kabe1:


I don't think we need an Attack Submarine to be honest. However the Nigerian Navy should invest in Frigates and Corvettes as this is a capability that we have completely lost over the years.

There's been significant investment in our maritime security capabilities which is to be expected, but I think we should strike a balance between that and proper strike capabilities.

Everywhere you look in Nigeria, there's an OPV sailing. This is not the right approach for the long haul.

I also fear that governments after this might not have the political will to make the necessary investments required to take the Nigerian army to the next level.

Late President Yar'adua and former President Jonathan were abysmal looking back at the procurements they made.

Former President OBJ was really no better.

We hope someone in the mould of President Shehu Shagari of blessed memory will win the elections. Apartheid South Africa that was armed to the teeth at the time and an existential threat to Ngeria then as the major power behind resistance movements has ceased to exist which some believe informed some of those acquisitions which at the time boasted Africa's most powerful Frigate, biggest army and proactive foreign policy.

The current docility in pragmatic Afrocentric foreign policy by Abuja can be traced directly to President Buhari [who was known hitherto to have no foreign policy inclinations] and to some extent the party in power. It must be acknowledged though that the current foreign ministry has succeeded in other areas of foreign politicking such as getting Nigerians into prominent leadership positions in international organizations something which President Jonathan and his party failed to achieve except get a concession from ECOWAS for a "permanent" presence in the rotational UNSC seat a symbolic gesture with no veto power.

President Buhari regardless can be credited to having done better for the Armed Forces and the police especially the Air Force than all presidents of recent memory. Perhaps his procurements have been based on the advice of his NSA and the Chief of Defence Staff [CDS]

However one can never fault the fact President Obasanjo bestrode the land and Africa with flamboyance during his two term presidency including deporting to exile in Calabar a sitting Head of State of another country. President Obasanjo went to Togo and insisted the son of a former president must go through elections and got his way against France. In his first installment as Head of State he refused to meet with a US Secretary of State until his demands were met which saw President Jimmy Carter visit him in person in Lagos. He captured a foreign rebel leader and sent him to detention in Lagos. He tamed Asari Dokubo a Niger Delta War Lord and his militia for the rest of his life. He invaded Odi and almost wiped it out of living memory for the killing of some soldiers. No one dared the kinds of things going on today in the name of agitations both at home and abroad. President Obasanjo led. Personalities do matter which help drive the impact of institutions.

The conversation though continues to change as democracy advances which puts these issues in the public space allowing civil society, the foreign policy and intelligence community to drive the military and foreign policy ambitions of current & future administrations.

Covert1:
Even pretty potential First Ladies have received Secret Service cover as the campaigns heat up for who would be the next President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and by extension Africa's most powerful man.

These are the pictures you were looking for:

GreenandGold:


These are the pictures you were looking for:

The delusion really going on with the Southies is unparalleled These guys actually believe what they are not and never will be. An African leader attending a G7 summit is in real terms only a photo Op. Every Nigerian President has attended a G7 Summit and merely chooses to defer to any current AU Chair. And Nigerian presidents are the first African leader any US president calls for a visit to the White House. Beyond that we in Nigeria see these things are puppeteer stunts and actually drive to lead on our own terms in multileratel Organizations.

Here see Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari for whom the new State House in Guinea Bissau would be named after including the major street leading up to the palace. And so much more like that abounds in other African countries. In fact Nigeria directly controls some State Houses and Defence HQs.

Covert1:




Here see Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari for whom the new State House in Guinea Bissau would be named after including the major street leading up to the palace. And so much more like that abounds in other African countries. In fact Nigeria directly controls some State Houses and Defence HQs.

Then he shows me a picture of a president pointing towards a picture of himself, all done at a preschool child's skill level... very symbolic

I knew the calm couldn't last!

Lurker4Long:
I knew the calm couldn't last!

Lurker4Long:
I knew the calm couldn't last!

Covert1:
The Covert is back to base


The President of Nigeria aboard the secure Presidential Jet Call Sign Nigerian Air Force 001 enroute Abuja FCT from Washington DC being celebrated in flight by Air Force servicemen and women on his birthday. For God & Country.

