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jl115:
Other countries also have added armour not just the Nigerian variant

Other countries in Africa? NO!!

The only other country I know that has added amour is Afghanistan.

slimthugchimee2:


Baba put certainly oh

He has a contact in Russia. Contact that always delivers.

Odunayaw:
You're sure that's armor?

Yea, that's additional armour plating. Bolted in like you have on the Ezugwu.

Unlike Super Tucanos used by other countries in Africa, Nigerian Super Tucanos come with added amour protection for the pilots.




Note the additional side amours by the cockpit.

marvin906:
L 39za is the only trainer jet we have.
why trying to convert it..
when naf is complaining of lack of trainer's

You have not been following the news?

10 units of L-39ZA have been since retrofitted for combat and have currently replaced the F-7NI in combat roles.

The F-7NI is currently undergoing deep maintenance by CATIC in Nigeria.

Nice shot video of the Tucano.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhazfkVSrDk=48

marvin906:
how many JF 17 are we buying and why weren't they purchased all at once
I think is time to retire those alpha Jets to trainer's

Nigeria is getting 3 JF-17s, we would possibly buy more, but confirmed units is 3.

Alpha Jets might not be retired so soon as some units are currently undergoing avionics upgrade, same thing for the L-39ZA. They are also getting avionics upgrade.

Cockpit of a Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet.

marvin906:
was Egypt blind when they where buying it..
what's the point of buying them with restrictions in a case of war between those countries those jets become useless

Well, the Egyptians or North Africans in this thread would be in the best position to answer this.

nemesis8u:
I wrote this long time back , should clear any doubts if any . It the most simplest explanation one can expect .

I've read all you wrote with regards to how SAMs perform. It's quite detailed and informative.

However crucially it failed to answer this question with regards to the performance of the Pantsir against contemporaries.

The Tor M has out performed the Pantsir in the same class and same engagement envelope.

Why is this?

Jimmy17:
Hi, does the JF17 package come with anti ship missiles?

We don't know the armament Nigerian JF-17s will come with.

Tinfoil:
The downside of getting us weapons is the controls they put in the software and restrictions on how you use them, you have to get permission to use them.

Egypt is buying Russian jets because their f16 can’t lock on Israel or us jets

This is not a high performance aircraft, and is not subject to the same restrictions as the likes of the F-16 and F-15 etc

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PERSONNEL WELFARE RECEIVES BOOST AS NAF COMMISSIONS TWO ADDITIONAL BLOCKS OF RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR OFFICERS IN LAGOS

The drive of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) towards ensuring that its personnel have befitting residential accommodation has received a fresh boost with the commissioning of 2 newly constructed blocks of 6 x 3 bedroom flats for married officers at the Sam Ethnan Air Force Base Ikeja, Lagos today, 28 May 2020. Speaking during the commissioning, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was represented by the Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command (AOC LC), Air Vice Marshal Lawal Alao, noted that the commissioning of the project was a testimony to his resolve to improve the welfare of NAF personnel, being a major requirement in the development of human capacity for enhanced operational performance. He noted that, while the NAF was being restructured for more effective and efficient service delivery in the last 4 and half years, several infrastructural developments aimed at improving both the working and living conditions of personnel were also embarked upon. The infrastructural developments, the CAS added, included the construction of new offices and living accommodations across all NAF Bases in the Country, to provide conducive atmosphere for optimum operational output.

Speaking further, the CAS noted that the infrastructural development was a major morale boosting factor for some of the modest operational achievements recorded so far. “In the last 4 and half years, while working to address the housing deficit for personnel, we have provided befitting accommodation for about 7,500 families. We remain resolute to do more”, he said. The CAS commended the Logistics Command (LC) for providing necessary support that had enabled the Service to be more efficient in the conduct of its operations across various theatres. He pledged that the Headquarters would continue to provide the necessary resources to enable the Command to continue playing its vital role in supporting NAF operations. The CAS equally lauded the measures emplaced by the Command to curtail the spread of COVID-19 and described the communal approach to tackling the virus with the introduction of COVID-19 Enlightenment and Enforcement Team made up of youth volunteers within the Base, as most impressive. He highlighted that Headquarters NAF, in compliance with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines, had directed the scaling down of the number of personnel for official work to the barest minimum to limit likelihood of contact. He also reminded personnel to continue to maintain personal hygiene, whilst observing physical distancing.

