers of troops into battle and also to serve as aerial gun platforms. General Designer Mikhail Leontyevich Mil, who headed a Soviet design bureau, first proposed a "flying infantry fighting vehicle" in the mid-1960s, building a full-scale mockup of a helicopter designated the V-24. Unlike American helicopters, Mil's design would carry both weapons and troops, combining functions that the Americans had kept separate. Mil received permission to develop a prototype in 1967

During one incident in the early 1980s, an American AH-1G Cobra was flying along the East German border when a Hind was ordered to intercept it. The two helicopters played a game of chase along the border, with the U.S. pilot constantly pulling into a sharp climb to force his faster opponent to overshoot him. Eventually the Hind pilot pulled back too hard and his aircraft started to tumble. He pushed his aircraft into a dive in order to recover, with the intention of pulling back sharply before hitting the ground. When he pulled back hard on his stick, the main rotor blades struck the tailboom of the Hind and the helicopter crashed, killing all aboard. This problem—the Hind's tendency to damage itself catastrophically when the rotors hit the tailboom—has long plagued the aircraft.

4. I am yet to see any air force in sub Saharan Africa able to deploy more than 5 fighters not lead in trainers. sad that is but only one air force is capable of such.

Algerian1:
AW-101 Merlin [Rescue] , Algiers 5 july

jln115:

Yes fighter pilots wear g suits if you never noticed!

Henry240:


I post them here daily. Then, what you want to agree with or disagree with is inconsequential and of no meaning.

However the fact is Nigeria and Poland both evaluated the Rooivalk recently, Nigeria rejected it. Poland would also do same.

Henry240:
I'll respond no further to any arguments on this subject. The Nigerian position is clear, we found the Rooivalk to be sub-standard, inadequate and as such flatly rejected it.

Henry240:


You think you are quoting a sensible human being?

Good luck with that!

Nok234:

Nigeria poor Pretty sure you dont know anything about economics right ??

iblawi:

South Africa is not even in the same league with Sudan as they are far ahead of you.

40mig 29,

12 su24,

15 su 25,

20 J7,

15 J5 and

54 mi24 dedicated attack helicopters.

You keep coming here to run your mouth like anus of a purging gay.

patches689:



https://tradingeconomics.com/south-africa/government-revenues
https://tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/government-revenues

Facts, Henry, you should try them some time

patches689:



https://tradingeconomics.com/south-africa/government-revenues
https://tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/government-revenues

Facts, Henry, you should try them some time

kikuyu1:


Been meaning to ask, why do You still use AKs? Even your specops in an era of accurate reliable new carbines in both 5.55 and 7.62.

patches689:



https://tradingeconomics.com/south-africa/government-revenues
https://tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/government-revenues

Facts, Henry, you should try them some time

Nok234:


Tell me this is a joke, this government revenu !! Not Nigeria as a hole thats why a say economy and not government funding ... The Nigeria Government doesnt take many taxes very low 2.7% of GDP (2016 est.) & SA 27.3% of GDP (2016 est.). https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
Your killing your people with taxes this is not our problem loool

Nok234:


Tell me this is a joke, this government revenu !! Not Nigeria as a hole thats why a say economy and not government funding ... The Nigeria Government doesnt take many taxes very low 2.7% of GDP (2016 est.) & SA 27.3% of GDP (2016 est.). https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
Your killing your people with taxes this is not our problem loool

patches689:


Are you being serious?

Where do you think the money government spends comes from?

Jesus. The people on this thread.

ActivateKruger:


Oh please, a MiG29? and 23 are in service. That wouldn't even see the low radar signature Gripen coming.

That can scare the NAF maybe, we have something more modern with better avionics and built-in EW suits.

ActivateKruger:



You don't have an effective tax collection system like South Africa. Your state is failing to collect tax like it should.

iblawi:


Self deceiving country. The second pic is for Gripens E/F not gripen C/D with South Africa airforce.

ActivateKruger:


wait.. What does the built-in EW suit with the SAAF Gripen do? It plays music?

slimthugchimee:
send me a link

iblawi:


Dummy ask you fellow South Africans for clarification. EW suit on gripen NG is different from what is on gripen C/D you Internet warrior.