africaken254:
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For some reason KDF does not give its soldiers individual radios.

Ghanaian sailor undergoing SBS training and qualification in Nigeria. Yes NN trains Ghanaian SF

Damn!! The Egyptian military is massive!




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6ryykhBWME

Nigerian navy crew of NNS Unity

jakeporeshenko:
Ghanaian sailor undergoing SBS training and qualification in Nigeria. Yes NN trains Ghanaian SF

Nice, JMSTC at Ojo is an advanced training center. Lessons learned from operations in the N.E, Niger-Delta and Gulf of Guniea makes for a compelling training manual.



"However this our new Cammo though?".

Henry240:


Our Navy fleet is very large, it is pleasing that we can put enough ships at sea. However our Revised Naval Transformation Plan calls for 46 ships, 3 Submarines and 42 helicopters over a 10 year period. It's a bit difficult to track what we've done. The classifications of ships by the Navy is also broad. As for helicopters, the Navy currently has 11 units in service. 31 units to go.


Our navy's objective is to develop a fleet capable of continuous and sustaining presence in the EEZ in defence of Nigeria's maritime interests.


According to the RNTP by 2013, the Nigerian navy should have received 4 Fast Attack Crafts, 8 Helicopters and 1 Hydrographic ship. The plan was to also build an sell vessels, again we fall short in this area.

Anyway with 5 ships almost completing their refit, the plan should be back on track. We would have to see what 2017 brings.

good luck on achieving that with a budget of only 1% of GDP.....as i said before Nigeria should be spending between 2-3% on defence.....Same thing down here!!

Henry240 please ost=50255727:


I keep wondering whether that second helicopter(in white) is owned by us. This is the second photo i've spotted it.

This is also the second time I'm seeing that helo, i don't know who it is operated by or what role it has, but I'll find out

Henry240:


Small & Efficient has always been fiction. Especially in the pirates infested waters of the gulf of guinea, although since the Navy launched Operation "Tsare Tseku", piracy attacks across the entire gulf of guinea ( Angola - Senegal) has been low.


My point is, there has to be a constant presence at sea, at the moment the Nigerian navy can deploy 8 proper ships at sea. With 5 more due to be launched soon, that number would increase to 13. No matter how efficient, even if it is the Norwegian navy, you'll still need those ships providing a constant presence at sea. It is the only way to secure a maritime environment for national prosperity.

I disagree, South Africa has the second longest coastline in Africa(ex Madagascar), and currently we are Patrolling our EEZ with 2-3 vessels constantly at sea....and pretty successfully if i have to say!

Project Biro was never envisioned to complement our Valours in patrolling our waters but rather to replace them, as our Valours are combatants and not OPVs.

Nigeria obviously has much more pirate invested waters than SA, thus i would say having between 5-6 OPVs/Vessels patrolling your coastline would be adequate.

Henry240:


Nice, JMSTC at Ojo is an advanced training center. Lessons learned from operations in the N.E, Niger-Delta and Gulf of Guniea makes for a compelling training manual.



"However this our new Cammo though?".

Apparently this new camo is SBS only, I prefer when they were dressed completely in black, head to toe. Just like in the pictures below

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various helicopters operated by Cameroon air force. that puma helo in the air looks like an Oryx.. its nose

jakeporeshenko:
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various helicopters operated by Cameroon air force. that puma helo in the air looks like an Oryx.. its nose

Actually its just a Puma that looks like a Puma, the nose included!! The Oryx is simply a (substantially)upgrade Puma thus it looks almost identical from a far.

if the PIC was taken closer, you would see that the Oryx has different air-in -takes, and overall is a bit shorter......also a few other minor differences like the wheel arches ext ext

Tinfoil:


For some reason KDF does not give its soldiers individual radios.

Almost no one does that.

