nemesis4u:
tdayof Ur company involved in the new drone GCS

No. At all,

here's a peak into our specifications. I don't have a full picture on me. We have just concluded fluid analysis. Plus, we've got our EO pod already. It's from a Latvia company and we've made sure it fits into our requirements. Video feeds makes NAF pod look like a game It took alot of paise but after all, all we want is a standard UAV. We're not doing for developmental purpose as we hope to target some African countries for sales.

Delay goes to equipments procurements such as autoclave and others for the fuselage designs as the plan is to have it all done here. Once it's been delivered then work will start on manufacturing and assembly.

Our GCS is being handled by a Chinese company. That deal was concluded already since mid 2016. They actually manufacture UAV too and also GCS systems.

Plus this whole thing took away a semester out of my academic calendar.Been in NG for months. I'll be having a busy schedule next semester to write more exams.

Edit : seems like the first time I'll be posting a picture of how the UAV will look like. I'll attach the final design CAD anytime I have it transferred to my phone.

Like I said, it's not the conventional UAV design. We're making use of the patented RAM coating. I remember a lecturer who's also an AVIC worker telling me the best I can do is to sell as my country might not be able to utilize it and he was ready to purchase and we transfer the patent right.

Armament will be handled by NAF.

Tank crew training

Guys what is this?

Something for simulation?

I think Gumi means wise one if I am not wrong

abiodunalasa:


Egbon...
Pls those boys in NMS what rank do they start with after graduation ?

Nigeria military School is for both commissioned and non-commissioned officers.

And it's for all arms of the military and other security agencies.

The NMS offers varieties of military courses ..

Fynline:
I think Gumi means wise one if I am not wrong

Gulma, Amebo, Tsaigumi the three words all means GOSSIP

THREE MILLION NAIRA CASH REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON FUGITIVE BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS LEADER ABUBAKAR SHEKAU

The Nigerian Army will give out Three Million Naira (N3,000,000.00k) cash reward for any credible information that leads to the arrest of Abubakar Shekau, the fugitive factional Boko Haram terrorists’ group leader. Anybody with such credible information can either contact the Military Command and Control Centre, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, any military location, security agencies or call the Nigerian Army Information and Call Centre 193.

Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman
Director Army Public Relations

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI INDUCTS FIRST NIGERIAN AIR FORCE INDIGENOUS OPERATIONAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in its resolve to promote innovation and enhance its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities, today, 15 February 2018, inducted its first indigenous operational Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) nicknamed, Tsaigumi. The Tsaigumi UAV, which was produced by NAF Aerospace Engineers in collaboration with UAVision of Portugal, would be used for ISR operations in land and sea domains. It could also be used for policing operations, disaster management, convoy protection, maritime patrol, pipeline and power line monitoring as well as mapping and border patrol duties. In addition, it could be deployed for the protection of wildlife, weather forecast and telecast. Additionally, in the maritime domain, the Tsaigumi UAV could be used for search and rescue, coastal monitoring and patrol of Nigeria’s Exclusive Economic Zone. The UAV, which is capable of day and night operations, has an operational endurance in excess of 10 hours, a service ceiling of 15,000 feet and a mission radius of 100km. It has a maximum take-off weight of 95kg and its payload is an electro-optic/infra-red camera system.

In his remarks at the induction ceremony, the Special Guest of Honour, President Muhammadu Buhari, praised the leadership of the NAF, under Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, for the unprecedented feat it had attained in Research and Development (R&). According to President Buhari, the drive, determination and unwavering support of the NAF leadership brought about numerous significant innovations, not least of which is the Tsaigumi UAV. He added that the attainment of the technological feat is an indication that Nigeria has the needed potential to surmount other technological needs. The President noted that UAVs are an essential feature of modern armed forces. He therefore considered it most gratifying that the NAF had gone a step further than simply acquiring them, to developing UAV capabilities with indigenous technology.
“Indeed, this outstanding accomplishment holds promise of both military and economic benefits to the nation. From the military perspective, the added capacity for ISR provided by Tsaigumi UAV would undoubtedly boost ongoing and future security operations”, the President added. The President noted that as soon as the NAF UAV project moves into the next stage of mass production, it would create employment opportunities and generate revenue as Nigeria’s first military export product. He therefore commended the NAF for the accomplishment and urged it not to rest on its oars but to strive harder in its R& efforts for greater innovation. President Buhari then promised his administration’s support towards the attainment of greater technological milestones for the nation.

