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THE COAS AND CAS ; "THE CAS IN ARMY CAMOURFLAGE".

These two chief's are in for business !

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ROLE OF AAC ADAKA BORO AND NIGER DELTA MILITANCY AND THE ROLE BE PLAYED IN THE CIVIL WAR.


Niger Delta armed insurrection did not begin with MEND, Okah or Asari-Dokubo.  Decades before them an Ijaw nationalist named Isaac Boro led an armed campaign for greater Niger Delta autonomy, resource control and self determination for the inhabitants of the Niger Delta.  So who was Boro, and what was his story?

The Background of Isaac Adaka Boro

Boro was an Ijaw nationalist that burned within with passionate zeal to remedy the injustice that minority ethnicities in the Delta suffered in a Nigerian state dominated by the large ethnic groups.  Boro noted that “most of the youths were so frustrated with the general neglect that they were ready for any action led by an outstanding leader to gain liberty…. we were clenched in tyrannical chains and led through a dark alley of perpetual political and social deprivation. Strangers in our own country! Inevitably, therefore, the day would have to come for us to fight for our long-denied right to self-determination”. He complained at the economic and material neglect of the Niger Delta:

“Economic development of the area is certainly the most appalling aspect. There is not even a single industry. The only fishery industry which ought to be situated in a properly riverine area is sited about 80 miles inland at Aba. The boatyard at Opobo had its headquarters at Enugu … Personnel in these industries and also in the oil stations are predominantly non-Ijaw,”

After briefly working as a teacher Boro joined the police and worked in Port Harcourt.  However Boro’s maverick nature saw him go AWOL and start working as an instructor at the Man O’War Bay Character and Leadership Center in Victoria, Western Cameroon.  He was fired from his police job for going AWOL.

Upon his return to Nigeria Boro enrolled at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to study chemistry.  While there he became president of the students’ union.  His itchy feet managed to stay at university for two years before he once again departed, this time on a tour to solicit support for the Ijaw cause.  His journey saw him head to Ghana (in the company of Samuel Owonaru) to solicit financial aid for his mission to liberate and gain self autonomy for the people of the Niger Delta.  He was also an admirer of Cuban leader Fidel Castro and made a stop at the Cuban embassy in Ghana to claim solidarity.  However Boro and Owonaru’s appeals for Cuban support were unsuccessful and they were ejected from the embassy.

However Boro was not dissuaded.  He and Owonaru returned home and with their comrade Nottingham Dick, and began to recruit young men to their cause under the umbrella of an organisation known as the Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF).  They eventually set up a military camp at Taylor Creek.  Their recruits were given training in the use of firearms and explosives in the creeks and bushes.  Dick served as the “chief of army staff” and “adjutant”.  Eventually they managed to muster a force of about 150 men split into three “divisions”.

ARMED CONFLICT

On February 23, 1966 the three divisions moved out from their Touton Ban camp with Boro, Onwonaru and Dick as their divisional commanders.  Before going into battle the troops were given a rallying call:

“ Today is a great day, not only in your lives, but also in the history of the Niger Delta. Perhaps, it will be the greatest day for a very long time. This is not because we are going to bring the heavens down, but because we are going to demonstrate to the world what and how we feel about oppression….Remember your 70 year old grandmother who still farms to eat, remember also your poverty stricken people and then, remember too, your petroleum which is being pumped out daily from your veins, and then fight for your freedom”.

The NDVF men attacked a police station at Yenagoa, raided the armoury and kidnapped some officers including the police officer in command of the station. They also blew up oil pipelines, engaged the police in a gunfight and declared the Niger Delta an independent republic. The revolt was suppressed and Boro, Owonaru and Dick were put on trial on a 9 count charge of treason at Port Harcourt Assizes before Judge Phil Ebosie.  Boro was found guilty.  Before sentencing Boro made an impassioned plea of defiance.  He claimed that his people:

“had long sought a separate state not because they loved power but because their conditions were peculiar and the authorities did not understand their problems.  There is nothing wrong with Nigeria.  What is wrong with us is the total lack of mercy in our activities.”



