Tunisian navy participating in a maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2023 in Kenya
It is designed to assess and improve combined maritime law enforcement techniques, promote safety and security in the Western Indian Ocean, and increase interoperability between participating nations.

SANDF's Long-range patrol in Cabo Delgado

GreenandGold:
Not to be out-performed by ISIS in Mozambique, these f##ls decided to take on ISIS in Nothern Mozambique with machetes... Never lived to tell the story

Damn, they thought ISIS were street dudes?

Interesting Article on the continuing process of Nigeria's Presidential Elections 2023 which has moved to the Presidential Elections Tribunal on who becomes the Commander-in-Chief.

More than 30 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) including A-list lawyers like Ikpeazu, SAN and many more signing up to join the legal team of Peter Obi as winner of the February 15th elections against the INEC declared unlawful and illegitimate highly unpopular Bola Ahmed Tinubu who we hear is still struggling to get A-list lawyers the likes of Olanipekun to defend his stolen elections. Justice must be done.

https://www.thetrentonline.com/12-sans-in-peter-obis-legal-team-revealed/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

Covert1:
Interesting Article on the continuing process of Nigeria's Presidential Elections 2023 which has moved to the Presidential Elections Tribunal on who becomes Commander-in-Chief

More than 30 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) including A-list lawyers like Ikpeazu, SAN and many more signing up to join the legal team of Peter Obi as winner of the February 15th elections against the INEC declared unlawful and illegitimate highly unpopular Bola Ahmed Tinubu who we hear is still struggling to get A-list lawyers the likes of Olanipekun to defend his stolen elections. Justice must be done.

https://www.thetrentonline.com/12-sans-in-peter-obis-legal-team-revealed/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

This is not the place for this please, create a thread in politics section

GreenOris:

This is not the place for this please, create a thread in politics section

Says you...you must hate the truth. Since when did the Commander-in-Chief cease to be part of the Armed Services. Stop wasting useful time.

Covert1:


Says you...you must hate the truth. Since when did the Commander-in-Chief cease to be part of the Armed Services. Stop wasting useful time.

Thanks for the advice, i will stop wasting useful time replying you.

slimthugchimee2:


Lol photoshoot air force

yes because we can put enough platforms in the air to do it....wonder why it ain't possible in certain countries?

GreenandGold:
SANDF's Long-range patrol in Cabo Delgado

From someone at 2SAI, currently in Cabo Delgado.

A total of 19 Vehicles left the base, the aim of the patrol was to cement the presence of the SAMIM & also engage with communities.
This long-range Patrol unfolded over a period of 3 days:
1) On the first day a long halt was made at Quissanga;
2) On day two the Convoy picked up sticks and headed to Pemba;
3) As part of the patrol, village to village stops were conducted in Mahate, Metuge & Mieze.

It seems like there's some insurgency developing in the south of Moza as well, close to the KwaZulu-Natal border.

The Mozambican Federation of Road Transporters ( FEMATRO ) suspended passenger transport between Maputo and Durban, in South Africa, due to insecurity on the way, the president of that body told Lusa today.

(website in Portugese) https://integritymagazine.co.mz/arquivos/9646

Lurker4Long:


From someone at 2SAI, currently in Cabo Delgado.

Do you see what's missing on the long-range patrol?

A light 4-wheeler that can cross those small Moza bridges and can fire some 30mm HE shells

Covert1:


Says you...you must hate the truth. Since when did the Commander-in-Chief cease to be part of the Armed Services. Stop wasting useful time.

It's true. Derailing the thread with politics should not be the norm

GreenandGold:


Do you see what's missing on the long-range patrol?

A light 4-wheeler that can cross those small Moza bridges and fire can 30mm HE shells

A proper Eland replacement, you mean? Something like this, from Golden Era Technologies?

Speaking of small bridges, there's a section in the video when they're crossing a bridge where only 1 Casspir at a time can cross. I thought great ambush location, and was pleased to see security posted all around for the crossing.

GreenandGold:
It seems like there's some insurgency developing in the south of Moza as well, close to the KwaZulu-Natal border.



