Wuoche:
KDF third batch arrived in DRC today morning.

It seems the KDF have replaced almost all their G-3 rifles with the Scar-L and some AK-47s.

Nigerian forces

Nigerian Navy

Lurker4Long:
First Milkor UAVs destined for South African use

Milkor’s 18.6 metre wingspan Milkor 380 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is the largest such aircraft to be developed in Africa and will enter production next year. As part of an agreement with the Department of Defence, the first aircraft produced will be used exclusively by South Africa.
That's some big UCAV. Larger than the Akinci too

The Milkor 380 will soon make its maiden flight, with production of the first five aircraft set to take place next year. The aircraft was first unveiled in 2018, and more recently took pride of place at the most recent Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition, where it was displayed with Al Tariq X-series precision guided munitions, Halcon Desert Sting DS-16 guided bombs, FZ602 laser-guided rocket launchers, and Airborne Technologies’ Self Contained Aerial Reconnaissance (SCAR) Pod.

“Following a successful presentation of the Milkor 380 at the African Aerospace and Defence Exhibition in September of this year, international recognition on the Milkor 380 and its capabilities has been garnered from countries across eastern Europe and Asia,” Milkor said. “During AAD, Milkor signed an MOU with the Department of Defence, Armscor and the South African Air Force illustrating their continued commitment to supply these systems and will manufacture five units during 2023 dedicated for South African use.”

With the company’s 10 000 square metre manufacturing facility in Cape Town, Milkor will further build on local defence capabilities and continue to avail the Milkor 380 to the South African government, the company added, as it is “fully committed to building the capabilities required by various branches in the South African government by making the Milkor 380 available for use in South Africa.”

“Developing such a sophisticated platform in South Africa is a significant achievement for the defence industry,” said Daniel du Plessis, Business Development Manager at Milkor. “Milkor has created an opportunity for the South African defence, security and intelligence sectors to source key equipment locally, eliminating the need to seek them elsewhere. It enables the South African government to reduce its reliance on foreign procurement and allows them to collaborate closely with local companies that can help build stronger defence and security capabilities, especially in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sector.”

Milkor said the Milkor 380 Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV is the largest UAV to be manufactured in South Africa and on the African continent. It has an endurance of up to 35 hours of flight time and a payload capacity of 210 kg. “These features make the Milkor 380 ideal for integrating various sensors and performing surveillance operations and intelligence gathering missions across the South African border and within the military intelligence realm,” Milkor said, with UAVs able to combat issues like maritime crime, poaching, terrorism etc.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/first-milkor-uavs-destined-for-south-african-use/

That's some large UCAV. Bigger than the Akinci I think in size.

Lurker4Long:
...last.

Nice radar. Can't identify the ifv. What's the name?

kdf artillery re-supply truck

kdf 105 mm howitzer

Stormtrooper11:

Nice radar. Can't identify the ifv. What's the name?

The Badger, a South African variant of the Finnish Patria.
The troubled project is years and years behind schedule, owing primarily to corruption and mismanagement at Denel.

Nigeria navy AW109 undergoing flight test in Italy

It looks like the SANDF has a new uniform, for the first time in 28 years .... still not sure what to think of it.

Rumor has it that kdf special forces operators may have ambushed a convoy in Rugari, well behind the enemy lines, M23 bagged 10 of their top leaders yesterday. This is a perfect reality check for those M23 rebels they won't know what hit them.

kabe1:


It seems the KDF have replaced almost all their G-3 rifles with the Scar-L and some AK-47s.

specifically SCAR- H (heavy) 7.62 X 51 same round as the G 3 but the scar weighs less and has better egornomics.

GreenandGold:
It looks like the SANDF has a new uniform, for the first time in 28 years .... still not sure what to think of it.

I like it...

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jl115:
posting some news as you said...yet you crying saying its fake

U the one who's been crying few pages back . You idiot

QuietMynd:

U the one who's been crying few pages back . You idiot

just stating facts my boy

NTSA:
Rumor has it that kdf special forces operators may have ambushed a convoy in Rugari, well behind the enemy lines, M23 bagged 10 of their top leaders yesterday. This is a perfect reality check for those M23 rebels they won't know what hit them.

Rwandans also facing the music.

Alot is going on at the same time

NTSA:
Rumor has it that kdf special forces operators may have ambushed a convoy in Rugari, well behind the enemy lines, M23 bagged 10 of their top leaders yesterday. This is a perfect reality check for those M23 rebels they won't know what hit them.

That is what proper SF operators do, conduct missions behind enemy lines.... Impressive training and execution.

Stargate254:
Alot is going on at the same time

The have accepted some terms of the ceasefire and are now requesting for a meeting with the peace process mediator and facilitator who is Kenya's former president H.E Uhuru Kenyatta.

PDM of NAF C-130 at their base in Lagos

Toju200:
PDM of NAF C-130 at their base in Lagos

Nigerian Air Force PR is now a mess.

kabe1:


Nigerian Air Force PR is now a mess.

I so much love the former CAS Sadiq Abubakar

Nigeria navy Turkish boats linked to the Falcon eye and AW109 naval helicopters

jl115:
I like it...

Looks like a darker and greener version of the multicam. Thought they would've adopted a digicam pattern.

bidexiii:



I so much love the former CAS Sadiq Abubakar

Imagine carrying out such a massive PDM in-country and nobody knew until House members visited, it's really not good PR at all.

kabe1:


Imagine carrying out such a massive PDM in-country and nobody knew until House members visited, it's really not good PR at all.