DEATH AND BEYOND

Despite his plea Boro was sentenced to death by hanging.  In the melee of crisis and conflict in 1966 Nigeria, the sentence was not carried out and he was pardoned by then Nigerian Head of State General Gowon.  When war broke out in 1967, Boro surprisingly enlisted and fought on the side of the federal Nigerian forces against whom he campaigned.  He was killed in action on May 17, 1968 aged just 32.  He was buried in Lagos at the Ikoyi cemetery.  His widow Georeie Deyeha Adaka Boro is still alive.  She was pregnant with their child Deborah when her husband was killed, and gave birth to Deborah after her husband’s death.


1st picture is maj Isaac Boro as an officer on the then defunct federal army

2nd picture was Isaac Boro when he was arrested as a student for fighting for leading a armed campaign for greater Niger delta and resources control.

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1st and 2nd picture is an information and intelligence gathering of a F.O.B in the north east.

3rd and 4th picture is an improvised field surveillance vehicles.

Boko Haram: Defence Chiefs from Nigeria, Cameroon, others meet in Chad


Nigeria’s defence chief of staff, Gabriel Olonisakin, is currently in Chad Republic to discuss the deployment of 8, 700 strong Multi National Joint Task Force, MNJTF, to confront Boko Haram.
The defence headquarters said in a statement that the Chiefs of Defence Staff from the Lake Chad Basin Commission member countries met in N’Djamena to discuss operational plans against the terrorist group.
The meeting, the defence headquarters said, is focused on finalising details of deployment of a joint force to fight Boko Haram which has sworn allegiance to ISIS and has killed hundreds of people through suicide bombings in the last three months.
“General Olonisakin has been working round the clock towards actualising the presidential directive to end Boko Haram terrorists activities within three months,” Rabe Abubakar, defence spokesperson said in the statement.
Mr. Abubakar said during the meeting, modalities for the deployment of a joint force to two command posts in Nigeria and Cameroon, were discussed.
“Also, officers seconded to the MNJTF in N’Djamena were ordered to report immediately to their post, as operation at the Force Headquarters has commenced,” he said.
Present at the meeting were the Chiefs of Defence Staff from the Lake Chad Basin Commission member countries, MNJTF Commander and other senior military delegates.
Member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission include Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Benin Republic.

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VIEWS OF NA BTR-4E

19 Defence, Service chiefs to face arms deals panel

Four ex-NSAs, 8 ex-ministers also to be questioned.

Five Israelis to be invited.

The arms purchase probe panel will examine contracts executed during the administrations of no fewer than 19 former military chiefs. They are five Chiefs of Defence Staff, 14 Service Chiefs; four National Security Advisers (NSAs) and eight former Ministers of Defence.

The probe has created panic among retired military chiefs who coordinated arms purchases in the last eight years, The Nation learnt yesterday.

Some of the officers, according to sources, have started making moves to have access to “vital records”.

It was also learnt that five Israelis, who played major roles in arms procurement for the military in the last six years, are to be invited by the committee, whose members were named on Monday after President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive.

The Israelis reportedly left the country on the eve of the general elections, following signs that Buhari might win the poll.

The government has directed that tight security be provided for members of the panel.

The assignment is comprehensive; it will run through many administrations.

A source, who pleaded not to be named because of what he described as “the sensitivity of the matter”, said: “The probe will require looking into the administrations of five Chiefs of Defence Staff, 14 Service Chiefs; four National Security Advisers and eight former ministers. It is a Herculean task.

“Already, there is panic in the circle of retired military officers on the intent of the  evaluation of arms purchase. Some of these former military chiefs have reached out to panel members to allow them have access to relevant documents.”

A military source gave insight into why it is necessary to invite the former CDS, Service Chiefs, NSAs and ex-ministers.

The source said: “All arms deals were not subjected to the nation’s procurement laws even though the late President Umaru Yar’Adua specifically said there should be no due process waiver for the military.

“Most of the military chiefs cited security reasons for not subjecting those purchases to the nation’s laws. So, some of these military officers either depended on the Ministry of Defence or used internal mechanisms to buy arms.

