₦airaland Forum

Stormtrooper11:
Imagine trynna keep the peace in Guinea while your capital was threatened few weeks ago. It doesn't sound like it make sense.

QuietMynd:
See the innocent dude someone was accussing of not having boot, the dude even have more than one boot.

davefurn:
same strategy everytime

kabe1:
Paris keen to help Abuja create light aviation unit
The French armed forces are keen to be involved in the creation of a light aviation unit within the Nigerian Army. There is a chance that Airbus will supply helicopters, but despite Paris' support, competition from Turkey's TAI and Italy's Leonardo remains tough. [...]

https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2022/07/04/paris-keen-to-help-abuja-create-light-aviation-unit,109796744-art

davefurn:
The way west seems to remember nigeria all of a sudden in the arms industry is alarming

Stormtrooper11:
Daily Reminder that the Bear tried eating more than it could chew.

Flanker:
well when you have sharks that surround you , it would be better for you to have some toys to discourage them from attacking .


a simple exemple of the geopolitics in north africa

pic 1 from African lion 2022 exercise script last month, that simulates an Algerian army invasion of northern Morocco, and south, and American and british forces in Agadir and Casablanca preparing for a counterattack. and the US 6t fleet deployed near algiers

pic 2 African lion 2021 exercise script that simulated a strike against S400 air défense systems and kilo 636 subs in Algeria

https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-training-fight-algeria-drills-attack-s400

Flanker:
unfortunately I could not attend the parade, but there will be plenty of spotters in algiers + official pics from media and it will be televised

kabe1:
I don't think it's possible that Nigeria will buy additional choppers from Turkey. It just doesn't make any sense.

Besides the American deputy foreign minister already confirmed the AH-1Z would soon be delivered to Nigeria.

Odunayaw:
So you think if it were Russia and CIS states backing Ukraine against only the US, they'd have crushed them by now?

I think you overestimate the US. Iraq was a pariah state. It's not the same situation with Ukraine at all

davefurn:
There's a difference between weakening a nation and no one opposing; you want Russia to just bomb their people anyhow that 1/4 of their citizens are russian speaking and of their ancestry. Russia strength is not of my business; but accept correction. Not just only me have explained it to you; over 4 people now and you're still adamant. Just stick to your beliefs, And America crush Ukraine and Russia will be watching it like TV. That is not middle-east, where everyone is flexing muscles

Stormtrooper11:
What do you mean Russia being sympathetic and acting with restraint?! You've been fed with too much Sputnik news. Russia ravaged Syria but still haven't won the war for Assad. Russia is incompetent faced that. So you mean Russia is so sympathetic to Ukraine that they sacrifice their Generals like it's nothing?! Do you have any idea how many Russian Generals, men and materiel lost in this war due to incompetence incompetence tactics and zero consideration of logistics and strategy?! The Russians have completely failed and your excuses only makes Putin look much more silly and clueless. Makes Putin and Kremlin look much more like a clown and circus, and a much more successful comedian than Zelensky.

Stop these Russian excuses.

kabe1:
Various Algerian Air Defense Systems

Stormtrooper11:
Excuse me, our argument is about a well-equipped country. We're not talking about ASYMMETRIC warfare here, we're talking about a conventional warfare against sovereign countries. If I were to go by your analogy, the Soviet Union also messed up big time in Afghanistan.

You're the first person to mention that the US hasn't fought a war like the Russian invasion of Ukraine and I reminded you about Iraq. You Russian fanboys should understand the facts. Stop these excuses for Sadam.

Stormtrooper11:
It actually is. Is there any other I missed? Maybe because it's too insignificant.

kabe1:
Simply, how many 5th gen F-35 & F-22 Fighter Jets are in active service around the world?

Now, compare that to the number of SU-57's in service with the VKS.

Stormtrooper11:
You haven't heard about CAATSA act?! You wanna be sanctioned?!

