US servicemen secretly training in Durban before being deployed in Djibouti

(not related to Exercise Shared Accord)

So this is the creature that has been disturbing the roads in convoys for days now

kabe1:
Ashok Leyland Military Truck built in Lagos, Nigeria.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWSYjJH25YA

I never thought I'll live to see the day

A School of Armour Museum Buffel was once mis-labelled on this thread as an SA Army APC.
So, to avoid a repeat, this perfectly preserved ambulance belongs to the SA Military Health Service Museum!

GreenandGold:
I never thought I'd live to see the day

Your favourite variant!

GreenandGold:
I never thought I'd live to see the day

Lurker4Long:
A School of Armour Museum Buffel was once mis-labelled on this thread as an SA Army APC.
So, to avoid a repeat, this perfectly preserved ambulance belongs to the SA Military Health Service Museum!

I can confidently say its in better shape than skorokoro I ride

Lurker4Long:

Your favourite variant!

Oh well, it has a reverse camera, I can't complain

@Lurker4Long

it seems like the Philippines are in need of the helicopter 🚁 fleet we no longer need... time to for some extra cash. 🤑🤑🤑


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpedOM0nQac

Chinese, Russian, and South African ⚓ sailors

The difference between a police officer and a military officer is always mission readiness

GreenandGold:
@Lurker4Long

it seems like the Philippines are in need of the helicopter 🚁 fleet we no longer need... time to for some extra cash. 🤑🤑🤑

What's the fleet we don't need? SAPS? They have more pilots than aircraft, mate. Unless you're saying they should standardise and replace the other 9 choppers with the H125?

The SAPS Air Wing now operates 14 AS350/H125, six R-44 Raven II, two MD500 and one BK 117 helicopters. Fixed wing aircraft include eight PC-6 Turbo Porters (the ninth was destroyed in a crash in August 2022), a PC-12, one King Air C90 and one Citation Sovereign jet. Half the fleet is based in Gauteng, with the remainder scattered throughout the country.

SAPS aircraft are used in policing operations including crime prevention, vehicle tracking and pursuit, dagga plantation spraying, crowd control and monitoring, VIP transport and search and rescue operations. Some are equipped with hoists, cameras, searchlights and slings.

Most Air Wing responsibilities entail responding to crime call-outs. The Air Wing also provides air support during the monitoring of public protests and major events, including support to specialised units such as the Special Task Force, National Intervention Unit and Tactical Response Teams. More than 2 000 airborne law enforcement operations are typically carried out every year, with the majority by helicopters.

With regard to personnel numbers, the SAPS employs about 50 pilots and 300 support staff in the Air Wing.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/saps-gets-new-helicopter/

Lurker4Long:

What's the fleet we don't need? SAPS? They have more pilots than aircraft, mate. Unless you're saying they should standardise and replace the other 9 choppers with the H125?



https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/saps-gets-new-helicopter/

Exactly... your article shows that we no longer use the MBB Bo-105 👇👇👇 below, that's the one the Philippines need

DICON EPAIL BRG-120.

For border protection

Look who is in town.... I can't tell if this is the same hat he wears always or a different one

(Hope they discuss serious issues like kicking Rwanda in the DRC)

GreenandGold:
Look who is in town.... I can't tell if this is the same hat he wears always or a different one

(Hope they discuss serious issues like kicking Rwanda in the DRC)

What's happening about the rolling blackouts in southie? Is it true that the power grid is about to fail? I thought S/A were on nuclear energy source

davefurn:

What's happening about the rolling blackouts in southie? Is it true that the power grid is about to fail? I thought S/A were on nuclear energy source

Since you asked, so basically;

- New people were added to the grid without adding any notable new power
- Old power stations not replaced
- Centralised power generation
- Dodgy contractors, etc

Current nuclear energy is not sufficient, and no the grid will not fail, the blackouts are to prevent that.

In Pic: One of the solar powerplants in the Northern Cape by independent suppliers

GreenandGold:
I never thought I'll live to see the day

Our friends here missed an opportunity for some ribbing, to get us back with a Badger version of this Patches production.

Lurker4Long:


Our friends here missed an opportunity for some ribbing, to get us back with a Badger version of this Patches production.

LOL, I never get credit for my creations

GreenandGold:


LOL, I never get credit for my creations

Was this you? I always thought it was Patches.

Lurker4Long:

Was this you? I always thought it was Patches.

The original poster had the names of the Nairalanders at the bottom like you would get on a real movie poster... but it was all fun

Speak of the devil, he's turning a 100 years today

davefurn:

What's happening about the rolling blackouts in southie? Is it true that the power grid is about to fail? I thought S/A were on nuclear energy source

It won't collapse, that's why we have loadshedding, and yes we do have nuclear power but our reactors are under going maintenance

GreenandGold:


Since you asked, so basically;

- New people were added to the grid without adding any notable new power
- Old power stations not replaced
- Centralised power generation
- Dodgy contractors, etc

Current nuclear energy is not sufficient, and no the grid will not fail, the blackouts are to prevent that.

In Pic: One of the solar powerplants in the Northern Cape by independent suppliers

Alright

jl115:

It won't collapse, that's why we have loadshedding, and yes we do have nuclear power but our reactors are under going maintenance

Wow, maybe southie is going green

It seems like good news are coming out of Denel, the A-Darter is getting an upgrade and production.

....Continued delays mean the A-Darter, which should have been completed in 2015, is already seeing some obsolescence in certain areas. Limited re-engineering will be required before production can commence.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/armscor-making-little-headway-on-hoefyster-and-a-darter-projects/

davefurn:

Wow, maybe Southie is going green

In a few decades, we will get there... we just need maybe 2 more 4000MW+ 💥 nuclear stations to complement the base load

GreenandGold:


In a few decades, we will get there... we just need maybe 2 more 4000MW+ 💥 nuclear stations to complement the base load

We'll need to dramatically increase our roll-out of transmission lines. To utilise all the wind and solar plants currently under build in the Northern Cape, we need to be adding 2000km of new transmission lines per year, instead of the current 300km.

Lurker4Long:

We'll need to dramatically increase our roll-out of transmission lines. To utilise all the wind and solar plants currently under build in the Northern Cape, we need to be adding 2000km of new transmission lines per year, instead of the current 300km.

..of course, that's what has stopped new projects from going live in the NC.

In pics: De Aar Project 1, 2, and 3

GreenandGold:


..of course, that's what has stopped new projects from going live in the NC.

In pics: De Aar Project 1, 2, and 3

God! the rest of the country has to follow our lead in the Cape and kick out the ANC bums next year!