In his welcome address, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar reiterated the commitment of the NAF to R& so as to develop unprecedented capacity to surmount current and emerging security challenges. The CAS explained that the newly produced Tsaigumi UAV possesses certain salient physical and performance parameters, which position it as an efficient tool for curbing Internal Security challenges. The CAS posited that history and modern experience attest to the role of the military in bringing about innovations that have revolutionized not just warfare capability but human capacity as a whole. “Indeed, many of the technologies that enhance human life and safety today emerged from R&; radar, jet engines, satellite tracking, digital photography, Internet and others”, the CAS added. According to the CAS, today’s feat would have been impossible if not for the unflinching financial support that the Service has continued to receive from the Federal Government. Air Marshal Abubakar added that the NAF would not rest on its oars regarding R&. Accordingly, having achieved enhanced ISR capability, the next step for the NAF is to perfect the development of another UAV nicknamed “Ichoku”, which would be the first indigenous Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV).
The President who was highly impressed with the innovation later unveiled the UAV to the delight of invited guests. He was thereafter led on a guided tour of other recent and ongoing NAF R& projects, which were on display. The projects included the Mi-Helicopter Gunship’s Hydraulic Accumulator Diaphragm, SB Abubakar Aviation Power Pack, Unmanned Ground Vehicle and F4 Rocket Launcher Heat Shield Cone. Also on display was NAFSA Eagle Aircraft, an 8-passenger multi role aircraft that was locally designed and being manufactured at the Air Force Research and Development Centre to fulfil a variety of roles in the NAF.
It would be recalled that the NAF overtime has developed the capacity of its personnel across different facets of aerospace engineering. These trained engineers in collaboration with other organizations and institutions, both home and abroad, have worked assiduously to improve NAF operations through design, development and innovation. It is through these efforts that the NAF aerospace engineers successfully produced the indigenous operational Tsaigumi UAV. Tsaigumi UAV is a much more advanced and operationalized version of the earlier produced Amebo and Gulma UAV prototypes. The event was witnessed by several senior government officials and political leaders, one of who was His Excellency, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the Executive Governor of Kaduna State. Governor El-Rufai immediately expressed the willingness and readiness of Kaduna State to procure some Tsaigumi UAV from the NAF, once available.

OLATOKUNBO ADESANYA
Air Vice Marshal
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force​

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bidexiii:
THREE MILLION NAIRA CASH REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON FUGITIVE BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS LEADER ABUBAKAR SHEKAU

The Nigerian Army will give out Three Million Naira (N3,000,000.00k) cash reward for any credible information that leads to the arrest of Abubakar Shekau, the fugitive factional Boko Haram terrorists’ group leader. Anybody with such credible information can either contact the Military Command and Control Centre, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, any military location, security agencies or call the Nigerian Army Information and Call Centre 193.

Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman
Director Army Public Relations

Put a #200M reward on him and you'll see him before weekend.

tdayof:

Put a #200M reward on him and you'll see him before weekend.

Fynline:
Guys what is this?

Something for simulation?

Long time..

bidexiii:


Long time..

Bro I visit this thread everyday, just been busy.
Thanks

bidexiii:
THREE MILLION NAIRA CASH REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON FUGITIVE BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS LEADER ABUBAKAR SHEKAU

The Nigerian Army will give out Three Million Naira (N3,000,000.00k) cash reward for any credible information that leads to the arrest of Abubakar Shekau, the fugitive factional Boko Haram terrorists’ group leader. Anybody with such credible information can either contact the Military Command and Control Centre, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, any military location, security agencies or call the Nigerian Army Information and Call Centre 193.

Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman
Director Army Public Relations

Is this a joke?? A mere 3million naira? For the leader of Africa most deadly terrorist.... When just like yesterday a notorious criminal had a bounty of 200 million on his head... Well guys The war would be won but for now it seems we r far from over. It's politics-fied...

Any explanations, pls , confused here.

https://www.nairaland.com/1559366/jonathan-launches-first-nigerian-built-drone#20288925

GloryIsaac:
Any explanations, pls , confused here.

https://www.nairaland.com/1559366/jonathan-launches-first-nigerian-built-drone#20288925

Gulma is the technological demonstrator for TSAIGUMI.

However, it's still the same aircraft with better avionics and whatever. What happened yesterday was induction into the airforce.

cutievik:
Is this a joke?? A mere 3million naira? For the leader of Africa most deadly terrorist.... When just like yesterday a notorious criminal had a bounty of 200 million on his head... Well guys The war would be won but for now it seems we r far from over. It's politics-fied...

A state government is definitely richer than the Nigerian army. When you need a huge bounty on shekau then that's FG work.

tdayof:


Gulma is the technological demonstrator for TSAIGUMI.