“In some instances, there were directives from the Presidential Villa as in the case of the $466.5m contract awarded to a financier of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2014 by the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan  to weaponise six Puma helicopters. The immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, raised some issues but he was overruled.”

Responding to a question, a military source said: “Some former ministers of defence interfered with arms purchase but a few others were sidelined. The immediate past Minister of Defence, Gen. Aliyu Gusau, complained at a point to Jonathan that he was not fully in the picture of things.”

It was also learnt that the scope of the assignment might involve international collaboration following the need to question five Israelis.

Another source added: “These Israelis were central to the facilitation of the purchase of the arms for the military in any part of the world. But they left Nigeria before the general election when the signs were clear that President Buhari was likely to win the poll.

“They came for legitimate arms business but they got entrenched in the Nigerian system. They are all well-known in the nation’s security network. The panel may invite them for interaction.

“Besides the Israelis, some South Africans and Russians will be contacted. We know their embassies will cooperate with the panel.”

As at press time, the panel might look into the list of the administrations of five Chiefs of Defence Staff, 14 Service Chiefs; four National Security Advisers and eight former Ministers of Defence.

The  Chiefs of Defence Staff from 2007 to 2015 are: the late Lt.-Gen. Owoye Andrew Azazi (2007-2008); Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike(2008-2010); Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin (2010-2012); Admiral Ola Ibrahim(2012-2014); and Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh(2014-2015).

As for the Nigerian Army, those to be under searchlight are Lt.-Gen. Luka Yusuf (2007-2008), Lt.-Gen.  Abdurrahman Dambazzau (2008-2010), Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika(2010-2014) and Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah (January 2014-July 2015).

In the Nigerian Navy, the investigation will cover the following past Chiefs of Naval Staff: Vice Admiral G.T. Adekeye(2005-2008); Vice Admiral I.I. Ibrahim(2008-2010); Vice Admiral O.S. Ibrahim(2010-2012); Vice Admiral D.J. Ezeoba(2012-2013);  and Vice Admiral U.O. Jibrin(2013-2015).

For the Air Force, the scope of the probe will affect the tenures of the following officers and their teams. They include Air Marshal Paul Dike(2006-2008); Air Marshal Oluseyi Petirin(2008-2010); Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar(2010-2012); Air Marshal Alex Badeh(2012-2014) and Air Marshal Adesola Amosu(2014-2015).

The National Security Advisers from 2007 to 2014 are: Gen. Aliyu Gusau; the late Gen. Owoye Azazi; Gen. Sarki Mukhtar; and Col. Sambo Dasuki.

The Ministers of Defence within the time frame of the panel are: Yayale Ahmed(2007-2008); Shettima Mustapha(2098-2009); Godwin Abbe(2009-2010); Adetokunbo Kayode(2010-2011); Bello Haliru Mohammed(2011-2012); Erelu Olusola Obada(2012-2013) ; Gen. Aliyu Gusau (2013-2015) and Musiliu Obanikoro(2012-2014).

OPERATIONAL FIELD IMAGES

A NA MT-LB

A NA okota APC painted in new camouflage

A NA tracked Saurer 4K-4FA APC

A NAF MIL Mi-17

bidexiii:
OPERATIONAL FIELD IMAGES
A NA MT-LB
A NA okota APC painted in new camouflage
A NA tracked Saurer 4K-4FA APC
A NAF MIL Mi-17

Your photos are truly appreciated, keep posting them man!
*It is selfless sacrifice.

Henry120:


Your photos are truly appreciated, keep posting them man!

*It is selfless sacrifice.

You took the words right out of from my heart.

NA THROW BACK PICTURES.


A NA alvis saladin FV-601 and Saracen APC respectively. These where armored cars used during the Civil War by the federal army.