Exactly.
Maintenance culture when done needs to be highlighted.
Not covered up like the C-130

kabe1:


Nigerian Air Force PR is now a mess.

I'm fine as long as we get the best equipments with no PRs. We want results not propaganda.

Stormtrooper11:


I'm fine as long as we get the best equipments with no PRs. We want results not propaganda.

Only problem is, PR = Results.

You want to build morale, build confidence, demoralize the enemy, fight corruption. Information warfare is a critical part of warfare.

Technical Problems Ground Myanmar’s JF-17 Fighter Jets Bought From China

Most of the newly acquired Chinese and Pakistan-made JF-17 fighter jets that the Myanmar regime has taken delivery of have been grounded due to technical malfunctions, according to analysts and former Myanmar Air Force pilots who monitor the junta’s air capabilities.

The JF-17 fighters—lightweight multi-role combat aircraft jointly manufactured by China and Pakistan—that the Myanmar Air Force has added to its fleet have structural cracks and other technical issues, they told The Irrawaddy.

The aircraft, which are supposed to be capable of interception, ground attack and bombing missions, have turned out to be unfit for service, and the Myanmar military lacks the technical expertise to fix the problems, they added.

Myanmar reportedly inked a deal in early 2016 to procure 16 JF-17s from China at a cost of US$25 million each. A first batch of six aircraft were delivered to the Myanmar Air Force in 2018, but details about the other 10 are not yet clear. The deal made Myanmar the first country outside China and Pakistan to buy JF-17s.

Myanmar regime chief Min Aung Hlaing put four of the malfunctioning JF-17 fighters into commission at a ceremony at the Meiktila air base in December 2018. Two more were commissioned in December 2019 as the Air Force celebrated the 72nd anniversary of its founding.

Jointly manufactured by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and Chengdu Aerospace Corporation of China, the JF-17 was initially designed to balance India’s Air Force. They are equipped with Western avionics and powered by the Russian Klimov RD 93 aeroengine, and set up on a China-made airframe, according to analysts. They can be armed with air-to-air mid-range guided missiles, 80-mm and 240-mm rockets, and 500-lb bombs.

The critical part of the JF-17 avionics is the China-made KLJ-7 Al radar, which has poor accuracy and maintenance problems, analysts say. The aircraft does not even have an effective beyond-visual-range (BVR) missile or airborne interception radar.

Malfunction of the Weapon Mission Management Computer has caused launch zones of BVR air-to-air missiles to shrink during combat exercises, according to experts.

Furthermore, the airframe is vulnerable to damage, especially in its wingtips and hardpoints, when the aircraft encounters strong gravitational forces, according to a former pilot of the Myanmar Air Force.

Problems after purchase

As the avionics and electronics installed in JF-17s are made with parts from Western countries, the Myanmar military purchased the fighter jets through middlemen between 2015 and 2020. Following the coup, the European Union imposed sanctions against the Myanmar military and arms brokers, and the Air Force now has no spare parts for the JF-17s, according to analysts and former pilots.

The trade embargo also makes it impossible for the Myanmar military regime to directly buy missiles and bombs for its JF-17s. The regime meanwhile has forged a partnership with the Pakistan military, sending weapons system officers from the Air Force and Air Defense units to Pakistan for training from time to time.

For the Myanmar Air Force to carry out deadly air strikes on ethnic armed revolutionary organizations and civilians, it mainly needs air-to-surface missiles, and it reportedly held talks with Pakistan to order these as well as bombs and rockets. Around May this year, a cargo plane from Pakistan loaded with JF-17 spare parts landed in Myanmar.

Technicians from the Pakistan Air Force made a secret visit to Myanmar in September during which they set up a JF-17 simulator for pilots of the Myanmar Air Force at Pathein air base, and also solved some technical problems. A JF-17 weapons system officer however said the weapons system of the JF-17 is too technically complex for Myanmar pilots to handle, according to former pilots.

Current situation

Thanks to the JF-17s’ poor accuracy, the Myanmar Air Force still can’t use them for combat four years after they were commissioned. This has led the Air Force to rely on Russian-made Yak-130 and MiG-29 fighter jets and China-made K-8 fighters, said analysts.

While the Myanmar Air Force has spent a large sum to procure malfunctioning aircraft from China and Pakistan, arms broker Dr. Naing Htut Aung has earned millions of US dollars from the deal, The Irrawaddy has learned.

At the 72nd anniversary event for the Myanmar Air Force, Min Aung Hlaing boasted that the Myanmar Air Force started with Tiger Moth planes, but now has hangars filled with modern aircraft including supersonic jet fighters, transportation aircraft, and assault and transportation helicopters.

He made no mention of the Air Force’s unusable JF-17 fighters.

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/technical-problems-ground-myanmars-jf-17-fighter-jets-bought-from-china.html

SAAFs newest drone

Milkor 380

A total of 5 units were purchased and will supplement the 6-12 seeker 400 already in service as well as several other drones in service with other branches of the SANDF

Endurance of the Milkor 380 is said to be 35 hours which is very impressive indeed

jl115:
SAAFs newest drone

Milkor 380

A total of 5 units were purchased and will supplement the 6-12 seeker 400 already in service as well as several other drones in service with other branches of the SANDF

Endurance of the Milkor 380 is said to be 35 hours which is very impressive indeed

I live below a SAAF flight path.... I'll spot me a MALE drone in the nearby future... Yeeeeaaay