However, it's still the same aircraft with better avionics and whatever. What happened yesterday was induction into the airforce.

Oh, that's better. Thanks a lot.

#NN SBSC

bidexiii:



Nigeria military School is for both commissioned and non-commissioned officers.

And it's for all arms of the military and other security agencies.

The NMS offers varieties of military courses ..

wait, what?

Are you forgetting NMS,Zaria is a secondary school.
@the dude that asked..once before,graduating from NMS earns you the right to join Army depot directly after WAEC. so y'all start from the last rank

tdayof:


Troops directly under DHQ are being used for DHQ led Operations. Apart from AFSF, any idea if there's another unit directly under DHQ?

I know none

cutievik:
Is this a joke?? A mere 3million naira? For the leader of Africa most deadly terrorist.... When just like yesterday a notorious criminal had a bounty of 200 million on his head... Well guys The war would be won but for now it seems we r far from over. It's politics-fied...

Maybe 3years ago Shekau's head might worth 200million.
But since the recent pummeling by our Gallant men on him and his men... He's value don decrease

His head now worth a paltry sum of 3million.

In fact, that 3 million is too much.

Kenya Defence Forces EOD team detonate three IEDs planted by Al Shabaab along Sarira-Kolbio road. The troops also recovered some paraphernalia used by the militias in the area

Odunayaw:
wait, what?

Are you forgetting NMS,Zaria is a secondary school.
@the dude that asked..once before,graduating from NMS earns you the right to join Army depot directly after WAEC. so y'all start from the last rank

You start from lance corporal before if you get absorbed but now they have been mandated to proceed to depot since most of their military training have been stopped.Niger delta boi is the best person to explain better as he finished from there.

tdayof:


No. At all,

here's a peak into our specifications. I don't have a full picture on me. We have just concluded fluid analysis. Plus, we've got our EO pod already. It's from a Latvia company and we've made sure it fits into our requirements. Video feeds makes NAF pod look like a game It took alot of paise but after all, all we want is a standard UAV. We're not doing for developmental purpose as we hope to target some African countries for sales.

Delay goes to equipments procurements such as autoclave and others for the fuselage designs as the plan is to have it all done here. Once it's been delivered then work will start on manufacturing and assembly.

Our GCS is being handled by a Chinese company. That deal was concluded already since mid 2016. They actually manufacture UAV too and also GCS systems.

Plus this whole thing took away a semester out of my academic calendar.Been in NG for months. I'll be having a busy schedule next semester to write more exams.

Edit : seems like the first time I'll be posting a picture of how the UAV will look like. I'll attach the final design CAD anytime I have it transferred to my phone.

Like I said, it's not the conventional UAV design. We're making use of the patented RAM coating. I remember a lecturer who's also an AVIC worker telling me the best I can do is to sell as my country might not be able to utilize it and he was ready to purchase and we transfer the patent right.

Armament will be handled by NAF.

quite advanced.... kudos

tdayof:


No. At all,

here's a peak into our specifications. I don't have a full picture on me. We have just concluded fluid analysis. Plus, we've got our EO pod already. It's from a Latvia company and we've made sure it fits into our requirements. Video feeds makes NAF pod look like a game It took alot of paise but after all, all we want is a standard UAV. We're not doing for developmental purpose as we hope to target some African countries for sales.

Delay goes to equipments procurements such as autoclave and others for the fuselage designs as the plan is to have it all done here. Once it's been delivered then work will start on manufacturing and assembly.

Our GCS is being handled by a Chinese company. That deal was concluded already since mid 2016. They actually manufacture UAV too and also GCS systems.

Plus this whole thing took away a semester out of my academic calendar.Been in NG for months. I'll be having a busy schedule next semester to write more exams.

Edit : seems like the first time I'll be posting a picture of how the UAV will look like. I'll attach the final design CAD anytime I have it transferred to my phone.

Like I said, it's not the conventional UAV design. We're making use of the patented RAM coating. I remember a lecturer who's also an AVIC worker telling me the best I can do is to sell as my country might not be able to utilize it and he was ready to purchase and we transfer the patent right.

Armament will be handled by NAF.

I love this, good stuff.

Meet Flight Lieutenant Nkemdilim Anulika Ofodile of the Nigerian Air Force HQ

She is the only female in the team of NAF's aerospace engineers who designed the Tsaigumi UAV, Nigeria's first indigenous operational remotely piloted aircraft commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, February 15 at the Nigeria Airforce Base Kaduna Kawo.

30-year old Ofodile holds a PhD in Control Engineering from the University of Leicester in England and she is happily married.