SUCCESSFUL COMBAT OPERATIONS

Whereas influences such as adherence to the principles, air superiority, relative strengths, selection, training, equipment, doctrine, communications, leadership, terrain, operational design, and so forth play a crucial role in determining the outcome of any combat operation, I believe the most important criterion for ground forces to attain victory on the battlefield are:
 
-Timing: The timing of any attack or strike is crucial to throwing an enemy off balance and seizing the initiative, especially if the enemy’s intentions and routine are known and the forces are able to conduct both day and night operations. Climatic conditions and variations, along with terrain, must be considered to enable the timing of the attack or strike to place the enemy at a distinct disadvantage. The timing for lifting stand-off bombardments and air delivered fire must enable the ground forces to close with the enemy and annihilate him. Timing can increase operational and tactical surprise and result in increased momentum and tempo.  
-Synchronicity: The manoeuvre of forces along with direct and indirect fire must be synchronised with close air support to achieve the best effect to degrade and destroy the enemy and his materiel. This requires the force to have good communications at all times. Similarly, swarm attacks must be synchronised to coincide with other operations in the enemy’s deployment area.
-Surprise: Surprise is a force-multiplier and is the result of agility, speed, shock action, operational security and deception. Its aim is to throw the enemy off balance, regain and maintain the initiative and momentum, and disrupt and exploit the enemy’s confusion. The enemy must be forced to defend over multiple fronts against both conventional and unconventional direct and indirect approaches. Surprise must always be exploited.
-Tempo: Tempo is the result of momentum combined with speed of action/reaction. Aimed at forcing the enemy into a defensive or reactive posture, it enables the attacking forces to increase momentum, pressure and shock action and thereby force the enemy into a disadvantage. High-tempo operations must give the enemy no respite but must be logistically sustainable.
Manoeuvre: Horisontal and vertical envelopment/manoeuvre options are dictated by terrain and the manoeuvre assets a force has at its disposal. Rapid manoeuvre, ever-increasing momentum and tempo, and synchronised firepower is essential to annihilate the enemy.   
-Firepower: Focused firepower is required to overwhelm and annihilate the enemy. All direct, indirect and air-delivered fire must be coordinated and synchronised to achieve maximum effect. Uncoordinated firepower will not achieve a decisive result.
Speed: Speed of action/reaction is required to disrupt the enemy’s intentions, increase momentum and tempo, place additional pressure on the enemy and buckle his defences or disrupt his intentions. Speed of action and reaction can seize the initiative from the enemy and surprise him. Manoeuvre assets add to speed.     
-Logistics: An efficient and functional logistical system is required to sustain operations. A failure in logistics will reduce momentum, tempo, manoeuvre, firepower and speed and thereby cede initiative to the enemy. A force lacking in logistics will lose momentum and become a vulnerable force that is unable to withstand enemy attacks.
However, the manner in which the armed forces are organised, structured, trained, equipped, and led will determine the manner in how they will fight to achieve victory—or flee the battlefield in disarray.

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The Successes and Excesses In Nigeria’s New War Against Terror


The order to crush Boko Haram by the end of the year is well intended and most appropriate, however it opens up reasons for concern based on history and as has been elucidated in recent reports.

We cannot lie to ourselves; we know the army. Nothing transformed over night. We love and support our troops, are compassionate about them and appreciate their gallantry and valor, however we realize that for 30 something odd years the Nigerian army has been deprived of proper training, equipment and standardization and this has led to a sub-optimal force.

In the middle of this time of trial for the army, Nigeria is being tested with one of the largest and the most deadly jungle and urban terror insurgencies in recent world history. The same decades starved, deprived, demoralized and undermined soldiers who were guilty of abuses in Jonathan’s era and were encouraged to a lack of professionalism are again largely at the forefront of the war against Boko Haram.

While Nigeria is rapidly transforming from the CHANGE the nation got with the election of Buhari and Osinbajo and their selections of new heads of service; we will be dishonest to say the army has completely transformed over night as we non combat preoccupied civilians ourselves are yet just struggling to learn what competence, integrity and patriotism mean. Some army commanders are expectedly still unprofessional and trigger eager while there are still frank saboteurs in the ranks.

A prominent…most prominent Borno son and elder Statesman and supporter of this revolution for CHANGE, Professor Kalifa Dikwa recently cried out to the army that his blood elder brother, his nephews and other male family members were summarily executed by some “military commanders” last week in his village, Katulbare in Dikwa. Dikwa was just liberated with 5000 captives freed. They were not surprisingly mostly women and children.

