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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Panzerfaust(m): 10:20pm On Jan 11, 2016 |
Henry240:Maybe we should ask Santa politely..Cus its NEVER going to happen. |
| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Adelz(m): 11:14pm On Jan 11, 2016 |
bidexiii: Americans again  ?!! after run flat tires1 Like |
| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 12:00am On Jan 12, 2016 |
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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 12:01am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Adelz: A top military brass addressed the issue of the used mrap's few days ago ," why would the USA would not dump 2nd hand mrap here in Nigeria while funds meant for defence procurement is being diverted by politicians into there own pocket", why should they help a country as rich as Nigeria in the first place..... we've dragged our dignity into the mud.......... 3 Likes |
| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Panzerfaust(m): 7:11am On Jan 12, 2016 |
bidexiii:Our spineless politicians are just too ignorant and stupid to know that. |
| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 8:42am On Jan 12, 2016 |
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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 11:13am On Jan 12, 2016 |
In Africa, Cheap and Deadly Rocket Launchers Find a Niche, But unguided, indiscriminate MLRSs have an uncertain future!!!!!!! The Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS, is a staple of African arsenals. Its availability, ease-of-use, and low price tag have resulted in widespread proliferation throughout the continent. Tactically, the MLRS has several advantages, performing practical yet rudimentary battlefield support roles. Unlike “tube” artillery, an MLRS can fire as fast as one round per second, repeatedly, for as many rockets that are loaded. “In this role there is the obvious advantage of being able to quickly saturate an area with rocket fire at an acceptably large range,” John Stupart, editor for the Africa Defense Review, told War Is Boring. As rocket launchers lack the recoil of a heavy gun, an army only needs to buy the launchers and lightweight vehicles to carry them. “The older Cold War models are relatively cheap, making them easy purchases for a small or poorly-developed military,” Stupart added. Thus, for their cheapness and firepower, MLRS technologies have arrived to meet the varied — and increasing — defense requests of African states. African armies have purchased hundreds of rocket launchers from a pool of international manufacturers, importing systems ranging from the truck-sized Russian “Grad” to the mammoth-sized American M-270. The diversity of types of MLRS launchers in Africa matches the diversity of their manufacturers. Gabon possesses eight Spanish Teruel launchers. Brazil delivered Astros II launchers to Angola during the Angolan Civil War. Zaire — now the Democratic Republic of the Congo — imported Czechoslovakian RM-51s, based on the Soviet Katyusha. The RM-51’s bulkier successor, the RM-70, later proliferated throughout most African regions, with pre-revolution Libya receiving hundreds. Algeria received the BM-30 “Smerch,” a longer ranged, higher caliber system built by Russia. Egypt acquired American-built M-270s in 2003, although they are possibly no longer operational. Yet, the most common of all is the short-ranged, Russian-built BM-21 Grad — also a Katyusha descendant. The Soviet Union originally supplied these 122-millimeter rockets in the 1960s, and they have ascended to near-ubiquitous status in African conflicts. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 22 of 27 African states with MLRS technology have Grad launchers. Moreover, several other states have “clones” of the Grad system, including Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria and Sudan. Not all of Africa’s rocket launchers are imported. Unlike most African states — with the exceptions of Sudan and Egypt — South Africa developed its own indigenous MLRS. It’s worth noting South Africa’s defense industry is by far the most advanced on the continent. Production on the first South African MLRS, the “Valkiri,” began in 1977, two years after the beginning of the Angolan Civil War. Perhaps unsurprisingly, South Africa developed the Valkiri in response to the ever-present Soviet-supplied Grad system, which the communist FAPLA used to halt Zairian and South African advances toward the Angolan capital of Luanda in 1975. In 1982, South Africa completed the 24-tubed 127-millimeter caliber Valkiri system to perform the very same infantry-halting function against FAPLA. The South Africans put the Valkiri to the test during the 1987 Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, where the Valkiries played a major role in slowing down a FAPLA offensive. This Cold War success contributed toward the Valkiri system’s staying power within the South African National