(website in Portugese) https://integritymagazine.co.mz/arquivos/9646

Nope, this is simple criminality. Started, I might add, on our side of the border with fuckers torching cargo trucks with Moz plates. Now the Mozas are retaliating.

Lurker4Long:

A proper Eland replacement, you mean? Something like this, from Golden Era Technologies?

Just when I was thinking if we have such a design in the country, boom there it is

Lurker4Long:

Speaking of small bridges, there's a section in the video when they're crossing a bridge where only 1 Casspir at a time can cross. I thought great ambush location, and was pleased to see security posted all around for the crossing.

Actually, I was impressed by the way they crossed the bridges, doctrine carefully executed to the last letter.. not that we have been terrible with that, it's just that it's good to see it being done all-over again.

Lurker4Long:

Nope, this is simple criminality. Started, I might add, on our side of the border with fuckers torching cargo trucks with Moz plates. Now the Mozas are retaliating.

Oh.. it's lunatics on both sides playing st#pid games.

Faithful007:
Conspiracy theories.

Lol, same as usual.... The video was even shared here and twitter

I wonder who is funding ISIS Mozas.. I would like to read some conspiracy theories at this point and filter out the most plausible ones (and kill my last brain cells while at it).. That's the part where I miss some Kikuyi1 deep philosophy

GreenandGold:


Just when I was thinking if we have such a design in the country, boom there it is

Seeing as the reconnaissance section operates 5-15km ahead of the patrol, deploying a pair of "our GE Tech" as scout vehicles and fire support for the recon section makes more sense than having them in the main convoy.

GreenOris:

This is not the place for this please, create a thread in politics section

Amen

Lurker4Long:

Seeing as the reconnaissance section operates 5-15km ahead of the patrol, deploying a pair of "our GE Tech" as scout vehicles and fire support for the recon section makes more sense than having them in the main convoy.

Actually, you have a point... I mean a Casspir (or Mfezi) is a huge target to miss with an RPG should the main convoy get itself ambushed, even an amateur militia could take out a minimum of 2 Casspirs in this convoy... so yep, a pair of our "GE Techs" should be deployed on a 5-15km ahead scout mission as suggested.

GreenandGold:
It seems like there's some insurgency developing in the south of Moza as well, close to the KwaZulu-Natal border.



(website in Portugese) https://integritymagazine.co.mz/arquivos/9646

The vegetation look so west african

QuietMynd:

The vegetation look so west african

I guess it's the sub-tropic coastal vibe... even the South African part of the area (below) looks different. It does not even look like there rest of SA

Nigerian Special Boat Service equipped with Tavors conducting clearing drills looking clean.👌

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Ahgr5SpPk [/url]

Ghana’s police get Marauder APCs, helicopters

The Ghana Police Service has taken delivery of a vast quantity of new equipment, including Marauder armoured personnel carriers, and helicopters.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo handed over 600 motorcycles, 100 Toyota Hilux vehicles, and six Marauders on 21 February and also commissioned upgrades to National Police Headquarters. The Marauders were painted in the colours of the police’s Counter Terrorism Unit.

These were on display at the 66th Independence Anniversary Parade on 6 March, during which the police also flew three newly acquired helicopters: one Airbus H125M (AS550 Fennec), and two Aerospatiale Gazelles.

In 2018, Akufo-Addo first revealed that the new helicopters would be acquired and two years ago said new hangars had been built at the National Police Training School while six pilots completed training in South Africa.

Paramount, which manufactures the Marauder, said it is a “proud partner of the Ghana government and police. Congratulations on strengthening police and building security.”

The company has supplied equipment to Ghana in the past, providing 20 Maverick internal security vehicles to the country between 2013 and 2015, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Ghana also received a dozen Hunter Light Strike Vehicles from South Africa’s OTT Technologies around this time.

Both the Hunters and Mavericks were displayed during the 66th anniversary celebrations in the city of Ho in the Volta Region of the country, along with water cannon-equipped riot control vehicles and other police hardware including mobile hospitals.

Ghana’s armed forces displayed a variety of weapons and equipment during the parade, including Otokar Cobra armoured vehicles (some in surveillance configuration with mast-mounted sensors), Type-81 122 mm multiple rocket launchers, D-30 122 mm howitzers, 105 mm howitzers, 107 mm rocket launchers, Husky TSV armoured vehicles, and rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs).

