nemesis2u:


i remember reading somewhere Egypt , s.africa , Algeria want to buy it.
though not sure on the authenticity of that news.

also was going through Russian blogs , the guys there were saying brahmos against heavily defended targets like aircraft carriers uses the wolf pack mode ie they communicate among themselves and attack in a swarm.
therefor i wonder maybe this is the reason behind the unusual heavy load-out (16 missiles) of brahmos in the new Indian destroyers. otherwise worldwide 8 surface to surface missiles r generally carried.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT95pS2Sr2o

africaken254:
it is the S-300/S-400 of anti-ship missiles and with the latest in development Hypersonic Zircon (speed of mach 5 and 6)america is nowhere to be seen in this category

nemesis2u:






lastly i apologize for derailing the thread, i realized it just now
so i hope u will excuse me this time
regards.

Henry240:


Please provide links only. This is a purely photo-thread, with a bit OFF-TOPIC posts to make it interesting, that post is too long. Provide links next time. Thank you

Henry240:


Light Utility Helicopters are just as important as the MI-17, nobody is going to sell you a Black Hawk. 10 units are enough to hold a party over.


They are an important Recon, SAR, Scout, armed helicopter.

giles14:
yea I knw,wot am saying is for QRF d mi17 would be good n for recon ,scout n armed escort d ec145 N dolphin choppers will do.

Henry240:
Nigerian Navy Agusta A109 helicopters been fitted with FLIR POD


Nigerian Air Force MI-17 mounted with some un-identified POD.

Xbee007:
Is this Augustus Helicopter a fighter copter? BTW, where is Auguastus?

Henry240:


It is a utility helicopter. It can be armed with rockets, 50.Cal and missiles if a customer wants. Similar to what Indonesia and Malaysia have.


It can perform a wide variety of roles.


The Nigerian Navy has 5 Agusta A109 helicopters, 4 Bell 412 and 2 Agusta AW139s in service.


The Air Force has 12 AW109s in service.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEYXKqu5R0s

africaken254:
maybe or they will continue using some of its MI-171 and SA 330 Puma helicopters(most of them are nearing their end of their life span) ,what they seriously need is a utility transport air craft .i believe most of our DHC-5 Buffalo are retire or seriously unairworthy (bought them back in the 70's)

nemesis2u:
Off-topic found this while browsing youtube


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thZy2-yCl6g

nice addition to SU 30 series fighters

supersonic 300-600km stand off munition is no joke

did some more searching and found this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNG86VSld3s

bulls eye accuracy at 1 minute and 2.25 minute
ship sunk by single hit at 2.45 minute awesome

but the missile is expensive

MikeCZA:
Seriously expensive.

I'm even surprised there's talk of us acquiring them.

Marketing. No weapon is perfect. But this is a jewel among cruise missiles.

Henry240:


I just feel so much pity for Pakistani ships and surface vessels.


No weapon is perfect, but the BrahMos pushes the boundaries of perfection.

India and Russia ready to supply the missile BrahMos

India and Russia are ready to begin deliveries of the joint supersonic cruise missile BrahMos to the UAE, Chile and Vietnam. With reference to the press-secretary of the company-developer of BrahMos Aerospace Corp. Praveen Pathak, negotiations with potential buyers missiles "are at an advanced stage." In addition, he said, discussing the possibility of export of missiles to the Philippines, and South Korea, Algeria, Greece, Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt, Singapore, Venezuela and Bulgaria. According to him, the closest to the signing of a contract for the supply of missiles is the UAE. Roughly, it can be concluded before the end of this year.

IPSTC is an independent Eastern African research, training and education centre in Eastern Africa that is responsive to peace operations training and education needs of the African Peace and Security Architecture.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW7fw9QFp3w

chkil:
India and Russia have reached an agreement to launch export BrahMos missiles

India and Russia will organize delivery of BrahMos anti-ship missiles to the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, South Africa and Chile, according to The Financial Express. Negotiations with other countries, which include the Philippines, South Korea, Algeria, Greece, Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt, Singapore, Venezuela and Bulgaria have now moved to a new level.

source : https://news.rambler.ru/business/33751038/



source : rusplt ru

nemesis2u:
hope i made sense regards.

nemesis2u:

its time to think african, ( lets hash tag it lol )
one small step at a time towards the big step.

hope i made sense
regards.

nemesis2u:
you see african countries have the brainpower, actually every country has the brainpower, problem lies with its utilization, lack of policy, lack of a roadmap , government support etc.

to develop something from scratch is like re inventing the wheel.
best idea is to tie up with friendly countries like Russia , china , France , USA , south Korea Israel etc depending on your comfort level with any of these following countries,

for starters no need to go for something big, main aim should be to develop the human resources of your countries in the core sectors related to defense like metallurgy , semiconductor technology , composites , aeronautical technology , system integration and management , optronics etc in cooperation with the above countries.

once you have the labs and testing centers together with a well trained man power then you are well set to bargain with the countries like Russia china USA to co-develop advance weapon systems which in turn will provide you with better skills and most importantly develop productionizing capabilities. R & D for developing a weapon is a big headache, but productionizing (commercializing) and enforcing quality control is a bigger headache .

what African countries need is a staggered long term road-map and you need to stick to it no matter what, and someday you will be setting benchmarks.

a curious example is India , with LCA , ARJUN still painfully grinding on it looks like they are the stupidest people on earth.
however a closer look will tell you a different story.
the infrastructure and R & D labs and trained manpower they built up due to these never ending projects has started to bear fruits albeit in small amounts for now.
they are now in a position to demand equal participation and develop relevant technologies according to their own needs and terms in close cooperation with other advance countries, and not just end up in a buyer seller relationship.

it might surprise you all that Russia and France are competing to provide technology for Indian SSN.
why ? because India has a working indigenous baby SSBN arihant (with certain Russian inputs).
so whats the point in denying technology when they might do it on their own someday.

failures will always be there but one must try, also one must have in-house technical industrial base and human resources to absorb any TOT being offered only then can one develop ones indigenous defense capability .


its time to think african, ( lets hash tag it lol )
one small step at a time towards the big step.

hope i made sense
regards.

Henry240:


Sure you did, where are you from, country?

Henry240:


I can say what we in Nigeria require is the commitment from the Nigerian government to buy local, and big Nigerian industry players to grow interest in the business of arms. When this two forces come together, we would now seem a lot more activity in the business of defence.


For now we have Proforce defence, a company producing armoured vehicles similar to the range of vehicles Streit group has on offer, and a couple defence surveillance, vessel building, ICT centered companies and body armour manufacturing.


The Igirigi is our first commercially produced vehicle, looking forward to september-November of this year, we expect to see more vehicles from Proforce for the military and law enforcement.


They are quite insignificant considering the size of Nigeria, but are important steps moving forward nonetheless.

nemesis2u:


sir in this forum consider me as an African

or at least a wannabe African

it is nice to role play sometimes (not the k##ky things lol )
broadens the horizon.

MikeCZA:
Socio-economy and corruption.

Henry240:


We have Nigerians, South-Africans, Namibians, Kenyans, Ghanaians, a Zimbabwean, an Algerian, a Pakistani and a Chinese.


Maybe you're American, European or Israeli, say you ask you ask me a question, i'll answer the question based on my experience as a Nigerian. It gives a context to the answer given.


So, i humbly insist..... Don't be shy