The British and Australians are the exception.

jln115:
Actually its just a Puma that looks like a Puma, the nose included!! The Oryx is simply a (substantially)upgrade Puma thus it looks almost identical from a far.

if the PIC was taken closer, you would see that the Oryx has different air-in -takes, and overall is a bit shorter......also a few other minor differences like the wheel arches ext ext

Oryx is a Puma body with an engine from a Super Puma... Or something like that

I think the body itself is also a half and half

jakeporeshenko:
Ghanaian sailor undergoing SBS training and qualification in Nigeria. Yes NN trains Ghanaian SF

He doesn't look like he's training, he's just posing on the verandah.

ActivateKruger:


He doesn't look like he's training, he's just posing on the verandah.

Very funny man!
So he came all the way to Nigeria, to wear Nigerian camo then pick up a Nigerian assault rifle to pose for a picture.
Well you may be correct

Patchesagain:

Oryx is a Puma body with an engine from a Super Puma... Or something like that
I think the body itself is also a half and half

It is a bit longer.

Henry240:


Small & Efficient has always been fiction. Especially in the pirates infested waters of the gulf of guinea, although since the Navy launched Operation "Tsare Tseku", piracy attacks across the entire gulf of guinea ( Angola - Senegal) has been low.


My point is, there has to be a constant presence at sea, at the moment the Nigerian navy can deploy 8 proper ships at sea. With 5 more due to be launched soon, that number would increase to 13. No matter how efficient, even if it is the Norwegian navy, you'll still need those ships providing a constant presence at sea. It is the only way to secure a maritime environment for national prosperity.

As I said before, big numbers need bigger budgets. When you buy something you need to have a proper plan to keep it running otherwise you'll have another Aradu scenario.

You don't need large numbers of vessels for pirates to know you exist. A single OPV launches a helicopter for a 400km patrol radius, two give you 800km and so forth. With just 5 OPVs you could cover the whole Gulf.

upko1:

Very funny man!
So he came all the way to Nigeria, to wear Nigerian camo then pick up a Nigerian assault rifle to pose for a picture.
Well you may be correct

Nevertheless he still doesn't look like he's training.... Please check Senegalese pictures, they look like they're training.

ActivateKruger:


He doesn't look like he's training, he's just posing on the verandah.

Yes Ghanaians are doing sbs training.....I think since last year.....sad news they are outperformin us....

ActivateKruger:


Nevertheless he still doesn't look like he's training.... Please check Senegalese pictures, they look like they're training.

I don't think he's training either, he's in Nigeria for photo ops, we can all see that. Infact he's here for a nollywood movie shoot.

upko1:

I don't think he's training either, he's in Nigeria for photo ops, we can all see that. Infact he's here for a nollywood movie shoot.

More like auditioning for a Nollywood role

ActivateKruger:


As I said before, big numbers need bigger budgets. When you buy something you need to have a proper plan to keep it running otherwise you'll have another Aradu scenario.

You don't need large numbers of vessels for pirates to know you exist. A single OPV launches a helicopter for a 400km patrol radius, two give you 800km and so forth. With just 5 OPVs you could cover the whole Gulf.

To maintain 5 OPVs at sea 23/7 means you will need 15 minimum... Training, reserve, maintenance included

i will love it if the NN considers this German frigate (Brandenburg-class frigate). Constructed by the same guys that made the Aradu. about 4700+ fully ladened, heavilly armed and tough looking. four units was made for the German navy.

The all-steel ship has stealth features, extra space for task group personnel and fin stabilisers. It is designed to carry two AgustaWestland Sea Lynx mk88 helicopters and a rigid inflatable boat for boarding operations.

The first ship, Brandenburg (F215), was built by Blohm + Voss and commissioned in October 1994... we should not be afraid of buying big ships

Patchesagain:


To maintain 5 OPVs at sea 23/7 means you will need 15 minimum... Training, reserve, maintenance included

Maybe not, just use 2 for training, keep 3 on reserve and 5 on patrol. The only down side would be the operational costs of being at sea constantly. No one can actually afford 15 OPVs unless you're Egypt who's more interested in the military than its crumbling infrastructure.