Stormtrooper11:
This is the point I'm tryna make. You Russian fanboys should understand that Russia is not a superpower and the United States is one. That's why I'm saying that US would crush Ukraine in lesser time. If the US was fighting against let's say Turkey and let's imagine a scenario that the USSR still existed and supported Turkey with all its Eastern blocs, Turkey would had still been crushed. We saw what happened with the 1991 and 2003 invasion of Iraq. Iraq was bolstering with Soviet equipments and was still destroyed.

We simply can't compare alot of Soviet equipment to the Americans.

Stormtrooper11:
What do you mean 2003 invasion of Iraq is not a war because of the quality of the Iraqi tanks?! Iraq had tanks with poor armour, so what?! That's what happens in war. You either win or lose. You either well-equipped or ill-equipped. Soviet tactics has been failing since the early days of the formation of the Isreali state.
The Iraqi loss may look like a walkover, but I bet the Brits can't pull that. The US is so powerful they make hard wins look easy. We gotta understand that fact.

You said "just cut off their money". If it was that easy to cut off American monetary power, we wouldn't have had the United States as the lone superpower in our 21st century planet.

Stormtrooper11:
What do you mean Iraq wasn't equipped like Ukraine?! Do you know who the heck Saddam hussein was?! That Ba'athist invaded Kuwait. He chemically experimented on Kurds. Do you have any idea what the Iraqi Republican guards were?! Damn

Omofaye99:
I doubt the bold.


Please elaborate.

kabe1:
Serbia can't upgrade MI-24 helicopters, they bought MI-35m from Russia. Czech republic, that's also unlikely.

As it is, I don't see us upgrading those choppers for the foreseeable future.

kabe1:
No, we are just hypothetically speaking. Politics determines military procurement. Nigeria would not be able to buy the SU-35. That's not going to happen, the Americans would make sure of that.

kabe1:
Another excellent post.

However I will go for the latest iteration of the F-15 over the latest iteration of the SU-35.

Americans generally build better aircrafts, with better avionics than Russians.

Stormtrooper11:
2003 US invasion of Iraq??

lionel4power:
With the way Russia is handling the war in Ukraine, and the loss of it's equipment is making Western weapons now looking like a preferred choice.

Asides the political constraints on western gears, I am now convinced that western weapons has superior and quality build compared to Russian/Soviet build.

Secondly, in today's air combat, BVR is now the mainstay of aerial warfare. It doesn't matter which aircraft.

Whoever sees and shoots first lives. Nevertheless, considering the technical aspects, range of BVR missile, AESA radar detection range, and radar cross section are important in deciding who comes out alive.

Likewise other support systems like EW suite, ECCM, AEW&C, and data links can act as a force multiplier.

So in this scenario, I believe the western jets ticks off all the box.

Rarely do aircraft now come into merge but if they ever do, I believe the SU-35 gets the advantage even against stealth primarily because of it's maneuverability and it's internal OLS-35 electro-optical infra-red search and track system which can comfortably track, target, and KILL stealth aircraft from at least 20 nautical miles.

Edmanpumpin:
About 22+2 officers were lost at Erena town and Ajata Aboki village near Shiroro Dam Niger state on Wednesday and early Thursday.

Rip to Major Anara, Capt. Samido, Samson and co soldiers and the policemen who died in the Boko-haram attack in Shiroro LG

This annihilation is unacceptable.

Not posting their corpses.

Edmanpumpin:
About 22+2 officers were lost at Erena town and Ajata Aboki village near Shiroro Dam Niger state on Wednesday and early Thursday.

Rip to Major Anara, Capt. Samido, Samson and co soldiers and the policemen who died in the Boko-haram attack in Shiroro LG

This annihilation is unacceptable.
Oga stop this lie na. Which 22 solider?
Not posting their corpses.

FERNANDEZISBACK:
Don't cry yet..your video ain't playing tho..
Well no one sent them to try to break into the border..
Could they not go through the legal way?
No wild Africans always violating rules..how can you forcefully try to break in by climbing the fence?
I mean are you an ani*Mal..or they prolly thought they was in their sh**thole where there ain't no law..next time you don't force your way through a sovereign nation's border..

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/06/27/qwyt-j27.html