jln115: Tech hubs does not necessarily equal technological advancement, look at the Global innovation index or the ict index.... Nigeria is 4th or 5th in Africa
That's just one instance, information technology development is larger in Nigeria than in any other country in sub-saharan Africa.
Generally, Nigeria is more technologically advanced than any country in Africa.
There might be areas where Nigeria is behind other countries in Africa. However in terms of size of the industry, scope and penetration Nigeria is ahead in Africa.
jln115: most technologically advanced? At least beauty and culture is subjective and varies from person to person but there are indexes for technology /innovation.... And Nigeria is certainly not the most technologically advanced..... South Africa leads those indexes
Nigeria and South Africa are still the most advanced ecosystems, the report found, with 85 and 80 active tech hubs respectively. Lagos is now the top innovative city by number of hubs (40+).
dragon2: Some of the civillian fallouts of SDB3 is the shipbuilding of Trawlers and yachts/pleasure boats. This is what happens when Governments invest in developing specific industries. One day these engineers will be building ocean going civillian ships, once the shipbuilding know-how is solidly entrenched.
SDB 3 also incorporates a really modern design. The progression is remarkable.
I hope they get to build a 65 meters vessel very soon enough.
Stargate254: Air Superiority really is what determines the outcome of a war, They destroyed 103 Tanks from the air, Most African countries have Tanks ranging that number, if the were to fight an adversary with superior air power, they would be sitting ducks right now waiting for land forces to invade and finish them off.
What about the widespread use of ATGMs in this conflict, how would African armies survive that with their fancy Carbines?
Stargate254: Air Superiority really is what determines the outcome of a war, They destroyed 103 Tanks from the air, Most African countries have Tanks ranging that number, if the were to fight an adversary with superior air power, they would be sitting ducks right now waiting for land forces to invade and finish them off.
It also shows the value of Russian support to the Syrian government. Even if the Russians have failed to act against Turkey, the amount of hardware the Turks have destroyed, yet the Syrian regime still has made significant military offensives and gains is incredible.
Militaries in Sub-saharan Africa do not stand a chance against major world powers. We would get obliterated.
However employing a guerilla style attack is the only way to defend against major powers.
The lessons learned from Turkey having a local military industrial complex is a matter of survival not just a national pride thing.
80% of all the weapons used by Turkey in this operation is locally made by Turkey.
Sizzorkay: I wonder why the SF's in Nigeria often show their faces on camera, if you look at some of these Western guys, they often cover their faces. I mean, is there any SF group in the country right now whose faces aren't publicly known, and how is that good for operations
It is not ideal, but in some cases it is unavoidable.
nemesis8u: They have done so openly , from the days when ISIS was in rampage in Iraq.
Understand this, for common people they are terrorists or for some they are saviours etc. What's in a label. Reality is they are tools who can be easily brainwashed for doing the bidding of whoever controls them.
The kind of security guarantees you get from your arms supplier, and the geopolitical environment you find yourself matters a lot.
These considerations matter more if you are in Algeria, Morocco, Ethiopia, Syria, Taiwan, Philippines etc
These considerations are different for Nigeria for example, as despite the fact we face serious security challenges, the likely hood another country would open support terrorists in the North or Pipeline vandals in the South is low.
If I'm Morocco, I expect that as I'm buying billions in arms from America, the American government will support me.
If I'm Algeria, I will expect the same from Russia.
If large European countries like France still depend on America to help with logistics of equipment for their operations in Africa, how much smaller countries.
Every concerned party who made the mistake of getting involved in the quagmire that is Syria is now looking to withdraw back but making half hearted attempts at that becz they don't want to loose face or appear weak.
Here only Syrians ( Assad ) is fighting for survival.
Rest of the players are trying to exploit the situation.
For Russia reasons a geo-strategic , for continued access to the region.
For US and west reasons are geo-economics - create jihadi cesspit to keep the region destabilized ( no national govt ) so that they can keep exploiting the oil reserves / other resources in the region.
For Turkey reasons are geo-political or rather first steps for creating ottoman empire on the basis of radical Islam. Turkey is now filled with foreign jihadis who they invited in the first place but don't want to be saddled with them for ever . So best use them for territorial land grabbing and then resettle them there outside Turkey . 2 targets with one stone. Bonus they will have an army of jihadis who they can use as they want without burning own country down.
My primary concern from an African stand point is Algeria. The US does not dump it's allies (client state).
The Russians apart from Assad have the most to lose in Syria.
In a theoretical war between Algeria and Morocco, the Americans would not leave Morocco hanging out in the cold.
Giving recent engagements in Syria, can Algeria depend on Russia when the going gets really tough?
Iblawi1: Two Warplanes and a Drone Shot Down in Syria-Turkey Escalation Syria's army simultaneously declared the airspace over northwest Syria closed to planes and drones, pledging to down any aircraft that violates it
It's incredible that Russia is sitting by and watching the Syrian army get decimated by Turkey.
I would think that by now, the Russians would have told Turkey, enough!
The amount of losses the Syrian army has suffered is quite incredible.
Again this conflict shows multiple lessons for Nigeria. Exercises like we see in flintlock 2020 and Obangame are important, but it is heavy weapons and a strong air force that wins wars.
The way Turkey has used armed drones to defeat armour in this conflict should be a war manual for developing countries.
We need to learn this in Nigeria, and continue to invest in armed and unarmed UAVs.
Your Tavor doesn't mean sh*t if you can be targeted from kilometers away.
Algeria understands this, hence their heavy investments in heavy weapons instead of fancy carbines.