Henry240:


Defence budget and money for procurement aren't the same thing.


You should at-least apply some common sense.

OK, let's take it back a step

What source are you using which provides the budget figures you are quoting?

Henry240:


"Our inquiries on the jets revealed that the aircraft cannot
fly but the issue has been hushed up in the military."


So they miraculously fixed the aircrafts that cannot(affirming) fly!


Is this what you are now saying?

because that job as aircraft technicians.we didn't buy this aircraft's to be spare parts but to compliment our already inventory of F-5's

africaken:
because that job as aircraft technicians.we didn't buy this aircraft's to be spare parts but to compliment our already inventory of F-5's

So, none of the Fighters from jAF are flying, they were all cannibalised?

Henry240:


Anyway not to digress..... You called Nigeria out, and i have given a comprehensive list of all verifiable equipment Nigeria purchased with what was left of the $5.7 billion.


I'm not saying corruption isn't a problem, but to narrow every problem Africans phase to the narrow viewpoint of corruption is absolute nonsense. That's not the problem.

We face capacity issues, hence we buy every jack from abroad. This is a much bigger problem than corruption, Brazil, Mexico, SK etc etc all built massive defence industries despite high levels of corruption. Even colombia

Money is another issue, selling commodities like Oil, Platinum, Gold, minerals et al won't make you reach especially when you have 170 million people to feed!

lets use colombia as an example ,do you know how far they have come from the days of narcos,to today when colombia soldiers are sought after by gulf countries to work as PMC's ! it require commitment and sacrifice which we lack

africaken:
lets use colombia as an example ,do you know how far they have come from the days of narcos,to today when colombia soldiers are sought after by gulf countries to work as PMC's ! it require commitment and sacrifice which we lack

Exactly!

This is a more convincing argument, instead of always screaming corruption. Corruption is just a blanket which hides many many of our inefficiencies.


We lack the commitment and sacrifice to get things done, most institutions cannot be embarrassed to improve efficiency.


Anyway, we know Arabs can't fight.

Henry240:


So, none of the Fighters from jAF are flying, they were all cannibalised?

we have fewer than the 15 we bought

Henry240:


Exactly!

This is a more convincing argument, instead of always screaming corruption. Corruption is just a blanket which hides many many of our inefficiencies.


We lack the commitment and sacrifice to get things done, most institutions cannot be embarrassed to improve efficiency.


Anyway, we know Arabs can't fight.

henry240 i can assure you if you keenly researched why syria army collapsed easily during the initial days of civil war corruption would be one factor

Veteran jihadist seeks return of sharia law in Mali

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT4RJE9Om6g

africaken:
henry240 i can assure you if you keenly researched why syria army collapsed easily during the initial days of civil war corruption would be one factor

A factor, not the factor. Tribal and religious allegiances played much more major roles.

Henry240:


A factor, not the factor. Tribal and religious allegiances played much more major roles.

because everyone wants to eat without contributing a slice of that national cake.i had to remove that post because it wasn't military related .we need to stop buying and produce under license like what colombia is doing with israel weapon industries producing Galil ace

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5yDvXStwGo

colombia air force doing in house upgrade of the T27 Tucano,tell me which african country can't do this

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd5MZwV0OaQ

africaken:
colombia air force doing in house upgrade of the T27 Tucano,tell me which african country can't do this

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd5MZwV0OaQ

We basically did the same, with our PC7s a few years ago!

Albeit it wasn't our Airforce that carried out the upgrades, but a local company!!

Cameroon air force alpha jet

AlQaida In Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) Announces Forthcoming Video, Featuring Of Swedish & South African Hostages.

Cyberwar: Anonymous hack Nigerian government over ‘corruption, poverty and theft’

International hacktivist group Anonymous has targeted a number of official Nigerian government websites as part of an operation to weed out corruption and tackle poverty in the country.
Known for previous attacks on religious organizations, political figures and terrorists, the hacking collective issued a call for followers to “take out” Nigerian government websites.

read more https://www.rt.com/news/328382-cyberwar-anonymous-hack-nigerian-government/

africaken:
AlQaida In Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) Announces Forthcoming Video, Featuring Of Swedish & South African Hostages.

Good thing his/shes not with a Yank!! We might be able to get him/her back alive this time!!

Nigerian Manufactured Alpha-Jet GPU

Different types of Nigerian made Ballistics and Tactical vests.

Sri Lanka drops plan to buy fighters from Pak after India objects

Stiff opposition from India has forced Sri Lanka to drop plans, at least for now, to buy JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft from Pakistan.
The Sunday Express has learnt that New Delhi shot off a diplomatic missive a few weeks ago to Colombo on why it should not buy the JF-17 Thunder, including a negative technical assessment of the aircraft. It was also pointed out that the country’s defence requirements did not need fighters.
While questions were raised in Sri Lanka too about the reported $400-million deal, India’s forceful opposition, conveyed through a non-paper, was one of the likely reasons that made Sri Lanka drop the plan for now.
The Pakistani media were reporting that the deal for JF-17s would be signed during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s three-day visit to Colombo which ended Wednesday.
Despite its own financial crunch, Pakistan was also said to be ready to extend a line of credit to Sri Lanka for the aircraft.
On Tuesday, Sharif and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, who is also the Defence Minister, signed agreements under eight heads in Colombo, but the sale of aircraft was not one of them
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sri-lanka-drops-plan-to-buy-fighters-from-pak-after-india-objects/#sthash.fmLq3gZN.dpuf

angola air force IL-76 strategic airlifter

Angola air force AN-72 STOL transport aircraft

Chad air force C-130

more photos of the BAE caiman and International MaxxPro MRAP vehicles offered to nigeria by america

Chad air force MI-171's helicopters

sudan air force MIG-29 ,you can clearly see the BVR R-77 missile displayed

Burkina Faso Diamond DA42 Twin Star surveillance aircraft with a FLIR Pod

Off-topic


Anyone saw the frontal view of this soldier's kit?....... So cool!!!


It makes any SF soldier not wearing the new S.F uniform look like a vegetarian.

Henry240:
Off-topic


Anyone saw the frontal view of this soldier's kit?....... So cool!!!


It makes any SF soldier not wearing the new S.F uniform look like a vegetarian.

I did.

Isn't he a marine though?

MikeCZAR:
I did.
Isn't he a marine though?

Sure!
He looks like a Mexican Marine SF, like a MARSOC equivalent.

jln115:

Operations in the DRC,CAR,Lesotho and Burundi including years of experience gained from the Border War, which is passed down from one generation to the next.

Which one of those wars is relevant to COIN war against AQIM, Ansar deen, Boko Haram, El Shabab, etc ?

CAR Bangui was a 15 hour battle, you cmpare that with 5 years of fighting El Shabab ?

You Southie guys are willing to mislead Africa for your personal egoistic gains.

We are talking about helping Africa here, Somalia, Mali, Libya, Africa needs help not your egoistic comments that mislead the average man on the street.