GreenandGold:


Actually, considering that you're having a "civil war" in your own country, you're underspending in your military.

Civil war, where?.... Have you talked about the extremely High crime rates in southie, the big disparity between the black and the Afrikaners(constitutes of 9% of your population), one lives in generational wealth; owns over 60% percent of your natural resources(mines) as their personal hand-me downs to their younger generation and the other lives in slums which is the main cause of the crime rates. Every nation have their own problems

LINK-ZA

Africa's only integrated air, ground and ship TDL.....Outside Nato there is only a handful of countries that operate a defence force wide TDL...... Australia only got there own TDL as recent as 2019.

So good is LinkZA that G6 and G5 artillery pieces can accurately hit moving targets, Mokopa missiles can be guided to targets by other platforms which was successfully displayed when a Rooivalk fired a mokopa missile at a target that was guided by a Gripen.

davefurn:

Civil war, where?.... Have you talked about the extremely High crime rates in southie, the big disparity between the black and the Afrikaners(constitutes of 9% of your population), one lives in generational wealth; owns over 60% percent of your natural resources(mines) as their personal hand-me downs to their younger generation and the other lives in slums which is the main cause of the crime rates. Every nation have their own problems

You mean in a country where there are the same number of non-white millionaires as white millionaires and where the black middle class is bigger than the white middle class............and also the country where the average black SAn earns 3 times more than the average Nigerian and is much less poverty stricken than the average Nigerian?

@Kabe1 could you post Nigeria's TDL here? I think the group will find it interesting

New SANDF tactical communication system

The communication system encompasses state-of-the-art transmission and information security techniques, incorporating semi real-time data link performance characteristics and digital voice communication. Development of various elements in this system are completed and will result in the first tactical communications system in the world that will provide complete inter-operability between all elements of the battlefield (air force, army, navy, etc.) without using gateways or protocol converters,” the report states.

It goes on to state that development of the communication management system, which enables execution of design test and evaluation as well as operational test and evaluation of the total system comprising all major sub-systems operating as a system is also complete.

“The first two production contracts are nearing completion and follow-up production orders have been placed” the report states without giving details of value and duration.

Reutech Communications, a Reutech division, is a contractor to Armscor for the development and manufacture of a range of software defined combat net radios (CNRs). This is part of modernising communication in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF).

The Reutech product is designed for joint operations between airborne, ground-based and naval forces. It is based on a common architecture and common tactical data link enabling seamless integration of C4 (Command, Control, Co-ordination & Communications) systems, sensors, weapons and intelligence across the battlespace.

Reutech is supplying the SANDF with thousands of new generation software-defined radios over a ten year period. These cover land, sea and airborne applications. They have been deployed operationally on peacekeeping duty in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)."

jl115:
You mean in a country where there are the same number of non-white millionaires as white millionaires and where the black middle class is bigger than the white middle class............and also the country where the average black SAn earns 3 times more than the average Nigerian and is much less poverty stricken than the average Nigerian?

Why won't they be bigger , look at the comparison ohhhhhhhhh; South Africa population is 60+ million and whites(afrikaners) about 4+ million........ Why won't the black middle-class population be bigger,if they're not bigger then it's a big slap on your faces ....... For you to even compare it, it even solidifies my point. Cost of living here in Nigeria is very low compared to the South Africa

davefurn:

Why won't they be bigger , look at the comparison ohhhhhhhhh; South Africa population is 60+ million and whites(afrikaners) about 4+ million........ Why won't the black middle-class population be bigger,if they're not bigger then it's a big slap on your faces ....... For you to even compare it, it even solidifies my point

maybe you forgot a little thing called apartheid my bru and the Black middle class has now overtaken the white middle class...as for HNWI it isn't far behind

Nigerien Bayraktar TB2 deliveries begin

Six Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were delivered to Niamey airport last month following a November 2021 order for the type from Turkey’s Baykar.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/nigerien-bayraktar-tb2-deliveries-begin/

davefurn:

Civil war, where?.... Have you talked about the extremely High crime rates in southie, the big disparity between the black and the Afrikaners(constitutes of 9% of your population), one lives in generational wealth; owns over 60% percent of your natural resources(mines) as their personal hand-me downs to their younger generation and the other lives in slums which is the main cause of the crime rates. Every nation have their own problems

Jeez, I was talking military spending here, let's not talk human development index because that's where you will get slayed to kingdom come. Let's keep in the defence.

jl115:
maybe you forgot a little thing called apartheid my bru and the Black middle class has now overtaken the white middle class...as for HNWI it isn't far behind

Apartheid is over 2 decades now; if you keep on with that mentality in 6 decades there won't be any difference.

New Il-76 for Angola

It appears the Angolan Air Force is taking delivery of another Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft as part of a batch of several additional airlifters.

The Il-76TD, registration T-914, was spotted in Minsk, Belarus, earlier this month. Although painted in white, it was wearing Forca Aerea Nacional de Angola markings. On 9 June, the aircraft was tracked by FlightRadar24 over Egypt after departing Belarus on what is presumably its delivery flight.

