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Nigerian Air Force Super-Mushak Trainer purchase contract official signed in Abuja.

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Nigerian Air Force Super-Mushak Trainer purchase contract official signed in Abuja.

What of JF17?
Or do the Pakistani have to come back for that?


Well good to know we are moving ahead.

The very maneuverable Super-Mushak would replace the Diamond Trainer as the primary Trainer of the Nigerian Air Force.

iblawi:

What of JF17?
Or do the Pakistani have to come back for that?


Well good to know we are moving ahead.

We would have to wait till november. The contract would be announced during IDEAS 2016 in Pakistan. We would have to be patient. We are moving ahead as you said, and that's all that matters for now.

SAS Assegaai looking good hopefully she'll be open to visitors again!!

SAS Drakensberg:

Image credit: Allan Roy

both egyptian and russian paratroopers show casing each others weaponry

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9_LWxqR7s0

egytian and russian paratrooper jump

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgds4Fx8ZyA

Tinfoil:


They and other N.African countries officially state they are part of the Middle East

source ?? that's a racist lie or maybe you need some lessons in history/geography .

occidental countries classify them in economic reports in the MENA region " MENA = Middle east and North Africa " ,

and they offcially state that they are african , and historically they are the first named africans hundreds years before the african name be extended to the whole continent

Pic : 20 Oct 2016, 7T-WHZ Algerian Air force C-130 spotted in South Africa

At least 83 Nigerian soldiers, including a commanding officer, are still missing days after they came under a Boko Haram attack, PREMIUM TIMES can report. Top level military sources monitoring the development told this newspaper that the soldiers were still missing in action as of Friday morning, four days after the attack. The Army confirmed the attack in a statement on Tuesday, but has not given further updates. It did not also admit 83 soldiers were missing. The latest update from several military personnel, follows our earlier report on how Nigerian troops drowned in a river as they scampered for safety in the face of a superior firepower from the terrorists. While about 22 of the fleeing soldiers were later rescued by their Nigerien counterparts and dispatched to a hospital in Diffa, southern Niger, several others were fatally wounded after Boko Haram opened fire on them when they jumped into the River Yobe. The Army leadership has established contact with the 22 soldiers —including two that sustained serious gunshot wounds— recuperating in the Niger hospital, PREMIUM TIMES understands. The missing Commanding Officer of 223 Tank Battalion in Gashigar, was identified as K. Yusuf, a lieutenant colonel. Military sources said the troops could not withstand Boko Haram because they had only two light armour tanks to work with. Even the two tanks were withdrawn from the battlefront in Damasak to Gashigar, leaving soldiers in Damasak and other small units nearby with no tank. “May God touch the heart of our dear president to equip the Army,” the source said. “How have we offended him that has made him not to equip us as promised?” one source said. “May God touch his heart to forgive. Our men are dying daily here.” Besides the poor equipment, the renewed show of strength by Boko Haram has frightened many, coming after months of relative success by Nigerian troops. Since the beginning of this year, the Army had maintained that troops were clearing the sect’s remnants across the troubled Northeast as a precursor to a new phase of winding down combat operations. The Buhari administration claimed credits for the “improved morale” of the troops which had made it possible for previously displaced residents to return to their communities and commence rebuilding efforts. Corruption returns But high-ranking sources on the ground told PREMIUM TIMES the latest setback was because poor morale had returned to the battlefield. “On the day they were dislodged, troop’s morale was at the lowest ebb and troops were not ready to face the terrorists,” security sources said. The sources said the soldiers have had to endure months of unpaid salaries and their allowances also being held by their superiors. All military sources who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES asked that their identities be protected because of the sensitivity of the issue. This turn of event had compelled some commanders on the battlefield to go out of their way in search of financial support to keep their men fed — albeit poorly. “The cause of the low morale was due to their being fed once a day and the insensitivity of the authorities to pay them their allowances,” the source said. “Only part payment of their allowance for August has been paid to date.” “The commanders on the ground go out of their ways to incur debt in order to feed their troops. “The ration cash allowance meant for feeding was last paid for the month of August. So the Commanding Officers on the ground are the worst hit,” the sources said. The sources blamed alleged greed of a few brigade commanders for the situation the troops now find themselves. “Some brigade commanders reduce the official feeding ration of N500 per day to a meagre N300 just to make money. Our findings reveal that most locations outside Maiduguri only feed their troops once a day with mostly beans,” the sources said. The sources said this “insatiable craze for quick money” bears a stark similarity with what obtained under the Goodluck Jonathan administration. “The last administration doled out a lot of money to the theatre of operations which was mismanaged,” the source said. Other sources said the current pain is part of the consequences of a new distribution policy put in place by the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, who came in a little over a year ago. “The present Chief of Army Staff, in his good effort to minimise waste, decided to check these excesses by reducing maintenance allowance for the various units by half. “So the commands are not too happy with the development and have resorted to looking into troops feeding money,” one source said. They, nonetheless, described the policy as “a patriotic one” which was put in place to check the commanders’ use of allowances by “to settle political godfathers and patronise women”. Army spokesman, Sani Usman, did not respond to PREMIUM TIMES’ requests for comments. Nigerian troops are fighting alongside their counterparts from Cameroon and the Republic of Niger. Monday’s development marked the first time in more than two years that Nigerian troops would come under superior firepower that required foreign military personnel to come to their rescue. A similar incident last occurred in August 2014 when about 480 troops crossed the border into Cameroon while fleeing Boko Haram. The insurgency, which began in 2009, has left approximately 20,000 people dead and displacement of millions. Boko Haram leaders recently engaged in negotiation with the Nigerian government which led to last week’s release of 21 of the over 200 girls kidnapped from Chibok, Borno State, in April 2014.