Defense Forces. It was later modified into the 40-tubed Bateleur system, which is still in use 30 years later. Besides the Bateleur, South Africa’s contemporary MLRS stock also includes the “Hornet” 4×4 Rapid Deployment Vehicle, which can carry mounted rocket launchers. The Hornet short-range weapons system proved itself during the 2013 Battle of Bangui in the Central African Republic, in which a small group of South African paratroopers and commandos narrowly escaped a major Seleka rebel force. “SANDF soldiers made very good use of Hornet-mounted MLRS systems that had been airlifted in with them,” Stupart said. “With the severe lack of other heavy weapons, these systems — which I suspect were 70-millimeter rockets — mounted behind Hornet light vehicles, were able to fire multiple ripples directly into advancing Seleka infantry.” As demonstrated through Cold War battles and more recent SANDF engagements, African MLRS can function as suppressive artillery with a considerable punch. But their utility within future armies’ arsenals depends on their adaptability in the face of many developments in warfare leading up to … and beyond 2016. Despite some advantageous battlefield uses, MLRS launchers — including the Valkiri/Bateleur models — have setbacks. “The disadvantages are numerous,” Stupart added. “The single most glaring disadvantage has to be the high spread of its warheads in the modern battlefield.” Another problem is that MLRS launchers are highly vulnerable to counter-battery fire, meaning when the target detects the rockets launching from their tubes … and shoots back. Another pitfall? The indiscriminate nature of firing masses of unguided rockets. “Simply put, we don’t exist in a world where bombarding an entire area makes tactical or political sense,” Stupart said. “This is especially true of African conflicts, where the target forces are almost always interspersed with local civilians, unidentifiable, and/or spread out and scattered throughout the countryside.” Notably, the deadly combination of chaos and raw power is more akin to the methods of many of the insurgents which African armies oppose. Large-sized MLRS use is possibly “far more useful for enemy irregular forces than their uniformed counterparts,” Stupart added. Strategically, larger MLRS launchers face difficult 21st century challenges, as Cold War levels of force projection are no longer necessary for pitched battle between division-sized groupings that no longer occur. The question remains of whether or not there are relevant MLRS functions or variants compatible with unconventional warfare, the type of which has become the most common in the years since fully mobilized African wars ended in the early 2000s. In response to the changing reality of warfare, some variants may not see additional development or production. “I certainly see less and less research into large, traditional MLRS platforms,” Stupart said. “There is simply little need for them. Locally they serve as a mildly-useful force projection tool, and abroad they are too large for our current SANDF to airlift them out.” Significant design changes would likely be required if African MLRS production were to restart. The modern African battlefield needs more precision, less “saturation.” “The Battle of Cuito Canavale was a long time ago, and the modern operations which South African troops go on require smaller, smarter weapons, rather than large artillery systems that could slow down an entire division,” Stupart said. Thus, the increasingly antiquated MLRS may need to be traded out, or at least modified. Mass amounts of rocket tubes could be replaced by smaller towable systems — with rockets equipped with smarter guidance systems. “A far more practical application of MLRS technology, for South African and African warfighting in general, is the use of small, trailer-based launchers that can be moved quickly and effectively by medium airlift,” Stupart said. “These systems would certainly provide a more specific utility for SANDF forces than a large unwieldy MLRS vehicle that requires a significant support and logistics ‘tail.’” Considering the vast transnational peacekeeping responsibilities of the SANDF, as well as the advanced level of South African defense manufacturing, the possibility exists for the development of a new generation of better balanced, more transportable MLRS replacements or modifications. Yet, as in any democratic government, major military innovation in South Africa remains contingent on legislation-based funding. While the current restructuring of the SANDF — as recommended by policymakers in the 2014 Defense Review — could breathe life into new projects, it could also place others on the chopping block, or leave entire research fields uninvestigated. Perhaps the bigger question will be whether or not MLRS, in its current form, will exist at all in future battles in Africa. Below is a SA : Bateleur MLRS. Photos courtesy of ADR/John Stupart 2 Likes
