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M-1A1 Abrams MBT, M-109A2 & Modified D-30 self-Propelled Howitzers, M981 FISTV (Fire Support Team Vehicle) & M-992 AASV (Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle) appeared during the Egyptian military colleges graduation ceremony.

The SandX-1200 ATV (All terrain Vehicle also appeared with special Forces members, it entered the service with the Egyptian Thunderbolts (Unit-777/Unit-999) in 2017.

The US Navy has awarded a $ 64.4 million contract to raytheon missile systems for the design agent and engineering support services for the MK-31 guided missile system improvement program for Egypt and Germany and the US Navy

The #Egyptian SF/ Unit-888 Counter Terrorism near the Borders with #Libya.

In the last six months, #ISWAP have targeted over 10 military units, bases and convoys in the #LakeChad, some of the incidences have not been reported. Each attack resulting in loss of arms, as well as military vehicles and supplies. We should be concerned by this trend. 2/2


Source; Ahmad salkida

Again #ISWAP attacked a military convoy close to Damaturu. A previous attack was on Friday in Tarmuwa LGA, all in Yobe State. Multiple sources state that the casualties included soldiers and civilians with the insurgents carting away a large chunk of arms and ammunition.
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Source; Ahmad salkida

jakeporeshenko:
So according to this guy Boko Haram was meant to release their latest video featuring leader today but the Nigerian intelligence services have countered the move somehow by blocking their GSM and internet comms, Nem is that possible ? What kind of equipment would they require for this ?

The Nigerian Intelligence services have made tremendous progress in the war against terror thru digital security platforms. Shortly aftr I tweeted abt #Shekau's video release, sources said all their communicatns systems have been jammed & they r unable to upload to any platforms.


Source ; Ahmad salkida

Hundreds Benefit From NDA Free Medical Outreach

Over four hundred Nigerians have benefitted from the Nigerian Defence Academy Medical Outreach to residents of Anchuna Sarki community in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, an event which was organized by the NDA Medical Centre.

The free medical outreach, which forms part of activities around the ongoing Exercise Camp Highland for cadets of 65RC (Army) and 66RC (Navy and Air Force), saw a team of medical experts like doctors, dentists, opticians, nurses, laboratory scientists and other auxiliary medical personnel from the Academy provide free medical services, ranging from treatment to various medical problems , eye sicknesses, dental issues and a host of other medical conditions to residents of Anchuna Sarki and environs.

Flagging Off the event, Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Major General A Oyebade, noted that the event provides another view of military/civil relations, where the military provides much needed humanitarian services to the civilian population.

He indicated that the event which help broaden the minds of young cadets to fully appreciate the need to affect the lives of civilians around them when they are eventually commissioned as officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

In the same tone, the Agwom Ikulu of Ikulu Chiefdom, HRH Yohanah S Kukah, commended the Commandant and the entire staff and cadets of NDA on what he termed a historic event in the life of Ikulu Chiefdom, noting that the medical outreach has given members of his community a sense of belonging.

He further commended the armed forces for their tireless fight against insurgents and extremists in various parts of the country.

Following the outreach, the Academy also donated text books, treated mosquito nets and several items to members of the community.

Further to these, the Commandant, Maj Gen A Oyebade, while reacting to a request by the Agwom Ikulu for NDA to assist the community with the provision of clean source of water, made a solemn premise on behalf of the Academy to provide two boreholes for the community.

PRESS RELEASE

TROOPS ENCOUNTER BOKO HARAM AMBUSH IN SASAWA

1. Troops of 233 Battalion deployed in Operation LAFIYA DOLE have neutralised scores of Boko Haram terrorists today 21 July 2018 along Sasawa Road in Babbangida Local Government Area of Yobe State while countering an ambush staged by elements of Boko Haram terrorists.

2. The troops encountered the ambush during a fighting patrol to clear the general area of fleeing elements of Boko Haram terrorists who have been on rampage for food and logistics.

3. The gallant troops overpowered and neutralized the insurgents in the fire fight that ensued and successfully extricated themselves from the ambush.

4. Information have so far confirmed that the insurgents whose original mission was to attack and loot the near by Babbangida market for food and other logistics aborted the mission to stage the ambush on getting wind of the troops patrol.

