₦airaland Forum

bigboss80s:
Smh..."so many other things." These are the people in charge of our military. Nigeria is in trouble.

These are the same people who just paid about $500 million for fighter planes from the US, except they are toys and not fighter jets. Those jets don't have a single rocket or ammunition of any sort. What's worse? They cannot be repaired or maintained in any way by Nigerians and must be shipped off to the US for maintenance.

And the clueless man flew off to commission. I wonder if this man even knows what is going on around him. He looks like a walking corpse.

Stop showing your ignorance in public just to get likes on Nairaland.



"The weapons and ammunition include 100 GBU-12 (500 lb) Paveway II Tailkits; 100 GBU-58 (250 lb) Paveway II Tailkits; 400 Laser Guided Rockets including Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) rounds; 2000 MK-81 (250 lb) bombs; 5000 2.75 inch (70 mm) Hydra 70 unguided rockets; 1000 2.75 inch Hydra 70 unguided rockets (practice); and 20000 rounds of .50 calibre machinegun ammunition.
The APKWS is a low cost semi-active laser guidance kit developed by BAE Systems, which is added to unguided 70 mm rockets, turning them into precision strike weapons.
Similarly, the Paveway II, developed by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, uses semi-active laser guidance to turn Mk 81 and Mk 82 general purpose bombs into guided weapons.
The DSCA said the sale includes the tailkits to transform Nigeria’s existing 500-lb and 250-lb bomb bodies into GBU-12s and GBU-58s respectively, and that Nigeria is also buying additional GBU-58s/Mk 81 bombs.
The proposed sale also includes seven AN/AAQ-22F electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor and laser designator turrets, spares, support equipment, facilities infrastructure and hangar construction, night vision devices, simulators, and software."
It's only in Nigeria that a fighter aircraft with precision kill weapons be called a toy.

AerialMapper:
Oh great! So we should start where they started. You should also say that the first vehicles were horse drawn so we should start with that

Countries don't share these kind of technologies it's either you reverse engineer or start on your own. In this case NAF have done what they can and it will be improved upon in the future.
The NAF institute of research was inaugurated 2 years ago, what the institute have achieved within this period is a great feat and deserve commendation.

Perge:
Can this thing drop hellfire missiles on rampaging Fulani herdsmen for the sake of Benue people?

https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2016/01/08/gettyimages-503832462_wide-98c078729cbc54919025b7ac8c83117522c6bdf2-s900-c85.jpg

The first US drones did not carry hell fire missiles, they also started with a small UAV.
This is good achievement by NAF

FarahAideed:
GEJ commissioned this same drone under another name in 2013 and today you and Buhari are still re-commisioning the same drone and claiming first ..You are such a liar.

https://www.nairaland.com/1559366/jonathan-launches-first-nigerian-built-drone

GEJ commissioned Gulma which was a prototype. This is an improved version of Gulma check the specs and see the difference.

Upgrade it to carry Air to surface missiles

I've always known that this will not pass

Mumu judge showing mercy to a remorseless terrorist...

DUTCHDON:
Look at the development of Dubai. Nigeria's leaders are all corrupt wastemen,part of their loot also helped develop Dubai. Many corrupt politicians in APC and PDP own properties in Dubai.

No doubt, my point is these cannot be achieved in 4 years therefore, no president can transform Nigeria to this level if voted in the next election.
That level of development was achieved by careful and deliberate planning over a period of more than 10 years , something we lack in this part of the world.

Nice

DUTCHDON:
Which visionary leader can up come with a marshall plan to transform the country to look like this in 10-15 years:
Sydney Australia
London England
Cape Town South Africa
Dubai United Arab Emirates


We have to lose our shithole tag

Non of those cities were built in less than ten years.

Emycord:
THE LAST WE HEARD OF HIM IS THAT HE WILL BE TRANSFERD TO GERMANY, WHICH THEY PRESIDENCY DENIED. NEXT IS THAT HE HAS BEEN DISCHARGED FROM CEDARCHEST HOSPITAL. YET TILL THIS DAY NOT EVEN A SIMPLE VOTE OF THANKS BY YUSUF FOR ALL THE PRAYERS NIGERIA OFFERED FOR HIM. PLS WE NEED AN UPDATE SO WE CAN KNOW IF THE PRAYERS WORKED OR NOT. WHERE IS YUSUF BUHARI?

