xwolverine:

I bet you didn't read the report. You saw the sensational headline and rushed to post it here without reading.

According to AFP "Scores of Islamist militants in trucks and on motorcycles stormed the town of Gubio, 95 kilometres (60 miles) by road north of the state capital, Maiduguri, on Sat"

How does 90km north of Maiduguri, equate to Maiduguri?

It's a shame your wish for a defeated Nigeria can't come to pass, as the terrorists were dislodged immediately. Now you can run along, no news here.

I am not interested in the distance or the place since I don't know Nigeria. All I wanted to highlight was the attack, proving that BH is still alive and kicking.

Henry120:


Hey fool, we aren't only talking about engine.

The Rooivalk's engine, technology, components and sub components are all french.

There is nothing South-African about that Helicopter.

Bwahahahahaha… oh my stomach will kill me.

South Africa is the champion of avionics in the world, even our gripen' s were proudly integrated with South African made electronic hardwares. SA companies win tenders every year to fit foreigners sorties with SA made avionics. Why would we let the French do that for us.

SA avitronics fit the British gripens with SA proudly made avionics

http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131117

That's a lie. The Rooivalk electronic avionics and weapons system are all proudly South African and that's why Denel has the right of ownership. Don't let jealousy to cloud your sound judgement.

Man, don't take SA cheap and try to compare it with Nigeria that only start to experience the world of manufacturing now. SA has years of technological developments and is just far from Nigeria in terms of technology. We have over hundred defence companies.

FighterPilot:


Bwahahahahaha… oh my stomach will kill me.

South Africa is the champion of avionics in the world, even our gripen' s were proudly integrated with South African made electronic hardwares. SA companies win tenders every year to fit foreigners sorties with SA made avionics. Why would we let the French do that for us.

SA aviotronics fit the British gripens with SA proudly made avionics

http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131117

That's a lie. The Rooivalk electronic avionics and weapons system are all proudly South African and that's why Denel has the right of ownership. Don't let jealousy to cloud your sound judgement.

The Avionics in the Half-French AH is 30 years behind anything available in the market.

It is an obsolete piece of crap, roundly rejected.

Henry120:


The Avionics in the Half-French AH is 30 years behind anything available in the market.

It is an obsolete piece of crap, roundly rejected.

Again, you are showing your ignorance. The Rooivalk that you see today us brand new with electronic hardwares, weapons systems and engines. Brand new is the word. Don't confuse it with the older version of Rooivalk.

Meanwhile, the gripen NG softwares and avionics are proudly made by South Africans. Dummy!!!

FighterPilot:


Again, you are showing your ignorance. The Rooivalk that you see today us brand new with electronic hardwares, weapons systems and engines. Brand new is the word. Don't confuse it with the older version of Rooivalk.

The Half-french has Avionics that are 30 years behind what is available today. The software is obsolete. This is a fact.


That French Helicopter failed right from the word "go".

Henry120:


The Half-french has Avionics that are 30 years behind what is available today. The software is obsolete. This is a fact.


That French Helicopter failed right from the word "go".

You are mad boy. Jealousy is the disease that affected your brain to function healthy. Go and see psychologist now or else you will pick the papers on the streets.


Ladies and gentlemen, I reveal to you the new Rooivalk Mk1 from 2011. All with new systems.


http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-04-04-rooivalk-the-next-generation-mark-1/#.VWL_NjPRY8o

In one year six months from today, denel will announce the resuscitation of the production of the new Rooivalk. The new gunship which will sweep the world by storm. Denel is currently researching about the best electronic warfare never seen before in the world to be possibly integrated on this system. This time around Denel will succeed and shall not fail. It shall overcome all the enemies and prosper. Amen.



http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38986:denel-exploring-rooivalk-programme-restart&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107

Henry120:


Your MK1F standard is still 30 years behind what is currently available. It is still obsolete.

Nice opinion bro

Henry120:


The Oryx has a fuselage that is longer than that of the Puma but shorter than that of the Super Puma, and was fitted with the powerplants, dynamics systems, and tail boom of the Super Puma (later, military versions of the Super Puma were redesignated Cougar).



This proves beyond all doubt that your medium lift Helicopter is a Super-Puma. Giving it a medium sized fuselage and a name change does nothing to change this fact.