5. Unfortunately, while fighting through the ambush, the troops recorded some casualties.

6. The situation has been brought under firm control by the troops and additional troops have been drafted to the area to reinforce the patrol troops.

7. The Air Task Force is on aerial surveillance of the general area to track down fleeing terrorists survivors .

8. The good people of Babbangida Local Government Area and Yobe state in general are urged not to panic but to remain calm and steadfast.

9. You are please requested to disseminate this information to the general public through your reputable medium.

10. Thank you for your kind support and cooperation.

TEXAS CHUKWU
Brigadier General
Director Army Public Relations

abiodunalasa:
My fav kinda babe ... But I don't get to meet them

joshingjosh:
How can I message you privately?

Just click on my profile and send me a private/DM.

abiodunalasa:
Have you been to Lagos?
Have you seen the "3 White Cap Chief of Lagos"?

Ok. Here. I present to you "4 Green Cap Chiefs"

nemesis8u:
Let's do a quiz of sorts

What is so contradicting about what beegsblog wrote

[quote author=Xbee007 post=69580353]Can you explain what Tethering drone to a sniper or mortar team means

And abeg add pictures of drone being tethered to snipers and mortar teams that cannot be used for base defense.

I don't know how drone tethered to a sniper in Jilli base would have been more effective than a tethered drone with birds eye view of the base and its environs.

*I think Beegeaglesblog is following this thread.[/quote]


Sure.

Soldiers with the North Dakota National Guard team up with the Ghana Armed Forces during #UnitedAccord2018 in Accra, Ghana.

U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) #MeetYourArmy #KnowYourMil

General Officer Commanding 2nd Mechanised Division, Ibadan, Brigadier-General Sani Abacha tries his hand on a pistol, 1984.
#History

lionel4power:
Our drones do not carry rocket pods.


Rockets increases the firing cone radius, which translates to larger kill diameter.

The insurgents where in a group; the drone has been there undetected. A single missile shot would send all of them to hell before they know what hit them.

#AFSF

allexpensive:
The area would be straffed with canons and rockets.

I don't know why the Airforce did not use drone to maximise the kill percentage

34,000 Cameroonian refugees in 6 LGAs Cross River - SEMA Read more:


https://www.naija.ng/1181654-34000-cameroonian-refugees-6-lgas-cross-river-sema.html#1181654

Xbee007:
They fled the moment they heard the noise of the Alpha Jet. It is there in the report. I just hope the jet managed to really neutralize some of them.

Did you watch the video

bidexiii:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvxVlOyrGpE

Did anybody watch these video; see how the airforce roasted some bunch of BHT.....

There on there way to meet there 72 Virgins.

lionel4power:
That guys mouth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvxVlOyrGpE

PRESS RELEASE
NIGERIAN AIR FORCE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT NEUTRALIZES BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS AT BULAGALAYE, KWAKWA

1. The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, on 15 July 2018, successfully neutralized several Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) at BULAGALAYE and KWAKWA, both in BORNO State. The successful air strikes on both locations were a result of efforts to trail and neutralize fleeing terrorists after Nigerian Army (NA) troops had repelled the attack on their location around BAMA. Upon receiving reports of the attack, the ATF scrambled an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform and the Alpha Jet aircraft to locate the fleeing terrorists. Consequently, the insurgents, who were seen assembled at a staging area in BULAGALAYE, began to disperse upon sighting the attack platforms. However, the NAF fighter aircraft acquired and attacked the fleeing insurgents with bombs and rockets. As a result of the air strikes, the BHTs were neutralized while their vehicles and weapons were destroyed, leading to a thick cloud of black smoke.

2. Intelligence reports later revealed that a smaller bunch of the BHTs had re-assembled in a settlement known as KWAKWA. Accordingly, the ATF conducted a wave of strikes on the location. Overhead KWAKWA, the ISR platform successfully identified the terrorists’ location and vectored the attack platforms to the target area, which was attacked with bombs and rockets. Some of the terrorists were seen fleeing towards a nearby settlement and further attacked with rockets and then neutralized. The Air Task Force will continue to conduct missions in support of the efforts of our troops in the counterinsurgency operations in the Northeast while also providing Close Air Support when requested to do so.