Nah don't call it Airforce 001, call it "Eagle 001"

Covert1:


The delusion really going on with the Southies is unparalleled These guys actually believe what they are not and never will be. An African leader attending a G7 summit is in real terms only a photo Op. Every Nigerian President has attended a G7 Summit and merely chooses to defer to any current AU Chair. And Nigerian presidents are the first African leader any US president calls for a visit to the White House. Beyond that we in Nigeria see these things are puppeteer stunts and actually drive to lead on our own terms in multileratel Organizations.

Here see Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari for whom the new State House in Guinea Bissau would be named after including the major street leading up to the palace. And so much more like that abounds in other African countries. In fact Nigeria directly controls some State Houses and Defence HQs.

I'll be honest with you. The Nigerian president is not viewed as important as his South African counterpart. Cyril Ramaphosa is more powerful on the international scene than Buhari. Ramaphosa has more powerful meetings and gets more lobbied than Buhari.

However, the most powerful Head of State in Africa is by a huge gap, the President of Egypt -El Sisi-. Egypt controls close to half the movement of the worlds shipping via the Suez Canal. Egypt has the largest population of the Arab world and possesses the most powerful military in the Middle east and Africa combined.

QuietMynd:

This profession get as e be.
Do u think people in the procurement department in our security agencies will let an outsider/strange person be a contractor for them.
U like better thing tho.
Who won't wanna be a defense contractor, na ogun owo be that profession na

All you need is a close connect with top politicians in the corridor of power...then the rest is icecream

Bacteria8:


All you need is a close connect with top politicians in the corridor of power...then the rest is icecream

bro can i DM you about something

Lurker4Long:
I knew the calm couldn't last!

🤣🤣

GreenandGold:


These are the pictures you were looking for:

Dey play, just dey play. You dey hear, DEY PLAY

Faithful007:
I'll be honest with you. The Nigerian president is not viewed as important as his South African counterpart. Cyril Ramaphosa is more powerful on the international scene than Buhari. Ramaphosa has more powerful meetings and gets more lobbied than Buhari.

However, the most powerful Head of State in Africa is by a huge gap, the President of Egypt -El Sisi-. Egypt controls close to half the movement of the worlds shipping via the Suez Canal. Egypt has the largest population of the Arab world and possesses the most powerful military in the Middle east and Africa combined.

Your view remains just that your views and in your parlour not a reflection of geo-political reality nor the view of a college of scholars. You might want to start by telling us what powerful meetings Ramaphosa has that Buhari even with his docile foreign policy does not exceed. Even if a toad sits in Aso Rock he'd exceed by influence any Southie president.

There are metrics for relevance such as trade, GDP, natural resource, output and military and some of the major countries or unions of the world has Nigeria as their largest trading partner. Difference must be made between bilateral and multilateral relationships.

In the case of South Africa a part of their economy (the white economy) is tied to the west. So naturally the western press plays up the relevance of South Africa but in reality they are only tolerated just because they don't want another Zimbabwe to happen to their people their. The ANC or at least some of its elements understands this position of things.

When it comes to Africa only Nigeria commands the loyalty of some African countries in ways that South Africa can't and never will. The world knows that and the lobby to influence African capitals is in Abuja not in Pretoria, this is the reality owing to a whole lot of factors. In fact right now presently the Nigerian Air Force currently controls all of the Air Space of The Gambia and the State House of some African countries. That is real power.

Except for old Europe the US sees Nigeria as Africa's most important country and hence its president same for China. For the middle East and Israel it sees Egypt. South Africa has yet to unravel and God forbid it does it might cease to exist if the local indigenes decide to take back their lands majority owned by the whites. This is what the UK and old Europe courts. This is the optics you saw on TV with Ramaphosa meeting the King of England or at any western fora. On the other hand Nigeria has sovereignty over its lands and its mineral rich deposits 100% and takes no dictates from any foreign power or anyone something which the west abhors.

Wake up, what have you been drinking. Don't watch too much CNN, France24 or BBC all of which are geared for a skewed narrative against Africa's realities and potentials. Egypt had no leverage over Ethiopia or Sudan over the Nile. Its influence though limited begins and stops in the middle East. Having shiny guns by itself does not make you reckoned with especially if the sovereignty of those acquisitions are suspect such as funding from Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria is Africa's only hegemonic regional power and its president carries that clout.

