jln115:

Honestly the person who made this patch should be fired!! Especially considering its made for such an elite group!

I concur.

MikeCZAR:
Another M7 serioulsy flawed acquisition.

Organizations are needed to help some of us below the Sahara with acquisitions.

Guess what M7 or the UPDF armed those SU-30s with? in the air to ground capability.

What's M7?


What did they arm them with?

Henry240:

What's M7?

What did they arm them with?

yuweri museveni..i guess...uganda presido

Ugandan rebels attack DR Congo army, UN forces

Ugandan rebels Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on Wednesday simultaneously attacked an army camp as well as positions of the UN peacekeepers in Opira, a village in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), local sources told Xinhua.

Authorities of the UN Mission for Stabilization of Congo (MONUSCO) refused to give the provisional death toll of the fighting, but promised to give more details later. However, local sources told Xinhua the attack left at least eight people dead.

The assailants were later repulsed by the DR Congo army and MONUSCO peacekeepers, after hours of fighting.

Military sources said the assailants wanted to get more food supplies and weapons from the Congolese army camp.

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/worldNews/Ugandan-rebels-attack-DR-Congo-army-UN-forces-407600

sudan air force Hind gunship

Angolan paratrooper training

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIJzJwz3le8

Henry240:

What's M7?

What did they arm them with?

Yoweri Museveni the Ugandan president.
Uganda is a landlocked country: hint.

Qualification of what the company designates FZ275 LGR is now planned for the beginning of 2018, with initial deliveries to an undisclosed customer beginning in 2019. "Development [of the FZ275 LGR] is mainly completed. FZ expects the laser-guided rockets to be available as COTS [commercial off-the-shelf] in early 2019," an FZ spokesperson told IHS Jane's .

SAAF maybe? This will work out much cheaper than arming the Rooivalk with conventional air-surface missiles, and will be excellent for COIN warfare!


http://www.janes.com/article/57179/fz-set-finalise-development-of-new-2-75-in-laser-guided-rocket

MikeCZAR:
Yoweri Museveni the Ugandan president.

Uganda is a landlocked country: hint.

"Anti-ship missiles?"......... Why would they do that?

Henry240:


"Anti-ship missiles?"......... Why would they do that?

Maybe.

But hey this is Africa. Anything military gets shrouded in unnecessary secrecy.

jln115:
Qualification of what the company designates FZ275 LGR is now planned for the beginning of 2018, with initial deliveries to an undisclosed customer beginning in 2019. "Development [of the FZ275 LGR] is mainly completed. FZ expects the laser-guided rockets to be available as COTS [commercial off-the-shelf] in early 2019," an FZ spokesperson told IHS Jane's .

SAAF maybe? This will work out much cheaper than arming the Rooivalk with conventional air-surface missiles, and will be excellent for COIN warfare!


http://www.janes.com/article/57179/fz-set-finalise-development-of-new-2-75-in-laser-guided-rocket

It will also be cost effective.

As currently the choppers have to unleash salvos of rockets to silence stuff like anti-aircraft guns.

It would also be execellent for semi-conventional and conventional against foes with limited air defence capabilities, as it allows the choppers to operate at NOE only popping up to deliver weapons.

For infantry on the ground low flying choppers are confusing as you can't really tell which direction they're coming from.

MikeCZAR:
Maybe.

But hey this is Africa. Anything military gets shrouded in unnecessary secrecy.

Lmfao!! ....... That's unfortunate.


I find that secrecy thing to be funny, the secrecy somehow doesn't seem to defeat the enemy which it is intended for.

MikeCZAR:
It will also be cost effective.

As currently the choppers have to unleashed salvos of rockets to silence stuff like anti-aircraft guns.

It would also be execellent for semi-conventional and conventional against foes with limited air defence, as it always the to operate at NOE only popping up to deliver weapons.

For infantry on the ground low flying choppers are confusing as you can't really tell which direction they're coming from.

According to Janes, those Rockets hit moving targets at 6kms!! fvcking insane!! Thats ATMG range!!