OLATOKUNBO ADESANYA
Air Vice Marshal
Director of Public
Relations & Information

81 DIVISION NIGERIAN ARMY HOSTS MAIDEN MULTI-AGENCY SOLIDARITY LUNCH/HAPPY HOUR

1. The General Officer Commanding 81 Division Nigerian Army, Maj Gen EO Udoh hosted a maiden Multi-Agency Solidarity Lunch/ Happy Hour at 81 Division Officer’s Mess for all Security Agencies and Parastatals in Lagos state. In his remarks, he stated that he started the platform in Rivers state as the GOC 6 Division and was spurred to initiate a similar one in Lagos state as a result of the successes achieved.
2. The GOC specified that the essence of the platform is to promote effective synergy, cooperation and collaboration that would ultimately ensure more efficient and successful discharge of individual Services, Agencies and Parastatals mandate in Lagos state.
3. General Udoh added that, Services, Agencies and Parastatals are equal stakeholders within the security architecture of our dear country and in the true spirit of division of labour; our respective Services and Agencies and Parastatals were established to deliver certain mandates that ultimately border on the security of Lagos state and our dear nation at large. The Multi-Agency Solidarity Lunch/Happy Hour will be hosted rotationally monthly. The COMPOL, Lagos state opted to be the next host. Present at the occasion were heads of Services, Agencies and Parastatals in Lagos.

allexpensive:
Of what difference will any PMC make except they come with their own weapons. You still don't understand. Troops are not lacking skills or less battle capable but some units lack that offensive capability.

Except the PMC is coming with their own air platforms, weapons, IFV etc there's nothing they can do. You're outgunned and out numbered.

Mind you this won't be the same in case of an external aggression by a neighboring country. Coin warfare is different from defending your territorial integrity.

You need to understand that some things are politically motivated. We went to The Gambia prepared, deployed gun trucks, APC and new weapons were given out.

We performed RECON and aerial coverage on our troops location. This is the same thing any PMC will do if they come here. They have only few things to look after and Carter for.


Even if the barrack had T72s stationed there, it would have been a bad thing.

Here's Boko Haram's tactics.
1) Fast and rapid deployment of troops
2) Fast mobility
3) Spread out.
4) Long range weapons and sporadic shooting.
5) Come in large numbers.

Now let us examine this on 700 soldiers.
1) Artillery comes in consecutively..
Action: Everyone takes cover.
2) Boko Haram combines AA, howitzer etc in multiple directions.
Action: Soldiers trying to figure out the best way to repel the attack while manning defensive position and gun trucks moving into position.
Reaction : Artillery lands on troops vehicle since the guns and projectiles are being fired in multiple direction. You start taking casualty. After about 10 minutes, suppressive fire wasn't working and bht damage radius starts increasing.

Available options.

Deploy Mortars very fast to prevent them from advancing. Keep firing IFV, rockets on bht position ( we field rockets deployed on light skinned but not widely used.)

You can only match them with similar fire power and not soldiers with riffles.

God bless you for these simple yet analytic explanation.

Henry240:
Mr Doziex, you are back to pebbling this PMC nonsense. You really need to quit and get over it.

I don't even know why people on here are freaking out over a single base attack, i agree alot needs to be done and tactics changed, but do we honestly think BH are armed with forks and spoons?

In conflict, an active conflict like we have in the NE, it is not unheard of that the enemy can also score victories.

The base was clearly over-whelmed by the attack by the insurgents.

Abii now....

Such is the nature of COIN; It doesn't mean we are not winning these war. Even if the pace is gradual, slow and steady wins the game.

jakeporeshenko:
Nigerian police deployed MRAPS and BTR armored personnel carriers for Ekiti State election!

When those Abuja based thugs in power want to protect their political interest they go above and beyond, Shameless bunch, but when it’s time to protect citizens they can’t be this proactive.

#Warriors

#militarycouples....

Rosgvardiya National Guard for the first time "fighting"abroad, or just better equiped 'SOF'of MilitaryPolice?

In depth investigation of NG 'presence' in Syria(Equipment, vehicles in their use(only) identified in Syria) .