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Al-Watiya airbase, Libya: Turkish UAV attacked a Pantsir air defense system at Al-Watiya airbase, Libya. ISI preliminary BDA report reveals that one shelter was demolished and another one was partially damaged.

Indonesia has its first female fighter pilot!

23 years old 2nd Lt. Ajeng Tresna Dwi Wijayanti will soon begin her Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) course in #TNIAU 15th Squadron and fly ��T-50i

Tunisian Army's BMC MRAP Kirpi and AML-90 on the borders with Libya.

Looks like ISWAP already putting their recently captured stash of 122mm rockets to work.
The assailants launched several rocket shells against the SDF positions. No assessment at this stage.

bidexiii:
The GNA forces had conducted a successful aerial attack to South Sirte and destroyed a Russian made Panstir air defence system.

Looks like some smoke damage but missiles didn’t cook off.

That sound you hear is CIA putting in a large bid to MiT for who can run the reverse engineering program. After watching the video of the drone strike of the Panstir system, it seems it was not operational while on the move. If not it should have detected that there his a drone overhead or should we say this systems are overrated or fails sometimes.

The GNA have captured al-Watiyah Airbase from the #GNA, including a Pantsir S-1/SA-22 Greyhound.

One of their biggest strategic achievements in recent months and certainly the biggest since capturing Garyan.

The GNA forces had conducted a successful aerial attack to South Sirte and destroyed a Russian made Panstir air defence system.

Looks like some smoke damage but missiles didn’t cook off.

That sound you hear is CIA putting in a large bid to MiT for who can run the reverse engineering program. After watching the video of the drone strike of the Panstir system, it seems it was not operational while on the move. If not it should have detected that there his a drone overhead or should we say this systems are overrated or fails sometimes.

Eta22seconds:
VT4 Heavy IFV- An copy of the heavy #Russian BMP T-15 Armata is being created in #China. A heavy infantry fighting vehicle will be created in China , which is estimated by many experts as an analogue of #Russian T-15 Armata.

They have something similar to this already: The ZBD-04 or Type 04.
They love copy-cat of every Russian hardware.

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TROOPS OF OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE KILLS TWENTY BHT/ISWAP CRIMINALS AT BAGA BORNO STATE

1. In a decisive intercept offensive operation, troops of 130 Battalion with the support of Army Super Camp Baga, had a fierce encounter at the north west of Baga town with BHT/ISWAP Criminals on the 17th of May 2020.

2. The criminals armed with mortars, rocket propelled grenades and small arms were heading to attack villages surrounding Baga, when the troops attacked their convoy with overwhelming fire power killing 20 BHT/ISWAP criminals, captured six AK 47 Rifles, 520 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition and five 36 hand grenades.

3. However, nine of our gallant soldiers were wounded in action with no loss of life. They were evacuated to Sector 3 hospital for treatment.

4. The Chief of Army Staff commends the gallant troops for their professionalism and directs them to remain resolute towards eradicating the criminals from the North East.

5. You are please requested to disseminate the information with the enclosed pictures through your medium to the general public. Thank you for your support and cooperation.

JOHN ENENCHE
Major General
Coordinator
Defence Media Operations
Defence Headquarters
17 May 2020

NIGERIAN AIR FORCE SUSTAINING AIRLIFT EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL RESPONSE TO CURB THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Nigeria, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in living up to its constitutional role of providing Military Aid to Civil Authority, has continued to provide support to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 by airlifting medical equipment and supplies as well as personnel of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as well as other Federal and State Government Officials across the Country to enable them continue their vital tasks in curbing the spread of the virus. In the process, the NAF has flown over 300 hours of airlift support missions as at 16 May 2020, all aimed towards our collective goal of defeating COVID-19 and ensuring a return to normalcy.

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Like I mention in some pages back, the NAF is helping there Army counterpart in various northern theatre.
They just need more equipment upgrade.

INTERNAL SECURITY: NAF DEPLOYS SPECIAL FORCES TO BOOST SECURITY IN NASARAWA STATE, ACTIVATES THE 22 QUICK RESPONSE WING LAFIA

In its bid to add impetus to ongoing operations in the North Central Zone of the Country, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) today, 17 May 2020, deployed additional Special Forces (SF) operatives to Lafia in Nasarawa State. The deployment of the SF elements follows the earlier deployment of a NAF Mi-35P Helicopter Gunship to conduct operations in the area and also marks the formal activation of the 22 Quick Response Wing (22 QRW) Lafia. The objective of the deployment is to hasten the restoration of peace and security to the North Central Zone.