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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 1:37pm On Jan 13, 2016 |
Defence minister debunks claims Nigeria bought 24 mine vehicles for $11m The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Dan-Ali, has debunked claims that the 24 Mine Resistant Armour Protected (MRAP) vehicles donated by the U.S. Government, cost Nigeria a whooping 11million dollars, in just transportation costs. He made the clarification on Tuesday, at the commissioning of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) projects in Lagos, as well as the inspection of the vehicles. Dan-Ali commissioned the 201 HAG Flight Line offices and crew room, 445 NAF hospital laboratory and power sub-station, airmen transit quarters, the gym and MRAP vehicles. He said, “That is not true. The transportation cost the United States Government 11million dollars and not the Nigerian government. It’s the assessment of the cost by the U.S. Government that is valued at that. It didn’t cost us much to get the vehicles. It’s only the freight that we paid for. There is no way the cost of these vehicles can be 11million dollars.” On the availability of parts to refit the MRAPs he said, “We are going to source for the parts from the manufacturers and our school at the Armoured Street in Bauchi will do the inspection and we will get the spare parts as soon as possible to put them in order. “Very soon, we will transport them to Bauchi, where we have the workshop and people that are capable of doing the inspection.” Also speaking on the issue of insurgency, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, said the military had degraded Boko Haram. He said, “You heard what Mr. President said during his media chat and that is exactly the position of our counter- insurgency operations. “Boko Haram has been degraded and they are not able to carry out coordinated attacks, but, of course, the suicide bombing is an issue we are still grappling with.” In his speech, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar said, “President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment towards addressing various security challenges across the country with a view to fast- tracking Nigeria’s socio-economic development. “To this end, NAF along with our sister-services has been engaged in counter-insurgency operations in the north-east and has been playing a prominent role which has significantly degraded the insurgents. “On this note, I must commend our gallant officers and airmen who have courageously participated in the dislodgement of Boko Haram combatants from their stronghold in the north-east. “Accordingly, our fellow veterans have been recognised and awarded with medals to commemorate their selfless sacrifice in defending their fatherland. “Apart from ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’, our personnel are also doing credibly well in other theatres of internal security operations, particularly ‘Operation Safe Haven’ and ‘Pulo Shield’.” When the military visited him, the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, appealed for a reduced sentence for convicted soldiers. He said, “For the soldiers sentenced to life imprisonment, we ask you to temper justice with mercy. You might say they didn’t do well, but if there are no tools to work with, they might fell rather frustrated.” At the inspection site were the General Officer Commanding, Major-General Isidore Edet and the Commander, 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Bulama Biu, as well as other military personnel. |
| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 3:31pm On Jan 13, 2016 |
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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 8:12am On Jan 14, 2016 |
WATCH: NA TO ESTABLISH TWO NEW DIVISIONS, AIR (HELICOPTER) BATTALION........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tbhKgRtZ1I |
| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 8:18am On Jan 14, 2016 |
ON THE SOURCE AND WEAPONISATION OF THE NIGERIAN ARMY AVIATION UNIT’S GAZELLE HELICOPTERS ; MY FINDINGS Let me, on the strength of privileged insights, now divulge what one has been able to cobble together as it pertains to the sudden appearance of Gazelle helicopters deployed for combat operations in NE Nigeria. – Nigeria directly acquired five units of Gazelle helicopters from France. These were first seen in combat deployment in Feb 2015 – SOUTH AFRICA’s Paramount Group are upgrading them by installing the FLASH system, “an advanced development on the SAWS system that they did for Iraq’s Eurocopter helicopters” Herewith, all the relevant details of the FLASH. – The said combat module is fully day/night combat-capable and incorporates Ingwe anti-tank missiles, 70mm guided rockets, Head Up Display system, Helmet System, Sighting System, 12.7mm gun pod and 20mm cannon. This potent panoply are specifically geared towards the weaponisation of legacy light helicopters such as the Gazelle, Bell 206 Jet Ranger and Bell 212. – Paramount Group are completing the work in Nigeria as well as undertaking training and skills transfer. “That was their unique proposition which got them the contract over their competitors in France and Israel” ADDENDUM: Some similar-sized but more modern helicopters identified in photos and in Nigerian Air Force hangars since 2015 are the Fennec (photos in my Twitter photo file) and the EC 635 with its distinctive fenestron (will post photos as soon as practicable) Source /photo credit ; Beegeagles blog. 2 Likes
