neyobills:
This would be a game changer if the Nigeria Air Force can acquire a couple of this platforms especially in the fight against insurgents

There are better and cheaper CAS platforms

Goel:

Mauritius is a special case, it's a small island country with no say.

Small island countries are dependent upon geopolitics for their situation and not on their own. They can extreme poor like Haiti or extreme rich like Singapore.

Your comparisons are horribly factually incorrect in any context be it comparison between differences in Nig and IND vs SA and US or direct facts.

1. Gap between India and US of income is over 25 times. Levels of SA and Nigeria in development is similar and both are far far behind US or India.

2. SA is far from being a developed country. Except per capita income and few cities (because of white population), SA is abysmally behind India in all development indicators, innovation index, IHDI and so forth. And the way India is growing and SA economy is collapsing, India will thrice as rich as SA by end of this decade.

3. SA is a not a diverisfied economy. US and India are highly diversified industrial economies. Reference their industrial sectors, innovation index, USPTO rankings and economic complexity index.

4. Economic Inequality: SA (Gini 63.0) has most Inequality, much more than India (Gini 35.7) and US (Gini 39.4).

5. Private sector: India's private sector in a month produces more than what is SA's GDP. US is in a different league. India is world's largest pool of startups with a 100 unicorns (start ups crossing 1 billion dollars revenue) and world's third largest FDI receipent. SA's private sector here is not even nut sized.

5. Wokeness: India is the only stable democracy of world with no civil wars, military rule, same sex rights and again, woke movement too has much longer.

6. Right to bear arms: That's a sign of lawlessness if SA takes pride in it.

I do not have to talk about space, scientific research, nuclear & aviation.
Second one

1. Developing economy: Nigeria is a Developing economy, India is a newly industrialized country.

2. Strong Diaspora: Indian Diaspora is not comparable to Nigerian Diaspora. I will remain silent on what Indian Diaspora does in other countries vs what Nigerian Diaspora does or I will look like racist.

3. Every democracy has Convoluted politics. Difference is Nigerian politics has brought civil wars and military rules. Indian politics most long lasting democracy in developing world with only 6 prime ministers ruling country for most history, a western style industrial system, and a system which ranks in line with best democracies in world.

4. Religious and Tribal tension: I won't repeat again. In India, communities do not clash daily. What happens daily in Nigeria would be called civil war in India. Just compare rankings of two countries in fragile stated index.

5. Worship of elite: Utter bullshit coming from you.


There is a no similarity and every country is specific on its own. China, India are Southeast Asian countries and highly industrialized developing countries at levels of developed world and will replace them soon. You cannot compare those to Africa where basic first industrial revolution has not properly started.

Nigeria and South Africa share no similarity with them just because a disgruntled BBC employee loves to yell at India.

1. ridiculous statement, SA is far ahead in all development indexes.

2. Excluding small island nations SA is the most developed African nation, it's also considered a NIC, Also SA is ahead of India wrt to Global innovation index, above India in terms of Quality of infrastructure index, above in HDI, above in LPI...should I go on?

3.Did you do any research at all before typing this? SA is not that far behind India in terms of diversification and ranks 42nd in the world

4. not disputed

5. What?

6. In SA you can own a gun if you get a license, right to bear arms isn't in the constitution

AskiaHarem:
lol

yeah still nothing .......always funny how people think they know when the second coming is....before Jesus even

NTSA:
In the Israel and Iran Fiasco.You've got to appreciate the display of interoperability between Israeli,US &UK militaries from the Navy ,ground to air assets.
They almost operate seamlessly together.

Israel also uses the same link16 data link that nato does, hence why the interoperability to this extent is possible.

Exnavyboy62:


GDP of 401 billion dollars but, but no money to give Eskom to maintain the power grid. I hope you have charged your phone with energy generated from solar panel

GDP of 401 billion dollars, meanwhile your military budget, is dwindling with each passing year, no significant acquisition in the past year, no money for maintenance of equipments and spare parts

Who said peace has been restored

@GreenandGold

See what you did now!!