Ghana has been expanding its military and police in recent years, with a major tranche of equipment being taken into service last month. Akufo-Addo on 1 February presented 175 military vehicles for internal security as well as peacekeeping use to the Ghana Armed Forces. The vehicles included 70 Kamaz trucks, 20 BTR-70 armoured personnel carriers, 20 Navistar Defence Husky tactical support vehicles (TSVs), and 65 Toyota utility vehicles.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/ghanas-police-get-marauder-apcs-helicopters/

First Israeli offshore patrol vessel for Cote d’Ivoire arrives home

Cote d’Ivoire has ordered two OPV-45 offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) from Israel and the first of these has been completed and has just arrived home.

In December 2020, Israel Shipyards began construction of two OPV-45 offshore patrol vessels for Cote d’Ivoire. At the time, Israel Shipyards did not reveal who the customer was, only saying the vessels would be delivered in the next two years.

The first vessel, Esperance (P2202), departed Haifa, Israel, on 10 February and was seen in Malta on the 13th, Las Palmas on the 20th, and Dakar, Senegal, on the 26th. She arrived in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on 6 March, according to ship tracking data.

The OPV-45 design was launched at the IMDEX show in May 2019 as a cost-effective solution mainly for the export market, especially in the Asia-Pacific, Africa and South America. In September 2019 Israel Shipyards said it had sold two OPV-45s but did not announce the customer, but later announced a sale in the Gulf of Guinea region. The agreement includes ongoing support and training as well as the creation of a maintenance programme within the framework of the company’s Integration Logistic Support (ILS) services.

The OPV-45 design is 45.7 metres long, has a beam of 8.6 metres and displacement of 300 tons. It can accommodate between 16 and 21 crew, and has additional berth for up to 24 personnel. The vessel can carry a 7.2 metre rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) in an automated launch-and-recovery system on the aft deck, which can also take 20 foot containerised modules for different missions.

Weapons options include stabilised naval gun systems of up to 30 mm on the foredeck and 12.7 mm machineguns elsewhere on the vessel. Israel Shipyards said the African customer’s vessels will be equipped with day/night observation systems as well as stabilized weapon systems, both Israeli-made.

It has been reported that MAN will provide the engines for the vessels under a contract for two MAN 16V175D-MM engines rated at 2 960 kW, as well as ALPHA FPP propellers with struts and Alphatronic 3000 propulsion control systems. The ships will be able to reach a top speed of 24 knots and an endurance of 3 000 nautical miles at 12 knots.

The OPV-45 has been designed for a wide range of naval, para-military and homeland security missions, including open sea patrol and surveillance, the protection of facilities and exclusive economic zones, anti-terror/smuggling/illegal activity interdiction, intervention force boarding/landing, close-range naval combat operations, and enhanced search and rescue missions. The OPV 45 can also be equipped for minimizing illegal immigration transits, fishing protection and control, and anti-pollution activities.

Cote d’Ivoire will also be receiving a single P400 patrol vessel as it overhauls and expands its navy. This was revealed by Vice Admiral N’Guessan Kouamé Célestin, Chief of Staff of the Ivory Coast Navy, in April 2022.

The P400 is most likely an ex-French naval vessel – the P400 class has an endurance of 15 days at sea and is fitted with a 2.5 tonne crane that can lift boats out of the water. Armament includes a 40 mm Bofors gun, a 20 mm F2 cannon and two AA-52 machineguns. The class was acquired by France in the early 1980s and subsequently retired. P400s have been sold to Kenya and Gabon.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/first-israeli-offshore-patrol-vessel-for-cote-divoire-arrives-home/

Egyptian Air Force becomes first Rafale export user to reach 10 000 flight hours

The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) has become the first Dassault Rafale export customer to reach 10 000 flying hours on the type, having flown the Rafale since 2015.

