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It's pouring down in Durban, the soldiers are already wet before the parade

Frumentum:
Until the day their SF needs the capability.

That would be when South Africa has been doing it for 50 years already

Frumentum:
Doesn't look air-droppable. Also looks like it might need a heavy heli like a Chinook to sling it.

Other militaries don't tactically insert their operations... It's not a priority because of their area of operation while others don't have a doctrine nor the research how it it's effectively done.

Frumentum:
All the naval vessels are open to the public - 18&19th. Good luck with the queues and remember: no photos once inside the vessel .

That's it folks, must get back on the road upcountry.

No selfies?

....

Frumentum:
It's Spieonkop, and I didn't want to get into trouble cos she's supposed to be on anti-piracy ops.
"Members of the public may do so, but the rules are clear, if it's operational, first seek approval!"

So now that the new OPVs are coming, what will the frigates do?

Frumentum:
Amatola is in Europe; Mendi still laid up in Simon's Town; No idea where Spioenkop is ; Isandlwana is going for refit and has had all its guns removed.

Is the submarine still at the port.. A friend baldy wants to see it.

Patchesagain:
Military Police were sad that they didnt get their own high-speed low-drag unit of Operationally Operational Operators who Operate Operationally

Now they have one.

God knows what they do... mebbe frum can full us in?

If it weren't for the uniform, I would have bet I was watching the TRT... Maybe they'll be doing high speed chases during deployments in case Frumentius decided to take the UN Toyotas for a spin with his most rebellious comrades.

Patchesagain:
7th Provost??

What are those... Never heard of them.

I'm watching the whole thing on Facebook Live... The action is in Downtown Durban.

Frumentius, I saw some troops using black unmarked Mercedes Vitos "assaulting" some insurgents in a white Mercedes Sprinter....are these COIN units or Military Police?

I noticed, no frigates?

frumentius:
What's this formation called?

Birdie

Outstanding Frumentius and the rest of your military dudes

africaken254:
during obama visit a kenya airforce puma(probably with snipers) was orbiting around the airspace of JKIA airport until his plane took off.i was able see the puma chopper because i live several kilometers from the airport

The Americans take their security very serious, for obvious reasons... At times I think they over do it.

Tinfoil:
Typical example of what a white supremacist thinking. Africa is still emerging from the yoke colonialism and the birth pangs of freedom are painful. Japan is for Japanese, China Chinese and South Africa for Africans not boers

See, that's what sets us apart from everyone else. South Africa belongs all who live in in it - it's in the Constitution.

africaken254:
they try switching on/off the ads-b transponder but still you can track them on site like flightradar24.com . i can tell you from reports i am reading on twitter,all roads leading to kenya president state house are like a parking lot

I guess not everyone treats his presidential flying boat like the Air Force One.

africaken254:
Egyptian presidential A340 on the way to Nairobi

Isn't such information supposed to be classified?

chkil2:
No problem , just signed the transfer , delivry in two days

Nice one

africaken254:
its raining in nairobi,heavily.relief from the ongoing drought,but nobody is seriously thinking about how we can harvest that water

It flows downstream to the ocean, what a waste.

frumentius:
And finally, slightly off-topic:

My bike is at the shop, but I am nipping down to Durban this afternoon for the weekend. My girl graciously offered her car for the "weekend getaway" .
Been practising how surprised I shall be to find 5000+ soldiers when we get there.

Hope you brought your camera with you.. We craving more pics

jakeporeshenko:
Nigerian navy SBS onboard NNS thunder

This looks very professional

overhypedsteve:
no joke. You must have gone through a lot.

I watch too much Cheaters on CBS

frumentius:
For those interested and with DSTV, here's the media schedule:

Armed Forces Day 2017, Live Media Coverage

eNCA: 19 February 2017 @ 18:30.

eNCA: 20 February 2017 @ 14:00.

eNCA: 21 February 2017 @ 07:00.

eNCA: 22 February 2017 @ 21:00.

SABC2: 21 February 2017 @ 06:00 - 09:00.

eNCA Channel 404: 21 February 2017 @ 09:30 for SA National Defence Force Capability Demonstration.

SABC2: 21 February 2017 @ 09:30 for SA National Defence Force Capability Demonstration.

The only reason to watch TV

Xer0:
Nigerian soldiers saying goodbye to family at Kaduna train station, set to leave for Congo as a part of UN peacekeeping force, early 1960s.

2017, they'll be happy you leaving. Perfect opportunity to f#ck your brother and your best friend.

ViceAdmiral:
Namibia

Which part of Namibia is that, that's kinda green.

africaken254:
kenyan pastoralist communities need to change their cultural practices of roaming around with cattle or livestocks,over grazing their land and then invade other people ranches who managed their grazing land well and still have grass to feed their livestocks during drought period.this phenomenon of extreme weather patterns is something ,we have to live with in the coming year.but considering the dumb idiots(Africans who can't change their stupid cultural practices,because their think ancestors will curse them) we have around,its just going to get worse

Over grazing is one common issue non commercial farmers have... We have the same problem with non commercial cattle keepers in the rural provinces like the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal. There's too many cows overgrazing these lands and no one is selling.

frumentius:
Scenes from the temporary camp in Durban for Armed Forces Day 2017.

Frumie, you beat me to it... Someone had just WhatsApped me the aerial pics.

Fidha254:
You guys are having cyclones down south while drought is raping us dry .. fu(king global warming

It's becoming a strange world... However it is the season of the Southern Hemisphere cyclones although South Africa hasn't gotten an extreme cyclone since the year 2000.

As for droughts, governments should invest in mega water-capture infrastructure to soften the impact. When it rains (because it does) the water should be captured and stored for extreme droughts... Also, there should be infrastructure to move water from surplus regions to regions in need.... Mostly no fresh water should ever go to the sea.

Patchesagain:
Separate OPS, confrence and flight rooms, big hangar, flex-deck, davits, 13 000 km or 40 day range. However, unlike in these picks it seems from the Defweb article that ours will have the Axe-bow (straight edge), which is neato...

Its a really nice package.

Obviously we will have to wait and see what the final design is, but all in all it should be pretty hard to fvck it up.

Hopefully they can complete the technical negotiations timorously.

So it's this one with an Axe-bow

Patchesagain:
FVCKING FINALLY!!!

SAN Announces preferred bidders for Biro, Damen Shipyards Cape Town comes away with the big prize - all IPV's/OPV's. Southern African Shipyards comes in second with the Hydro-graphic contract.

Now its down to sorting out technical details and the contracts can be signed
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46826:damen-and-sa-shipyards-in-the-lead-to-build-new-navy-hulls&catid=111:sa-defence&Itemid=242

So that means we could get something like this?

frumentius:
Pah! A little water and wind will stop nothing. Seriously though, even the northern provinces on the path of the thing, are being continually downgraded. Don't know about the SA Weather Service, but our guys have downgraded it twice overnight in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
The poor Mozambicans have borne the brunt of it. If they ask for help yet again and the Presidency says yes, whatever remains of the various heli squadrons' operational funds before financial year-end in March, will be completely gutted. Seeing this is almost an annual occurrence, they could fix their disaster management instead of buying expensive and unused French boats in a dodgy deal that has bankrupted the country.

I just checked, the Cyclone has been downgraded but the local government has school closed and emergencies on standby - just in case.


So what French boats are you referring to

frumentius:
Yes we've been monitoring Dineo since Sunday. More likely Mozambicans will again be catching rides on Oryx. Lowvelders must just knuckle down and ride it out .

Do you think the Armed Forces Day parades would go on, Durban could get soaking wet this weekend.