Nope it proved beyond all doubt that it definitely isn't a Supe Puma, it has 30% better performance and different avionics and EW kit than the Super Puma

FighterPilot:


You are mad boy. Jealousy is the disease that affected your brain to function healthy. Go and see psychologist now or else you will pick the papers on the streets.


Ladies and gentlemen, I reveal to you the new Rooivalk Mk1 from 2011. All with new systems.


http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-04-04-rooivalk-the-next-generation-mark-1/#.VWL_NjPRY8o

South-Africans are obsessed with Nigerian D1cks..... LOL ...... I mean WTF!!!!!


One could almost have imagined President Jacob Zuma saying to the other African countries (Nigeria especially), “We’re the only country on the continent to build our own bad-ass ships. We’re the only country on the continent that can deploy soldiers and support aircraft anywhere on the continent. So who is your daddy?”

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-04-04-rooivalk-the-next-generation-mark-1/#.VWL_NjPRY8o

Henry120:


SAAF flies a Super Puma. My evidence proves this fact you r3tard!


Your French AH was rejected by Australia, Malaysia, Turkey, the U.K and host of other countries. It is an obsolete piece of crap built with avionics that are over 30 years old.


I like how you cowardly South-Africans have gone from blaming the Americans, to blaming the Turks, now to blaming the Original aircraft manufacturer, France!!! That's progress.

Saaf flies the Oryx

It only lost 1 bid and that was for the Turkish AH programme

I never blamed the Americans or the Turks.

Henry120:


SAAF AH is an obsolete French Helicopter, running on 30 years old avionics.

Same as your medium lift Super-Puma.

Nope Roovalk have been upgraded to mk1f standard.

Saaf flies the Oryx,which are being upgraded under project Drummer 2 as we speak.

Henry120:


South-Africans are obsessed with Nigerian D1cks..... LOL ...... I mean WTF!!!!!


One could almost have imagined President Jacob Zuma saying to the other African countries (Nigeria especially), “We’re the only country on the continent to build our own bad-ass ships. We’re the only country on the continent that can deploy soldiers and support aircraft anywhere on the continent. So who is your daddy?”

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-04-04-rooivalk-the-next-generation-mark-1/#.VWL_NjPRY8o

Oops, I hope that was when Nigeria resolved before west African community summit that SA should never become party to Ivory Coast crisis.

FighterPilot:


You are mad boy. Jealousy is the disease that affected your brain to function healthy. Go and see psychologist now or else you will pick the papers on the streets.


Ladies and gentlemen, I reveal to you the new Rooivalk Mk1 from 2011. All with new systems.


http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-04-04-rooivalk-the-next-generation-mark-1/#.VWL_NjPRY8o

Thanks for posting this link. It proves my point.

The Rooivalk has 30 years old obsolete avionics.

It’s been given a slight upgrade, incorporating “modifications to the weapons systems, avionics and airborne systems”.


"The chief of the South African Air Force General Carlo Gagiano said, “What is new is the Mokopa missile, which was test-fired at the Overberg range"


The only thing new is the mokopa missile which the SAAF still hasn't ordered!


Your Half-French AH is obsolete piece of crap with 30 years old avionics!! buhahahahahahaha....


http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-04-04-rooivalk-the-next-generation-mark-1/#.VWL_NjPRY8o

FighterPilot:


Oops, I hope that was when Nigeria resolved before west African community summit that SA should never become party to Ivory Coast crisis.

Why are you South-Africans obsessed with Nigerian C0cks?

jln115:

Nope Roovalk have been upgraded to mk1f standard.

Saaf flies the Oryx,which are being upgraded under project Drummer 2 as we speak.

Your MK1 is still obsolete. Fighterpilot's link proves it only features slight uprades from the original obsolete Avionics.

"Thanks for posting this link. It proves my point.

The Rooivalk has 30 years old obsolete avionics.

It’s been given a slight upgrade, incorporating “modifications to the weapons systems, avionics and airborne systems”.


"The chief of the South African Air Force General Carlo Gagiano said, “What is new is the Mokopa missile, which was test-fired at the Overberg range"


The only thing new is the mokopa missile which the SAAF still hasn't ordered!

jln115:

Saaf flies the Oryx

It only lost 1 bid and that was for the Turkish AH programme

I never blamed the Americans or the Turks.

