giles14:
you to re-engineer it

andrewza:



Winner is new orxy helicopters.

giles14:
well the winner should be Mi38 which you can den tweak to your satisfaction.

ActivateKruger:


There's no existing plan for one, both Armscor and the CSIR don't have a research paper on it.

We'll have to take an existing helicopter, get a license to produce our own variant. We should be good, on theory at least.

As their flight hours accumulated the South Africans became increasingly taken with the Russian helicopter in comparison to what they had flown in the SAAF. Tait said, "and it could do with Western avionics and a more ergonomically-designed cockpit lay-out, but it is far superior to just about anything else in its weight class in a hot and high environment and is capable of carrying heavier loads.


In some respects the Oryx compares favourably to the Mi-17. It is approximately 10,000 pounds lighter at maximum all up weight and can carry comparable loads at reasonable distances. The Oryx's shortcomings versus the Mi-17 are its limited cargo space and the need for many more skilled technicians to keep it maintained properly. Whereas the Mi-17 is a very rugged and robust helicopter with good serviceability in the field and capable of taking a real hammering-qualities that saved our lives more than once-the Oryx needs far more pampering and TLC. The reliability of these Russian helicopters was fortunate, as the maintenance facilities in Angola were of a very poor standard, or non-existent. -South African merc pilot

andrewza:
This gem I got from a 3rd party it a extract from SA mercy in Angola after 1990s.







So yeah mi17 is not a bad idea going Russian. Only need to modify the cockpit and install our EW and radios. All so as said denel does maintains on Russian choppers

GreenandGold:
Is Milkor teasing something here?

ActivateKruger:


Do you know how un-SANDF Russian equipment is? We have a standard to keep, myself, Patches and Frumentius don't want it and we somehow sit on the decision making table of the SANDF Nairaland Department

ActivateKruger:


Do you know how un-SANDF Russian equipment is? We have a standard to keep, myself, Patches and Frumentius don't want it and we somehow sit on the decision making table of the SANDF Nairaland Department

andrewza:



RPG 7

MLRS

AK style rifle

1.45mm anti material rifel

ZSU 23 anti air guns

Extra extra

ActivateKruger:


These things literally fell off a Soviet truck in the Angolan bush. We were didn't buy them.

But you don't seem to get it, it's beyond what works and not. It's now about heritage, from the days of the Puma, then Super Puma and now Oryx. People relate to these things, it's the reason why parents take kids to the military demonstrations because there's a story to tell and it's a reason why we're here on this site. There must be continuity, it keeps the the industry flooded with fresh blood who grew an interest in this field after seeing an Orxy dramatically dropping Parabats in a show and a father cheering "this is how we did it".


The EC725 is the next logical evolution of the Oryx. The MK3 should be born from this platform.

newafricaken254:
Footages from the Egyptian naval exercise " Zat El-Swary 2017 " with participation of Gowind2500 corvette & Type-209 S42 submarine

LTGEN:
A Master Warrant officer ( name withheld) has been promoted on the advice of the commanding officer of his battalion ( Name of battalion withheld) and approved by the Nigerian Army Council due to his exceptional leadership and bravery to Captain. This is highly unusual in the Nigerian Army first being a Non-Commissioned officer, the time when this happened you would have to go back to the Civil War era, I have deliberately kept his name a secret because of what happened to the notoriety of LT. COL Abu Ali.
I t has been said fortune does smile on some in times of War. Congratulations to the fellow.

ViceAdmirlAgain:
From Sat-Com Namibia

Can anyone make out which country this is

andrewza:




Maybe but the fact is the mi17 is the cheaper option and we could get a lot more of them

ViceAdmirlAgain:
From Sat-Com Namibia

Can anyone make out which country this is

Algerian1:


is the two missiles in the left the UGM-84L Harpoon Block II Encapsulated Missiles launched from the Type-209 submarines ? i dont see a ship

SA Army keen on Black Hornet UAV

Desert Wolf has been demonstrating the Black Hornet mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the South African Army, which has shown strong interest in acquiring the system.

The Black Hornet was demonstrated last week in Heidelberg during the Army’s two-day Cadre Conference, with flight demonstrations every day. Another successful demonstration took place for South Africa’s Special Forces.

Chief of the Army, General Lindile Yam said that his soldiers must have the technology as soon as possible.

Desert Wolf’s Hennie Kieser said that soon most of South Africa’s military, police and state agencies will be operating the Black Hornet, with discussions underway with SANParks for anti-poaching.

Desert Wolf recently came back from Norway, after completing flight instructors training, with its own Black Hornets for demonstration purposes, as well as qualified UAV pilots, including the first female military certified UAV pilot in South Africa.

ViceAdmirlAgain:
From Sat-Com Namibia

Can anyone make out which country this is

frumentius:
You heard it on this thread first .



http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49650:sa-army-keen-on-black-hornet-uav-&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107

ActivateKruger:


Since when do we get the cheapest option? We go for the best in the category we want.

frumentius:
You heard it on this thread first .



http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49650:sa-army-keen-on-black-hornet-uav-&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107

ssaengine:


I wonder how many secret Black Hornet type drones the US has buzzing around Kim Jong-Un's kitchen as he makes (or orders someone at gun point) tea.

andrewza:




None. This is a over the hill drone. As in "what's over that hill? O my a seleka ambush"