ActivateKruger:


Russia can't fight beyond it's attached borders, they don't have the means.

newafricaken254:
ngui

newafricaken254:
don't feed the troll

Litmus:


Men died.

newafricaken254:
Three American Soldiers Killed in Niger in Suspected Ambush

Three U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers were killed and two were wounded in Niger on Wednesday, in an ambush by suspected Islamic militants operating from Mali, multiple sources with knowledge of the incident told NBC News.

According to the sources, one Nigerien soldier was also killed in the attack.

The U.S. military did not confirm the deaths officially, but did acknowledge that a “hostile fire” incident involving U.S. troops had occurred.

“We are working to confirm details of the incident and will have more information as soon as we can confirm facts on the ground,” said a spokesperson for Africa Command, or AFRICOM. The military generally does not confirm nor identify American casualties until it has ensured that the deceased’s family members have been properly notified :read more https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/three-u-s-soldiers-killed-niger-suspected-ambush-n807821

andrewza:




Looked at Libya. Libya was far better milltary advanced than Nigeria and NATO took it our. Hell France was one who started it.

Xbee007:

They will be like "Nigerians need more lecture on democracy, cos their democracy ain't strong enough. There oil, of course, will be temporarily managed by more matured democracies till the spirit of democracy return back to Nigeria."

Covert1:


My brother biko don't try to convince people who have no iota of the doctrine of war. For them is all the shiny toys they see on TV or nairaland most of which will be rust bucket and rust metal when they make first contact with the enemy. Imagine the archaic statement of Egypt gaining air superiority over a country like Nigeria in 48hrs. Egyptian pilots that have been known to be cowardly in the face of real combat. For the naysayers we have no "radar, no early warning system, the Roland's are toothless...". Even Sudan and Ethiopia have been considered no go areas by the Nile Arabs. People forget you can actually buy trouble.

giles14:
very funny hope u know that Egyptian air force currently will gain air superiority over Nigeria within a minimum of 48hours unless u get help from a superior power within 24hours

jteku:


I agree with you,
Never the less, they are way over any African military....Even Nigeria and South Africa combine.

jteku:


Egypt got everything, they are not in the same league with African military, and they never bragg of being the best in Africa, unlike some countries with just one type of transport helicopter, will cover 2 pages bragging. Mtsewwwwww.......let me come and be going.

Covert1:


U bet. U can't resist the plunge we know How about "our gripens are Gripens but actually has better performance than the Su-30". You see chief egoist frummie of the southies I know ur ilk, ain't nothing different as I have often exchanges with ur cousins. I mean u guys can take a coin and make it look like gold and yes of course a myopic cynic would buy it—never mind that kind amongst our people, we got them aplenty but so too many with intellect to cut u to size. I must give u and ur co-travelers here ur due who stick together and never eat ur own much like the British but not so us with dissenters, saboteurs, secessionists and domestic enemies in real life and cyberspace much like the Americans reason we have our hands full fighting on many fronts and still winning albeit not at full strength. Imagine what we would be like without all the wars we currently fight none of which u contend with and still the trajectory is in our favour. Go ahead and play while u still can because the moon is dim and small stars cast there carefree glitter but not for long. By the way this is Covert.

frumentius:


Uncle Sam's favourite African country .

jakeporeshenko:
“Nimr JAIS” at DSEI in London, smh Denel got played.

Covert1:
Facts & Patriotism: People can be pained which is since evident for the fact they can't accept being second or third places in Africa. Typing f00lery as some do it's their wahala. Using open source info to make judgement is one thing. Making analysis based on privileged knowledge is another. There are no equals from Population to Economy to Commensurate Military Strength. Why dabble and haggle with states that don't even measure the size of the Yoruba empire in south-west Nigeria or the Benin empire in the mid-west etcetera. There's only one position for first in Africa and it's Nigeria. Time done appeasing third rate powers.

Covert1:


And the NN invested another 8.5 million dollars for armaments and sensors emplacements to its own specification and classified it a frigate. In Africa today it is larger than the flagship of many countries and has the longest range of any ship on the continent at 9,600 nautical miles translated at 17,800km at 20 knots. It has an onboard R-MACK system which can detect and track all vessels in the Gulf of Guinea.

Covert1:
High Seas Endurance Patrol: This Is The Nigerian Navy, Stop Your Ship Engines, Abandon Ship Immediately, I Intend To Sink You.

Rossikki:


Spare me your bullcrap, Mr bodyguard for the west. I've never seen "most black leaders blaming the west" for anything. You pulled that crap out of your self-hate troubled asss. If anything, most black leaders still see the west as 'partners' in their quest for development, forming all sorts of alliances with them.

Zimbabwe is technically in a state of war with the west, and so they are right to curtail certain rights like "free press" since those are subject to infiltration by foreign elements, who would use that to further destabilise the country. And sanctions ARE to blame for Zimbabwe's economic difficulties. Not "partly". Mugabe' economic policies are 100% correct. He is redistributing the nation's resources to the black majority, and helping to foster racial equality. It is a long-term vision which future generations of Zimbabweans will benefit from, as stakeholders in their ancestral lands, not tenants, peasants, and servants to white men.

Of course the black elite would be given more land, because they can afford to utilise it without the temptation of selling it back to the white minority, and defeating the purpose of the redistribution program. Do you see any poor people owning large tracts of land in the UK? Is it not their aristocracy that owns all the land there? But BBC will moan night and day that Mugabe is giving land to his "cronies". You should ask them how their queen and various princes, dukes, duchesses, lords, earls, and other elite came to own vast tracts of prime land in the UK. Why isn't it shared among the commoners as they are prescribing for Zimbabwe? Why is their "free press" not complaining about the injustice of that situation? Maybe they're not so "free" as you think..

Rossikki:


Stop telling lies. "Almost half" of Zimbabweans have NOT run away from Zimbabwe. And the economic hardship there was caused by western imposed economic sanctions placed on that country for its land redistribution program, which eliminated the previous situation whereby the white minority of 4% owned 85% of the land, with black Zimbabweans mere peasants on their own territory. Mugabe changed that, and that is why his people love him. Their suffering is slowly coming to an end and their economy is now growing, but with fairness to all, and that is the best. Not slavery to whites as you are suggesting. And do stop using racist epithets here, if you don't mind.

lionel4power:

the F-50 golden eagle I mentioned has a light fighter version.

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The Gripen is a light fighter same with Tejas.


Lightweight fighters has a disadvantage against medium or heavy weights in combat

iblawi:


The Rooivalk is useless because rebel took over the city but Hinds are still useful in Nigeria, Libya, Pakistan, Afghanistan Syria, Iraq, etc. Terrorist took over many cities in those countries but hinds did the needful.

South Africa alway running from major confrontation from Central African Republic to 0. YV. U. 0Sudan then Burundi and now Congo.

Henry240:

Henry240:

iblawi:
Most successful Rooivalk mission in history.

Cameramen Airforce

Henry240:


Your question should be, why do the Russians still continue to field build and field more MI-35s? Why in a combat area like Syria the MI-35 continues to do most of the work despite the presence of the MI-28 and KA-52?