Saddamochieng00:
@Jl115 I'm afraid you were right. That doesn't mean I don't have my reservations on musk himself. Saw a video of his family's former housemaid and she seems to confirm that he's indeed the antichrist.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umNSEBc5pBg?si=tjE-aeRaiOftDHLd

Don't worry bro, the original hebrew texts in the bible uses the word chuwg which means sphere in English thus the bible does not teach flat earth.

However Musk being the anti christ.....well ill not be surprised if he turned out to be man will one day control the worlds social media, internet , energy,transport, and even peoples brains.

P.s i might be exaggerating a bit

SANDF SVI Max 3 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles

AskiaHarem:
This is why nothing meaningful every gets accomplished in the field. You refuse to acknowledge the main problem.

I didn't say illegal immigrants are the main problem

AskiaHarem:


More like a drop in the bucket learn accountability.

nope a ''good deal"

kabe1:


There's no evidence that the Turbofan will perform consistently over an extended period flying from unpaved surfaces.

All Airplanes require routine maintenance after flight, whether Turbofan or Turboprop.

You showed 1 picture of the C-130 flying from an unpaved surface, provide us with the raw numbers of flights from paved and unpaved surfaces.

A400M is a Strategic airlifter, this isn't even up for debate.

-https://www.mace.manchester.ac.uk/research/impact/impact-pathways/atmospheric-dust-and-jet-engines/

- Turboprops require less maintenance : https://www.naa.edu/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-turboprop-engines/

- Why?? Why is this even a relevant questions?

- Kabe1 know more about the A400m than Airbus themselves??

kabe1:


Excuse me, are you saying Ukraine has better infrastructure than African countries?

Is this what you're saying?

Yeahh better than most of Africa, well at least before Russia blew it up

Bacteria8:


@the bolded:

I bet you would also want the SANDF to exit the Congo right now, giving recent fatal mishaps

Wrong move sir.

Even me as a Nigerian, I really love how South Africa maintain a buoyant foreign policy.

In a world of global interconnectedness, it would be a mistake to live in a cocoon.

By the way, I don't think the Americans would push South Africa into a sanction...that would only solidify the Messiah claims of the BRICS nations

Why the laughing emoji? secondly we've lost soldiers in the DRC before it's not something new to lose soldiers in conflict areas.

And yes I've said we should've left the DRC once the UN stopped funding Rooivalk deployments

They never mentioned sanctions they mentioned kicking SA from the AGOA trade agreement

kabe1:


From the video above, you can see the C390 takeoff from dirt runways without issues.

Besides how many times have you seen South African C-130s takeoff from dirt runways?

Even in the raging Russia -Ukraine war, we haven't seen heavy transport planes takeoff from dirt runways.

- I never said it can't take off from dirt runways however in the long run turbofans will need more maintenance than Turboprops due to dust exposure, this is a well known fact.

- During the border war quiet a lot actually

- What's the infrastructure like....Africa vs Ukraine? also the A400m is quite small compared to the likes of the C17, An-124, Y20 ect ect

kabe1:


No evidence the A400M performs better than the KC-390 in unprepared surface. The C-390 millennium performance on dirt tracks is excellent, there are free resources online that prove this.

The A400M costs nearly 4 times more to operate and maintain.

That's not a tactical airlifter.

Overall if your plan is to fly over Nigeria and west Africa at most, you have no business with the A400M. It's a very good aircraft but limitations are significant if you don't have a huge pursue.

- Shorter take off and landing distance is evidence, as is turboprop vs turbofan....it's no secret that turbofans don't like dust.

- Source?? they are nearly 3 times the unit price but what are the maintenance figures? where did you get that it costs 4 times more to operate?

- It is exactly what I said it is. It certainly is a tactical airlift which can carry strategic loads.

What are the limitations except for the price?

kabe1:


Proof it?

For 1 Turboprop vs Turbofan.........Turboprop will always be better for landing on unprepared runways where dust is a factor. Turboprops are also easier to fix in remote places.