Was he ever in the news before the crash? he has gone back to where he used to be.

Baba is working, by the time Boko Haram loose their human shield, the NAF and NA will move in strong and get the job done once and for all.

Published February 10, 2018
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja

President Muhamamdu Buhari on Saturday expressed happiness on the release, through negotiations, of three University of Maiduguri lecturers abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Magumeri, Borno State.

According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President expressed delight at the development while being briefed by the Department of State Services.


Also released from the Boko Haram terrorists, according to the statement, are 10 women kidnapped in a raid by the militant group on a military/police convoy on Damboa Road, near Maiduguri.

Shehu said their release followed a series of negotiations facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross, as directed by the President.

The presidential spokesman quoted the brief given by the DSS as revealing that all the 13 rescued persons are in the custody of the service and are on their way to Abuja with the assistance of the Nigerian Army and the Air Force.


In expectation of their being brought to the DSS headquarters, he said a team of doctors and psychologists has been placed on standby.

He added that the rescued persons may be presented to the President and thereafter released to their families, if there are no issues of security or medical concerns.

The statement read in part, “The President, who got step by step progress reports on the lengthy negotiations while they took place, received the good news with a lot of happiness.


“He commended all those who in one way or the other helped in making the release possible.

“He then urged the DSS and the Nigerian Army to intensify efforts to bring home the remaining Chibok Girls still in the custody of the terrorists.

“The Director-General of the DSS, Lawal Daura, assured the President that they were working hard to bring home the remaining girls and, as soon as possible, bring the Chibok girls saga to an end.”

http://punchng.com/buhari-welcomes-release-of-abducted-unimaid-lecturers-10-women/

This is a good initiative, security should be paramount we don't want PDP hacking into the system to manipulate the results.

It's funny how Tinibu's job is now the problem of wailers.

Game on Baba will still defeat you

That AFA sport cap is cool, Naija brands will soon take over

olabrad:
It should matter to any Nigerian, whose brain isn't cursed and demented

If you had anything productive to do with your life, you won't be on Nairaland all day insulting people.

konoplyanka:
You are the fool who doesn't know the history of cattle colonies. Read and learn. It was done in southern Kaduna and Plateau States by the colonial government. That's why they are having clashes in those states up to this moment. Read about Zango Kattaf.

I ain't the cause of your frustration boy, go vent it else where.

Bethor:
Turn out well you say? I laugh in Ebira..maybe you are young and may not know history...go back and read history..nothing ever goes well when you invite Fulani to your abode..!!

Bello simply want to use that to help boost voting strenght in the kogi central during election and also please his masters up north to come to his aid when his tribulation starts..
We would all be here when the cooky crumbles...!!

One thing is certain there would be lots of bastards in that zone in the coming years...
Peace..!!!

LoL let's wait until it crumbles, if we don't try different methods we will never find one that will work.

vislabraye:
What good will come out of giving out your land for cattle colony?
There are farmers who need land to plant crops. There are other industrialists begging for land to invest. BTW, these industries will pay taxes as well as employ youths.
Of what use is cattle colony?

Don't ask me sir, search the Internet you'll definitely find text or video of the Agric minister explaining the concept and it's benefits.
If you don't know where to search, search YouTube with the keywords "The core".

Troublemaker007:
Just look at this f00l.

I understand your anger, poverty is a bad thing.

FarahAideed:
It can never turn well and infactvit can't happen ...Yahaya bello is playing with fire

There's always a first time. What do you think can work?

bionixs:
where has it ever turned well?

It had never been tried in Nigeria, use your head and stop asking irrelevant questions.

Some people may condemn Bello but these same people will not remember him if this turns out well

divinehand2003:
Chai.

If Atiku venture becomes the president of Nigeria, there will be an astronomical rise in corruption that this country hasn't witness before.

Right on point

See them reping Naija while some people without a purpose say trash about us

dlondonbadboy:
You say?

Let me pretend what you are saying is relevant and ask you this. why were you in Daura and what route did you take to Daura?

Yes we know and it doesn't matter to us

That Thailand of a guy even have better knowledge of the Nigerian National team than the mumu that claimed to be Nigerian.
We don't need people like that in this country, he can go to hell for all I care the Eagles don't need his support.
I've supported the National teams all my life in good and bad times. Go eagles make us proud

It will all be resolved before the primaries, politicians know how they do it.

RIP