₦airaland Forum

Lurker4Long:
Friends in Turkey say it's Tunisia.

Tunisia is the likely destination. They have Otokar Cobra's in service and use a lot of Turkish ground vehicles.

TayserMahrii:
Not sure what you mean. Should it be easy or not easy for country like Nigeria?

It would not be easy.


If we look at the region across our border, up to Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, they are all hot bed for extreme religious activities, exacerbated by very low economic activities & climate change, the porousness of the border and the general vastness of the region.

It won't be easy to eradicate terrorism in that region, but we can reduce it.

TayserMahrii:
Hope one day in the not so distant future Nigeria succesfully degrades these terrorists. Shouldn't have to deal with this. Its Nigeria for fcsks sake, not CAR or Chad.

We hope to end this war soon, but we are not under any delusions, it would not be easy, especially for a country like Nigeria.

Toju200:
US troops and Close are support are like 5&6
They can hardly fight like 2hrs or less without the A10 showing up..
I watched a lot of doc on US operations in Afghanistan and Syria and Iraq..
If it's not the A10 it's F16 or F15
Even watched when an F16 missed target on Two Taliban terrorist..

The US military must provide air superiority that guarantees American ground forces freedom to attack and freedom from attack.

Air superiority is fundamental to the American way of war. Without it, the US military does not deploy.

This is why they continue to invest heavily in top of the line air support.

Not even the Russians can compete, hence they invest in SAM systems.

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Whyem15:
See how those oil infrastructures are enjoying American freedom and democracy

The oil now has the freedom to vote and be voted for.

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With a military like this, you just wish the enemy will attack you, so you can respond with a downpour of bleeding lead!

US troops patrol in Syria

New Proforce ARA MRAP deliveries for the Nigerian army.

UltimateDreamer:
Ahoy Ahoy
Most times, this is all it takes to build. Determination and believe in ones self. It really is not that hard.
Kudos NN. Hats off to ya.
And even though we don't say it enough, Nigeria is proud of you. Keep building. The next one should be bigger.
If we have to import quality steel sheets to enable mass fabrication then so be it, at least until Ajaokuta comes back online, working with the Russians.
Jobs, jobs, jobs, quality, fulfilling jobs to construct, fabricate a finished product makes a proud nation.

I agree, I can't wait for when Nigeria would start building large ships, 80 meters and above.

The mistake many Nigerians make is in the belief that Ajaokuta is the only steel plant in the country, there is Saba steel, African Resources and Mines limited which has invested over 1.5 billion dollars in their steel plant, and would be able to produce over 1 million metric tonnes of steel annually, even Proforce Defence has a steel plant.

I know after SDB 3 is launched, we will see much larger ships built in Nigeria. I just hope it happens very soon.

Nigerian built NNS Karaduwa P102 on port call to Ghana.

NNS Karaduwa's 30 mm remote weapon station clearly visible.

NNS Karaduwa is the first African built warship to visit Ghana.

Weapons compliment

1 x 30mm

4 x 12.7mm

2 x 40mm MGL

Endurance at sea - 17 days

Nigerian made Proforce ARA MRAP deployed in the NE.

Lurker4Long:
The point is this: "in combat" is incorrect.

Semantics

Boy oh boy.

I said the 155mm artillery is deployed in combat.

Which is correct.

kabe1:
Nigerian army heavy 155mm artillery in combat.

The COAS is also visiting the combat area, also correct.


I don't know why you find this confusing.

Lurker4Long:
Is that Gen Buratai in the black? If so, what would an Army Chief of Staff be doing "in combat"?

This is an odd question. What is a soldier doing in the battlefield?

Is this what you're asking?

Before he was an Army chief, he was a soldier.