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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 9:51am On Jan 14, 2016 |
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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 11:15am On Jan 15, 2016 |
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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 6:37am On Jan 16, 2016 |
TO THOSE FALLEN SOLDIERS THEY PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE ;THEY ARE THE "REAL HEROES" YOUR SERVICE SHALL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN 3 Likes
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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 6:39am On Jan 16, 2016 |
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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 10:01am On Jan 16, 2016 |
Army Repels Another B'Haram Attack On Military Base In Yobe This comes just a day after Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), the minister of Interior led a delegation to Yobe state to assess the extent of destruction by Boko Haram militants, after the insurgents had attacked the 120 Taskforce Battalion of the Nigeria army in the state. According to the report, the militants attacked the Army base in Goniri town in Gujba local government area at about 4am but were repelled by soldiers who engaged them in a gun duel. Speaking to Channels TV, George Okupe, the spokesman of the 27 Task Force Brigade in Damaturu, Yobe state capital, said 17 of the militants were killed while several others escaped with severe injuries in the gun battle that lasted for hours as residents scampered away for safety. According to Okupe, the soldiers were alerted about the presence of the militants around Tashan-Fulani village in Tarmuwa local government area of the state, which is 35kilometres north to Damaturu. Okupe said that 300 rounds of assorted ammunitions were recovered from the suspected militants along with several explosive devices. Goniri is one of the communities recently recaptured by military who are working to clear the town and other neighbouring communities so as to aid the smooth return of residents who are spread in IDP camps in Yobe and Borno states. The attack on Goniri comes just three months after the army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman said the army repelled a Boko Haram attack on the military in the region in the morning of Wednesday, October 7. Usman said in the course of the battle seven soldiers were killed. He added that the army counted more than 100 dead bodies of insurgents following the fight. He said weapons recovered from the terrorists, included RPGs, AK-47 rifles and various explosives |
| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 10:23am On Jan 16, 2016 |
BREAKING:- President Buhari Orders EFCC To Probe Former CDS Barde, Ex-Chief Of Air Staff Amosu And Other Serving And Former Military Leaders Over Arms Procurement Fraud On the committee established to audit the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces and Defence sector from 2007 to 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to carry out further investigation into the misconduct established against the following retired and serving officers of the Nigerian Air Force and Nigerian Army: (1)Air Chief Marshal AS Badeh (Rtd) (2)Air Marshal MD Umar (Rtd) (3)Air Marshal AN Amosu (Rtd) (4) Maj-Gen. ER Chioba (Rtd) (5)AVM IA Balogun (Rtd) (6)AVM AG Tsakr (Rtd) (7)AVM AG Idowu (Rtd) (  AVM AM Mamu(9)AVM OT Oguntoyinbo (10)AVM T Omenyi (11)AVM JB Adigun (12)AVM RA Ojuawo (13)AVM JA Kayode-Beckley (12)Air Cdre SA Yushau (Rtd) (13)Air Cdre AO Ogunjobi (14)Air Cdre GMD Gwani (15)Air Cdre SO Makinde (16)Air Cdre AY Lassa (16)Col N Ashinze (17)Lt Col. MS Dasuki (Rtd) Following the submission of the audit committee's second interim report, President Buhari has directed the EFCC to investigate the roles of the officers and the following companies and their directors in fundamental breaches associated with the procurements by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). (1)Messrs Societe D’ Equipments Internationaux (2) Himma Aboubakar (3)Aeronautical Engineering and Technical Services Limited (4)Messrs Syrius Technologies (5) Dr Theresa A. Ittu (6)Sky Experts Nig Ltd (7)Omenyi Ifeanyi Tony ( Huzee Nig Ltd(9)GAT Techno Dynamics Ltd (10) Gbujie Peter Obie (11) Onuri Samuel Ugochukwu (12)Spacewebs Interservices Ltd (13)Oguntoyinbo Tayo (14) Oguntoyinbo Funmi. (15) Delfina Oil and Gas Ltd (16)Chief Jacobs Bola (17)Mono