Henry120:


That's a domestically built RC plane. Not military, most likely drone enthusiast.

He is a drone enthusiast. I think i knw the guy

-Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service

- Nigerian Army Commando

Nigerian Navy Special boat service

A bit off topic...but wat do you think about Buhari saying the recovered loot would be channeled into women affairs ministry?

I hope he recovers in the tunes of tens of billions, if he starts his probe from OBJs administration.

off topic a HJ-10 anti-tank missile fired from a china Z-9W

africaken:
off topic a HJ-10 anti-tank missile fired from a china Z-9W

This is so cool!

A NA REVA MRAP APC PAINTED WITH A "Deuce Four Skull” logo!

Some nice footage of Ex young eagle


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRgci3F7ojQ

Another very busy day at Simonstown:
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africaken:
nigeria chief of air vice marshal SB Abubakar inspecting nigeria air force Alpha jet

we may never get another jet in the next few years. This Administration seems to be ok with the Alpha jets and sometimes when i read the defense report mentioning their role in the war i see a little trace of boastfulness.

Nigerian Navy Thunder F-90, Captain and crew

Henry120:
Nigerian Navy Thunder F-90, Captain and crew

Beautiful picture.

South Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-BF4-h_0vus

https://youtu.be/J9qyoy_Uev8

hmmm...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0vrSrJYOR4

frumentius:
hmmm...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0vrSrJYOR4

whats the issue frumentius.

Nigerian Air Force Personnel, Fitness!

Cannonleo:
whats the issue frumentius.

I'm disappointed with the cannon strafing run. I thought the point was to completely obliterate the fvckers.

Just to give you guys an idea of how big Ex Young Eagle was

The South African Army has declared the nearly 5 000 military personnel who took part in this year’s Exercise Young Eagle combat ready. The exercise concluded with a firepower demonstration at the Lohatla Combat Training Centre in the Northern Cape yesterday.

Mobilisation of forces began in Bloemfontein on 15 July with the combat elements of the exercise taking place from 15 August at places such as Biesiespan, De Aar Airport (deception dummy drop), Upington Airport (airborne assault), and Dimoteng (ground attack).

The SA Army said that a total of 4 926 personnel were involved in the exercise, including 1 229 troops from 9 SA Infantry Battalion, 1 465 from 1 Parachute Battalion, 545 from the South African Air Force (SAAF) and 903 from the Navy. SAAF assets used for the exercise between 10-17 August included two C-130s, four Oryx, four Hawks, four Gripens and five A109s. The Navy contributed a support ship, two frigates, one submarine and two Maritime Reaction Squadron platoons, with exercises off Durban and the Cape.

Participating units included the headquarters of 43 SA Brigade, 1 Parachute Battalion, Rapid Deployment Air Operations Team 43, 7/8 Medical Battalion, Defence Intelligence, 9 SA Infantry Battalion, 44 Parachute Regiment, 1 Special Services Battalion, 2 Field Engineer Regiment, 10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 18 Light Artillery Regiment, 1 Tactical Intelligence Regiment, 1 Signal Regiment, 102 Field Workshop, 17 Maintenance Unit and elements from the SA Special Infantry Capability based at Potchefstroom. Now that the exercise is over, soldiers will return to units by 24 August.

Henry120:
Nigerian Air Force Personnel, Fitness!

The guy @ d top.is not doing any fitness exercise rather enjoying .

frumentius:


I'm disappointed with the cannon strafing run. I thought the point was to completely obliterate the fvckers.

same as i bro,well thats what you get from an aircraft with limited payload,but am sure the pilot banked and came around for a second pass only that it wasnt shown

frumentius:


I'm disappointed with the cannon strafing run. I thought the point was to completely obliterate the fvckers.

Nigerian military is just picking up on the whole publicity thing.

A better release footage IMO should be strikes on the targets.. Not after the whole thing.

Our military is gradually catching up in propaganda warfare.