Henry240:


"Anti-ship missiles?"......... Why would they do that?

Reported as UNCERTAIN, likely anti-radiation missiles for SEAD, Ugandan Su-30 can knock out enemy SAM radars to open up air space for attack.

agaugust:


Reported as UNCERTAIN, likely anti-radiation missiles for SEAD, Ugandan Su-30 can knock out enemy SAM radars to open up air space for attack.

Still an irrelevant purchase. That's money wasted, they should have spent it on additional Air-to-Ground unguided bombs.

Henry240:


Still an irrelevant purchase. That's money wasted, they should have spent it on additional Air-to-Ground unguided bombs.

why the hell in this day and age does any country need to buy dumb bombs,when syria rebels are manufacturing mortar shells. is there proof of this purchase

Eritrea SU-27 Jet

Angola air force A-29 Super Tucano turboprop aircraft

Henry240:


Lmfao!! ....... That's unfortunate.


I find that secrecy thing to be funny, the secrecy somehow doesn't seem to defeat the enemy which it is intended for.

I don't think it is intended for the enemy anymore.

Cold war things.

kenya army
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Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day
Celebrate with Niigeria, today is our Armed Forces Remembrance day.



Officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces have fought
in various wars and taken part in many peace keeping
operations, defensive duties and internal security duties.
These include


Wars including:
* The First World War
* The Second World War
* The Nigerian Civil War
*Border War, Angola



Peace keeping/enforcement operations in
* The Congo
* Tanzania
* Liberia
* Sierra Leone
* Lebanon
* Darfur
* The former Yugoslavia
* Mali
* Ivory-Coast
*Guinea
* Somalia


Defensive duties including
* The Bamileke Rebellion
* Chadian Rebels (1982/83)
* The Bakassi Peninsula



Internal Security duties including
* The Tiv Rebellion
* The Western Region Crisis
* The Niger-Delta Crisis (1966)
* The Agbekoya Rebellion
* The Niger Delta Crisis (2002)
* The Boko Haram Insurgency.



Anti-Robbery operations, including:
* Operation Sweep
* Rapid Response Squad
* Operation Yaki
* Operation Messa

Angola air force SU-24 Bomber

angola personnel loading a BMP-2 infantry combat vehicle in a cargo plane while departing Guinea bissau,after being requested to leave

Henry240:
Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day
Celebrate with Niigeria, today is our Armed Forces Remembrance day.



Officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces have fought
in various wars and taken part in many peace keeping
operations, defensive duties and internal security duties.
These include


Wars including:
* The First World War
* The Second World War
* The Nigerian Civil War
*Border War, Angola



Peace keeping/enforcement operations in
* The Congo
* Tanzania
* Liberia
* Sierra Leone
* Lebanon
* Darfur
* The former Yugoslavia
* Mali
* Ivory-Coast
*Guinea
* Somalia


Defensive duties including
* The Bamileke Rebellion
* Chadian Rebels (1982/83)
* The Bakassi Peninsula



Internal Security duties including
* The Tiv Rebellion
* The Western Region Crisis
* The Niger-Delta Crisis (1966)
* The Agbekoya Rebellion
* The Niger Delta Crisis (2002)
* The Boko Haram Insurgency.



Anti-Robbery operations, including:
* Operation Sweep
* Rapid Response Squad
* Operation Yaki
* Operation Messa

Since when were you guys involved in the border war?

The only factual involvement I know of is the transfer of 8 Migs from Nigeria to Luanda in the mid-1970's.

Patchesagain:


Since when were you guys involved in the border war?

The only factual involvement I know of is the transfer of 8 Migs from Nigeria to Luanda in the mid-1970's.

Kindly desist from derailing this thread.