While thanking the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari for providing the resources being expended to improve personnel welfare, the CAS enjoined personnel to take responsibility for the proper maintenance of all infrastructure on all NAF Bases, whilst remaining committed to the effective execution of assigned tasks. “As a Service, we must also strive to continuously meet the expectations of the Nation at this time of heightened insecurity by protecting the citizenry and our critical assets as well as bringing succour to those in despair as we discharge our constitutional responsibilities to the Nation,” he said.

In his welcome address, the Commander 651 Base Service Group, Air Commodore Razaq Olanrewaju, expressed gratitude to the CAS for continuing to give priority attention to the provision of decent accommodation for personnel. He assured the CAS that personnel would continually strive to ensure that the NAF lives up to its constitutional responsibilities. One of the highlights of the occasion was the presentation of keys to beneficiaries.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force
28 May 2020

Sweet Nigerian Air Force Tucano.

Cammo looks great too!!

nemesis8u:
Dang it , I posted the reply but the network changed and my post got sacrificed to the cyber gods


Anyways did u read my post in technical thread ?

I will go there and read it now.

Nigerian Air Force Super-Tucano

nemesis8u:
I saw the discussions on why Pantsir got tanked in Libya , some of the guys got some of the reasons correct like hostile HUMIT etc revealing position and state of deployment of Pantsir etc.

Well, you missed something, why did the Tor-M engage more targets than the Pantsir then?

Considering that the Pantsir was designed to replace the Tor system.

According to Wikipedia, the Pantsir has a detection range of 32km, how could it not spot the drones, we saw in some of the videos, the Pantsir was active.

Can the ANKA-S engage targets from 30,000 feet? I'm sure they need to come close to engage their targets.

The Pantsir has performed badly in both battlefields in Syria and Libya.

The Tor and Buk systems have outperformed the Pantsir in both Syria and Libya.

nemesis8u:
I saw the discussions on why Pantsir got tanked in Libya , some of the guys got some of the reasons correct like hostile HUMIT etc revealing position and state of deployment of Pantsir etc.

Well, you missed something, why did the Tor-M engage more targets than the Pantsir then?

Considering that the Pantsir was designed to replace the Tor system.

According to Wikipedia, the Pantsir has a detection range of 32km, how could it not spot the drones, we saw in some of the videos, the Pantsir was active.

Can the ANKA-S engage targets from 30,000 feet? I'm sure they need to come close to engage their targets.

The Pantsir has performed badly in both battlefields in Syria and Libya.

The Tor and Buk systems have outperformed the Pantsir in both Syria and Libya.

Nigerian made Proforce ARA 1 in the front lines.

jteku:
Can someone ID below vehicle, not sure if its a cobra

Cobra APC

Russian Uran-9 UGV

RHIBs due to be delivered to the Nigerian navy.

10 units from France.

Nigerian soldiers training

jln115:
I disagree!! at the end of day regardless if someone is wrong or right he should have the freedom to express his opinion no matter how deluded

He's a terrible hateful tribalist. There's nothing in his empty skull.

Toju200:
what kind of person are u...
Didn't u read that post....
That was the sick mother of a soilder..
And that woman will be operated on Wednesday...
Mr wat is wrong with u

He's simply a very hateful person.

A common simpleton claiming to donate 100k, the effrontery to make iidiotic claims.

bidex111:
@kabe just learn to overlook this type of comments. There is this dude on the other thread with lengthy comments, I don’t just border or waste my time on them !