***Agububu opens ChatGTP***

Agububu: Type me a 500-word essay that makes no sense

ChatGTP:

Your view remains just that your views and in your parlour not a reflection of geo-political reality nor the view of a college of scholars. You might want to start by telling us what powerful meetings Ramaphosa has that Buhari even with his docile foreign policy does not exceed. Even if a toad sits in Aso Rock he'd exceed by influence any Southie president.

There are metrics for relevance such as trade, GDP, natural resource, output and military and some of the major countries or unions of the world has Nigeria as their largest trading partner. Difference must be made between bilateral and multilateral relationships.

In the case of South Africa a part of their economy (the white economy) is tied to the west. So naturally the western press plays up the relevance of South Africa but in reality they are only tolerated just because they don't want another Zimbabwe to happen to their people their. The ANC or at least some of its elements understands this position of things.

When it comes to Africa only Nigeria commands the loyalty of some African countries in ways that South Africa can't and never will. The world knows that and the lobby to influence African capitals is in Abuja not in Pretoria, this is the reality owing to a whole lot of factors. In fact right now presently the Nigerian Air Force currently controls all of the Air Space of The Gambia and the State House of some African countries. That is real power.

Except for old Europe the US sees Nigeria as Africa's most important country and hence its president same for China. For the middle East and Israel it sees Egypt. South Africa has yet to unravel and God forbid it does it might cease to exist if the local indigenes decide to take back their lands majority owned by the whites. This is what the UK and old Europe courts. This is the optics you saw on TV with Ramaphosa meeting the King of England or at any western fora. On the other hand Nigeria has sovereignty over its lands and its mineral rich deposits 100% and takes no dictates from any foreign power or anyone something which the west abhors.

Wake up, what have you been drinking. Don't watch too much CNN, France24 or BBC all of which are geared for a skewed narrative against Africa's realities and potentials. Egypt had no leverage over Ethiopia or Sudan over the Nile. Its influence though limited begins and stops in the middle East. Having shiny guns by itself does not make you reckoned with especially if the sovereignty of those acquisitions are suspect such as funding from Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria is Africa's only hegemonic regional power and its president carries that clout.

NAF: The M-346 FA coming to the skies over Africa near you with precision kill capability

GreenandGold:
***Agububu opens ChatGTP***

Agububu: Type me a 500-word essay that makes no sense

ChatGTP:

my sides

Bacteria8:


All you need is a close connect with top politicians in the corridor of power...then the rest is icecream

The rest is not Ice cream Kan Kan,
U guys don't rate una politicians at all, u think they re stupid abi. If they (politicians) can become military contractors themselves, u think they won't have become one.
Inshort the red necks re the military contractors themselves, the person (military contractors) u guys see in public is just a font. The kickbacks/cuts they make from deals, goes back to the red necks themselves.

A must watch | Major General Chris Musa outgoing Theater Commander Op Hadin Kai on Nigerian military successes against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists.

▪︎Nigerian Army repairs and services it's own Armour

▪︎ Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists commanders have support from some foreign countries

▪︎ 85,000 terrorists have surrendered

▪︎ Nigerian Army Tanks can fire up to 2200m


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

GreenandGold:
***Agububu opens ChatGTP***

Agububu: Type me a 500-word essay that makes no sense

ChatGTP:

You had me almost spilling my coffee! And now my dog is giving me funny looks!

I suppose it was only a matter of time. A PzH 2000 in Ukraine carrying Rheinmetall Denel Munition's Assegai 155mm arty rounds!

Covert1:
Even pretty potential First Ladies have received Secret Service cover as the campaigns heat up for who would be the next President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and by extension Africa's most powerful man.

Stop derailing boy

Covert1:
A must watch | Major General Chris Musa outgoing Theater Commander Op Hadin Kai on Nigerian military successes against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists.

▪︎Nigerian Army repairs and services it's own Armour

▪︎ Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists commanders have support from some foreign countries

▪︎ 85,000 terrorists have surrendered

▪︎ Nigerian Army Tanks can fire up to 2200m


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

85k is really a huge number assuming there are more that are yet to surrender , the actual number of combatants maybe is around 100 k + ...Thats like another army.

NTSA:
IED is a deadly weapon.

The rats are getting smoked out of their hideouts.The last one week has been a huge success.

Covert1:
A must watch | Major General Chris Musa outgoing Theater Commander Op Hadin Kai on Nigerian military successes against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists.