Recently, based on the reality of embedded Boko Haram terrorists, Cameroon deported thousands of displaced Nigerians. Our men are being killed by Boko Haram or by our army who are not able to determine if and which among them are terrorists hiding among civilians. This is a serious problem. In eagerness to fulfill the mission to defeat Boko Haram in record time, more such mistakes are predictable. We cannot afford to loose the men and support of locals in our war against terror.

While Nigeria has been criticized and reprimanded for military excesses, today things have changed, and there is a new regime that promises and has demonstrated repudiation for erring officers; however we cannot replace life and must work extra hard to prevent any unnecessary loss of innocent life in the complex theatre of war.

War is difficult, indeed no singular act is more betraying to the wars against terror than the US-Iraq loss of over 2300 US built armored Humvees to ISIS last June, which US republican front-runner, Donald Trump criticized in recent campaigns, an error or crime that belittles Nigeria’s worst atrocities, however there remains no excuse for giving an advantage to terror and annihilating life and support of the locals.

To this end, ENDS repeats its suggestion over the years that the overburdened and worn out Nigerian army must work hand in hand with civilians, the Civilian-JTF, hunters, vigilantes, ex-servicemen and other volunteers to properly achieve the quick defeat of Boko Haram. Indeed a Joda, Ribadu, Orasanye inclusive think-tank constituted by former president Olusegun Obasanjo recently agreed with our recommendations of Nigeria needing to work with these locals against Boko Haram. The problem of identifying Boko Haram terrorists hiding in local populations can best be tackled with locals participating at intelligence levels and the war front.

Our second recommendation which we understand is already in process is for the army to urgently and immediately acquire sophisticated intelligence tools and gadgets. Bomb detectors, gun-powder residue presumptive test kits and other intelligence tools should be made available to officers in the battle front to assist screening of citizens immediately.

Thirdly, we do believe the soldiers engaged in the war in the northeast are being rotated for quick courses in proper military ethics and professionalism. This should be sustained and prioritized.

bidexiii:
19 Defence, Service chiefs to face arms deals panel

Four ex-NSAs, 8 ex-ministers also to be questioned.

Five Israelis to be invited.

The arms purchase probe panel will examine contracts executed during the administrations of no fewer than 19 former military chiefs. They are five Chiefs of Defence Staff, 14 Service Chiefs; four National Security Advisers (NSAs) and eight former Ministers of Defence.

The probe has created panic among retired military chiefs who coordinated arms purchases in the last eight years, The Nation learnt yesterday.


Some of the officers, according to sources, have started making moves to have access to “vital records”.

It was also learnt that five Israelis, who played major roles in arms procurement for the military in the last six years, are to be invited by the committee, whose members were named on Monday after President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive.

The Israelis reportedly left the country on the eve of the general elections, following signs that Buhari might win the poll.

The government has directed that tight security be provided for members of the panel.

The assignment is comprehensive; it will run through many administrations.

A source, who pleaded not to be named because of what he described as “the sensitivity of the matter”, said: “The probe will require looking into the administrations of five Chiefs of Defence Staff, 14 Service Chiefs; four National Security Advisers and eight former ministers. It is a Herculean task.

“Already, there is panic in the circle of retired military officers on the intent of the  evaluation of arms purchase. Some of these former military chiefs have reached out to panel members to allow them have access to relevant documents.”

A military source gave insight into why it is necessary to invite the former CDS, Service Chiefs, NSAs and ex-ministers.

The source said: “All arms deals were not subjected to the nation’s procurement laws even though the late President Umaru Yar’Adua specifically said there should be no due process waiver for the military.

“Most of the military chiefs cited security reasons for not subjecting those purchases to the nation’s laws. So, some of these military officers either depended on the Ministry of Defence or used internal mechanisms to buy arms.

“In some instances, there were directives from the Presidential Villa as in the case of the $466.5m contract awarded to a financier of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2014 by the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan  to weaponise six Puma helicopters. The immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, raised some issues but he was overruled.”

Responding to a question, a military source said: “Some former ministers of defence interfered with arms purchase but a few others were sidelined. The immediate past Minister of Defence, Gen. Aliyu Gusau, complained at a point to Jonathan that he was not fully in the picture of things.”