To celebrate the milestone, Dassault Aviation and the Egyptian Air Force hosted a ceremony last week in Egypt. “This important milestone confirms the Rafale’s technological and operational excellence, and attests to the quality of the training of Egyptian crews received in France. It also demonstrates the effectiveness of the systems and personnel put in place by Dassault Aviation to support the implementation of the aircraft in Egypt. Lastly, it illustrates the great skill of the Egyptian Air Force, which has carried out the transformation of its pilots and mechanics to the Rafale with ease and fluidity,” Dassault said.

“Egypt has chosen the Rafale, recognizing its unique ‘game-changer’ character, to ensure its role in full sovereignty as a key player in the regional and international arena, in a demanding geopolitical context. This celebration around the 10 000 flight hours of the Rafale salutes the great mastery of the Egyptian Air Force, the excellence of the Rafale, and honours Dassault Aviation, which has maintained strong relations with Egypt based on trust and commitment for nearly 50 years”, said Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation.

Egypt ordered an initial 24 Rafales in 2015, and another 30 in 2021. Egyptian Rafales have been armed with MICA air-to-air missiles, HAMMER stand-off weapons, Al Tariq guided munitions , and SCALP cruise missiles.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/egyptian-air-force-becomes-first-rafale-export-user-to-reach-10-000-flight-hours/

DRC army says M23 attacked Burundi troops in North Kivu

Just a day after their deployment, Burundian troops were attacked by the M23, according to the Democratic Republic of Congo army.

Colonel Kaiko Ndjike, spokesman for the governor of North Kivu in DRC, condemned a new violation of the ceasefire by the M23, which launched an attack on Monday targeting the Burundian troops.

The DRC army added that the attack also hit a camp for internal displaced people.

“These attacks were carried out with 82 and 120 mortars causing enormous damage,” Ndjike said.

The incident took place in Saké, about 30 kilometres from Goma, North Kivu where the Burundian army was to be deployed as part of the East African regional force ordered by the East African Community (EAC) heads of states.

The attacks came as Angola, which is mediating between the DRC government and the M23 rebels, announced that the rebels had promised a ceasefire by noon of March 7, 2023. Angolan President João Lourenço had ordered the establishment of an ad hoc verification mechanism to ensure compliance with this decision.

On Monday, a few hours before the deadline set by the rebels and the Angolan mediation, fighting was reported in North Kivu between the DRC army and the M23 rebels. This happened just after the DRC and Burundi signed a defence agreement.

Alain Tribert Mutabazi, Burundi's Defence Minister and former combatant, and his DRC counterpart Gilbert Kabanda, committed their countries to strengthening military cooperation.

But President Lourenço insisted the rebels and the DRC government must respect the ceasefire.

The attack on the Burundian troops' camp may reignite the escalation of the war.

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/drc-army-says-m23-attacked-burundian-troops-4148856

M23’s declared ceasefire in east DR Congo fails as fighting resumes

The ceasefire declared in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by the M23 rebel group on Tuesday did not hold as clashes were reported in some villages in Masisi territory, North Kivu.

This is the latest failed ceasefire commitment.

Fighting resumed just hours after M23 issued a press release announcing an “effective ceasefire”.

By 12pm Tuesday, the M23 had said it had decided to stop fighting, adding that the decision was in line with consultations between them and Angolan President João Lourenço, the mediator in the Congolese crisis through the Luanda peace process.

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/m23-ceasefire-fails-to-hold-in-east-drc-4150188

GreenandGold:


I guess it's the sub-tropic coastal vibe... even the South African part of the area (below) looks different. It does not even look like there rest of SA

If someone snap the background alone and caption it south african, I will surely argue blindly.

I have absolutely no idea why presumably reasonable adults ignore the evidence before them, and continue to treat M23 as if it's an independent actor.
Why waste time talking to the puppet, when the puppet-master's address in Kigali is known?

Lurker4Long:
DRC army says M23 attacked Burundi troops in North Kivu
Just a day after their deployment, Burundian troops were attacked by the M23, according to the Democratic Republic of Congo army.

The other day I said Kenya was wasting its time by signing a peace deal with the M23. Those are god-forsaken scums, they use these stupid peace deals to regroup, resupply and smuggle back dead Rwandan Operators who are always attached to the M23 rebels.

The only way to finish the M23 is to cripple's Kagame's ability to resupply these scums and execute those Rwandans should they be found.