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jln115:
why the smiley emojies?

Because it is funny.

Saudi AH-64 Apache Helicopter shot down in Yemen.

Stormtrooper11:
look most of the countries involved are NATO-affiliated.NATO is in mali to get their hands on the uranium before to chinese do.you say mali invited france;technically,many francophone countries are not sorveign,they do as how france says

Senegal is a NATO country?

Chad is a NATO country?

Bangladesh is a NATO country?

Nigeria is a NATO country?

Sweden is a NATO country?

Ireland is a NATO country?

Burkina Faso is a NATO country?

nemesis8u:
Cage armour against shape charged warheads usually seen in RPGs.

Thank you Sir.

What is cage armour?

What sort of material is it made from?

How does it work?

Stormtrooper11:
You guys saying that france is in mali to battle the insurgency don't understand the logic here.france and the NATO powers are in mali to get uranium and also use the malian insurgency as a justification for their military presence.the NATO powers are using this strategies to counter chinese influence in africa.

Yet, it was the government of Mali that invited France in the first place.

What about the other 15,000 foreign soldiers, are they also there because of uranium?

Russian soldier, likely PMC guarding CAR President.

Tobiloba2407:
its calles cage armour, to mitigate against rog rounds

OK, thank you.

This looks like 2 experimental vehicles behind.

Why do they have net on them?

This looks like an experimental vehicle behind.

This might be the best NAF combat video.

This is from today's combat operation.


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

This French general agrees with me.


Top French general says full victory in Africa not possible

France will never secure total victory over Islamist insurgents in West Africa, its top general said after 13 soldiers died in a helicopter crash during a combat mission in Mali, France’s worst single loss of troops in 36 years.

General Francois Lecointre said France’s military role in the Sahel region was “useful, good and necessary”, but it was hard to see the moment when the war would finally be won.

The remarks could embolden opponents of President Emmanuel Macron, in particular the far-left, who demand France plans a way out of the conflict.

“We will never achieve a definitive victory,” Lecointre, chief of staff of the armed forces, told France Inter radio.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/military-helicopters/top-french-general-says-full-victory-in-africa-not-possible/amp/?__twitter_impression=true


Cc: Keep2silent

keep2silent:
What? You disagree completely with the fact that 30 years of bad and corrupt military rule by Nigerian Army ruined Nigeria till massive insurgency became a new way people tell goverment they want something?

Low levels like lance corporal among Nigerian soldiers are trying but top leadership is not doing well with faulty procurement and lack of willingness to modernize our obsolete army. France has hardly ever lost an FOB, unlike Nigeria that lost army bases like 100 times.

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Sir, your entire post is based off assumptions.

You have not stated any fact to dispute the points in my post.

Why would France deploy Leclerc tanks to combat insurgents in Mali?

This point makes no sense.

France has VBCI armed with 30mm cannon deployed in Mali

France has ERC-90 Sagie armed with a 90mm gun deployed in Mali

France has AMX-10 armed with a 105 cannon deployed in Mali.

France has Tiger helicopter for attack and reconnaissance deployed in Mali

France has Gazelle Helicopters armed with 50.cal hmg deployed in Mali

France has Rafael fighter jets deployed

France has Mirage 2000D deployed in Mali

France has Reaper armed UCAV deployed in Mali

France has Caesar 155 mm artillery deployed in Mali.


Why do you think the Leclerc Tank would make any difference?

You need to make comments based on facts, you're making posts on emotions.

With all these France has been in Mali for 6 years

Xbee007:
It is an intrusion capable of distracting pilots. Note that cockpit intrusion has been fingered in many aircraft crashes.

Just this month China banned three pilots for taking photograph with a passenger in the cockpit.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50298522

But that's an air force plane, with a senior air force officer, the head of communications highlighting the growth of young air force pilots in the Nigerian Air Force.

Who can identify this armoured vehicle?

Please who can identify this Armoured vehicle.

KingAzubuike:
Facts gotten from NTA and other pro government agencies? Lol..

See I schooled at NMS okay.. almost went to NDA but decided it wàsnt worth it. I lived in dodan barracks during babangida regime and also at the AF base ikeja until 2009. So when I tell you stuffs about the Nigerian military, just accept. Those guys are poorly trained and poorly equiped. Infact the cameroonian military is far better.

OK, we hear you. Cameroun is better, can we now rest.

shadowprimezero:
NA troops. NE deployment

What is on top of the soldier's head in picture 2?

Xbee007:
Taking pictures in the cockpit is a bad idea.

How?

keep2silent:
I have more fun reading than posting, but just a few lines here.

Lets not judge wrongly, France is not fighting insurgency on France's territory where full power of France's armed forces can be deployed in one full blow to wipe out the type of malnourished Boko Haram Nigeria is struggling 10 years to push out of our lands. NA is fighting at home with average of 100,000 Nigerian soldiers. Mali is much bigger than Nigeria, so how can 4,000 French troops cover such huge land? If France at home in France launches it's full air force helicopter gunships and jets, full army, all special forces, some 300 Leclerc tanks, 900 IFVs, 2,000 MILAN anti-vehicle guided missiles on rusty Toyota riding Boko Haram type of poorly armed insurgents, BHT will either run away to another country or die fighting.