That dude is a known tribalist, he comes here stoking hate at every opportunity. I prefer to respond to his kind with 10 times more vile so he is aware that it's a 2 way street.

He's not here to gain any information he just wants to ridicule and cause as much confusion as he can. He will soon insult the Yoruba people, just watch.

Ezugwu MRAP 2

jln115:
Major service!! Also Nigerian ATRs had an ELINT upgrade not to long ago......and news outlets are stating they are there for maintenance not an upgrade...

Like I earlier stated, NAF press release will clarify.

jln115:
So how do you know they are there for an upgrade when news outlets are saying they are there for maintenance?

Besides Nigerian ATRs received a ELINT upgrade just a couple of years ago!

This aircraft just finished maintenance in Nigeria. Going to Germany would likely be for upgrades of surveillance equipment.

jln115:
Upgrade?? I thought they were there for maintenance....well that's what I read anyway!!

Any news on what is being upgraded?

When they come back to Nigeria, I'm sure the Air Force will release a comprehensive statement as they always do.

INSIDE THE WAR FRONT: NIGERIAN MILITARY TAKE OUT MAJOR BOKO HARAM BASES.

Ahmad Salkida

On March 27, 2020, HumAngle exclusively reported the elimination of 18 Boko Haram commanders in a series of air raids in Lake Chad between January and March.

And in April, HumAngle’s independent assessment of the war at the Lake Chad Basin and Sambisa Forest revealed major gains at the war front by Nigeria led Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).

Although the Nigerian military declared that the army killed 343 insurgents in recent combat operations, investigations have established that there were probably heavier casualties suffered by the insurgents between March 18 and May 5.

Reporting the military operations to the media the Coordinator of Defence Military Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche said that “a number of air interdictions were conducted, which led to the destruction of several BHT logistics facilities and compounds housing some of their leaders, including Abu Usamah, and a number of their fighters who were eliminated.”

Impeccable sources knowledgeable about the conflict in the Northeast have revealed the exact locations of the MNJTF and the Nigerian military overrun most of the operational camps in Kwalaram, Ngilewa, Sabon Tumbu, Bukarmairam, Wulgo all in the Marte and Gamboru Ngala axis of Borno State.

Sources familiar with the war disclosed that the fighters fleeing the recent Chadian Military offensive in April were only about settling down in choice locations in Alargo and the Marte flank when the Nigeria Air Force and the MNJTF identified, targeted and bombarded scores of the fighters in air and ground operations.

Independent sources put the casualty figures that resulted from the air and ground raids above 500, an indication that the figure given by the military was probably understated.

Analysts who follow the insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin tend to place the recent audio message released by Abubakar Shekau which was exclusively reported by HumAngle in context and conclude that the message mirrors the bloody nose the insurgents are receiving currently in the war fronts.

In the audio message, Shekau alluded to the period of “trial” that his fighters were going through and urged them “not to relent in prayer.”

HumAngle sources have highlighted the loss of “no fewer than 60 war commanders” between March and May, in both the Chadian and Nigerian military operations, an indication that our earlier reported elimination of 18 commanders across Boko Haram factions was lower than the actual numbers.

Sources within the camps of the insurgents said that unlike the case previously, the fighters could no longer move in large groups in daylight. The Air Force, according to the sources, is likely to pick out two out of three large vehicular movements in the day.

Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province, (ISWAP) convoys have been intercepted by the Nigerian Air Force more regularly now than was the case in 2019. “Fighters now move from one location to the other mostly at night,” said a competent source.

“The offensive of this year can only be compared with what we faced in 2015 and 2016,” said the source, referring to the period when the previous administration mounted an all out military campaign before the general elections and the sustained momentum by the new administration thereafter.

A serving army captain who spoke with HumAngle in Maiduguri but would not want to be named attributed the renewed advances at the war front to “the current battle strategy of moving reinforcement while troops are still pushing against the insurgents”.