It was also learnt that the scope of the assignment might involve international collaboration following the need to question five Israelis.

Another source added: “These Israelis were central to the facilitation of the purchase of the arms for the military in any part of the world. But they left Nigeria before the general election when the signs were clear that President Buhari was likely to win the poll.

“They came for legitimate arms business but they got entrenched in the Nigerian system. They are all well-known in the nation’s security network. The panel may invite them for interaction.

“Besides the Israelis, some South Africans and Russians will be contacted. We know their embassies will cooperate with the panel.”

As at press time, the panel might look into the list of the administrations of five Chiefs of Defence Staff, 14 Service Chiefs; four National Security Advisers and eight former Ministers of Defence.

The  Chiefs of Defence Staff from 2007 to 2015 are: the late Lt.-Gen. Owoye Andrew Azazi (2007-2008); Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike(2008-2010); Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin (2010-2012); Admiral Ola Ibrahim(2012-2014); and Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh(2014-2015).

As for the Nigerian Army, those to be under searchlight are Lt.-Gen. Luka Yusuf (2007-2008), Lt.-Gen.  Abdurrahman Dambazzau (2008-2010), Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika(2010-2014) and Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah (January 2014-July 2015).

In the Nigerian Navy, the investigation will cover the following past Chiefs of Naval Staff: Vice Admiral G.T. Adekeye(2005-2008); Vice Admiral I.I. Ibrahim(2008-2010); Vice Admiral O.S. Ibrahim(2010-2012); Vice Admiral D.J. Ezeoba(2012-2013);  and Vice Admiral U.O. Jibrin(2013-2015).

For the Air Force, the scope of the probe will affect the tenures of the following officers and their teams. They include Air Marshal Paul Dike(2006-2008); Air Marshal Oluseyi Petirin(2008-2010); Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar(2010-2012); Air Marshal Alex Badeh(2012-2014) and Air Marshal Adesola Amosu(2014-2015).

The National Security Advisers from 2007 to 2014 are: Gen. Aliyu Gusau; the late Gen. Owoye Azazi; Gen. Sarki Mukhtar; and Col. Sambo Dasuki.

The Ministers of Defence within the time frame of the panel are: Yayale Ahmed(2007-2008); Shettima Mustapha(2098-2009); Godwin Abbe(2009-2010); Adetokunbo Kayode(2010-2011); Bello Haliru Mohammed(2011-2012); Erelu Olusola Obada(2012-2013) ; Gen. Aliyu Gusau (2013-2015) and Musiliu Obanikoro(2012-2014).

How can six old helicopters be weaponised for $466.5m. What is the cost of a helicopter. The apache helicopter costs around $50m. They must all be jailed

According to wikipedia, the unit cost of the Augusta westland Apache are;
AH-64A: US$20M (2007)
AH-64D: US$65M (2010)[4]
AH-64E: US$35.5M (FY201

unknown87:


How can six old helicopters be weaponised for $466.5m. What is the cost of a helicopter. The apache helicopter costs around $50m. They must all be jailed

Some of these ex service chiefs as to be put behind bars to serve as an example. because we av lost a lot of good brave soldiers as a result of the armed forces not well properly armed. And yet they accused soldiers of deserting,putting them behind bars and laying off over 2500 soldiers !!!!
Buhari as to set some examples ; now egypt.is getting new attack helicopters and they are not seriously in need of it like we do and all what they do is to waste and lavish money on upgrading to enrich there pockets!
And dats why buhari will be inciting some of these Israel contractors I pray if they ever show up!

Egypt set to receive Ka-52 attack helicopters


Egypt is to receive about 50 Kamov Ka-52 'Hokum-B' attack helicopters before the end of the decade, a company report has disclosed.

The report by the Research and Production Corporation Precision Instrumentation Systems (JSC SPC CPR) company, which is developing the helicopter's new ECO-52 electro-optic (EO) sensor turret system, reveals that 50 of the turrets are to be delivered to Egypt between 2016 and 2019.