Marine Corporation Nig Ltd (18)Geonel Intergrated Services Ltd (20)Sachi Felicia (20) Mudaki Polycarp (21)Wolfgang Reinl. The breaches identified by the Audit Committee include non-specification of procurement costs, absence of contract agreements, award of contracts beyond authorised thresholds, transfer of public funds for unidentified purposes and general non-adherence to provisions of the Public Procurement Act. Furthermore, the procurement processes were arbitrarily carried out and generally characterized by irregularities and fraud. In many cases, the procured items failed to meet the purposes they were procured for, especially the counter insurgency efforts in the North East. A major procurement activity undertaken by ONSA for NAF was that concerning the contracts awarded to Societe D’ Equipment Internationaux (SEI) Nig Ltd. Between January 2014 and February 2015, NAF awarded 10 contracts totalling Nine Hundred and Thirty Million, Five Hundred Thousand, Six Hundred and Ninety US Dollars ($930,500,690.00) to SEI Nig Ltd. Letters of award and End User Certificates for all the contracts issued by NAF and ONSA respectively did not reflect the contract sums. Rather, these were only found in the vendor’s invoices, all dated 19 March 2015. Additionally, some of the award letters contained misleading delivery dates suggesting fraudulent intent in the award process. The observed discrepancies are in clear contravention of extant procurement regulations. The SEI contracts included procurement of two used Mi-24V Helicopters instead of the recommended Mi-35M series at the cost of One Hundred and Thirty Six Million, Nine Hundred and Forty Four Thousand US Dollars ($136,944,000.00). However, it was confirmed that the helicopters were excessively priced and not operationally air worthy at the time of delivery. A brand new unit of such helicopters goes for about Thirty Million US Dollars ($30m). Furthermore, the helicopters were delivered without rotor blades and upgrade accessories. Additionally, the helicopters were undergoing upgrade while being deployed for operation in the North East without proper documentation. It was further established that as at date, only one of the helicopters is in service while the other crashed and claimed the lives of two NAF personnel. The Committee established that ONSA also funded the procurement of 4 used Alpha-Jets for the NAF at the cost of Seven Million, One Hundred and Eighty Thousand US Dollars ($7,180,000.00). However, it was confirmed that only 2 of the Alpha-Jet aircraft were ferried to Nigeria after cannibalization of engines from NAF fleet. This is contrary to the written assertion of the former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal AN Amosu to the former NSA that all the 4 procured Alpha-Jets aircraft were delivered to the NAF. The non-militarisation of the Alpha-Jets made them unsuitable for deployment to the North East and they are currently deployed only for training at NAF Kainji. Furthermore, the procurement of the Alpha-Jets was contrary to the recommendation of the assessment team. The Committee found that the conduct of Air Marshal Amosu was deliberately misleading and unpatriotic. The contract for the procurement of 36D6 Low Level Air Defence Radar for the NAF was awarded to GAT Techno Dynamics Ltd in April 2014 at the cost of Thirty Three Million US Dollars ($33m) and was funded by ONSA. The Committee established that the radars were excessively priced as a complete set of such radars (comprising 6 radars including the Control Centre) goes for Six Million US Dollars ($6m) averagely. The Committee observed that the radars were delivered without the vital component of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) that distinguishes between own and adversary aircraft, which has significantly degraded the operational capabilities of the NAF in the North East. It was further observed that the sum of Three Million, Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($3.3m) was fraudulently included in the contract agreement as VAT and With Holding Tax and subsequently paid into the bank accounts of Spacewebs Interservices Ltd and Delfina Oil and Gas Ltd. The Committee further established that Two Million US Dollars ($2m) from the proceeds was transferred to Mono Marine Corporation Nig Ltd, which is jointly owned by principal characters in this deal. The Committee opined that the infractions of extant regulations by these companies were clearly intended to defraud. It was established that between September 2009 and May 2015, the NAF expended about Fifteen Billion Naira (N15bn) on the maintenance of its Alpha-Jets, C-130H aircraft and Mi-24V/35P helicopters. Out of this amount, Four Billion, Four Hundred and Two Million, Six Hundred and Eighty Seven Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty Nine Naira, Forty One Kobo (N4,402,687,569.41) was paid out for contracts not executed. It was also observed that in carrying out these maintenance activities, contracts worth over Two Billion, Five