It appears Angola may be acquiring several additional Il-76s. Il-76 registration T-912 was seen over Belarus in April and was first observed in February this year, indicating the first of a new batch: other Il-76TDs in Angolan service are T-908, T-909, T-910, and T-911, so based on the registrations, this indicates three additional aircraft are being delivered, possibly from ex-Belarussian stocks.

The Angolan Air Force has operated Il-76s for some 20 years. According to Scramble, only seven are currently operational, eight have been scrapped, and one is in storage. The type is flown by the Esquadra de Transportes which is based at Base Aérea No 1 (Luanda/4 de Fevereiro).



The Angolan Air Force relies mainly on An-12, An-24, An-72, C212 and Il-76 aircraft for its transport requirements. It recently acquired a couple of Xian MA60s from China and has ordered three C295s from Airbus. Although the latter order was first announced in 2018, it was only firmed up with Airbus in April this year. Two of the aircraft will be specifically equipped for maritime surveillance and one for transport missions.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/new-il-76-for-angola/

GreenandGold:


Jeez, I was talking military spending here, let's not talk human development index because that's where you will get slayed to kingdom come. Let's keep in the defence.

Lol, you brought a supposed civil war that isn't happening

davefurn:

Lol, you brought a supposed civil war that isn't happening

- There's a war inside Nigeria, right? - YES
- It's between Nigerian armed parties believing in two different ideologies, right? - YES
- Each armed party wants to win in that region so they could implement their ideologies, right? - YES

davefurn:

Apartheid is over 2 decades now; if you keep on with that mentality in 6 decades there won't be any difference.

How long did apartheid go on for?? and if you didn't notice poverty figures have decreased dramatically since 94 as well as the black middle class surpassing the white middle class as well as in the next 5 years there will be more non white HNWI than White HNWI.........aslo considering the ANC is on its way out those figures will accelerate after 2024.

Just remember poverty figure for Black SAns 22% poverty figure for Nigeria 40%

@Kabe1 could you post some of Nigerias tactical communication systems here?? I think the group will enjoy!

jl115:
LINK-ZA

Africa's only integrated air, ground and ship TDL .....Outside Nato there is only a handful of countries that operate a defence force wide TDL...... Australia only got there own TDL as recent as 2019.

So good is LinkZA that G6 and G5 artillery pieces can accurately hit moving targets, Mokopa missiles can be guided to targets by other platforms which was successfully displayed when a Rooivalk fired a mokopa missile at a target that was guided by a Gripen.

The highlighted are important

Ratel ZT3A2

With penetration of 1000mm RHA @and a range of 5km it can kill any modern tank in the world:

The same ZT3A2 missile will be used on the new Badger IFV


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t58VFhCvgw

@Kabe1 could you please post Nigeria's Anti Tank weapons similar to the ZT3? I think the group would love to see!

jl115:
How long did apartheid go on for?? and if you didn't notice poverty figures have decreased dramatically since 94 as well as the black middle class surpassing the white middle class as well as in the next 5 years there will be more non white HNWI than White HNWI.........aslo considering the ANC is on its way out those figures will accelerate after 2024.

Just remember poverty figure for Black SAns 22% poverty figure for Nigeria 40%

ANC out, sure about that?....... Nigeria is going through a precarious situation but sometimes using dollars to determine wealth per capital not considering the cost of living is somehow based to me

GreenandGold:


Jeez, I was talking military spending here, let's not talk human development index because that's where you will get slayed to kingdom come.Let's keep in the defence.

they will get slayed there to.....3 upgraded mig 21s, 2 Opv and a LST and all of a sudden they think they are world beaters

davefurn:

ANC out, sure about that?....... Nigeria is going through a precarious situation but sometimes using dollars to determine wealth per capital not considering the cost of living is somehow based to me

Yes I'm pretty sure....polls put them barely over 40%.

Also in terms of cost of living SA is also much better off We are one of the cheapest countries to live in my bru!!

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S-Plane selected by Airbus for innovative wing demonstrator project

Airbus has chosen S-Plane Automation to supply its X-KIT optionally piloted vehicle conversion kit for its eXtra Performance Wing demonstrator project, which will see X-KIT installed on a remotely controlled Cessna business jet.

S-Plane said its X-KIT will be used to safely and reliably ensure the remote control of a Cessna Citation VII that will fly breakthrough wing technologies being developed by Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned Airbus subsidiary set up to fast-track the development of future technologies through the rapid assembly of demonstrators, and evaluating, validating and maturing these technologies.

At the heart of the X-KIT system installed on the Citation VII is an appliance known as the X-CUBE. According to Dr Iain Peddle, S-Plane’s Chief Technical Officer: “The X-CUBE interfaces with all the necessary aircraft sub-systems, such as fuel, engine, electrical power, communication and hydraulic systems to manage and control them.”