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FIGHT AGAINST INSURGENCY: NAF WINGS ANOTHER COMBAT HELICOPTER PILOT

Barely a month after a combined graduation of Basic Flying Course and Tactical Flying Course, where 4 officers were decorated with their Basic Pilot Wings and 2 other officers awarded Limited Combat Rating certificates, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) today, 27 October 2020, winged another combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Shehu Ibrahim, after his Basic and Advanced Helicopter Flying Training at the Indian Air Force Helicopter Flying Training School, Hakimpat, India. The winging of the combat pilot is yet another milestone in the NAF’s capacity building initiative to meet emerging and contemporary security challenges in the Country.

Speaking during the winging ceremony, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, expressed delight to receive the young pilot back from India and congratulated him for his outstanding performance during the Courses. The CAS emphasized that the NAF considers the human being as its most important resource and would therefore continue to invest heavily in equipping its personnel with the requisite skills to enable them be more effective and efficient in carrying out assigned tasks. In this regard, he revealed that about 200 NAF personnel were currently undergoing training in 9 different countries of the World including the United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Pakistan, China, Czech Republic and South Africa, amongst others.

Air Marshal Abubakar expressed his gratitude to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari, for his support to the NAF which had not only enabled the acquisition of new platforms but also facilitated robust and result-orientated training for enhanced professional performance. He reiterated the NAF’s resolve to sustain its human capacity development efforts, since the Service remains a veritable instrument for the maintenance of national security. The CAS ended his remarks by charging the young officer to put in his best as he joins his colleagues in the North East and North West Theatres to secure the Nation.

The newly-winged pilot, who is a member of the 64th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy, holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics. He had his ab-initio flying training at 401 Flying Training School NAF Kaduna where he flew the Diamond DA-40 aircraft. He was nominated to attend Basic and Advanced Helicopter Flying Training at the Indian Air Force Helicopter Flying Training School, Hakimpet, India from 7 July 2019 to 6 October 2020. His training at the Indian Air Force comprised a total of 122 flying hours on the Chetak Helicopter.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations & Information
Nigerian Air Force
27 October 2020

Nigerian navy SBS kicking ass and taking names.

Nigerian army heavy 155mm artillery in combat.

Naval Engineers building SDB III

chkil1:
the guy hiding behind should have a nice view .

looks like photoshop

What I wouldn't do to trade places.


It's not photoshoped.

The Austrian Rotax company has suspended the supplies of engines that are used on the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drones.


Bayraktar TB2 UCAV.

South African army Tank

South African Gripens flying with their Thales reconnaissance pods clearly visible.

South African Rooivalk pilots with their Topowl helmet mounted sight and display clearly visible.

South-African eye candy

Military air show

South-African military combined arms mock exercise.

Nigerian Navy SBS conducting actual military operation.

This is not a drill.

Graphic Picture Warning





Nigerian army scored some big success against the terrorists.

Unfortunately a Nigerian made military vehicle is part of the casualties.

Sizzorkay:
That's how things get muddy, a soldier threatening to charge a police officer, under what authority?

It is not everything you nag and complain about.

Sizzorkay:
And how did you know i would be the 1st? you don't know me.
I'm saying each branch of Nigeria's security apparatus should have a clear responsibility, under the law. You missed that part? That's why you have soldiers and cops always fighting in major cities, good luck with that though

You first need to understand the climate, the police are currently overwhelmed.

Besides the laws regarding these sorts of engagement is clear, the soldier stepped in to douse an already tensed situation.

Sizzorkay:
Doesn't change the point i was making, chain of command, if those cops are there, in better countries, those cops will have commanders on scene, without soldiers getting involved, or deployed. So the issue isn't even about the poor cops, it's the fact that they don't have senior police officers there to lead those cops. Still, soldiers can't charge cops, i doubt that even happen in Nigeria, he doesn't have the power

In many other developed countries, once the military comes in, they take over, but suspects as it's done in Nigeria also are handed over to the police for prosecution.

The soldier did not say he was charging the police officer, he clearly said he would report the police officer to force headquarters for disciplinary action to be taken.

He(soldier) also asked one of the guys with him to start filming the interaction so as to be used as evidence.

I really don't see what you're complaining about.

As it is, from reports, there is a near total break down of law & order in Nigeria. The military and security agencies have to act fast.