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Nigerian Army UAS

Nigerian Navy Ship Unity (F92) leading the formation.

The annual regional aeromaritime exercise GRAND AFRICAN NEMO 2022 (GANO22)

kabe1:
Nigerian Navy Ship Unity (F92) leading the formation.

The annual regional aeromaritime exercise GRAND AFRICAN NEMO 2022 (GANO22)

we just need an LHD

Toju200:
we just need an LHD

I no gree.

We need to get our additional LST asap.

LHD are a big fat target.

What need to build our Tank fleet, including purchasing additional IFVs.

kabe1:


I no gree.

We need to get our additional LST asap.

LHD are a big fat target.

What need to build our Tank fleet, including purchasing additional IFVs.

Are you in time of war? Then why did you call it a big fat target
What LHD offers every Navy in the world is it's ability to carry larg number of personals and some numbers of helicopters which makes it serves as a command post at sea

MAN1960:



Are you in time of war? Then why did you call it a big fat target
What LHD offers every Navy in the world is it's ability to carry larg number of personals and some numbers of helicopters which makes it serves as a command post at sea

When buying a military equipment, you take into account all possible scenarios.

In what way is an LHD beneficial to Nigeria, and what tactical advantage would such a ship provide that our LST don't fulfill?

MAN1960:



Are you in time of war? Then why did you call it a big fat target
What LHD offers every Navy in the world is it's ability to carry larg number of personals and some numbers of helicopters which makes it serves as a command post at sea

Wetin you wan put inside the LHD? Guntrucks which an LST can comfortably carry? Abi na our pkangolo vickers and 7 VT 4 and ST1 Do you have plans to invade anyone that you need a floating command post?

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NSFW


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByNRLa4R1fQ

Fynline:


Wetin you wan put inside the LHD? Guntrucks which an LST can comfortably carry? Abi na our pkangolo vickers and 7 VT 4 and ST1 Do you have plans to invade anyone that you need a floating command post?

So you are tell me that the US has more than 10 LHD because they are planning on invading another nation?
There is what we call multi-purpose equipments and the LHD is among the classes of such weapons, it allows navies to spend more time at sea ( months ).

It's can be use as a command and control post at sea.

Any nation that takes its security and the territory integrity of it's EEZ seriously must have such weapons.

kabe1:


When buying a military equipment, you take into account all possible scenarios.

In what way is an LHD beneficial to Nigeria, and what tactical advantage would such a ship provide that our LST don't fulfill?

it can serve as a command centre at sea
Moves more aerial assets than the LST
The LHD could do what the LST does and more

MAN1960:



So you are tell me that the US has more than 10 LHD because they are planning on invading another nation?
There is what we call multi-purpose equipments and the LHD is among the classes of such weapons, it allows navies to spend more time at sea ( months ).

It's can be use as a command and control post at sea.

Any nation that takes its security and the territory integrity of it's EEZ seriously must have such weapons.

*Clears throat* not invading, peace keeping just like in haiti now

MAN1960:



So you are tell me that the US has more than 10 LHD because they are planning on invading another nation?
There is what we call multi-purpose equipments and the LHD is among the classes of such weapons, it allows navies to spend more time at sea ( months ).

It's can be use as a command and control post at sea.

Any nation that takes its security and the territory integrity of it's EEZ seriously must have such weapons.

I find it bemusing how we jump straight to US as an example when discussing defence acquisitions.

Spend more time at sea? When we have cheaper and more effective platforms that can already do that?

We have bigger and more pressing needs that will better serve our purpose than an LHD

@Toju moving more assets to where?

Toju200:
it can serve as a command centre at sea
Moves more aerial assets than the LST
The LHD could do what the LST does and more

No it cannot do what the LST does in a Nigerian security environment.

The LST does all you have mentioned and is significantly cheaper to operate and deploy.

There's nothing an LHD will do for Nigeria.

Lurker4Long:
Ghana’s Homegrown Special Boat Squadron Signals New Era

The Ghana Special Boat Squadron (SBS) has graduated its first batch of operators who were 100% domestically trained.

The eight new graduates completed the rigorous six-month course and were the only ones out of a class of 25 to successfully finish and receive special forces badges. They trained at the Naval Training Command in Nutekpor which was opened two years earlier. They will now join the SBS, an elite special forces unit trained to counter piracy and trafficking and conduct opposed boarding of ships.

Building domestic training capability is a major part of the country’s SBS 5-year Development Plan, which was created in partnership with the U.S. and the Danish Special Warfare Group known as the Frogman Corps.

The units are particularly important as Ghana seeks to protect its offshore oil and gas installations and its fisheries sector.