Tinfoil:


For some reason KDF does not give its soldiers individual radios.

thats an issue i have even read on blogs written by british soldiers who have trained with Kenyans soldiers talk about,US marines choose to use commercially available handheld radios to enable a platoon to coordinate effectively in afganistan,even during the recently failed attack by alshabaab on an ethiopia outpost clearly showed how alshabaab know how vital constant communication is when coordinating attacks after five hand held radios were captured from dead alshabaab

in the british army platoon its easily to spot three tactical radio operators,thus having better synergy within and between different platoons,head-quarter and air support.even during the recent el adde out post overrun,with how poorly equipped our forces are when it came to comms. must have played a role in failures that lead to the out post being overrun

lionel4power:
i will love it if the NN considers this German frigate (Brandenburg-class frigate). Constructed by the same guys that made the Aradu. about 4700+ fully ladened, heavilly armed and tough looking. four units was made for the German navy.

The all-steel ship has stealth features, extra space for task group personnel and fin stabilisers. It is designed to carry two AgustaWestland Sea Lynx mk88 helicopters and a rigid inflatable boat for boarding operations.

The first ship, Brandenburg (F215), was built by Blohm + Voss and commissioned in October 1994... we should not be afraid of buying big ships

Yeah, if you have a cool calm $1,5 Billion USD to drop.

Valour Class were cheaper, at $327million. Pic 1
China offered Type 054A Frigates to Thailand for $333 million. Pic 2

jln115:

good luck on achieving that with a budget of only 1% of GDP.....as i said before Nigeria should be spending between 2-3% on defence.....Same thing down here!!

If we can achieve half of that, it would be a success.

patches689:


Yeah, if you have a cool calm $1,5 Billion USD to drop.

Valour Class were cheaper, at $327million. Pic 1
China offered Type 054A Frigates to Thailand for $333 million. Pic 2

1.5 billion a ship, that's expensive. I have a feeling we would look at for a Sigma Frigate, I don't think we would go Chinese with a Frigate.


My opinion though. However 4 FACs should be in the cards to replace our Combattante class which are being converted to OPVs.

jakeporeshenko:


This is also the second time I'm seeing that helo, i don't know who it is operated by or what role it has, but I'll find out

Hopefully it turns out to be a Naval helo, but i doubt it though. It's not in naval colours.

jln115:


I disagree, South Africa has the second longest coastline in Africa(ex Madagascar), and currently we are Patrolling our EEZ with 2-3 vessels constantly at sea....and pretty successfully if i have to say!

Project Biro was never envisioned to complement our Valours in patrolling our waters but rather to replace them, as our Valours are combatants and not OPVs.

Nigeria obviously has much more pirate invested waters than SA, thus i would say having between 5-6 OPVs/Vessels patrolling your coastline would be adequate.

You do know OP Copper hasn't yet arrested an pirates?..... They just aren't there to begin with. Unlike the Nigerian navy which has to deal with challenging security problems in Nigeria, Benin and Sao-Tome & Principe.

The Nigerian navy requires a minimum of 6 Navy ships at sea from each of the naval commands. We also need ships in Benin to cover up to Togo and maybe Ghana. There's also Sao-Tome. 9 ships have to be at sea at any given time, while replacements at the docks, so we are talking a minimum 18 ships. When we say ships in Nigeria, we refer to vessels which are 45 - 50 meters and above.

jakeporeshenko:


Apparently this new camo is SBS only, I prefer when they were dressed completely in black, head to toe. Just like in the pictures below

Cammo proliferation in the SBS unit has to be checked. It's not proper to for the SBS to have a new uniform every other year. The Black uniform, and the normal infantry desert cammo and woodland cammo is enough.


The black is my favourite, I was livid and estatic when i saw SBS guys in their black, it was perfect.