Ground troops have also intensified artillery fire, which comb parts of Alagarno and Sambisa forests.

The military operations in the territories have also resulted in overrunning insurgents’ camps in Durfada, Allafha, Timbuktu, Bulajibi and Gonikurmi in and around Sambisa, sources said , adding that “hundreds” of insurgent fighters died in battles in these camps.

However, sources said that the insurgents might have changed strategies fast by adopting remote operations and desisting from maintaining major operational camps.

A source embedded within the vigilante group corroborated the information on overrun insurgents’ operational locations. However, the local vigilante in the area said, “there are still problems in the operations.”

Boko Haram does not rely on heavy equipment and hardware, so it is easy for them to change locations in a matter of hours, said the source, pointing out that military manoeuvres were different and put the insurgents on their guard.

Informed sources said that it was difficult for the military to maintain presence in the operational locations they overrun because of the shortage of personnel. In these camps that were overrun, Boko Haram elements have regrouped, they said.

The sources said that in less than one week after Chadian forces chased ISWAP fighters and the sub-faction of Boko Haram away from several fishing islands in Lake Chad, the insurgents regrouped and took up positions in some areas.

HumAngle further learnt that in the Alagarno flashpoint, ISWAP fighters were returning to some of the areas the Nigerian Army successfully overran in the past weeks. The areas are Mattari, Mada, Sansan and Gurzum where soldiers overran and moved on to other battle grounds.

Sources said there were not many security officials to man and retain every community or camp reclaimed from Boko Haram by either the MNJTF or the Nigerian Army.

“Currently, the situation is one soldier for every five kilometres in the Northeast,” this is what we are dealing with,” said a senior Nigerian government official.

“There are more than 300 camps that host dozens, in some places, hundreds of fighters and their families in territories within Borno and Yobe states,” said Ali Gwange, a local vigilante in Maiduguri.

Gwange added that “only less than half of these camps have so far been attacked by the military.”

Multiple sources point out that there are peculiarities with operational camps used by the insurgents which tend to include secure entry and exit points for them.

The sources explained that such camps tended to provide for them the advantage of surveying any advancing threats from a reasonable distance and provide cover, notably heavy foliage, against airstrikes.

A Boko Haram defector recently disclosed that with every impending military raid on the camps “we quickly leave and return the next day.”

Although there is a positive turn of events in the campaign against the insurgents, sources within the intelligence and diplomatic communities have, however, expressed concern that without resetting the counter-insurgency strategy, the terror groups might still recover and resume their violent campaigns against the military and civilians.

Investigation reveals that one area that remains untapped in the counter-terrorism measures by state actors in Nigeria is a seeming failure to penetrate and crack Boko Haram, and especially ISWAP’s elite Aminiyat group or intelligence unit.

It seems that from their operations the Amniyat elements are well embedded and untracked in several communities in the northeast of Nigeria and the Lake Chad region as a whole, HumAngle learnt.

The Amniyat adherents monitor troop movements and operations, handle logistics, fundraising and assassinations while providing intelligence reports to its central body, sources said.

Persons familiar with the situation are worried about the seeming single focus by state actors on insurgents who carry arms without a corresponding interest on those who always keep the insurgents ahead.

Knowledgeable military strategists also caution that as much as the presence of the Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, in the war front is boosting troops morale, the war strategy ought to move past the momentary victory into a final push to finish off the insurgents before the rains fully set in.

Field information available to HumAngle suggest that Boko Haram in Southern, Central Borno and parts of Cameroon with its sub-faction in Niger-Nigeria axis can still muster no fewer than 2,000 fighters inspite of their mounting fatalities while ISWAP is in a position to muster nearly double the number.

Without breaching the elite Amniyat and cutting off the insurgents’ economic streams and networks, it might be that the current advances at the frontline would not fully count for much in the end, security experts warn