The South-Africans before you did! From syndergp -Andrewza - patches689, KGr28- mikeza (now Czar)- saengine - thiza -RZA-dievuilt - mzikazli- figherpilot -saengine - dictatorza -johnza- greenand gold .......... And a host of other Sans I can't recall.

You on the other hand have only graduated to blaming the French.

Progress!!!


Australia, malaysia, indonesia, brazil, UK, turkey, jordan etc etc all rejected the Rooivalk.

Henry120:


The South-Africans before you did! From syndergp -Andrewza - patches689, KGr28- mikeza (now Czar)- saengine - thiza -RZA-dievuilt - mzikazli- figherpilot -saengine - dictatorza -johnza- greenand gold .......... And a host of other Sans I can't recall.

You on the other hand have only graduated to blaming the French.

Progress!!!


Australia, malaysia, indonesia, brazil, UK, turkey, jordan etc etc all rejected the Rooivalk.

What surprises me is that they now want it like hell. They keep on bombarding Pretoria with endless calls.

jln115:

Nope it proved beyond all doubt that it definitely isn't a Supe Puma, it has 30% better performance and different avionics and EW kit than the Super Puma

Buhahahahahaha.......

South-Africa got all dynamic systems, engines, components , sub-components from the Super-Puma, chose a medium sized fuselage and gave it a name change. Buhahahahahaha.......


What sort of black magic engineering is that?

FighterPilot:


What surprises me is that they now want it like hell. They keep on bombarding Pretoria with endless calls.

No, they do not!!

Australia got the Apache AH-64D
U.K also got the Apache AH-64D
Brazil went for the MI-35M (beautiful choice)
Turkey got the Super Advanced T-129 Atak
Malaysia also got the Apache AH-64


Nobody is calling pretoria, not even the SAAF which has only 10 in active service wants that obsolete French AH.

Henry120:


Buhahahahahaha.......

South-Africa got all dynamic systems, engines, components , sub-components from the Super-Puma, chose a medium sized fuselage and gave it a name change. Buhahahahahaha.......


What sort of black magic engineering is that?

Yes the first rooovalk was reverse engineered from the Super Puma but the new Rooivalk AH and later NG mark 1 is nothing like the Super Puma. It is very different and you can never conclude that it is Super-Puma. In fact most gunships in the world were inspired by another platform.

Henry120:


No, they do not!!

Australia got the Apache AH-64D
U.K also got the Apache AH-64D
Brazil went for the MI-35M (beautiful choice)
Turkey got the Super Advanced T-129 Atak
Malaysia also got the Apache AH-64


Nobody is calling pretoria, not even the SAAF which has only 10 in active service wants that obsolete French AH.

Correction please!!! SAAF has 11 Rooivalk in service. Pretoria has been bombarded by calls from interested countries looking for Rooivalk after its excellent performance in DRC.


About 11 SAAF rooivalks.


The Rooivalk was made to be a tank-buster first and foremost (and still
is), but the range of services it can deliver has been widened to that of a
combat support aircraft as well, to incorporate peacekeeping missions,
according to Gagiano. The air force chief wouldn’t be drawn on where
the Rooivalk might be deployed on missions (they will be based at 16th
Squadron in Bloemfontein), but we said he would be more than chuffed
to put these magnificent aircraft into the field when needed. Just as soon
as he has all 11 of them. “Well, if they ask me to deploy all 11 aircraft
obviously I can’t comply, but if they say four or five, then I think that it
is a great opportunity not just for the Air Force, but for the whole
country to be proud,” Gagiano said.

He said this because at that time he only had five upgraded Rooivalks and still waiting for 6 more to come later. That's why he said if they ask him for all 11 gunships he won't comply as he had only five. Dummy!!


http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-04-04-rooivalk-the-next-generation-mark-1/#.VWL_NjPRY8o

Henry120:


Your MK1 is still obsolete. Fighterpilot's link proves it only features slight uprades from the original obsolete Avionics.

"Thanks for posting this link. It proves my point.

The Rooivalk has 30 years old obsolete avionics.