In his address to the troops during the deployment, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was represented by the Air Officer Commanding Special Operations Command (AOC SOC), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Charles Ohwo, stated that the deployment was aimed at enhancing the existing security architecture in the area. He noted that the 22 QRW was established in 2018 with the objective of bringing security closer to the people by curbing the activities of bandits, kidnappers, cattle rustlers and other criminal elements in Nasarawa State and its environs, working in synergy with sister Services and other security agencies. He noted however that the Unit could not fully commence operations at that time due to some logistics and manpower constraints, which, he said, had recently been overcome in 2 ways. The first, the AOC disclosed, was the recent graduation of additional 94 SF personnel at the NAF Regiment Training Centre (RTC) Annex in Bauchi, while the second was the support provided by the Nasarawa State Government; which paved way for the deployment of the SF elements and their equipment. He therefore used the opportunity to thank the Governor and his entire cabinet for their unrelenting support towards ensuring that security agencies in the State succeed in performing their constitutionally assigned roles. AVM Ohwo also used the opportunity to congratulate the troops for being chosen as part of SF personnel to activate the 22 QRW Lafia. He charged them to continue to uphold the NAF’s core values of ‘Integrity’, ‘Service before Self’ and ‘Excellence’, as they carry out their assigned tasks.

In his remarks, the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Engineer Abdulahi Sule, who was present to receive the troops, expressed appreciation for the swift response by the NAF to deploy SF elements to the State which, he said, would help to bring acts of criminality in the State to an end. The Governor added that the deployment was evidence of President Muhammadu Buhari’s pragmatic leadership and the importance the current Federal Government Administration attaches to the security of lives and properties of Nigerians in the North Central part of Nigeria. According to the Governor, “no one could have thought that the response to the requests that I made 3 days back, during a meeting with the President, would come into fruition so quickly”. He therefore thanked the President and the CAS for their efforts geared towards ensuring that peace is restored to Nasarawa and surrounding States.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force
17 May 2020

#Libya- LNA photos purportedly of GNA BM-21 Grad launchers destroyed in the vicinity of al-Watiyah Airbase.
Hopefully they can still make use of the tyres, they are still intact

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#Breaking - Chinese ambassador to Israel, Mr. Du Wei found dead at his home in Hertzliya Israel, the circumstances of his death not yet known. His wife and son alive.

Testing of captured weapons.

It will be used on them.



https://twitter.com/chiefojukwu/status/1261919618920148992?s=21

NA MLRS

Kabe2:
Nigerian navy barges under-construction.

Nice angle

joshingjosh:
Video of the bolded please

The NAF SOF are highly trained and professional, honestly sometimes am jealous seen this guys they just need some personnel body equipment.
And am of the view that the CAS should continue training more of them; they are a blessing to the overstretched NA, helping out in the north central and west.

CaptainStephen:
Bewildering !

No jokes juju dey my brother oo, i have encountered it twice not stories anybody told me o

But las las juju no dey stop 12.7

Carmit:
the emboldened is extremely hilarious and bewildering!

are our gallant troops red cloths fortified' too ?

It’s a personal thing.

Carmit:
these dudes mixed voodoo with weapons.

Thats naija criminals for you...
even BHT do use them, thats why we tie red cloth to gas block/buttstock of your riffle.
me no really believe am

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joshjc:
when Will they release the movie?

the covid-19 spoilt alot of things.
i cant really tell when it will be released.

Four armed Fulani herdsmen killed in Benue state after invading a community called AGASHA GUMA area of the state.

Toju200:
I need a confirmation of this..
ISWAP has been desperate these days..
If it's true how many soilders did we lose.
And how would iswap claim to repel an Army attack on them Yobe

Why are they not showing us videos, like they use to do if there was any serious casualties on our troops.
So far I think two soldiers.

IS "Wilayat Central" Africa militants in Beni, eastern DRC Congo claimed today to have summarily executed 3 captured soldiers and to have killed 10 Congolese Christians in a sectarian attack in Eringeti.