chkil:


source ?? that's a racist lie or maybe you need some lessons in history/geography .

occidental countries classify them in economic reports in the MENA region " MENA = Middle east and North Africa " ,

and they offcially state that they are african , and historically they are the first named africans hundreds years before the african name be extended to the whole continent

Pic : 20 Oct 2016, 7T-WHZ Algerian Air force C-130 spotted in South Africa

Any idea why it landed at Lanseria Airport?? both Swartkop and Waterkloof air force bases are less than 4min(Flight time) away??

jln115:

Any idea why it landed at Lanseria Airport?? both Swartkop and Waterkloof air force bases are less than 4min(Flight time) away??

the comment on original pic said : 20 Oct 2016, 7T-WHZ Algerian Air force C-130 delivering some cargo to SA

chkil:


source ?? that's a racist lie or maybe you need some lessons in history/geography .

occidental countries classify them in economic reports in the MENA region " MENA = Middle east and North Africa " ,

and they offcially state that they are african , and historically they are the first named africans hundreds years before the african name be extended to the whole continent

Pic : 20 Oct 2016, 7T-WHZ Algerian Air force C-130 spotted in South Africa

or it could be there for heavy maintenance and overhaul

jln115:

Any idea why it landed at Lanseria Airport?? both Swartkop and Waterkloof air force bases are less than 4min(Flight time) away??

chkil:

the comment on original pic said : 20 Oct 2016, 7T-WHZ Algerian Air force C-130 delivering some cargo to SA

Embassy supply run. Lanseria because the security companies that embassies use to deliver to Pretoria aren't too keen on the rigmarole that getting security clearance for Waterkloof would entail.
It's a nice little regular earner for Lanseria.
I'm also told that from there it's going to Denel for milestone MRO.

sheyiofficial:
At least 83 Nigerian soldiers,
.

Your head dey house so?

Response unit, Lagos State

...

Ghanaian navy boarding team

Nigerian navy boarding team

Fynline:


Your head dey house so?

Response unit, Lagos State

Nice.

The President and Commander in Chief of the Namibian armed forces has called on young women to join the defence force.

Dr Hage Geingob says he wants to see an increased number of women in the defence force and has thus called for concerted efforts to motivate them to join.

He also urges those already in the force to aim for higher positions.

Dr Geingob was speaking at the commissioning of 42 cadet officers into the Namibian Defence Force at Rundu in the Kavango East Region today.

The officers underwent 17 months of training at the Rundu based 261 Battalion.