Hundred Million Naira (N2.5bn) were awarded to Syrius Technologies, a Ukrainian company that was not registered in Nigeria. Regrettably, in spite of these expenditures, the status of NAF fleet remained operationally appalling as only 3 Alpha-Jets, 2 C-130H and one each of Mi-24V and Mi-35P were serviceable as at 28 May 15. In October 2013, NAF awarded contracts to DICON for the supply of weapons and ammunition at the cost of Five Hundred and Ninety Nine Million, One Hundred and Eighteen Thousand Naira (N599,118,000.00). However, only 2 of the 7 items contracted were delivered to NAF while the outstanding 5 items remained undelivered despite repeated requests to DICON. The Committee also found that the delivered ammunition were about 40 years old, thereby casting doubts on their shelf life. The failure of DICON to fully execute the contract and the delivery of aged ammunition diminished the capacity of the NAF in North East operation. The Committe uncovered insider dealings by military officers in procurement activities undertaken by ONSA and the NAF. The officers were found to have misused or abused their offices for personal gains by influencing award of contracts to private companies in which they have substantial interests. For instance, an officer serving in the ONSA used his office to secure 2 contracts for his company, Geonel Integrated Services Ltd, for the protection of 20 Dams and Presidential Air Fleet security at the cost of Six Billion, Two Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N6,250,000,000.00) and Five Million US Dollars ($5m) respectively. Furthermore, some NAF officers used their companies to collect VAT and With Holding Tax that were never remitted to FIRS while another officer was found to have cross transferred about Five Hundred Million Naira (N500m) between a NAF company, Aeronautical Engineering and Technical Services Limited, SkyExperts Nig Ltd and Huzee Nig Ltd, companies in which he had personal interests. It would be recalled that in its First Interim Report, the Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment established that the sum of Six Hundred and Forty Three Billion Naira (N643bn) and Two Billion, One Hundred Million US Dollars ($2.1bn) interventions were received for defence procurements by DHQ and the Services between 2007 and 2015. In continuation of its assignment, the Committee has so far established that the nation spent about Twenty Nine Billion Naira (N29bn) and Two Billion US Dollars ($2bn) on NAF procurement activities alone. Garba Shehu SSA to the President (Media & Publicrelations) |
| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 11:58am On Jan 16, 2016 |
THE COAS & FORMER COMMANDER OF OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE .....AIRBORNE IN AN MI-17
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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by overhypedsteve(m): 12:19pm On Jan 16, 2016 |
bidexiii:I will quote myself again and say that Nigeria is a Nation that is unfortunate enough to have been ruled by some of the most unpatriotic and selfish element that it has ever produced. This is a conspiracy against the state. Purposely leaving a nation defenceless while it is fighting a war and blaming the attacks on your political opposition(well at least now we know what to believe.) a bunch of people just ate the money meant for arming the Nation and the same bunch of people would have sentenced some young men to die by firing squad just because they complained. People wicked sha. You sent young men to their death In a old unserviceable aircraft and then when they keep you in jail for two days you are screaming human right violations. May God forgive you bastards because the court alone would not be able to grant justice to the young men who lost their lives to the personal interests of some already rich fools, young kids that would learn to hate the sight of our national colours because of what she couldn't do for them or what they believe she could have done. They are all there,scattered around us in IDP camps far away from what they used to know as home,this whole thing could have been avoided. To some of us who knew this things were happening and still yet we openly campaigned for the same people that were raping the nation, well I hope you have found reasons to regret your actions. There is corruption in other countries but this isn't corruption this is treachery. |
| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by charlos14: 2:18pm On Jan 16, 2016 |
bidexiii: 7 soldiers is alot. Rip |
| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 3:17pm On Jan 16, 2016 |
charlos14: Yeap for a single attack but that was October last year......? |
| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 10:54pm On Jan 16, 2016 |
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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 11:47am On Jan 17, 2016 |
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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 1:34pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