Nigeria's insecurity today is caused by Nigerian army military rule 30 years long, they started massive corruption-treasury looting, economic mismanagement, waste of national resources, bad weapons procurement habits, etc. They wrecked Niger Delta with total marginalization, poverty and ecological degradation till the people started Delta Militancy to set a bad example for others that the only way to get your right from FGN to eat daily bread, is to start insurgency strong enough to hold the army to stalemate. NA ruined us in the first place so they should play a role to fix this our Nigeria they broke.

God bless all we Nigerians, both civilians and uniformed forces.

I completely disagree with you.

France is a world power, and has one of the largest armies in NATO.

With regards specifically to Mali, let us look at the situation on the ground.

Military operations in Mali does not cover all of Mali. The insurgency in Mali is completely in the North of Mali.

Mali is also a very rural country, with large open, uninhabited areas where military operations are carried out.

French military assets in Africa include permanent military bases Air Force and Army bases in Niger, Drones and Mirage-2000D fighter jets fly from there.

Another permanent military base in Chad, Rafael fighter jets and army men are based there.

Another permanent military base in Ivory Coast, French Foreign legionaries are based there.

A Forward operating base in Senegal, another Forward Operating base in Cameron.

Access to military ports in Benin republic

Then there are the 4,000 men based in Mali.

So in actual fact, France has a larger military presence in west-africa, than Nigeria has in Nigeria.

The highest amount of soldiers we have deployed in the Northeast is 20,000 soldiers.

France has 4,000 with the help of Chadian soldiers, Belgium, UK, Finland, Sweden, and a MINUSMA force which also has Nigerian soldiers, Senegalese soldiers etc.

So in actual fact, France receives more help than Nigeria, plus a well developed defence industry and modern equipment.

Yet France has been fighting for 6 years in Mali.

Let that sink in.

I know our own is not good in Nigeria, but a well equipped force with plenty support and bases cannot defeat slippers wearing terrorists.

So yes, Nigerian soldiers are trying.

jln115:
Casspir...... But to be honest besides 4 wheels they look nothing alike.

Ezugwu certainly looks heavier and doesn't have windows, thus I'm guessing they went for added ballistic protection vs the Casspir which for obvious reasons has better situational awareness.

The height of the MRAP APCs are similar.

Ezugwu MRAP APC kinda reminds me of this MRAP APC from South-Africa.

Ezugwu MRAP in the front lines of the Northeast.

GeneralFarouq:
So France lost 13 troops to help collision in mali

France has now spent 6 years fighting insurgency in Mali.

They have 4,000 soldiers in that country. They are also supported by America, Belgium, UK, Finland, Sweden, Canada.

Our Nigeria army is trying. Even though they used to fvck up sometimes too, but they have achieved a lot.

Fighting insurgency is not easy.

No offence to the South-Africans on here.

Are South-African government officials dumb or what.

South Africa blocks arms sales to Saudi and UAE in inspection row

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa is blocking arms sales to countries including Saudi Arabia and the UAE in an inspections dispute, endangering billions of dollars of business and thousands of jobs in its struggling defense sector, according to industry officials.

The dispute centers on a clause in export documents that requires foreign customers to pledge not to transfer weapons to third parties and to allow South African officials to inspect their facilities to verify compliance, according to the four officials as well as letters obtained by Reuters.

Officials at major South African defense groups Denel and Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) said the dispute was holding up their exports, as did a third big defense company which asked not to be named. RDM said some of its exports to the Middle East had not been approved since March.

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1XW236?__twitter_impression=true

Xbee007:
I really do hope so.

I think that is why the Alpha jets can operate at night.

This is the reason why NAF Alpha Jets conducted this night mission.

Nigeria air force ISR footage of a recent well coordinated assault both in the air and on the ground,by the Nigeria army/air force,against ISWAP at Mallam Fatori pic.twitter.com/EDPivqtTKp

— alex (@africaken1) November 16, 2019

This is very significant news.

The 3 Alphajet Mid-life extension programs with electronic upgrade on-going at Kainji. Most likely carriers of GBU-12 & GBU-58 Paveway bombs.

Nigerian first female fighter pilot

rka2:
It is nice to know that the NN is expecting Lynx Helicopters.

"These procurement include money for the purchase of Navy Lynx helicopters. Total amount spent so far: $876,888,428.71. The equipment paid for have due dates of delivery of between six months and two years. Balance of the money that is unspent as at today is $123,111,571.29."

https://allafrica.com/stories/201907230108.html

Is this spending from Ministry of Defence or Ministry of Transport?

rka2:
It is nice to know that the NN is expecting Lynx Helicopters.

"These procurement include money for the purchase of Navy Lynx helicopters. Total amount spent so far: $876,888,428.71. The equipment paid for have due dates of delivery of between six months and two years. Balance of the money that is unspent as at today is $123,111,571.29."

https://allafrica.com/stories/201907230108.html

Sir, how many Lynx helicopters are they expecting?

Oga Henry shared a photo of navy personnel in Airbus helicopter plant last year, is the navy not buying from Airbus again?

Why is the navy buying from Italy and England and France all at the same time?

Ezugwu MRAP APC

Nigerian female fighter pilot