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In the spirit of posting nice pics
SAAF (repost)

chkil:
Mig 29 S Algerian air force

Now that's a shot

tdayof:
If yahoo will save the economy, it's a welcome development.

Of course, Dangote is not selling enough cement

tdayof:
Sorry. The latest report says Nigeria.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201610200043.html
http://guardian.ng/news/nigeria-overtakes-south-africa-as-africas-biggest-economy-imf/
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/nigeria-remains-africas-biggest-economy-imf/
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/213154-imf-projects-nigerias-economy-africas-largest.html

It must be the money that came in via Yahoo...

africaken254:
i thought you were the richest country in africa !training several pilots wont have being a problem

*clearing throat*

It's actually South Africa

http://mg.co.za/article/2016-08-15-south-africa-is-africas-largest-economy-again-but-what-does-it-mean

ssaengine:
Again...their nationality is irrelevent. It is on Nigerian soil. 100% Nigerian operation. So the British would allow Nigeria to send a special forces unit to London, if a Nigerian was ever caught up in a hostage situation that side? Um...nope! Not never. Not ever.

You were grandstanding over a handfull of armed Americans on Kenyan streets, that time the Brits have sent an entire SF unit during live operations on Nigerian soil.

#CaughtOut

Fidha254:
I thought it was a small incident..... FBI on the ground....

Did those agents fly in or they're constantly on the ground?

MikeCZA:
SA pilots flew the SU-27.

When was that? Can you elaborate.

patches689:
lol

They probably have meetings between the two countries to share logistics....

"Who has the Mig-29 this week? You guys right? Its flight hours are pretty high"
"Yeah, flew in yesterday"
"Ok, we will send over the spares. Could you send over a new engine for the SU-27 that defected to us 2 weeks ago?"
"No, its better to wait until the SU-27 defects back to our side, saves money on shipping the engine - DHL charges allot for bulk these days..."

They're should defect down south. They could refuel in Zambia and fly straight to Limpopo. Having two SU 27s wouldn't be bad for a case study.

jakeporeshenko:
Troops from CAR

The ones who survived..

chkil:
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Tunisian air force




Credits Matt Ellis

Love the paint.

patches689:
I thought TRT is part of NIU

The two often get confused by the media. The NIU is based in the metros (deployed nationwide) and their operations are mostly intelligence driven... The TRT is nationwide, there's about 1 unit in smaller towns and more units in bigger ones.

Although both get extreme paramilitary pre-election and training BUT the NIU is greater.

frumentius:
Oops, NIU. Though I'm told TRT participated in the Northern Cape.

Those TRT boys would spill all the information about such trainings in township bars...... Lack of discipline is very rife. In fact it's a danger to have then participating in such an elite training.

frumentius:
This guy! You just want to get me into trouble. On-going series of exercises since March all over the country involving SF, Pathfinders, MRS, STF, CAT, TRT, various civilian agencies etc. We were told to "go crazy with the scenarios".

TRT? Don't you encounter any discipline issues with these guys?

Paramilitary training (SA)

...... Also members of the notorious Tactical Response Team (TRT) form part of the team.

frumentius:
We in SA complain about media coverage of the military but some of the Nigerian outlets...

20 JF-17 for $25 million?
Also, the 5 in SA are operated by a civilian company.
And then there's this:

It's only fitting that the "Giant of Africa" will now have an Air Force worthy of the tittle....

As Henry240 said, propaganda runs very deep in that publication outlet.

Henry240:
Yeah dude, i scratch your back, and you scratch mine. I shared a beautiful photo of SA navy Frigate, and i expected NNS Unity photos in return.



All parties are satisfied.

Wish they were of higher resolution though.

frumentius:
NNS Unity arriving at Simons Town this morning.

Pics: Allan Roy courtesy of www.saairforce.co.za/forum/

Very resourceful frumentius

There you're Henry240

MikeCZA:
Note that even in their bases liberation fighters kil.lled and accused each of being spi..es.

It was so bad. Some were just settling scores or the commisars just didn't like you.

Did I mention that the operator was white?

61mech:
Maybe they just shot a tourist.

Maybe, but he insists he was armed with with a pistol and had an unusual camera for a tourist, the "hitman" was wearing what he claimed were SADF standard issued sneakers which were the first thing he and his friends noticed when he was paddling the bicycle.

africaken254:
sudan land cruiser technical

Hehehe, this guy digs-in a technical. His foes must be very dumb fingers.

jakeporeshenko:
Nigerian navy patrol crafts Pics 2&3 NNS unity crew

Beautiful sunset...

MikeCZA:
Such stories should be taken with a pinch of salt.

Oh well he didn't mention the word "Recce", however he said it was an SADF hitman which made me conclude it was a Recce on recon or to eliminate a high value MK target in Mozas.... He goes on mentioning what the "hitman" was wearing, the bicycle and also had a big-lensed camera posing as a foreign tourist.

Normally I don't take former MK claims seriously, they normally brag about their incompetence. But this guy sounded very real, he could flawlessly recall names of the other MK members he was with and how the "hitman's" cover was blown.


As you know, the Recce has plenty of botched operations. We only know those where an operator was captured alive and the enemy made it public ( eg Cabinda and Zimbabwe), the ones where operators were killed and bodies not recovered are kept in secrecy and the enemy couldn't provide a direct tangible link with the SADF as they often wore Cuban, SWAPO or Tanzanian uniform when operating deep inside ET.

Henry240:
Nigerian navy NNS Karaduwa(P102)

Clean deck

chinese8107:
assembly is "make"

Henry240, talk to this guy.

frumentius:
and fin.

I know a former MK who said they once encountered Recce operator in Mozambique using that bicycle (on civilian clothing) in the 80s. He claim they executive him on the spot.

frumentius:
Throw-back Thursday 1:

With the war in Angola just concluded, Spetsnaz of the Russian Angola Veterans Union invited the Recce over as a sign of mutual respect and admiration among former adversaries.

I didn't know such existed, interesting.... But why ain't the black Recces not wearing the snake skin?

africaken254:
@chinese8107 i highly suspect your are one of the south africa forum members.which nairaland could track members I.P to see who is giving false locations

Hehehe, tracking IP for area verification is so 1990s. Unless you're using Chrome or those front door browsers then you can be tracked (if you're not trying to hide).

chinese8107:
iran can't copy it.doesn't have the technology and industry to do it

Hehehe, Iran makes sofistated weaponry so why can't they make an MRAP? Even Nigeria is making them these days.

frumentius:
Half their REVA APCs aren't running because they've not been maintained. Ditto their air wing. If past experience is any guide, same thing likely with their navy.
Then again, an oil-rich dictatorship has standards to uphold .

So it's about kickbacks than actually needing the gear which would explain why this purchase was largely unknown to many. They're probably laughing all the way to the closest Chinese bank right now.