RANDOM PICTURES - a NA soldier pose with a man-pad 9K32 Strela-2 SAM - a light/portable reciolless riffle in a battle start on in the northeast frontlines - getting coordinates for firing artellery rounds - tarvor riffles
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| Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by bidexiii: 11:37pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
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Army to train returnees from Dafur Peacekeeping for North East operations The General Officer Commanding, 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Lagos, Maj.-Gen. Isidore Edet, on Monday told returnee soldiers from Dafur to be prepared for operations in the North-East of the country. Isidore made assertion while addressing the soldiers who returned from a peacekeeping mission in Dafur, Sudan, under the auspices of the United Nations (UN). “You are back to your country and you are back to your duties. “The Federal Government of Nigeria is currently implementing the change agenda and the core values of the Nigerian Army, which are courage, discipline and loyalty. “Selfless service, respect for others and integrity that have enabled you to perform successfully in your duties in Dafur will also be the underpinnings of your success when you undertake counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency specific trainings. “After your disembarkation leave, the training will prepare you for the operations in the North East. “You are aware that the operational capability of Boko Haram terrorist has been seriously degraded to the extent that they can no longer have the freedom of action in carrying out attacks on troop locations and mini villages. “But boko haram has to be defeated in detail to set the conditions for the first phase of the counter-insurgency campaign. “As you know, there are three major frameworks of counter-insurgency operations which are to clear the insurgents, hold the ground and build,’’ he said. ”So we are gradually transitioning from the clear and hold phases to the build phase where the Federal Government, NGOs and international governmental organisation will be engaged in rebuilding and reconstruction efforts in the north-east of Nigeria. “And your expertise will be required in that phase because you will be required as experts in the delivery of security entitlements to your countrymen and women in the north-east,’’. The GOC also advised the soldiers to also give a good account of themselves in any of the locations they would be deployed to in the north-east. “You have done your country proud and you should be proud of yourselves and achievement. “But you will not be proud if after your disembarkation leave and retraining, you go back as a unit to any of the locations in the north-east and you don’t give a good account of yourselves,’’ he said. The GOC commended the soldiers for credible, gallant performance in their peacekeeping mission in Dafur, especially in for having successfully repelled an attack in Dafur, killing five of their attackers and capturing their weapons. “On behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, I am delighted to warmly welcome you back from your tour of duty in the UN mission in Dafur to Nigeria. “So, I want to warmly welcome you back into the hands of your family who have been praying for your safe return. “Your significant contribution to international peace and security under the auspices of the UN underscores the fact that the Nigerian Army is a force for good in the world,’’ he said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 800 soldiers were inducted into the mission on Dec. 28, 2014 and no soldier was lost during the 12-month operation. 1 Like |
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Ghost Soldiers And Overpriced Jets: How The Arms Industry Fuels Corruption Corruption in defense spending is eroding African countries’ capacity to meet rising security challenges and undermining public trust in governments, according to a report released today by the NGO Transparency International. Defense spending on the continent has been rising over the past few years, in response to the increased threat of Islamic militancy in North, West and the Horn of Africa. According to figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, defence budgets have risen by 91% in the last decade, reaching $40 billion in 2015. However, that growth has not been matched with a commensurate increase in governance and oversight mechanisms, creating a fertile ground for corruption, Transparency International says. “Because [the defense industry] deals with national security, secrecy is seen as being a sort of acceptable norm. It doesn’t get the same level of scrutiny, and isn’t forced to get the same level of transparency that others are,” Leah Wawro, programme manager of Transparency International’s conflict and insecurity team, says. The complexity and opacity of arms