gottfried21:

Why do so many countries have military bases in Djibouti

Like they say in real estate it’s all about location location location


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOuzW2Ue_yc

patches689:


Ah wtf we have to use russian gear

Good luck finding Paras who can operate a BTR

All the other competitions in which we participate (EU and US), the host country's standard-issue kit is used and we still give a good account of ourselves. In Vlad's country, the 3 events (depth, sniper & airborne) for which we're slated all feature units who're familiar with NATO and Eastern kit. Hell, the CSIR has done an outstanding job on all that captured kit from Angola. Years after discontinuing the Type-63 MRLS, the Chinese bought a few of our modifications to study the FCS which they've now reverse-engineered into systems like the Type-81 and others.

Some people at JOps were even advocating we participate in the tank competition, seeing we have 2 Polish T-72s, but that's a story for another day.

patches689:


It's coming from south america

Cape to Rio

No. You got the destination country, wrong city though. The embarkation point is the key and giving that away gets me into trouble. I can be forthcoming on the destination cos the airport is both civilian and military. Normally, we use our UK cousins' base on RAF Ascension Island to refuel discreetly, but that's under repair.

It's ridiculous that under regs, I have to tip-toe when anybody with a map, an internet connection and flight-radar can work it out.Hell, I posted about it after the last DRC rotation. Them times is different now, thanks to idi0ts at 16 Sq and Recce4&5 inappropriately sharing online.

kikuyu1, I know which you think is a rifle vs a new-fangled toy!

Patches, the Ghanaians aren't properly adding more dakka to their Hunter LSV, eh?

Nigerian Air Force MI-17 transport/combat assault helicopter.

frumentius:



We bow to the superior knowledge of the "military analyst" .

I know he is showing his patrotism but I find most of his posts ludicrous.

I guess this Dude really knows how to "Shoot". Now we can see why SA military pics are always top grade. that's a full frame, with a badass lens

frumentius:

No. You got the destination country, wrong city though. The embarkation point is the key and giving that away gets me into trouble. I can be forthcoming on the destination cos the airport is both civilian and military. Normally, we use our UK cousins' base on RAF Ascension Island to refuel discreetly, but that's under repair.

It's ridiculous that under regs, I have to tip-toe when anybody with a map, an internet connection and flight-radar can work it out.Hell, I posted about it after the last DRC rotation. Them times is different now, thanks to idi0ts at 16 Sq and Recce4&5 inappropriately sharing online.

frumentius:
Patches, the Ghanaians aren't properly adding more dakka to their Hunter LSV, eh?

I guess they have never found themselves where they wished they had more dakka. That thing should been mounted with at least 4 LMGs on top of the main HMG.

An incredible full colour picture of the South African Air Force flyover over in North Africa during WWII.

algerian military at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017

frumentius:

No. You got the destination country, wrong city though. The embarkation point is the key and giving that away gets me into trouble. I can be forthcoming on the destination cos the airport is both civilian and military. Normally, we use our UK cousins' base on RAF Ascension Island to refuel discreetly, but that's under repair.

It's ridiculous that under regs, I have to tip-toe when anybody with a map, an internet connection and flight-radar can work it out.Hell, I posted about it after the last DRC rotation. Them times is different now, thanks to idi0ts at 16 Sq and Recce4&5 inappropriately sharing online.

Is it a requirement that south Africa soldiers must learn photography? If pics were generating money for military am sure you guys would have made some millions of $.

South African military pics are world class and the best on the continent.

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frumentius:
6 drone startups in South Africa to look out for:

http://ventureburn.com/2017/07/drone-startups-south-africa/

Some interesting tech.

Iblawi1:


Is it a requirement that south Africa soldiers must learn photography? If pics were generating money for military am sure you guys would have made some millions of $.

South African military pics are world class and the best on the continent.

Most of the epic SANDF pics are taken by that guy. He's name is Christo Crous. He's in the SAAF and happens to be a professional photographer. The rest of the pics are taken at airshows and things by private individuals.

Some of his pics...

SAAF...