▪︎Nigerian Army repairs and services it's own Armour

▪︎ Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists commanders have support from some foreign countries

▪︎ 85,000 terrorists have surrendered

▪︎ Nigerian Army Tanks can fire up to 2200m


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

HONESTLY AM PROUD OF THE ARMY;
INTERMS OF MAINTENANCE AND SUCCESS ACHIEVED.

Lurker4Long:
I suppose it was only a matter of time. A PzH 2000 in Ukraine carrying Rheinmetall Denel Munition's Assegai 155mm arty rounds!

Once again, South African arty shells are killing Russians

NTSA:

85k is really a huge number assuming there are more that are yet to surrender , the actual number of combatants maybe is around 100 k + ...Thats like another army.

Indeed a huge number. Most people had no clue what the Nigerian Army was really up against. In reality it was like fighting a people because a majority of its combatants were of the Kanuri tribe which you find up North-East of Nigeria. Military intelligence estimated a majority of the Kanuri tribe was directly or indirectly for Boko Haram prior to now.

Boko Haram was a standing army at the height of its madness and then throw in the international dimension of ISWAP, foreign and local funding and the collapse of Libya. While the military has contained and taken the bite out of BHT/ISWAP I can project only a kinetic approach won't solve this long term.

The Federal Government would need to bring out a comprehensive carrot approach of some sort of amnesty which already exists in one form or another to deal with the combatants still in hiding at the least the Boko haram part of the insurgency then turn them against ISWAP. No military can kill everybody.

GreenandGold:


Once again, South African arty shells are killing Russians

bidexiii:



HONESTLY AM PROUD OF THE ARMY;
INTERMS OF MAINTENANCE AND SUCCESS ACHIEVED.

REALLY PROUD!

NTSA:

85k is really a huge number assuming there are more that are yet to surrender , the actual number of combatants maybe is around 100 k + ...Thats like another army.

I think that figure may include the terrorist, their wives and children. The conflict has been on for 20 years so it is not unreasonable especially when you consider the fact that BHT has a large pool to continuously recruit from.

RDM nets more NATO 40 mm ammunition contracts

Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) continues to do well with the export of its 40 mm ammunition range, and has just announced two contracts with NATO customers in Europe.

The company said the total value of these contracts is over €30 million. In December 2022, one of the NATO customers contracted Rheinmetall to supply up to 300 000 rounds of 40 mm ammunition, including LV (low velocity) and HV (high velocity) variants. Under this framework contract, this customer has already issued a first call-off of around 75 000 cartridges.

Under a separate contract, the same customer will be taking delivery of some 45 000 programmable cartridges in 40 mm x 53 HV HE-T ABM (High velocity High Explosive-Tracer Airburst Munition) calibre in the first half of 2024.

Another European NATO customer will be supplied with around 10 000 rounds of the same type of ammunition, which is mainly used for combating drones. Delivery will take place starting in mid-2023.

Other recent 40 mm contracts were revealed in July last year, for two customers in Asia. Rheinmetall said that one of the orders was from a new customer that was getting 400 000 rounds of 40 mm low velocity ammunition, to be delivered by December 2022. In the other case, an existing customer ordered 100 000 rounds of medium velocity grenades to be delivered between December 2022 and February 2023.

The Asian orders come on the heels of a large contract for 40 mm grenades signed recently with Spain. RDM will supply 40×53 mm high velocity grenades for the Spanish military’s SB Lag-40 and Mk 19 grenade launchers. Deliveries are over four years, starting in 2022.

Rheinmetall Denel Munition is a well-known international supplier of 40 mm ammunition and manufactures the full range of Low Velocity (40×46 mm), Medium Velocity (40×51 mm) and High Velocity (40×53 mm) 40 mm ammunition, and has proven compatibility in a wide range of different 40 mm weapons. The 40 mm Medium Velocity rounds are capable of ranges up to 800 meters from shoulder-fired grenade launchers. Rheinmetall claims this is 200 metres more than comparable products on the market.

The 40 mm Low Velocity ammunition has a range of up to 400 metres. Both types of ammunition use a High Explosive Dual Purpose projectile. This combines fragmentation and shaped charge, which has a high penetrating power. It can be used against bunkers and armoured targets and can penetrate 50 mm rolled homogenous armour (RHA).