It has now emerged that as many as 5,000 Nigerian troops
were deployed to Angola and that they saw action in
various theatres across the then war-blighted country.
Writing in an article entitled “MOSCOW’S NEXT TARGET IN
AFRICA;Paying the Price for Angola“, Robert Moss clearly
indicates that ….
QUOTE:
“The Nigerians are said to be heavily involved in Angola.
Western intelligence sources report that Nigerian troops
were present at battalion strength when the MPLA and the
Cubans pushed south last year. According to UNITA
sources in Paris, the Nigerian strength has since been
reinforced.
UNITA sources have tapes of radio intercepts showing that
at least 5,000 Nigerian troops have been deployed in
Angola. They are operating as far south as Mocamedes,
and are also based in Lobito, Luanda and the eastern
diamond mining town of Henrique de Carvalho.

https://beegeagle./2010/12/12/nigerias-best-kept-military-secret-5000-troops-fought-in-angolas-first-civil-war/

latest reports Al Shabaab overrun a military camp in Somalia with claims and counter claims from alshabaab and KDF of what occurred

An unknown number of soldiers have been killed following an early morning Al Shabaab attack at the Somali National Army (SNA) camp, which is in close proximity to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) camp at Elade in Somalia.

According to a press release from the Ministry of Defence, the SNA camp was over run and the KDF troops under AMISOM counter-attacked in support of SNA.

read more http://citizentv.co.ke/news/al-shabaab-overrun-a-military-camp-in-somalia-111836/

Al-Shabab militants have overrun an African Union military base in Somalia.
The Islamist group says it has taken "complete control" of the camp and killed more than 60 Kenyan soldiers.
Militants attacked the southern el-Ade base for Somali soldiers before dawn and fighting continued for several hours, Kenya's military spokesman said.
He says Kenyan troops based nearby counter-attacked and fought the insurgents. The number of casualties was not known, he said.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35321522

africaken:
latest reports Al Shabaab overrun a military camp in Somalia with claims and counter claims from alshabaab and KDF of what occurred

read more http://citizentv.co.ke/news/al-shabaab-overrun-a-military-camp-in-somalia-111836/

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35321522

from what i am seeing on twitter it looks bad,its broken arrow all kenyan air force jets in the air .this just killed my mood,i am really pissed

africaken:
from what i am seeing on twitter it looks bad,its broken arrow all kenyan air force jets in the air .this just killed my mood,i am really pissed

the most likely scenario is A/S started firing at the somali camp, then KDF came to re-enforce the SNA only to be ambushed and then another attack done on the KDF camp while their defences were streched. Decided to stay inhouse today, really pissed off... I want payback right now, those guys should not live to see the next 24 hours

Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day

- Buhari communicating with troops in maiduguri

denisfidha:
the most likely scenario is A/S started firing at the somali camp, then KDF came to re-enforce the SNA only to be ambushed and then another attack done on the KDF camp while their defences were streched. Decided to stay inhouse today, really pissed off... I want payback right now, those guys should not live to see the next 24 hours

from the photos i have seen ,it looks like an ambush because thats a road where bodies and Panhard AML are seen and then those photos look like they were taken by the locals(the poor quality of the images,alshabaab alway take high quality images to enhance their propaganda)then those two other photos look like explosions.most likely aerial attacks by kenya air force)we need to f@#$ alshabaab so badly they regret especially this moment they are fighting with ISIS in somalia

denisfidha:
the most likely scenario is A/S started firing at the somali camp, then KDF came to re-enforce the SNA only to be ambushed and then another attack done on the KDF camp while their defences were streched. Decided to stay inhouse today, really pissed off... I want payback right now, those guys should not live to see the next 24 hours

Kenyan Air Force needs proper attack Helos like the MI-35, your MDs are too light and cannot provide the required support vis-a-vis the intensity of the combat in Somalia.


Infact the AU mission in somalia is in dire need of attack helos, had Ugandan MI-35s not crash into mountains, who knows.

I am saddened by this attack. the firefight would have lasted a while, the air bombardment should have started during and not after the attack. in a theatre like that air support should be on 24 hr readiness. with the ability to arrive in support in 20 minutes max. if the AU plans right it is possible