ecomog1990:


naf is growing & needs time, nn is pressing abuja publicly demanding missile frigates & submarines, army is the silent one pretending all is well while we saw chad & cameroon team up their armies vs boko haram long before mjntf, it's warning sign what will happen if nigeria clashes with any of them, our army will be pincer formation encircled by 3 armies till nigeria collapse with na's old & weak weaponry vs our neighbors who think ahead & bought new tank destroyers added to armor piercing infantry missiles. lack of leadership foresight kills a nation, we pay monthly salaries to army officers to do threat assessment for nigeria to plan ahead but eat suya & beer instead we all live in danger

SLBMS:


There is something seriously wrong with this country. It's begining to look like a spiritual problem..because it just does not make sense.

GabrielYulaw:


Missile frigates and submarines? Is that wise? At present, the threats we face have to do with piracy and massive oil theft. I don't think we need frigates and submarines to stop these. Fast attack crafts, corvettes and patrol boats like the Shaldag in their hundreds should be more than enough to take care of these threats, make Nigeria safe and boos trade. Considering the billions of dollars we lose yearly through oil theft and piracy, buying naval assets in their scores would be a very worthwhile and urgent investment.

ecomog1990:


over 400 gunboats & MPV, OPV ships were bought for navy's anti-piracy fight, it's enough. the problem now is navy becomes coast guard without missile frigates - submarines it is not a navy and cannot defend nigeria against a foreign navy if gulf of guinea oil dispute suddenly restarts. bakassi vs cameroon is a lesson of what can happen to Nigeria, navy chief does not want nigeria disgraced because our navy cannot stop another navy violating our oil rich waters.

jakeporeshenko:
NAF brand new Aw109E power spotted in varese venegono airport Italy.
According to the photographer Fabrizio Capenti, this is the second out of 5 helos ordered By NAF

GabrielYulaw:


Who are you exactly? I like the boldness and authority with which you speak. Anyway, you say we have 400 gunboats, yet the waters of Somalia is safer than the gulf of Guinea. How come? This snafu costs us billions of sorely needed dollars yearly in direct and indirect revenue.

Perhaps we should just establish a coast guard and a navy too. The latter will be given serious armaments like the missile frigates and subs that you mention. But is a missile frigate not an overkill? Check out the Israeli Saar-class corvette, especially the latest versions. That boat has more heavy armament than most cruisers and destroyers that I know of.

GabrielYulaw:


Who are you exactly? I like the boldness and authority with which you speak. Anyway, you say we have 400 gunboats, yet the waters of Somalia is safer than the gulf of Guinea. How come? This snafu costs us billions of sorely needed dollars yearly in direct and indirect revenue.

Perhaps we should just establish a coast guard and a navy too. The latter will be given serious armaments like the missile frigates and subs that you mention. But is a missile frigate not an overkill? Check out the Israeli Saar-class corvette, especially the latest versions. That boat has more heavy armament than most cruisers and destroyers that I know of.

bLacKGoLd3:
Wowwww! Wow! Wow!

Thanks, Ecomog1990 for coming along. Now, I understand why everyone was mute when I mentioned the rot at DICON and the infantry being poorly equipped.

It appears this thread is meant to launder the image of the Nigerian Army. Nigeria my country!

I'll take a bow at this point.

bidexiii:
Zamfara To Recruit 1,700 Local Charmers To Fight Insecurity



http://saharareporters.com/2019/04/04/zamfara-recruit-1700-local-charmers-fight-insecurity

Sizzorkay:
What is a charmer lol, i was thinking guys with black magic or whatever.
Anyways, doesn't it make sense to ban the idea of people bringing jerry cans to buy gas? That way if you didn't come with a vehicle, then no gas for you. I mean it will be more tedious for the bandits having to make frequent trips with cars and then siphoning off the gas over and over.
Or better yet just train/hire more officers and institute community patrols all over the country, it's the one big reason for insecurity. Out here right now, police are always present around playgrounds all over New York City, because that's where drug deals go down etc, public housings as well, they have mobile trailers there with cameras to monitor the areas, this helps.