Chief of Army Staff Maj. Gen. Thomas Oppong-Peprah praised the SBS as “quiet professionals” and said they are among the most flexible and useful instruments in the country’s national security toolbox, the Ghana Peace Journal reported.

“They operate deep at sea and in remote areas making difficult decisions every day in austere, uncertain, and unstructured environments,” Oppong-Peprah said at the graduation ceremony on September 15.

Created in 2016, the Ghana SBS typically works in tandem with traditional units from the Navy or Army. Lt. Cmdr. Seth Dzakpasu, commander of the SBS, said potential squadron members are volunteers from within the Ghana Navy who are screened and shortlisted to attempt the training. The Basic Operator Capability course is, he said, the most difficult course there is in the armed forces. It is both “grueling” and “academically daunting” preparing trainees to operate in desert, mountain, jungle, river or sea environments.

After that, there are follow-on intermediate and advanced courses throughout an operator’s career to sharpen skills.

“The SBS course is in phases,” he told ADF during the Naval Infantry Leadership Symposium held in Dakar, Senegal, in July. “It is designed to first condition you to work in small groups and move rapidly, then the other phases develop your mindset, the mindset to know the possibilities that a standard military unit might think is impossible.”

The SBS cultivates special forces skills such as speed, security, surprise and purpose, he said.

“These are the principles that enable a small entity to take on attacks which, traditionally, should have been conducted by a larger entity, sometimes three times the size, and achieve results,” he said.

Previous SBS graduates were trained with the help of Nigeria. A strong partnership has developed between the Ghana SBS and the Nigerian Special Boat Service, which has taken a lead role in some of Nigeria’s toughest counter-terror fights.

During a 2021 ceremony for the Nigerian Navy’s Basic Operating Capability course where 10 Nigerians and nine Ghanaians graduated, Nigerian Navy Rear Adm. Kamarudeen Lawal said the relationship between the two countries has solidified through training exchanges.

“Ghana and Nigeria are two countries that have been operating closely. We have had various exercises and trainings with Ghanaian officers. In most of our training institutions, we have Ghanaian officers teaching, and we also have Nigerians who are teaching in Ghana,” he said, according to the Nigerian newspaper This Day. “So, we have come a long way and I believe this is just a way to further strengthen our relationship.”

https://adf-magazine.com/2022/10/ghanas-homegrown-special-boat-squadron-signals-new-era/

Those Ghanaians are true operators! They've been trained and tested unlike the many cooks, mechanics and bandsmen we've seen of late wearing Gucci kit posing as Special Needs Troops!

MAN1960:



So you are tell me that the US has more than 10 LHD because they are planning on invading another nation?
There is what we call multi-purpose equipments and the LHD is among the classes of such weapons, it allows navies to spend more time at sea ( months ).

It's can be use as a command and control post at sea.

Any nation that takes its security and the territory integrity of it's EEZ seriously must have such weapons.

This is ridiculous, the United States is a global superpower with bases all across the world, hence the requirement for super carriers and LHDs.

The US also spends over 800 billion USD on defence, that's nearly 2 times of Nigeria's entire GDP.

A Nation that it's security seriously spends in areas that are most needed, not in LHDs.

kikuyu1:


Those Ghanaians are true operators! They've been trained and tested unlike the many cooks, mechanics and bandsmen we've seen of late wearing Gucci kit posing as Special Needs Troops!

Tested where if i may ask

Deepawali wishes to everyone

May the light shine strong and steady in everyone

Nemesis4you:
Deepawali wishes to everyone

May the light shine strong and steady in everyone

Happy Diwali bro.

I didn't think you were religious, though.

Religiously serving booty, Yes!!!

.......But actually religious, this is a surprise.

Toju200:
Tested where if i may ask

You are wasting your time with that one o

kabe1:


Happy Diwali bro.

I didn't think you were religious, though.

Religiously serving booty, Yes!!!

.......But actually religious, this is a surprise.

Thanks bro

There is no word for 'religion' / concept of 'religion' in any of our languages / way of life

And most importantly
Without booty no humans and hence no gods

Ethiopia-Tigray war – enemies and global negotiators gather in South Africa for peace talks

Ethiopia’s warring parties and African and international mediators have gathered in South Africa for peace talks scheduled to start on Tuesday to try to end the country’s bitter and bloody two-year civil war.

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-10-24-ethiopia-tigray-war-enemies-gather-in-south-africa-for-peace-talks/

davefurn:

*Clears throat* not invading, peace keeping just like in haiti now

The situation in Haiti should serve as a wake up call for African (especially west African) countries that are following Haiti's footsteps into socio economic destruction. The number of people kidnapped this year is running in the thousands currently. A country of just 11 million people. Their entire government cabinet are basically begging the UN for foreign intervention.