Secondly the A400M has much shorter take off and landing distances as well

All in all the A400M was designed specifically as a tactical airlift that could carry strategic loads.

overall it's a better aircraft than the c390(as a strategic and tactical airlift), however it costs nearly 3 times more. That said I'm a fan of the C390, and for a turbofan it does have very good tactical airlift capabilities and certainly a good replacement for the C130, the cost also makes it attractive to countries like SA and Nigeria

kabe1:


......my statement is primarily in a Nigerian context. The C-390 is a tactical airlift aircraft while the A400M is a strategic airlift aircraft.

In a Nigerian context the C-390 is a much better fit when all parameters are considered.

The cost benefit is also much better.

actually the A400M has better tactical airlift capability than the C390

Bacteria8:


https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3SvYGMIEyj/?igsh=YzljYTk1ODg3Zg==

Boss what do you make of this...?

I find it diabolical tho... sanctioning a country that has experienced the evils of apartheid simply because they're fighting against same apartheid.

The international system is so messed up.

My opinion has always been to stay neutral in the geopolitical game, regardless if the intentions were good, we should've kept our noses out of it and focused solely on ourselves and fixing our problems, anyone with half a brain cell could've seen this coming hence well done ANC, you've pressured Israel and possibly helped the Palestinians to an extent, but to the expense(possibly) of your own people.

AskiaHarem:


You’re just scarecrowing all around my guy. Stop trying to blame all your problems on foreigners.

I didn't, I said "good deal" learn some comprehension.

AskiaHarem:


😂You “people”…🤦🏿‍♂️

Do you like illegal foreigners in your country?

Bacteria8:



What say you to this dear sir

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1755266935703617613?t=vCDiZ3X0ysmFnblP13aotw&s=19

not much really, Malema is a clown and most farm murders are committed by illegal foreigners, once all illegal foreigners are deported and our border secured then a good deal of SAs problems would be solved

MiddleDimension:


At extra ordinary times, people say things. What about Israel that is intent on expelling the people completely so that only them will remain in the land?

The PLO accepted the existence of Israel long ago, but has Israel listened to theor concern of a palestinian state? What is stoping it if not the darkness in the heart of Israeli leadership?

When did I say I support Israel?

Lurker4Long:

I wouldn't bother, if I were you. Faithful007 reminded me of something I'd almost forgotten: not every interaction here is conducted in good faith.

wise words my bru I shall move on

Bacteria8:


1. First sir, Could it be that White minorities are busy majoring in Agriculture simply because they already have the land ??

Cause and effect chief.

2. Secondly sir, is there issue of poverty, crime, unemployment as you have stated, yes. But also there's issue of land redistribution. That's a fact.

Apples 🍎 and Oranges 🍊 ... they're not mutually exclusive.

3. The White MPs I watched that day actually they actually agree with EFF that land should be redistributed...their point of discord however is that there should be compensation of sort to the White land owners to which the EFF disagreed.

For this issue to have degenerated into such level of a raucous session in your National Parliament, I believe it is an extant National Question in your country.

So your frantic attempt to delude me here won't be successful sir.

By the way, I'm not saying this to diss South Africa. Every country have its own National Question.

For example, why would Nigeria be talking about insecurity in Niger republic when we have such humongous level of insecurity back home.

I hope you get my line of thought sir. Cheers.

1. Nope since the ratio of Afrikaners studying Agriculture is still much higher than even the % of White owned farm land compared to black owned farm land, in fact the most that study Agriculture are not land owners themselves and neither are there families, there are only 30000 commercial farmers(White and Black) in SA

2. Yes... it's an issue for less than 2% of the population

3. I never said I was against land redistribution I'm against redistribution without compensation , in fact the Government has settled over 80 000 land claims since 94....Did you know that most of these claimants chose financial compensation instead of the actual land? this further proves point nr2

4. My not attempting delude anyone, I'm simply pointing to the facts

Bacteria8:


You're right sir. Politicians have a way of bloating things out.

However, by your own admission here now sir, White minorities in SA have 53% of the arable lands...while the Black majorities who actually own the land before the White settlers arrive have 47% or less. This is still an injustice sir

In Nigeria we say: " Remove the log in your eyes before talking about the log in another person's eyes"... If South Africa is yet to fight its own land grabbing injustice...what the fvck are y'all doing here fighting for Palestine ??