deals means that they are less well examined than, for example, natural resource or infrastructure contracts, according to Wawro, who says that the tight relationship between governments and arms companies worsens the governance environment. “Given the close links between the arms trade and national security establishments, you often see exporting states acting on behalf of their national defense companies in export markets, and that can mean less oversight by the state.” In many countries in Africa, defense budgets are not subject to scrutiny by lawmakers or civil society, even in places where corruption is known to be severe. Corruption has a deleterious effect on security, leading to procurement decisions that do not meet the real needs of armed forces in the field, or meaning that materiel never arrives at where it is needed. In several countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Uganda, salary scams including ‘ghost soldiers’ — troops who do not exist but are paid nonetheless — have taken money from the public purse. In Uganda alone, ghost soldiers have cost an estimated $324 million over the past two decades. In 2011, Uganda paid $740 million for six Russian SU-30 fighter jets, which should have cost around $330 million, according to the NGO. The country’s legislature was not consulted on the purchase. Last November, Nigeria’s former national security advisor, Sambo Dasuki, was arrested following accusations that he appropriated 32 billion naira ($160 million) from bogus arms deals, which were supposed to equip soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the north. Among the deals under investigation are $2 billion worth of orders for helicopters and munitions that were never delivered. Nigeria has been fighting an insurgency by the extremist group Boko Haram for the past decade, with varying success. Soldiers and activists report that the well-funded Nigerian military has often been outgunned in the field, and that its troops are poorly equipped. “Had the funds siphoned to these non performing companies been properly used for the purpose they were meant for, thousands of needless Nigerian deaths would have been avoided,” a spokesman for Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari said at the time. On January 15, Buhari, who successfully campaigned for the leadership on an anti-corruption ticket, announced that 38 former military officers and companies — including the former chiefs of defense and of the air force — would be investigated for procurement fraud relating to arms deals. These investigations are a good start, Wawro says, but they are not a substitute for deeper reforms to governance and oversight mechanisms. I think that we’re seeing some promising signs from Buhari… but I think what you need to see there is reform — making the budget transparent once and for all,” she says. “Defense and security is considered the exception to allowing civil society to talk about it and having a healthy public debate… It needs to be treated as a more risky sector, and one that deserves more scrutiny than others, rather than less.” |
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THE EAGLE MOBILE CENTRAL COMMAND POST. The Eagle central mobile command post is a vehicle mounted with various information communication and tech equipment. It gives the Theatre Commander opportunity to have direct information of the battle space with access to both ground troops and air assets The Eagle Mobile Central Command Post was borne out of the necessity to further support the war against terrorism and insurgency in the country. As earlier mentioned, it is a mobile Central Command Post that is designed to link up with the troops in the field, as well as the command hierarchy. With this, the President, Commander-in-Chief, Minister of Defence, Chief of Defence Staff and the Service Chiefs can have real time contact with the troops in the field. Added to this, the Eagle Mobile Central Command Post affords close monitoring of the activities of the troops and passage of real time information from strategic level to operational and tactical levels. Furthermore, the platform affords the Chief of Air Staff on the move to have a look at the performance of surveillance or reconnaissance aircrafts. The project is designed and constructed by Major General C T Olukoju of the Nigerian Army Signals Corps.
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Boko Haram Kingpin, 10 Others Arrested In Borno A Boko Haram kingpin identified as Jarasu Shira and 10 other terrorist were arrested in Damboa, Borno state yesterday January 20th. He was arrested at a motor park at about 8.30am along with 10 other suspected members of the group who escorted him to Damboa to connect a vehicle to Biu enroute to Lagos. Dressed as a cowboy, Jarasu and his accomplice were arrested by men of the vigilante (Civilian Joint Task Force, JTF) who are providing support to the Nigerian military fighting the sect group. |
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