Cos from things on ground, BH is taking some serious as5 whooping recently. They lost another 2 of their top commanders this week alone (captured alive)

patches689:
Just to give you guys an idea of how big Ex Young Eagle was

Participating units included the headquarters of 43 SA Brigade, 1 Parachute Battalion, Rapid Deployment Air Operations Team 43, 7/8 Medical Battalion, Defence Intelligence, 9 SA Infantry Battalion, 44 Parachute Regiment, 1 Special Services Battalion, 2 Field Engineer Regiment, 10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 18 Light Artillery Regiment, 1 Tactical Intelligence Regiment, 1 Signal Regiment, 102 Field Workshop, 17 Maintenance Unit and elements from the SA Special Infantry Capability based at Potchefstroom. Now that the exercise is over, soldiers will return to units by 24 August.

You forgot 4 Recce, who got to showcase their land skills for a change.

Nigeria COIN

Talk about balls of steel. Someone give Lt Phiri a Bell's!
http://www.africandefence.net/sandf-unamid-troops-in-rebel-standoff/

Three days ago the SANDF’s UNAMID contingent in Darfur were involved in a high-risk exchange with a number of unknown rebels in Mellit. The details below were provided by the SANDF and make for some gripping reading. Considering previous instances where rebels have opened fire on SANDF patrols, the commander’s refusal to surrender his group’s weapons showed a remarkable level of discipline.

On 18 August 2015 a team of 37 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members were escorting an United Nations team on a long range patrol to north of the South African Company Operating Base (COB), Mellit in the Darfur Region of Sudan. The patrol was made up of four Mamba Armed Personnel Carriers (APCs), one Recovery Vehicle and two Land Cruisers. The patrol was to a small village, called Selibilo, 51km north of the base. The team was led by Lieutenant (Lt) Phiri, a Platoon Commander from 8 South African Infantry Battalion.

On the way back to the COB the team was ambushed by an unknown Armed Group (AG) and a stand-off ensued between the Peacekeepers and the armed militia. The protection element of the patrol had passed the ambush point when the second group was stopped by three heavily armed soldiers of the militia. SANDF members observed that the some of the AG were armed with an anti-tank weapon (mounted on land cruiser) and 12,7mm machine guns. To the west of the point where the convoy was intercepted, other members of the AG were deployed on a small hillside.

They ordered the section commander to leave the vehicle while pointing weapons at him. At this point, two members of the AG climbed atop one of the APCs – one pointing a weapon at the SANDF light machine gun (LMG) gunner whilst a second armed man removed him from the APC. They reiterated their demand to see the platoon commander and when he arrived they ordered him to surrender and turn over all of his troops’ weapons, or else they indicated that they would kill everyone in the convoy. The platoon commander, Lt Phiri refused.
[the armed group] ordered him to surrender and turn over all of his troops’ weapons, or else they indicated that they would kill everyone in the convoy. The platoon commander, Lt Phiri refused.

After two hours of negotiations to return the 7.62mm LMG, the AG told Lt Phiri that his members were currently surrounded by eight vehicles from a southerly direction and six others from the north. Lt Phiri continued to refuse to hand over any of his group’s equipment, which would have included two UN peacekeeping vehicles. A stalemate was reached and the AG informed Lt Phiri that he left them no choice, at which point they assumed firing positions. Lt Phiri deployed his troops on the ground in a battle formation and informed his troops that they would move out of the area with all vehicles, walking alongside them irrespective of the obstruction of the AG.
Lt Phiri and his troops began moving forward, with his troops and the AG directing weapons at each other continuously. As the patrol started moving out of the confrontation on foot, one of the AG members punctured the rear tyre of one of the UN Land Cruisers with a sharp object. An SANDF member observed this and pushed the individual away from the vehicle, whilst being threatened by automatic weapons from the remaining AG members. Lt Phiri instructed the recovery vehicle to come forward and tow the UN vehicle forward along with the rest of the vehicles. As the SANDF APCs moved forward with the peacekeepers alongside, the belligerents ultimately declined to open fire. The peacekeepers managed to move safely out of the danger area and proceed back to the base after returning to their vehicles one kilometer on from the point of interception.