Their curriculum covered basic soldiering skills, conventional warfare, leadership and administration to be able to lead a platoon in the force.

@ Gottfried ever present the Zimbabweans....Some chaps from the Commando's also got their commission

"Alpha Team"
Anti-rhino poaching unit...
@SomewhereInSA

ViceAdmiral:


@ Gottfried ever present the Zimbabweans....Some chaps from the Commando's also got their commission

It was very hot

gottfried21:


It was very hot

Whats the difference between the regular 17 month cadet officer course which culminates with commissioning from the CiC and the shorter (6 month )quartermaster commissioning course which is mainly presided over by the Defence minister?

pics related

Namibian Commercial farmers slowly but surely handing in unlicensed weapons and ammo following a general amnesty from the police


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esKawu9WhpU

Nigerian Navy Sustains Operation
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The Nigerian Navy’s anti piracy operations
code named ‘Operation (Op) TSARE TEKU’
has been extended by 3 months with effect
from 20 October 2016. This follows the
successful conduct of the first and second
phases of the Op which were launched on
25 April 2016 and 22 July 2016 respectively.
TSARE TEKU which is an Hausa phrase
means ‘Safe River’.


Ships and platforms of the Nigerian Navy
currently participating in the Op include
NNS CENTENARY, NNS OKPABANA, NNS
SAGBAMA, NNS ANDONI and NNS KYANWA.
The Task Group is supported with a robust
intelligence network from the Regional
Maritime Awareness Capability Centres
(RMAC) and the FALCON EYE located at
Yenagoa, Calabar, Lagos, Oghara and Abuja.
At the flagging off ceremony of phase 3 of
the Operation held on 20 October 2016 in
Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The russkies decided to showcase its shiny new toys of its sole carrier while crossing the English channel in a world that thought massive naval deployment was an alien word to them , damn I wonder what NATO nd the crew of the type 45 was thinking.

Meanwhile, the hear signature of the admiral kuznesov is definitely massive.

Russia is playing a very Risky game, the same type of Game America overreacting to simple events in the Ukraine.Britain exited from the E.U.not from the NATO.Britain out of all Nations has recent experiences in sinking Ships and recently spent over $2B on a Single Ship.This Russian Ship is far from home a fact not lost on NATO with its most Advanced Planes .Subs from Scotland and Sweden and Norway would sink this Ship in Minutes.
Russia should not overplay it's hand over simple spats and it does not entail it showing its most Advanced goods.

Nigerian naval aviation roundel

media and its sensationalism

Russia or any country is well within its rights to operate and conduct exercises in international waters and airspace.

UK NATO and EAST BLOCK also know this, it is a routine thing for them , it also gives all of them the opportunity to snoop and collect information on the vessel / platform of interest .

be rest assured the respective militaries are not loosing sleep over this as opposed to the media , they r more interested in conducting surveillance in order to identify any possible vulnerability of the platform under surveillance.

sheyiofficial:
At least 83 Nigerian soldiers

83 armed and trained soldiers. Stop posting Bullshit....

Cannonleo:
The russkies decided to showcase its shiny new toys of its sole carrier while crossing the English channel in a world that thought massive naval deployment was an alien word to them , damn I wonder what NATO nd the crew of the type 45 was thinking.

Meanwhile, the hear signature of the admiral kuznesov is definitely massive.

That's a well armed aircraft carrier that's capable of defending herself. So obviously the thermal signature should be that high.

LTGEN:
Russia is playing a very Risky game, the same type of Game America overreacting to simple events in the Ukraine.Britain exited from the E.U.not from the NATO.Britain out of all Nations has recent experiences in sinking Ships and recently spent over $2B on a Single Ship.This Russian Ship is far from home a fact not lost on NATO with its most Advanced Planes .Subs from Scotland and Sweden and Norway would sink this Ship in Minutes.
Russia should not overplay it's hand over simple spats and it does not entail it showing its most Advanced goods.

Funny.. In minutes.. So funny..
Experience. When last did that happen? You want to sink a carrier capable of commiting offensive cruising with a submarine, battle cruiser escort?
Am not pro Russian but sentiment apart it's not easy..
The carrier will rather be the last man standing.