The worst thing anyone can do is look at these figures at face value without understanding the context behind them....like for example Afrikaners are more inclined to pursue a career in commercial agriculture than any other ethnic group and by some distance, this is proven by the amount of Afrikaners studying agriculture vs other ethnic groups, thus if their are more commercial white farmers vs black farmers than obviously they will own more land.

secondly land is not an issue for South Africans, all it is, is a political scape goat, several polls were run across the last decade and all of them show that less than 2% of South Africans actually feel that land is a pressing issue. Jobs, Crime, Poverty, Infrastructure, Education ect ect all ranked much higher

Bacteria8:


That's according to Julius Malema one of your MP... But you here unknown Nairaland monicker knows better ?

Even one of the White MPs was threatening civil war when EFF was talking about land redistribution.

Malema is a politician, not a land demographics expert and that assertion is very wrong since the actual % of total land owned by Whites in South Africa is only 22% and just over 53% of Agricultural land according to AgriSA

Bacteria8:


The only thing that baffles me about South Africa is that Whites in your country are just 20% and yet they own 80% of the land... You haven't solved that finish but you want to solve injustice in far away Palestine.

What's that...??

Very false!!

Exnavyboy62:


Those who leave their home country to settle in a foreign country are called….. Immigrants

Those who came to South Africa as Christian missionaries or military troops of the Royal Crown or English teachers or whatsoever they were, as far back as 1652 and later settled down there till date were the…….. British

British + Immigrants = British Immigrants
You are welcome

Bru, google is your friend! go read up on SAn history

Lurker4Long:

Correction:
1) white South Africans are not British immigrants, and they did not allow anybody any rights; black South Africans, and a few white South Africans, fought for equal rights;
2) black South Africans did not "let" white South Africans stay as some favour; the oldest liberation movement in Africa has always said, "South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white".
3) black Saffers who had their land forcibly taken could go through the restitution process and their claims could be settled through the govt buying back their land from current owners and giving it back. A lot of people opted for cash.

People in other parts of Africa, because of their recent history of colonization, forget that white South Africans have been here since 1652, and their position is exactly the same as other Europeans who went to settle in the US, Canada, South America, Australia.

Seconded!

Lurker4Long:

1) Exactly my point, a simple phrase being twisted by opponents into something threatening; and
2) I've told you what decent level-headed people mean with reference to Palestine. What is so difficult to grasp about one democratic state with equal rights for all? Whether one calls it Israel/Palestine or whatever, the historic geographical area of Palestine -without special status for ethno-religious considerations.

Now, there's an argument to be had whether that ideal is likely, with the preponderance of zealots and extremists on both sides. But that's not the argument you're offering, seemingly only stuck on the smears and twisting of phrases from one side.

I can grasp it, and that was never something I was against so don't shift the goal posts, my point is this: why not say "From the river to the sea, Israel will be free" since there is no country called Palestine with the borders you are referring to? Do you not see how this can be threatening to the average Israelite?

Also what is wrong with having self governing Palestinian states and self Governing Jewish states?

Lurker4Long:

You can disagree all you want, doesn't change the fact of what the Palestinians and those of us in solidarity with their Struggle, understand what we mean by that slogan.
Some of us still remember how in SA, "One man, one vote", was falsely twisted by the Apartheid regime and its supporters, as a call for the eradication of white South Africans and the imposition of a racial dictatorship.
Occupiers everywhere, have always sought to demonise the resistance of the occupied.

What you don't get is that I'm completely objective towards the Israel/Palestine situation.....so that "fact" isn't really a fact, its a view point from someone who has a biased view of the situation.

"One man. one vote" is a very simple phrase that most normal humans can understand as a call for democracy in said country, When you say "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" what exactly happens to Israel?? does it cease to exist? are you changing its name?

Lurker4Long:

According to whom? Just because Zionists use it in a nefarious way as part of their Greater Israel land grab, does not mean Palestinians use it the same way, in the opposite direction.
A free Palestine, with equal rights for all, from the river to the sea!

Yeah I don't agree sorry