SuperSixSeven:


Understand this: There is nothing such as a military grade tyres.

- if they just want to.

SuperSixSeven:


Understand this: There is nothing such as a military grade tyres.

Somehow I don't understand what you are trying to say. Even your village mechanic can fix a flat tyre. The condition of this particular vehicles can hardly be estimated from the pictures you have uploaded. A flat tyre is at least no indication that supports your claim.

I strongly believe that the NA should be able to maintain any MRAP with very few resources and off the shelf spare parts - if they just want to.

kabe1:


No offense, but this is a ridiculous comment.

Eurosatory 2018: MICHELIN presents its latest military tyres


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u732xuJHhtA

kabe1:


This is what a Run Flat insert is.

It allows military vehicles move for miles even if they are punctured by bullet rounds.

GreenOris:

The average Nigerian roadside mechanic can repair at least two brands of vehicles, and most of these vehicles share parts with numerous civilian cars.
I don't know where the nightmare will come from.

kabe1:
Nigerian made Ezugwu MRAP in 6x6 configuration fitted with PLZ high capacity surveillance camera.

justtoodark:


look....people with inferiority complex are hard....

blacks forgot it was a black south african that did heart surgery even under apartheid system....
none of us remember his name today because too many black people hate themselves....

sorry....

kabe1:


Bro, you are contradicting yourself here. If the Nigerian army has done deep repairs in the past, can you post evidence they couldn't do same repairs on the Reva, Caiman and Maxxpro?

This is an example of a deep repair done on the Reva MRAP. This officially destroys the argument on NA repair capacity you were trying to make.

kabe1:
Nigerian made Proforce PF Viper MRAP.

youghs:


This PLZ camera Will really help in combating ambushes.
The vehicle will be able to detect terrorists lieing low on the ground atleast 100 metres away no matter the terrain

Whyem15:



100m is within engagement zone but at least it's better than nothing.

kabe1:
SAAF Gripens grounded


The South African Air Force’s (SAAF’s) Gripen fleet is temporarily grounded, with no aircraft serviceable, due to a lack of funding and maintenance and support contracts not being renewed in time.


It is believed that half the Gripen fleet of 26 aircraft has been cannibalised for spare parts, while air crew have lost currency due to a lack of flight hours. This is compounded by a lack of PC-7 Mk II trainers available.

For example, there are only around a dozen Oryx available out of a fleet of roughly 40. Over the last year only around a third of the Hawk fleet has been operational. Much of the eight-strong C-130BZ Hercules fleet is unserviceable, although two aircraft are airworthy and flying after a major service, and two more are undergoing scheduled maintenance.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/saaf-gripens-grounded/

youghs:


What are you saying.
A Run flat tyre is a type of tyre that can still move the vehicle many miles after been shot or punctured

SuperSixSeven:

What exactly is your point? Do you think tire change is rocket science?

Please do not tell me this line of multipurpose tyres are hard to use because they are the very same that MICHELIN offers for all kinds of heavy duty vehicles be it civilian and military.



I KNOW what a Run Flat Tyre is, thank you Einstein. How many should i order for you?

iblawi:

I thought they were in storage not knowing they were being cannibalized for spare parts.

Sincerely, this aircraft is expensive to procure and maintain. The capabilities are also overrated.

jl115:
They were not in storage, 2 if you read the article they should be flying again next month

For nearly a decade, the SAAF has been unable to fund the airworthiness of the entire Hawk and Gripen fleets, and half the Gripen fleet has since been in ‘rotational storage’.

Darren Olivier, Director at African Defence Review, notes that, “thanks to this delay, the SAAF’s Gripen fleet has been grounded for three months and probably won’t return to the air until late January at the earliest .”

iblawi:

jl115:
Read:

"Previous low availability of South African Air Force (SAAF) Saab Gripen C/Ds has been overcome by bringing stored aircraft back into service, says Lt Col Josias Mashaba, commanding officer of the service's 2 Sqn."

https://www.flightglobal.com/paris-south-african-air-force-boosts-gripen-availability/124498.article

They were brought out of rotational storage in 2017.

Also rotational storage ain't the same thing as storage

kabe1:
Nigerian made Ezugwu MRAP in 6x6 configuration.

kabe1:
In addition to Seaward Defence Boat 3, the Nigerian Navy has on order from China 2 x 45meters vessels.