₦airaland Forum

Toju200:
here is the link
Nigeria to buy Russian MiG, Yak- 130 fighters, artillery equipment ...
https://nationalaccordnewspaper.com › ni...

QuietMynd:
Wat , u jst call tucano outdated

kabe1:
Malian Special forces attacking a target

jpphilips:
That's what Google is meant for.

jpphilips:
With 775,000 deployment that's 0.3% KIA, I challenge anyone here to provide a better stats for a similar conflict in modern history.

komekn:
I am sorely disappointed, you have been a contributor here for a very long time.

My approach was methodological and substantive and quite specific, but you have not addressed one question or observation i made, you have just EVADED.

Its your choice.

You even go on to make future projections but founded on nothing, let me burst your future projections.

THE FUTURE in the Middle east is UAV that can give special forces Over-watch with 48 hour endurance and still deliver precision ordinances. Not the outdated A29, not even one USA Middle east partner has procured it. That should tell you something.

shadowprimezero:
First images of one of the recently delivered NA ST-1 fire support vehicle.

KingAzubuike:
They chased Boko Haram away from Jos you say yet, the same Boko Haram killed more than 50 people I'm Jos some months ago. The government told you it was Fulani herders and they got away with it because nigerians are gullible, ill informed and easily brainwashed. People who witnessed it first hand were sure it was Boko Haram. This is the progress you're talking about.

rka2:
China exports first hj-12 anti-tank guided missile to Nigeria. How did we miss this.


https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2020/04/09/china-exports-first-hj-12-atgm-to-nigeria/

komekn:
For me the A-29 Super Tucano is a poor marketing strategy for a plane that has limited functionality but is being presented as a game changer to gullible unimportant 3rd world nations that are not considered strategic to USA interests.

The term COIN is one of these buzz word used in contemporary times to address the issues of counter-insurgency strategy in war against insurgency. It means everything but nothing specifically its ambiguous and fluid. As a consequence how do you measure its success

So when somebody carries a megaphone and says it is the best aircraft for fighting COIN in the world what does that mean what is the unit of measurement, historical deployment, battle records, delivery impact , etc, etc. In actual fact it means NOTHING, its just noise.

But the USA have said so, then it must be true according to a few. If somebody says that the food in his Mums restaurant is the best in the city, but he never eats there, Eeeeee get as he be Will you believe him.

Lets look at Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan and ask to what percentage of USA aircraft deployed over the past 5,7,10 years in these atypical COIN war settings were the A-29 Super Tucano. If you look at the % US flight hours for this the best COIN attack aircraft in the world across all locations the US has been engaged in COIN, how many flight hours has the A-29 Super Tucano in combat So how do you underpin the efficacy of an an attack aircraft without an experiential historical base line to make a deduction from. By presumption and or imagination.

Second observation, the USA has allies and partners, number 1 is probably UK or Israel, and NATO in the Middle east its Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, Pakistan, Morocco, Jordan all these countries are having issues with insurgency some to greater extent than others. They are either major partner or minor partners with the USA. Africa i really cant see a major strategic partner, or please correct me.

Now considering the relationship of these major partners and or minor partners and the need for COIN attack aircraft, how many of them have procured the A-29 Super Tucano in their inventory of their air forces The answer is a very loud resounding NONE not even ONE, I wonder why

So how did anybody conclude this A-29 Super Tucano is the "Creme de la creme of COIN attack fighter aircraft " This to me is an elaborate marketing ploy given to insignificant and inconsequential poor third world associates not partners.

Using a Yahoo boy term please correct me if i get it wrong, "Guy man chop, Moogo fall"

There is nothing to compare, one is battle tested proven, reliable, rugged ,resilient, bigger payload (triple the A29) and established with stupendous survival under fire, well over four decades, and can even run on poor grade fuel including petrol doesn't need complicated ground control avionics to get airborne.

They are two totally different aircraft so its a failed comparison.

But the crucial issue is we need aircraft in the NE, RIGHT NOW like yesterday not in 4 years time.

If I had $100 million, we could have 12 Sukhoi Su-25 within two week operational and 24 in 4/5 weeks all turning Boko to dust, that would be a complete game changer.

IMO not just my opinion, I know this war is very political and the fifth columnist are not in the rank and file of Nigerian armed forces but somewhere way higher up.

my two pennies , NUFF SAID

kemicalreact:
You nailed it. Saudi Arabia (a known sponsor of terrorism) is a strong US ally. You dare not sue a Saudi citizen to court as an American, no matter what he or she does.

I find it ridiculous that some people still believe the US is in the Middle East to ensure peace and prosperity

youghs:
The army recaptured all LG captured by BH, bombings in Kano, FCT, Jos, gombe and so on ended.. bombings even in borno reduced by over 80%..They were pushed from almost everywhere in North East to northern borno,lake chad..
if this is not progress then I don't know what to say.

pacretus:
ogbeni!!! Nothing you say today that hasn't been said. Channel your anger to the DHQ if n.a. here you dey para, you will cry blood and nothing will happen.

Toju200:
the equipment were already paid for and agreement signed before all this happened na...
By the Nigeria has confronted them
And also will evacuate citizens from china

rka2:
https://punchng.com/chadian-forces-not-occupying-nigerian-territory-in-lake-chad-army/

Our Keyboard warriors won't see this.

slimthugchimee2:
Beautiful Ara beast

Best MRAP in Africa

By the way how many units were ordered? How many have we received?

S400:
Algeria is one of the most important costumers of russian military industry , US can do nothing about it

add that , algeria bought 3 Gulfstream G550 intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance , for 1,1 billions dollars in 2016 from US ........ 2020 we are still waiting the delivry .... they delay delivery by various excuses . so they cant offer anything to compete with russian offers