Please 3 gbosa for these beautiful woman.

When the Sahel is threatened, Europe and Frances are threatened”, François Hollande

In 2014, French President François Hollande announced that French troops would be committed to combating violent Islamist militants in Africa indefinitely, to secure the Sahel region to prevent trans-border passage of jihadist group.

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The intervention effort code-named
'Operation Barkhane ' after a crescent-shaped dune in the Sahara desert. Operation Barkhane would succeed
Operation Serval and Operation Epervier - French military mission in Mali and Chad respectively assuming total control of both missions’ resources while operating across all G5 Sahel borders.

Following the overthrow of former Libyan ruler Mohammad Ghadafi by NATO forces and local fighters in 2011, various arms and weapons looted from the military's stockpiles have found its way through the porous Sahara desert down south fueling internal crises and regional conflicts.

Consequently, in recent years, small arms sales in the black market have flourished abundantly in the Sahel region fueling the growth of radical Islamic networks, like Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Boko Haram, Al Shaabab and Al Qaeda, among others.


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Islamist extremism has been on a salient increase since the turnoff the century, the Sahel region is one of the harshest environment for human survival and sustainment coupled with the usual lackadaisical attitude of African leaders to tackle the massive poverty and hardship witnessed in the area.

Niger Republic
The Republic of Niger and Chad both located on the edge of the Sahara are one of the poorest countries on Earth. In Niger alone, 45% of the citizens live below the international poverty line. The country has a literacy rate of just 19.1%. Furthermore, worsening climatic conditions have increased draughts that have affected agriculture yields in the country which depends largely on its agricultural exports. In Niger, agriculture makeup for 37% of its annual GDP. The last major drought which affected the country in 2010 is still being felt.

Chad
Since gaining independence from France in 1960, Chad has continually struggled to get on its feet despite being an oil-producing nation. Corruption, Mismanagement of national funds, post-colonial interference and harsh climate has dealt severely with the country. Chad has remained one of the poorest country on Earth till date.

More than Chad’s population live in abject poverty. The harsh reality and daily life is a reminder that poor planning, week implementation and mismanagement destroys a country faster than anything else.

This disturbing declining economic posture, low literacy level and frustration at the government inability to show any semblance of proficiency has led to this region being a fertile ground for recruiting disenfranchised populace into terror organisations.
Known by defense pundits as ‘ AN ARC OF INSTABILITY’ this is a large expanse of area plagued by violent extremism in the Sahel, terror groups such as Boko Haram, Al Qaeda continually challenge the peace and stability of the region. Failed government, corruption, foreign interference and spillover from the crises in Libya has spurred a complex web of transnational terror network. In 2012, al Qaeda linked group took control of towns and territories in Northern Mali bringing the Sahel into international limelight.

After years of intense battle to dislodge the terrorists they began moving southwards, prompting the French military to swing into action. The French-led Operation Serval pushed the extremist back.


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 Operation Barkhane Force Composition
»Personnel: 4,500+
» Six fighter jets (Rafale, Dassault Mirage 2000, Mirage F1)
» 200 armored vehicles (VABs, VBL, ERC 90 Sagaie)
 »20 helicopters (Gazelle LAH, SA 330 Puma and Cougar transport helicopter)
» Ten transport aircrafts
» Three Harfangs drones

» Headquarter and Air assets are based in N’Djamena
» A regional base in Mali housing 1000+ men
» A Special force base in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
» An intelligence and Drone base in Niamey, Niger republic. (300+ men)

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Read entire article here »»
https://www.africanmilitaryblog.com/2018/02/operation-barkhane-french-war-in-sahel.html?m=1

PHOTOS: As part of its ongoing Operation DEEP PUNCH II, the Nigerian Army Engineering corps is consolidating its hold on Sambisa Forest, by building roads, drilling boreholes and other facilities.

It has just constructed a borehole in Sabil Huda in the Forest, for the use of troops and adjoining communities.

Abubakar Shekau Fled To Cameroun, Says Arrested Boko Haram Commander Arrested on Valentine Day In Bauchi

A Boko Haram commander, Abdullahi Bello (alias Abu Zainab), has told the Nigerian Army that wanted factional leader of the sect, Abubakar Shekau, has escaped to Kolofata in neighbouring Cameroun.






http://saharareporters.com/2018/02/16/abubakar-shekau-fled-cameroun-says-arrested-boko-haram-commander-arrested-valentine-day

Nigerian Air Force Tsaigumi UAV video

https://mobile.twitter.com/NGRPresident/status/964434492726358016/video/1



Demonstration video