While each Ka-52 helicopter is to be equipped with one ECO-52 turret in place of the incumbent GOES-451 sensor, the report posted online on 25 August does not say if the stated 50 is the exact number of helicopters to be equipped or if (as is likely) it includes spare turrets.

No further details were released.

Operated by the Russian Air Force and set to enter service with the Russian Navy, the co-axial Ka-52 (Ka-52K in naval service) is largely based on the single-seat Ka-50 'Hokum' (named Black Shark/Werewolf by Kamov). With both the Ka-50 and Ka-52 sharing an 85% common airframe, the principal differences are a redesigned frontal fuselage on the Ka-52 to accommodate two crew side by side and a flattened nose for additional avionics (hence the helicopter's company moniker of 'Alligator').

Designed to engage and destroy armoured and non-armoured ground targets, as well as low-speed aerial targets, the Ka-50/52 can also be used as an armed reconnaissance platform. The helicopters is fitted with four underwing hardpoints for carrying a wide range of weaponry, including 80/120 mm air-to-surface rockets, 9A4172 Vikhr-M (AT-12) laser-guided air-to-surface missiles, Igla or R-73 (AA-11 'Archer') air-to-air missiles, Kh-25MP (AS-12 'Kegler') anti-radiation missiles, FAB-500 bombs, and/or dispenser weapons. It is also equipped with a single-barrel 30 mm 2A42 gun mounted on the starboard side of the fuselage, with up to 240 armour-piercing or high-explosive fragmentation rounds.

Specifications listed in IHS Jane's All the World's Aircraft: In Service give the Ka-52 a maximum take-off weight of 11,900 kg, a service ceiling of 18,040 ft (12,800 ft in the hover), a top-speed of 189 kt (350 km/h; 217 mph), and range of 248 n miles (459 km; 285 miles).


http://www.janes.com/article/53853/egypt-set-to-receive-ka-52-attack-helicopters

unknown87:
According to wikipedia, the unit cost of the Augusta westland Apache are;
AH-64A: US$20M (2007)
AH-64D: US$65M (2010)[4]
AH-64E: US$35.5M (FY201

Tnks for shedding more light on these!

OPERATIONAL PICTURES


1st and 2nd pictures are EUROCOPTER AS-550 FENNEC HELICS on the battle fronts

3rd picture is a NA MOWAG APC

4th picture is a ROLLAND MISSILE

bidexiii:


Some of these ex service chiefs as to be put behind bars to serve as an example. because we av lost a lot of good brave soldiers as a result of the armed forces not well properly armed. And yet they accused soldiers of deserting,putting them behind bars and laying off over 2500 soldiers !!!!
Buhari as to set some examples ; now egypt.is getting new attack helicopters and they are not seriously in need of it like we do and all what they do is to waste and lavish money on upgrading to enrich there pockets!
And dats why buhari will be inciting some of these Israel contractors I pray if they ever show up!

Any 1 found guilty should not only be tried for corruption they should also be tried for murder/man slaughter

And here is Africa's biggest economy with alpha jets and F-7NI.By 2020 egypt will have F-16s, rafales, mig-31s,Apaches and Ka-52s.Pathetic....Giant of Africa Indeed. Nice thread by the way.

unknown87:


How can six old helicopters be weaponised for $466.5m. What is the cost of a helicopter. The apache helicopter costs around $50m. They must all be jailed

The deal includes the purchase of 6 SU-25 "frogfoot" CAS jets, infrastructure, training, uprage of the SU-25s to UKN standard by Rafael or Elbit systems. It wasn't for the weaponisation of the Pumas alone.


The Chief of Air Staff, Amosu was against the deal, he said, what we actually need is the T-129 Helicopters, not the weaponised pumas or SU-25s.


12 T-129 Helicopters would be just perfect for our Air Force.

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Henry120:


The deal includes the purchase of 6 SU-25 "frogfoot" CAS jets, infrastructure, training, uprage of the SU-25s to UKN standard by Rafael or Elbit systems. It wasn't for the weaponisation of the Pumas alone.


The Chief of Air Staff, Amosu was against the deal, he said, what we actually need is the T-129 Helicopters, not the weaponised pumas or SU-25s.


