Xer0:
Can you share his biography

Lieutenant General Robert Kariuki Kibochi is the Commander of the Kenya Army following his promotion and appointment on 28 July 2016.
Lt Gen Kibochi was enlisted into the Kenya Defence Forces on 18 May 1979 and underwent Officer Cadets Training until 30 March 1980 and commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant and posted to Signals Battalion.
He has held various command and staff appointments including that of Assistant Chief of Defence Forces in charge of Operations, Plans, Doctrine and Training, Chief of Strategic Plans and Policy, Director International Peace Support Training Centre, Col Operations Requirements (CIS) and Commander Corps of Signals. Other appointments held include Chief of Staff at the Eastern Africa Standby Force, SO1 Records HQ KA, SO1 Comms HQ KA, SO1 Mobilization DHQ, SO1 Comms CIS DHQ and SOII Operations and Training at the HQ of the Corps of Signals.
Lt Gen Kibochi has earned Masters Degree of Arts in International Studies, Masters Degree in Computer Based Information Systems and Bachelors of Technology in Communication and Electronics Engineering, and pursuing Ph.D. degree in Peace and Conflict Management. His other professional training include National Security Studies at the National Defence College (Kenya). Army Command and Staff Course (UK), Overseas Telecoms Engineering Course (UK), Signal Officers Degree Telecommunications Engineering Course (India), Sub Unit Commanders Course, Platoon Commanders Course, Regimental Signal Officers Course among other training courses.
He served with the United Nations as Commander of Kenyan Contingent in the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) from 2000 – 2001; while his decorations include Chief of the Burning Spear (CBS) and Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS), among others.
Lt Gen Kibochi was born in Nakuru on 15 August 1959. He is married to Tabitha and blessed with four daughters and a grandson.

MikeCZA:
The battle of Bangui imagine if the regional decided to intervene and SA had to capture Bangui again.


The air port there would be a sought after target by rebels still in the city. Mortars, Chinese rocket launchers etc.


Or say the FIB had to retake Goma from M23.


Paratroopers or elite troops can be insisted into the air port seize it to be used as a command post, logistics base etc. Aircraft bring supplies will be a target hard to ignore so attempts will be made to destroy them on the ground.

Henry240:
P18N Nigerian Navy's NNS Unity, F92.

Beautiful boat.

Henry240:
P18N Nigerian Navy's NNS Unity, F92.


Beautiful boat.

ssaengine:


Was this not meant to be built in Nigeria?

ActivateKruger:


I'm not denying the value of C-RAM systems, however missiles are very costly to be integrated.

In a case like Bangui where cheap rockets would be fired at the airport... How many missiles would one have to use to deflect those many rockets?. Remember rockets and mortar are cheaper and easily available than missiles and you would just run out of them within a few minutes of while rockets and mortar would be sustained for hours-on-end.

MikeCZA:
Let's just say they are troublesome.

Maybe in attacking surface targets.

It isn't just the fire control unit(radar, IR sensor etc)

I believe it was the because of funds that the revolver guns which were demonstrated to the SANDF(Their C-RAM capability) were aren't purchased.

A pair of S-125/Pechora V-600 missiles on ZIL-131 transporter vehicle of the Zambian air force

nemesis2u:
off topic but saw everybody discussing C RAM, let me chip in with laser based C RAM which is the way forward because of greater lethality against a wide envelop of targets , cost effectiveness , etc. already work is progressing in many countries. Rheimetall already has a working prototype i think based on their 35mm revolver gun turret.

and now time for me to vamoose before somebody.....................

Henry240:


Aren't we all asking the same question. With 9 months behind delivery date, i'm just glad the ship has been handed over.


Moving forward, we would probably know the difficulties we had with completing the build in Nigeria and if anything else was achieved asides the upgrade of the Naval shipyard in Port-Harcourt.

MikeCZA:
Just in time before you can go anywhere!


Criticism in my part of the world regarding laser based platform over kinetic munition based system is that the former isn't all weather capable. Similar to when GPS was introduced to air to ground guided munitions cause their effectiveness was reduced in cloudy, misty weather or when there's around.

Yes, I think they(Rheinmetall) were working on the multiple telescopes version but still based on the same turret.

ssaengine:
Another one of Denel's projects that the public forget about. Marlin family of missiles....80-100km range.

nemesis2u:


technology improves every second lolzzz maybe i am cutting it too close

but in 2014 HEL-MD (high energy laser mobile device) 10kw output was field tested in multiple weather conditions successfully by Boeing . it shot down mortars through fog, rain, clouds etc.

though it still has to be validated in snowy weather , if they have done it in the meantime i have no info.

vamooseeeeeeee...........henry240 cant catch me now

ANOTHER ORYX HIT BY SMALL ARMS FIRE IN THE DRC

An Oryx medium transport helicopter of the South African Air Force was hit twice in the main rotor blades during operations against the ADF on Saturday, 17 September, according to people familiar with an internal MONUSCO report on the incident.
The helicopter was conducting airlift operations around the Beni area in support of Operation Usalama, the joint MONUSCO and FARDC mission against the ADF rebel group. During one of the landing approaches, small arms fire was received from the surrounding area and the troops on the ground waved the aircraft off. After returning to Beni Mavivi Airport (FNZP) a visual inspection discovered two strikes by small calibre ammunition on the main rotor blades, but no other damage.

Reports from MONUSCO troops on the ground also indicated that earlier that day FARDC troops had attempted to force the same helicopter to airlift them out of the area, even though the flight had been intended as a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) only. The situation was resolved after MONUSCO troops from the Tanzanian battalion intervened. There is no indication that the two incidents were linked, though it does suggest a disturbing breakdown in FARDC cooperation and discipline.

Henry240:
P18N Nigerian Navy's NNS Unity, F92.


Beautiful boat.

Henry240:
It would be perfect is the Nigerian navy can award a contract for the local construction of 2 additional ships. 58 meters, one OPV and one Logistics ship.

theDEVILisHERE:



Most black people from the past couple of centuries to present day have proven themselves to be benafide idiiots and foolls hence black people (the world over) are currently in a huge mess

I don't expect most to get the message
BUT

The message has been passage
U either take it or leave it
but nothing will change the true fact of things