The X-KIT also includes a selection of satellite and line-of-sight radio frequency datalinks. This communication equipment reliably links the aircraft to S-Plane’s ground station equipment, such as remote piloting stations and payload operator stations running S-Plane’s highly configurable ParagonC2 and ParagonISR software. An Integration Testing Station (ITS) facilitates fast and high-fidelity testing of the integrated system for formal acceptance testing of integrated systems.

“S-Plane is highly experienced at the conversion of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft into UAS [unmanned aerial system] and OPS [optionally piloted system], having done so for more than 13 years”, said Dr Thomas Jones, S-Plane’s Chief Executive Officer. “This experience allows us to support safe, fast and affordable conversions, even for unconventional aircraft”.

One of the aircraft S-Plane has supplied its X-KIT for is the Tecnam P2006T light twin, which has been used by Spanish electronics company Indra on its Targus optionally piloted vehicle, designed for surveillance missions.

The P2006T-based Targus began flight testing in 2020, with groundbreaking experimental flights in non-segregated airspace with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that weighs 1.25 tons and has an 11 metre wingspan.

The Targus optionally piloted vehicle is based on the MRI version of the Tecnam P2006T aircraft, and is fitted with a Seaspray 5000E radar, a high resolution electro-optical/infrared payload (FLIR UltraForce 275-HD or Wescam MX-10) and maritime AIS (Automatic Identification System). Targus can fly in civil airspace like any other certified aircraft. Once deployed in the area of operations, it can be configured as an unmanned aircraft.

The X-KIT system can be installed on most fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft to convert these into manned, unmanned and optionally piloted ISR aircraft systems. It has been installed on the Fama Kiss 209 helicopter and CADG Helix ISR aircraft (Stemme ES-15).


Johannesburg-based Ultimate Unmanned led the development of the Viper 1000C unmanned aerial vehicle, based on the Stemme S15 motor glider. This was launched in 2016 and evolved into the CADG Helix optionally piloted vehicle, capable of carrying hundreds of kilograms of sensors, including long-distance day and night cameras. The base model Helix-1 system can be flown with a single pilot while the mission equipment is controlled from a ground station, while the Helix-2 can take the pilot out of the cockpit entirely. The Helix-1 has successfully been trialled on anti-poaching missions in the Kruger National Park, leading to the apprehension of half a dozen poachers over a six-week period. It has also been deployed to Mozambique.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/s-plane-selected-by-airbus-for-innovative-wing-demonstrator-project/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAqqVG6GHno


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMYqTCWcHW8

GreenandGold:


- There's a war inside Nigeria, right? - YES
- It's between Nigerian armed parties believing in two different ideologies, right? - YES
- Each armed party wants to win in that region so they could implement their ideologies, right? - YES

Lol, the there was a war in Tunisia and Morroco then during the terrorists attacks, ohhhh the capitol invasion is a war then; sometimes common sense applies, don't let Google do simple analysis for you or those carrying guns shooting all around in the us......... Know what to take in and what not to take in otherwise you're no different from a robot

davefurn:

Lol, the there was a war in Tunisia and Morroco then during the terrorists attacks, ohhhh the capitol invasion is a war then; sometimes common sense applies, don't let Google do simple analysis for you or those carrying guns shooting all around in the us......... Know what to take in and what not to take in even you're no different from a robot

Terrorist aren't holding actual territory like in Nigeria!!

jl115:
Ratel ZT3A2

With penetration of 1000mm RHA @and a range of 5km it can kill any modern tank in the world:

The same ZT3A2 missile will be used on the new Badger IFV


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t58VFhCvgw

Lol, same hyping; how many have been put into use.... Or you just design, make one and then scrap. Atleast the weapons Nigerians make are being battle tested everytime and remodeled constantly to deal with shortcomings, that's what is called development..... By the way, it's to be expected from South Africa being how early you guys started especially during the sadf era

jl115:
Terrorist aren't holding actual territory like in Nigeria!!

Quote which territories they are holding now pls?...... They are holding zero now, just hit and run...soon they will be eradicated

jl115:
Yes I'm pretty sure....polls put them barely over 40%.

Also in terms of cost of living SA is also much better off We are one of the cheapest countries to live in my bru!!

Lol, please check it out

jl115:
they will get slayed there to.....3 upgraded mig 21s, 2 Opv and a LST and all of a sudden they think they are world beaters

Or how they land a helicopter on a ship and then BOOM they're suddenly the best in Africa...

GreenandGold:


Or how they land a helicopter on a ship and then BOOM they're suddenly the best in Africa...

We are always the best .deal with it

davefurn:

Lol, same hyping; how many have been put into use.... Or you just design, make one and then scrap. Atleast the weapons Nigerians make are being battle tested everytime and remodeled constantly to deal with shortcomings, that's what is called development..... By the way, it's to be expected from South Africa being how early you guys started especially during the sadf era

52..........And they have actual tank kills in combat!!

jl115:
52..........And they have actual tank kills in combat!!

Source

davefurn:

Quote which territories they are holding now pls?...... They are holding zero now, just hit and run...soon they will be eradicated

So you agree they hold/held vast territories at one stage?