12 T-129 Helicopters would be just perfect for our Air Force.

Hmmmn I still don't trust these service chiefs. He is a Airforce personnel if he truly knows that the t-129 HELO's was best for us why didn't he go for it, he his the CAS he should know better or who decides for him ?, so why didn't he go for it

I av only saw a picture of a weaponized puma with rocket pods in an channel TV correspondence, how many puma did they upgraded/weaponized and why would they go for upgrading of frog foot su-25 at that cost why not go for a 4th generation jet once and for all!
It seems they make a lot of ego on upgrading and second hardware.

Until we see.the frog foot jets our fingers are crossed till then?

bidexiii:



Hmmmn I still don't trust these service chiefs. He is a Airforce personnel if he truly knows that the t-129 HELO's was best for us why didn't he go for it, he his the CAS he should know better or who decides for him ?, so why didn't he go for it

I av only saw a picture of a weaponized puma with rocket pods in an channel TV correspondence, how many puma did they upgraded/weaponized and why would they go for upgrading of frog foot su-25 at that cost why not go for a 4th generation jet once and for all!
It seems they make a lot of ego on upgrading and second hardware.

Until we see.the frog foot jets our fingers are crossed till then?

We are not seeing any Frogfoot jets, neither is the deal for weaponisation of 6 Puma Helicopters going through. It was scuttled!

The deal for Frogfoot jets and Puma Helicopters is one of the proposals for the replacement of the Cobra Helicopters which the U.S government vetoed.

The T-129 Helicopter is in one of such proposals.

The NAF chief did state that the Nigerian Air Force was in the process of acquiring the T-129 Helicopter. However the problem is, Turkey has to take permission from the U.S government to sell the T-129 attack Helicopter. The T-129 Attack Helicopter uses an American engine.

So this deal could in theory still be scuttled.


The lone weaponisation of NAF 567, wasn't part of the deal that would have gotten us 6 Puma Helicopters and up-graded SU-25s.


Corruption in the deal has to be proven, however at that high cost, we are all asking why didn't FG go straight forward to getting the T-129 or 4 GEN fighter jets.


Let us wait and see whether there was corruption in this particular deal, as up until now, no corruption allegation has been proven.


I'm not happy with the high cost of the deal, but was there corruption in it, I DON'T KNOW.

Troops Record Success In Operation Lafiya Dole

In addition, three terrorists were arrested comprising an “Ameer”, a high contact and a foot soldier. Among items discovered apart from the IED making equipment, were a Peugeot pick up van, foodstuffs, 10-KVA Lister generator, gas cylinders, borehole, pumping machine, 3 bags of maize, 1 bag of millet and 13 empty AGO jerry cans, amongst others.

The troops of 25 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army have achieved an unprecedented feat today in the fight against the Boko Haram terrorists in its area of operations. 

The Brigade during a cordon and search operation at Sandia, Kokakowa and Nyaleri villages suspected to be Boko  Haram enclaves early today, discovered and destroyed another Improvised Explosives Device (IED) making factory at Miyati and Nyaleri villages, along Maiduguri-Bulabulin-Damboa road,  in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria.

In addition, three terrorists were arrested comprising an “Ameer”, a  high contact and a foot soldier. Among items discovered apart from  the IED making equipment, were  a Peugeot pick up van, foodstuffs, 10-KVA Lister generator, gas cylinders, borehole, pumping machine, 3 bags of maize, 1 bag of millet and 13 empty AGO jerry cans, amongst others.

The joint operation between the Brigade and  Nigerian Air Force who provided air cover and tracking, was part of the determined effort by the military to rout out terrorists in the general area and open more roads hitherto held by the terrorists for public usage. It is also part of the renewed effort and vigour on the part of our troops to meet up with the set dateline that has turned the tide and momentum of the battle against the Boko Haram terrorists in our country.

I am glad to say that the troops are on high morale and very excited with their accomplishment thus far.

In a related development,  troops have made substantial progress in an advance to reclaim and destroy terrorists held areas within Gamboru Ngala general area.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations

Below are images frm the fronts.

Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar alights from a Beechcraft Super King Air 350i surveillance plane

More operational images from today's front.