Henry240:


We are all waiting chief. Including the demo?

Will include that
When I get all the rough footage

ViceAdmiral:


Both the Air Force and navy number about 1100 personnel...its in the mid term expenditure report from treasury....i shared the link here last week

The Navy Commanders would beg to differ

ViceAdmiral:
@ Gottfried u never mentioned the type of transport the air force is getting n the numbers

It's Russian that's for sure
I place my bet on the AN-72
The Upper Echelon of the Air Force already expressed interest in it back in 2012 when five Angolan Air Force An-72's landed at HKIA with the bodies of PLAN fighters

A Namibian Marine with his "CQ" Rifle

ViceAdmiral:

are the Chinese still manning the Elephant?do u think we have the personnel to operate a barosso at the moment or we still 5-6 years away

The Chinese engineers overstayed their welcome...The navy is the second largest branch of our armed forces Triad lots of personnel just sitting around doing nothing because we only have 1 OPV...I even know a lot of officers who reside in Windhoek because there isn't any work for them in Walvis...
Nam Marines

ViceAdmiral:


interesting times for the navy....too bad the MoD has a cra*ppy PR department....where is the navy academy being built??at the naval base? at rooikop or Walvis Bay proper?

The Naval Academy is in the middle of the desert about 5K's away from Rooikop

Namibian Marine

Henry240:


Do you have a photo of the AK-103, in-fact all the rifles?

Will get them ASAP Boss

MikeCZAR:
Da..mn you Gottfried!

We demand better pictures.

Sorry Chief
Spoke to the Namibian Broadcasting corporation,he said he'll get give me the rough images that he took...Will get all good pictures on this thread by Monday

Namibian Marine and the NS Elephant
@ViceAdmiral
The CDF in the open briefing before the demo said that the new Corvettes would most likely not be purchased from China and that they are the missing pieces of the Navy he then completed his answer to say"Once we add those to our fleet,we will be sorted"
BTW my money is on the Barosso Class

Henry240:


Did you guys get any heavy equipment, IFV, Artillery et al ?

Not yet

Henry240:


Do you have a photo of the AK-103, in-fact all the rifles?

Unfortunately not
Will check NAMPA and the papers tomorrow
In case they took any

Ugandan Army

ViceAdmiral:


Is the rooikop base a joint base between the marines and the army or the army batt has been pushed out?the marine commandos were wearing balaclavas for the demo but they werent during their graduation ..Still waiting for the list


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01AfmUO_47k

Nope army at Rooikop
AK-103(Standard Issue Marine rifle)
GP-25 under barrel Grenade launcher
AKS-74U
CQ Rifle
Ruger P95 pistol
SVD Sniper rifle
Brand new PKM machine guns
And DSHK
AGS-30 AGL
There you go


Angolan Army

ViceAdmiral:


Well the Air Force just got that weird-ish air force version of the old cammo....The jungle cammo the marines are currently using was never gonna work in the Namib Desert ..Uhm is the Air Force awaiting delivery of some medium sized transporter?

Indeed they are
Remember I told you that they placed an order for them from Russia?

MikeCZAR:
Da..mn you Gottfried!

We demand better pictures.

I tried
Everything was just so exciting

ViceAdmiral:


NBC was sleeping as always

If you want to edit the Wiki Page I could list all the equipment I saw

1.Nam Marines preparing to complete the Crucible obstacle course
2.C-I-C being briefed by a senior drill instructor
3.Indoor Swimming pool under construction at the Namibian Naval Academy to be opened up later on this year
@ViceAdmiral Also a variety of new weaponary being used in the marine corps it was oh so heavenly...That NBC was asleep though,But I hope they'll show Atleast some of it

Scenes from the Naval Demo earlier today
Wish I could've taken better pics
But was positioned at a horrible spot
On a side note during the program
The Chief of the Defence force emphasized the need for the Navy to purchase Two-Three Corvettes as the Elephant is "Not a warship and was only bought to boost our Offshore capabilities"-Quote unquote-
Hopefully the C-I-C got the message

New Namibian Desert Cammo to be adopted by all service branches
Except the Air Force
The Marines will have both the Jungle Cam and Desert Cam

@ViceAdmiral
The Military is building a Marine corps base on Impalila island to function as a launch point for Helicopter/Boat/foot patrols along the Okavango river and as a training in Jungle warfare...not sure when it's going to be operational
Also,I think a strong military presence is required over there because of our not so friendly neighbor

Picture curtesy of Nigerian Military couples
I'm especially fond of this image

ViceAdmiral:

Is the army issuing a new cammo?

Well this is new first time seeing this

ViceAdmiral:

So how is it that journos can take pics at the navy base but u said u weren't allowed?

They put emphasis on the "This is still a Warship"and told me that no pictures were allowed on board the Elephant...The only picture they allowed me to take was the one with the Officer that I posted sometime last month on this thread(But cropped myself out)
SADC special forces

ViceAdmiral:

Did the CiC visit the navy?

This weekend
Finally back in Namibia
So I'll drive over
CIC in Grootfotein

Let me just leave this here

Try to spot the Rooivalk

@ViceAdmiral
What is this comrade?

ViceAdmiral:


Looks like the Defence Force has a serious issue with one tribe over-dominating the top positions....unlike the Police Force

Is that a Norinco CQ with an under slung grenade launcher?

Indeed it is
Saw it at the parade
A few Special forces guys had them
Also peep the Blaser tactical in use with the Reserve force

CIC at Grootfontein Today being briefed on the different weapons being used by the Defence force
NBC will most likely post the full video on Facebook later on today

ViceAdmiral:
@Gottfried looks like Hella toured the NS Elephant some time last year...then Navy some guys 'scolded' her for kama breaching military secrecy when she clearly was in the company of the NS Elephant's CO see last pic...besides whats the fuss about its just an OPV..

Tribalism bro...nah I'm just messing
By the way...Tactical demonstration by the Army at Grootfontein is being done for the President today...

Henry240:
Gottfried21, it is either this (UZI PRO) or an MP5. Both PDWs with a silencer mounted.

Israeli?
Nope...not in this lifetime
Or Atleast until they free Palestine otherwise we boycott Isreal

africaken254:
Angola army with cuban made MRAP's

Cuba makes MRAP's?
They could've fooled me...
When I was there I only saw BTR's

UPDF

ViceAdmiral:


The SRF team that did the demo in black are they part of a higher rated unit within the SRF or they are just your 'basic' SRF operators??

They are Part of a specialized unit in the SRF