It’s been given a slight upgrade, incorporating “modifications to the weapons systems, avionics and airborne systems”.


"The chief of the South African Air Force General Carlo Gagiano said, “What is new is the Mokopa missile, which was test-fired at the Overberg range"


The only thing new is the mokopa missile which the SAAF still hasn't ordered!

Uhm...if the Rooivalk is obsolete, how do you classify your mi35s? please remember that the Rooivalk outperformed the Mi35 in the DRC.

Henry120:


The South-Africans before you did! From syndergp -Andrewza - patches689, KGr28- mikeza (now Czar)- saengine - thiza -RZA-dievuilt - mzikazli- figherpilot -saengine - dictatorza -johnza- greenand gold .......... And a host of other Sans I can't recall.

You on the other hand have only graduated to blaming the French.

Progress!!!


Australia, malaysia, indonesia, brazil, UK, turkey, jordan etc etc all rejected the Rooivalk.

I don't give a fvck what other people said, I blamed Eurocopter for their refusal to supply Denel with engine parts.

Secondly it was only rejected by Turkey.

jln115:

Uhm...if the Rooivalk is obsolete, how do you classify your mi35s? please remember that the Rooivalk outperformed the Mi35 in the DRC.

Nigeria flies the MI-35M, as well as up-graded MI-24v's and older MI-35p and 24V's. We fly top of the range birds.

The only reason Nigeria wants the T-129 is because the MI-35M doesn't allow network connectivity.

Your Half-french is obsolete piece of crap, this is a fact. You Poor gullible South-Africans should stop living in denial.

Your Rooivalk with a 2KM range cannon carried out operations in conjunction with the MI-35 helicopters. Bear in mind, the MI-35 Helicopters are the much much older variants.

Henry120:


Buhahahahahaha.......

South-Africa got all dynamic systems, engines, components , sub-components from the Super-Puma, chose a medium sized fuselage and gave it a name change. Buhahahahahaha.......


What sort of black magic engineering is that?

Different size, deferent avionics, different EW kit, different performance = different helicopter.

jln115:

I don't give a fvck what other people said, I blamed Eurocopter for their refusal to supply Denel with engine parts.

Secondly it was only rejected by Turkey.

Cursing doesn't make your Rooivalk less obsolete!!

No, Denel uses not only engine parts, but entire dynamic systems, components and Sub-components from france.

It was rejected by Turkey, malaysia, UK, Australia, Brazil, and a host of other countries.

Henry120:


Nigeria flies the MI-35M, as well as up-graded MI-24v's and older MI-35p and 24V's. We fly top of the range birds.

The only reason Nigeria wants the T-129 is because the MI-35M doesn't allow network connectivity.

Your Half-french is obsolete piece of crap, this is a fact. You Poor gullible South-Africans should stop living in denial.

Your Rooivalk with a 2KM range cannon carried out operations in conjunction with the MI-35 helicopters. Bear in mind, the MI-35 Helicopters are the much much older variants.

The Rooivalk is undoubtedly the modern gunship. Like it or not with upgraded weapons systems.



http://itweb.co.za/mobilesite/defenceweb/DenelCorporate/PressRelease.php?StoryID=239031

jln115:

Different size, deferent avionics, different EW kit, different performance = different helicopter.

You fly the Super-Puma. The only difference is South-Africa Super-Puma got a name change and a medium sized fuselage.

Nigeria also flies the Super-Puma, we have 18 in service, but 6-8 are operational. You don't see us changing the name of our Super-Pumas because they now carry rocket tubes.

Embrace it, South-Africa flies the Super-puma.

FighterPilot:



The Rooivalk is undoubtedly the modern gunship. Like it or not with upgraded weapons systems.



http://itweb.co.za/mobilesite/defenceweb/DenelCorporate/PressRelease.php?StoryID=239031

With 30 years old avionics...... Buhahahahaha

Henry120:


You fly the Super-Puma. The only difference is South-Africa Super-Puma got a name change and a medium sized fuselage.

Nigeria also flies the Super-Puma, we have 18 in service, but 6-8 are operational. You don't see us changing the name of our Super-Pumas because they now carry rocket tubes.

Embrace it, South-Africa flies the Super-puma.

Where in the world would you find Super Puma that looks like Rooivalk MK1?