US and Mexico sent a petition to the UNSC to approve an intervention in Haiti to flush out gangs. It will likely push through because UNSC voted unanimously to sanction the gangs.

US, Canada and Mexico will support the operation logistically but will not send any troops to Haiti for obvious reasons. They're shopping for a suitable country to do help do the job in Haiti.

Maybe not LHDs but the Nigerian Navy needs more than just LSTs. It needs to level up from depending on frigates as it's flagship. Maybe the "Low cost type 31 amphibious assault ship" will do or better still the "Tarlac amphibious assault ship" of the Philippine Navy

davefurn:

True, on point

Yes. However this does not mean Israel doesn't have more than capable systems of meeting Iran's present and future threats. There is David's sling and Barak for multipurpose threats and cruise weapons. There is the chief of them all, the Arrow family.

These systems are much more advanced than the rudimentary Iron dome. Iron dome only gets the hype because she sees more action.

Multiple by 20-100 , any sectoral air defense will get overwhelmed


Currently only cost effective solution is to use jammers to deny sat nav , still collateral damage will be there

AAA is also there but than will depend on the search and track capabilities


Or go for low cost anti drone micro missile system which can fire 100s of micro missiles at swarms with low collateral damage

Exnavyboy62:
Maybe not LHDs but the Nigerian Navy needs more than just LSTs. It needs to level up from depending on frigates as it's flagship. Maybe the "Low cost type 31 amphibious assault ship" will do or better still the "Tarlac amphibious assault ship" of the Philippine Navy

I don't think Nigeria have a frigate; maybe I'm mal-informed, What's d difference between lst and lhd, aren't they both amphibious assault ships?... What makes one better than the other?

Faithful007:
Yes. However this does not mean Israel doesn't have more than capable systems of meeting Iran's present and future threats. There is David's sling and Barak for multipurpose threats and cruise weapons. There is the chief of them all, the Arrow family.

These systems are much more advanced than the rudimentary Iron dome. Iron dome only gets the hype because she sees more action.

Iron dome is not rudimentary though, that they spent 10 yrs perfecting it from US fundings. First time I'm hearing of david sling, barak and arrow family; I will have some fun research then, but why haven't they used them on gaza instead opt to use conventional fighter jets

davefurn:

I don't think Nigeria have a frigate; maybe I'm mal-informed, What's d difference between lst and lhd, aren't they both amphibious assault ships?... What makes one better than the other?

Actually the Nigerian Navy has no frigates for now. The NNS Aradu is grounded but it refers to the Hamilton class cutters and P18N Corvettes as Frigates because of their big size hence the reason why they have pennant numbers like F90, F91, F92 and F93.

There is a difference between LSTs, LHDs and Amphibious assault ships

LSTs are amphibious landing ships that can carry at most a Max. of 300 troops and 30+ vehicles and they can also carry 1 helicopter and a drone depending on the size of the landing helipad and the hangar. They also possess a front bow ramp and they are lightly armed with 12.7mm guns or 30mm RCWS for close quarter combat. They can weigh 1000 tons or more Examples are Damen LST 100, LST 120

LHDs are bigger amphibious vessels that can carry up to 3,4,5... to 20 or more helicopters and they can carry a Max of 800+ troops. They don't possess a front bow ramp, instead it's from the back and they can be armed with short range SAM and CIWS guns for self defense. They can weigh 30,000 tons or more but in Algeria's case, their San Giorgio LHD weighs 8,000 tons. Examples are China's Type 75 LHD, France's Mistral class LHD.

Then Amphibious Assault ships or Landing Platform Docks are ships bigger than LSTs but smaller than LHDs. They can carry a Max of 700+ troops and they are armed with 76mm naval guns, 40mm guns and 12.7mm guns. Their 76mm guns or 40mm can be used for naval fire support. They can weigh from 12,000 tons to 20,000 tons and also don't possess front bow ramps. It is also from the back for them. Examples are the US San Antonio LPDs, China's Type 71 LPD

For better understanding;
Pic 1-LST
Pic 2-LHD
Pic 3- LPD or AAS

Stormtrooper11:

Please, are you sure it's 12? We've had like 4 F-7 crashes

There are reports currently circulating that Nigeria received deeply upgraded F-7NI from China, with upgrades enhancing their Air to ground capabilities.

The Nigerian Air Force also received at least 1 attrition replacement FT-7NI trainer variant.

In all 10 Fighter jets were received from China, 9 upgraded F-7s and 1 F-7 trainer for a total number of 12 units F-7NI.