Henry240:
Nigerian Air Force MI-17 transport/combat assault helicopter.

Beautuful

ssaengine:


Most of the epic SANDF pics are taken by that guy. He's name is Christo Crous. He's in the SAAF and happens to be a professional photographer. The rest of the pics are taken at airshows and things by private individuals.

Some of his pics...

SAAF need to give that guy special treatment.

MikeCZA.. Is this you?

**picture gone

GreenandGold:
MikeCZA.. Is this you?

He is the one. I've seen that in a different forum.


I don't think sharing the image is appropriate though.

ssaengine:


Most of the epic SANDF pics are taken by that guy. He's name is Christo Crous. He's in the SAAF and happens to be a professional photographer. The rest of the pics are taken at airshows and things by private individuals.

Some of his pics...

There's actually a few more other photographers with the SAAF, others are jet pilots. They often keep their pictures on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest etc, you just have to find them... Their pictures are incredible, I often times hesitate posting them here for obvious reasons.


Unrelated.

1. The Atlas Cheetah at Overburg, can't tell how old this picture is otherwise they'd probably testing some interesting sh#t

2. The bird we love to hate

Henry240:

He is the one. I've seen that in a different forum.


I don't think sharing the image is appropriate though.

Don't worry, I'll take it down.. Amazingly I have plenty of yall pictures including a handful from Nigerians posting here (yours as well) .. You leave too much breadcrumbs on the Interwebs

GreenandGold:


Don't worry, I'll take it down.. Amazingly I have plenty of yall pictures including a handful from Nigerians posting here (yours as well) .. You leave too much breadcrumbs on the Interwebs

I guess knowing a little bit more of the guy you've been chatting/arguing with for years in Nairaland isn't a bad idea in it's self.

GreenandGold:
MikeCZA.. Is this you?

**picture gone

If he doesn't mind, you could leave it. However i know he is the one in it.

AMISOM

Nigerian Police

A new Tanzanian armoured car based on virtually the same concept as the Mechem MC-90: an extremely lightweight, air droppable and compact 4X4 chassis carrying a large gun. Not sure if it's been posted here before, but it's certainly worth taking a look at.

I sincerely wish them all the best in making this design work. Who knows? Perhaps someday a modernised vehicle concept like this will replace the large numbers of Elands and AMLs still in service all over Africa.

frumentius:
Yet another example of others eating our lunch.
We were testing jet-powered UAVs as far back as 1989 .
Hell, we even went into stealth UAVs with the Flowchart technology demonstrator. If memory serves, out of Flowchart came the Seraph in about 1996, able to fly 1 300 km at a speed of Mach 0.83 at 40 000 ft, carrying an 80 kg payload of either optical cameras, a synthetic aperture radar or electronic surveillance sensors.

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48601:overberg-test-range-hosts-first-flight-of-jet-propelled-uav&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107

This is very interesting background information.

I saw the Flowchart 2 at Swartkops almost three years ago to this day, had no idea what it was. I assumed it was a model for a larger, manned aircraft. It never occurred to me that it might have actually been a UAV technology demonstrator.

Hrmnn:
A new Tanzanian armoured car based on virtually the same concept as the Mechem MC-90: an extremely lightweight, air droppable and compact 4X4 chassis carrying a large gun. Not sure if it's been posted here before, but it's certainly worth taking a look at.

I sincerely wish them all the best in making this design work. Who knows? Perhaps someday a modernised vehicle concept like this will replace the large numbers of Elands and AMLs still in service all over Africa.

My concern with light IFV/AMVs is the lack of protection. I wouldn't drive my guys to battle in something that will be knocked out by machine guns in an ambush.

If you put light armour to battle it better be in considerable numbers like they would do with Ratels. If it's meant to go alone it better be thicker like the Kat.


So the solution here is simple. Develop modular armour plates for this vehicle. Use 2 helicopters to deploy it. 1st helicopter drops the vehicle then the second helicopter drops the modular armour then quickly fit on the field and then hit the road.

Nigerian soldiers utilizing a DJI civilian drone

Nigerian navy NNS Thunder