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Artillery & ATGM attacks on Azerbaijani BMP-2s and Tanks by Armenia.

UPDATE: Samvel Babayan (NKR's Secretary of National Security Council) says there are, as of now, 10 Armenian military casualties in Nagorno Karabakh

More Azerbaijani equipment destroyed.

BMP-2 on fire



A spokeswoman for the Armenian Ministry of Defense, Shushan Stepabian:

Armenian army shot down 2 helicopters and 3 drones of the Azerbaijani enemy army, which started a new aggression on the demarcation line with the Armenian Republic of Artsakh early Sunday morning.

The enemy also bombed the capital, Stepanakert, and thus the military and political leadership in Azerbaijan bears full responsibility for the consequences of this action.

Breaking News

Combat footage showing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

-2 x Helicopters shot down

- 3 x T-72 Tanks destroyed

- 15 UAVs also shot down

All Azerbaijani equipment.

https://mobile.twitter.com/DonKlericuzio/status/1310126869912727552


Russia backs Armenia and also has a base there with MIG-29s stationed.

Turkey backs Azerbaijan, the country also has helicopters stationed there.

UltimateDreamer:
Abi oh, we can vividly remember those years, begging FG to buy hand me down MRAPS from America, second hand from eastern Europe, anything from anywhere to save personnel from soft-skinned death traps . It took the believe of a few Nigerians to point the way, showing what was possible, we all remember igirigi... we've come a long way abeg... Now, are we where we need to be, NO, as long as we still see personnel in active engagement riding soft-skinnies, we have a lot of work to do, but at least the work is now somewhere in a factory in kaduna not over the bloody seas. We might still have to import steel and aluminum but that too will come to an end very soon with the reactivation of ajaokuta and alcon.
so yes locally built fighter jet, for sure yes. Especially with the jf17 coming in, the Pakistanis show us the way.

Again, another intelligent post.

We used to beg to import MRAPs, used ones and APCs from America, China, South-Africa and the likes.

But today we demand answers when we see even 1 imported APC in the country. Is this not incredible. That Nigerians, and military watchers want answers when an APC is imported, look at the reaction when we saw the South-Korean APC pictured a few days back.

You can't count the number of armoured vehicles manufactured in Nigeria. There are some also still coming on stream.

UltimateDreamer:
Can start with reverse engineering turbo-props too if that's easier to fathom.

Note the NAFSA Eagle, a turbo-prop light utility aircraft is been developed by the Air force, we saw the fuselage in 2018, that project's still ongoing
Chief of air staff Sadiq Abubakar did state that "The push for improved domestic capabilities follows Nigeria's success in refurbishing and re-commissioning several helicopters, fixed-wing turbo-prop aircraft, fighter and trainer jets, and aerial defense systems."

Presidential Executive Order 5. This order requires all 3 services including the Nigerian police must source equipment where possible locally.

UltimateDreamer:
Well, as earlier stated "its all in the mind" If a person believes they cant, then they will never, but if they believe its possible, then the rest is logistics. Note, for starters, I mentioned to replicate, i.e reverse engineering, not so long ago, some so called Nigerians were laughing at her attempts to develop MRAPs but I think we can all agree that we have a number of companies doing that now, DICON included.
The most difficult part of a jet aircraft is the engine, this can be sourced off-shelf, avionics sourced off-shelf what's left?
precision machining aluminum and steel to form the body can definitely be done in-house
hydraulic pipe bending, wiring, can also be done in-house,
hydraulic pipes for actuators, stabilizer motors, motor pumps, brake valves can also be done in-house, motors and pumps and be sources off-shelf
the point is to show that its possible. If engineers are already capable of overhauling, its not a great leap to reverse engineering. fact.

This is an intelligent output.

Thank you.

lionel4power:
Because dicon built mraps now you think they can build combat jets??


Wawu!!

It all starts with belief.

Nobody believed in 2015 that Nigeria would become a net exporter of MRAPs.

If Pakistan, Serbia can build fighter jets, Nigeria will also be able to do so.

Avionics upgrade on Nigerian Air Force alpha jet.

Nigerian Air Force Documentary




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXgUyv1wNfk

New Nigerian navy Ship

jl115:
she is a hydrographic vessel EOD!! Nothing else...

Accordingly, he revealed that the new vessel would not only enhance safety of Nigeria’s maritime environment but would also serve as a critical component of deployment of naval power for enhanced maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea.

He added that the vessel would also “ play a critical role in protection of maritime resources and preservation of law and order at sea, thereby contributing significantly to the promotion of global maritime commerce”.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/09/nigerian-navy-launches-new-hydrographic-survey-vessel/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

dragon2:
SDB3 will be a good platform for the development of future home made missile boats.

I agree with this. The other thing is, for very big ships which might be built in the future, how would they go about it?


The large dry dock is often always occupied for big vessel maintenance works. The Dockyard only has one of such docks.

As can be seen from this bird's eye photo, the twin docks would not be able to build a ship larger than 50 meters at most.

The only other option would be building on the floor like the barges or borrowing the floating dock from Nimasa.

GeneralFarouq:
Unlike the other 1st two versions , there will be no linking side walk in this one.... To get from one side to the other u must go through the door from what I can see...

Modern design, unlike what we have with Karaduwa.

New NNS Lana

She is more of a multipurpose ship than a strictly speaking survey ship.

Hydrography & Maritime security.

Old NNS Lana

Decommissioned 10 years ago.

Magnificent ship.

Nigerian Navy Ship

NNS Lana


The new Nigerian Navy hydrographic survey vessel, NNS LANA, launched today at Les Sables D'olonne, France

Breaking News

Nigerian navy has launched a new hydrograhic Ship.

Seaward Defence Boat 3 would be the last in the series.

NNS Karaduwa

40 meters Seaward Defence Boat

Also made in Nigeria.

NNS Karaduwa routinely engages in multinational exercises with foreign navy ships, and last year, she sailed to Ghana for Ghana navy's 60th anniversary celebration.

Nigerian made Seaward Defence Boat 1

NNS Andoni

NNS Andoni can sail to 50 nautical miles despite been an SDB. That's 92.6 kilometers out to sea.


That's really impressive.

Nigerian navy Frigate NNS Aradu at the docks after undergoing an extensive refit.

more

Photos from ongoing Russian multinational training exercise Kavkaz-2020.

Nigerian navy Seaward Defence Boat 3, August 2020 and September 2020

Nigerian Air Force Super Tucano

Nigerian navy shipbuilding.

Seaward Defence Boat 3

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From photos and models seen so far, SDB3 would look close to, or like this ship from the French navy.

This one is 50 meters in length while SDB3 is 45 meters.

3D Model of Seaward Defence Boat 3 superstructure.

SANDF SF

SANDF special forces