The SANDF has confirmed that the troops who stood their ground during the ambush will be cited for bravery.

More Exercise Young Eagle 2015 here:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_joomgallery&func=viewcategory&catid=133&startpage=1&Itemid=136#category

SAPS vs the Hulk
Images from the Avengers

frumentius:
Talk about balls of steel. Someone give Lt Phiri a Bell's!
http://www.africandefence.net/sandf-unamid-troops-in-rebel-standoff/

Three days ago the SANDF’s UNAMID contingent in Darfur were involved in a high-risk exchange with a number of unknown rebels in Mellit. The details below were provided by the SANDF and make for some gripping reading. Considering previous instances where rebels have opened fire on SANDF patrols, the commander’s refusal to surrender his group’s weapons showed a remarkable level of discipline.

On 18 August 2015 a team of 37 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members were escorting an United Nations team on a long range patrol to north of the South African Company Operating Base (COB), Mellit in the Darfur Region of Sudan. The patrol was made up of four Mamba Armed Personnel Carriers (APCs), one Recovery Vehicle and two Land Cruisers. The patrol was to a small village, called Selibilo, 51km north of the base. The team was led by Lieutenant (Lt) Phiri, a Platoon Commander from 8 South African Infantry Battalion.

On the way back to the COB the team was ambushed by an unknown Armed Group (AG) and a stand-off ensued between the Peacekeepers and the armed militia. The protection element of the patrol had passed the ambush point when the second group was stopped by three heavily armed soldiers of the militia. SANDF members observed that the some of the AG were armed with an anti-tank weapon (mounted on land cruiser) and 12,7mm machine guns. To the west of the point where the convoy was intercepted, other members of the AG were deployed on a small hillside.

They ordered the section commander to leave the vehicle while pointing weapons at him. At this point, two members of the AG climbed atop one of the APCs – one pointing a weapon at the SANDF light machine gun (LMG) gunner whilst a second armed man removed him from the APC. They reiterated their demand to see the platoon commander and when he arrived they ordered him to surrender and turn over all of his troops’ weapons, or else they indicated that they would kill everyone in the convoy. The platoon commander, Lt Phiri refused.
[the armed group] ordered him to surrender and turn over all of his troops’ weapons, or else they indicated that they would kill everyone in the convoy. The platoon commander, Lt Phiri refused.

After two hours of negotiations to return the 7.62mm LMG, the AG told Lt Phiri that his members were currently surrounded by eight vehicles from a southerly direction and six others from the north. Lt Phiri continued to refuse to hand over any of his group’s equipment, which would have included two UN peacekeeping vehicles. A stalemate was reached and the AG informed Lt Phiri that he left them no choice, at which point they assumed firing positions. Lt Phiri deployed his troops on the ground in a battle formation and informed his troops that they would move out of the area with all vehicles, walking alongside them irrespective of the obstruction of the AG.
Lt Phiri and his troops began moving forward, with his troops and the AG directing weapons at each other continuously. As the patrol started moving out of the confrontation on foot, one of the AG members punctured the rear tyre of one of the UN Land Cruisers with a sharp object. An SANDF member observed this and pushed the individual away from the vehicle, whilst being threatened by automatic weapons from the remaining AG members. Lt Phiri instructed the recovery vehicle to come forward and tow the UN vehicle forward along with the rest of the vehicles. As the SANDF APCs moved forward with the peacekeepers alongside, the belligerents ultimately declined to open fire. The peacekeepers managed to move safely out of the danger area and proceed back to the base after returning to their vehicles one kilometer on from the point of interception.

The SANDF has confirmed that the troops who stood their ground during the ambush will be cited for bravery.

Lt Phiri has some Brass Balls. You don't mess with a man like that.

SAN very busy today AGAIN!!
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Namibian Wer'wolf mk2 in Anti Aircaft configuration

Nigerian Navy, Fire men