ecomog1990:


bro, we are all equal nigerians, just maybe my past uniform wearing affects my mind atimes. somalian sea is fully patrolled 24/7 by european asian american heavy endurance opv cutters, missile destroyers battle cruisers heavy frigates, submarines & aircraft carriers, all world big powers with best navies team up for safe shipping international trade in somalia oceans.

only nigerian navy alone does ninety per cent gulf of guinea patrols, our fellow african nations abandoned us to do it because they don't have much to lose.

nigeria already has 'coast guard' service called nimasa, it's corrupt & incompetent.

half nigeria's oil resource is offshore, better we arm navy with overkill to secure our million stomachs

SLBMS:
Nigeria has the richest economy in the modern history of the African continent. We have the world's 9th largest proven oil reserve with 38 billion barrels, valurd at over $3 trillion. Nigeria had the largest foreign reserve until Algeria overtook us 3 years ago.

What this means is that Egypt and South Africa combined do not have the financial muscle of Nigeria. We can build a nuclear program. We can save our foreign reserve and pay for weapons with oil. We have Africa's most valuable national assets.

YET !!

We've been fighting a decade long war with trainer aircraft. Our Navy has no real offensive capability even though %80 of Nigeria's oil production comes from offshore oil platforms. We spent the combined defence budget of Cameroon and Chad combined on 12 Brazilian made turbo prop crop dusters that so not be delivered until 2022. 16 Alpha jets and 5 F-7Ni fighters is what Nigeria has to protect her airspace as well as vital assets of 39 billion barrels in oil. We finally decide to buy 4th generation jets we opt for the JF-17, an unproven weapons system. As if that's not mad enough we are acquiring just THREE with no idea when it will be delivered.

There is something seriously wrong with this country. It's begining to look like a spiritual problem..because it just does not make sense.

ecomog1990:


bro, we are all equal nigerians, just maybe my past uniform wearing affects my mind atimes. somalian sea is fully patrolled 24/7 by european asian american heavy endurance opv cutters, missile destroyers battle cruisers heavy frigates, submarines & aircraft carriers, all world big powers with best navies team up for safe shipping international trade in somalia oceans.

only nigerian navy alone does ninety per cent gulf of guinea patrols, our fellow african nations abandoned us to do it because they don't have much to lose.

nigeria already has 'coast guard' service called nimasa, it's corrupt & incompetent.

half nigeria's oil resource is offshore, better we arm navy with overkill to secure our million stomachs

bidexiii:
Lets go hunting for some bokos......

GabrielYulaw:


Guy on the right is carrying some serious artillery. I hope enough of that was bought and sufficient training given on how to make proper use of them.
As well, since it looks Russian why was Russian stuff bought instead of American ones? Just curious.

bidexiii:


It's the Russian Orsis T-5000 sniper riffle.
Is the official sniper riffle issue for the AFSF, the NA is also using it but I don't think we do av it in large numbers.

GabrielYulaw:

Long since checked out the rifle. It's seriously dope. Me though would prefer a bolt action .50 Cal sniper rifle, but to each his own.
What do you mean by "we"? Are you an army personnel?

GabrielYulaw:


Guy on the right is carrying some serious artillery. I hope enough of that was bought and sufficient training given on how to make proper use of them.
As well, since it looks Russian why was Russian stuff bought instead of American ones? Just curious.

GabrielYulaw:


Guy on the right is carrying some serious artillery. I hope enough of that was bought and sufficient training given on how to make proper use of them.
As well, since it looks Russian why was Russian stuff bought instead of American ones? Just curious.

GabrielYulaw:


Guy on the right is carrying some serious artillery. I hope enough of that was bought and sufficient training given on how to make proper use of them.
As well, since it looks Russian why was Russian stuff bought instead of American ones? Just curious.

DaV8King:


Can you see how long Super Tucano is taking?

Exactly.

That is how almost every defence procurement by Nigeria from the USA goes.

Russkies, you pay your cash you get your weapons. Simple

Besides, some units of AFSF are Russian trained, so arm them with what they know