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Nigerian Navy Special Forces

Covert1:
That's some serious stuff being acquired by junta dictator Assimi Goita ostensibly for the fight against terrorists but in reality for regime preservation as its with all unelected usurpers of power. His trained special forces eye is gleaned on ECOWAS and a potential invasion.

Clearly that guy continues to dig in from the start and exported his putschists credentials to Burkina Faso and now Guinea with backing of of no less Wagner elements and the Kremlin. Shouldn't have been allowed to happen, one of the failures of President Buhari's foreign policy in the West Africa sub-region & Africa in general except for The Gambia. Mali must be reined in.

West African Leaders have agreed to stand up an intervention force to combat the spate of military coups.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/west-african-leaders-plan-peacekeeping-force-counter-coup-belt-reputation-2022-12-04/

Covert1:
Someone need to start asking these questions publicly and demand answers on what military planners are thinking. Methinks the oil theft is still an existential crisis for the purse of the nation and the hierarchy of command is simply responding to task however I agree we might just be making the same mistakes of the past not preparing for the worst eventualities. A compliment of sea going missile ships, A Frigate & submarines for strategic deterrence in the Gulf of Guinea is long over due. The electorate and the informed should escalate the need to those currently running for president of Nigeria.

I don't think we need an Attack Submarine to be honest. However the Nigerian Navy should invest in Frigates and Corvettes as this is a capability that we have completely lost over the years.

There's been significant investment in our maritime security capabilities which is to be expected, but I think we should strike a balance between that and proper strike capabilities.

Everywhere you look in Nigeria, there's an OPV sailing. This is not the right approach for the long haul.

I also fear that governments after this might not have the political will to make the necessary investments required to take the Nigerian army to the next level.

Late President Yar'adua and former President Jonathan were abysmal looking back at the procurements they made.

Former President OBJ was really no better.

Nigerian Navy SBS deployed in Gambia during it's mission to expel former Gambian President

Ivory Coast Navy OPV 45 launched in Israel

Ethiopia also has Russian 152mm self-propelled howitzers

kabe1:
Ethiopian army has purchased atleast 32 Chinese-made SH-15 (PCL-181) self-propelled howitzers.

This is how you build capabilities.

Ethiopian army has purchased atleast 32 Chinese-made SH-15 (PCL-181) self-propelled howitzers.

bidexiii:
Nice procurement but can't we go for covert ship/fast attack ships or better still frigates ?

While I see the benefits of additional OPVs, our Navy seems to be too fixated on this sort of maritime security capabilities.

I find this disturbing as we are making the same mistakes we made during the initial years of insurgency.

We should expand to other areas, we cannot be buying hundreds of patrol vessels each year.

I was hoping that we would be looking at Frigates & Coverttes in the coming years, not additional OPVs after we secured the Dearsan contract.

Brazilian Navy has deployed OPV Araguari to Exercise OBANGAME, Africa's largest Naval exercise, holding this year in Nigeria.

IGpro1:
hope the Cobra deal wasn't cancelled and replaced with the 12 units of A109

You just had to say it out loud

That's my concern, I just hope that's not the case though. Information on the AH-1Z has gone pretty cold.

The number of T-129 and M-346FA have remained consistent.

Nigerian Air Force is increasing order of the A109 Trekker helicopter to 12 units from 3.

Aircraft Acquisition Update.

The CAS revealed that the NAF is expecting the delivery of additional new platforms which the President has approved for the Service.

The air assets, according to him, include: 2 Beechcraft King Air 360, 4 Diamond DA-62 surveillance aircraft, 3 Wing Loong II UCAVs and 6 T-129 ATAK helicopters. He further disclosed that there are ongoing acquisitions of 12 Agusta 109 Trekker multi-role helicopters and 24 M-346 attack aircraft.

WE HAVE OPERATIONALIZED USAGE OF MODERN PLATFORMS IN BATTLEFIELD - CAS

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, on Friday 20 January 2023 said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has operationalized the usage of all its new and modern platforms towards tackling terrorism and insurgency in the country. The CAS who was speaking during an operational visit to the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Safety and 209 Quick Response Group, Ipetu-Ijesa, Osun State, stated that the NAF in recent time, has effectively operationalized the usage of new and modern platform in the battlefield.

According to him, these new and modern air assets are instrumental in the feats being recorded against terrorists and insurgents. Air Marshal Amao, attributed the successes recorded by the NAF in the theatres of operation to the newly acquired JF-17 Thunder aircraft, A-29 Super Tucano aircraft and the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles. He maintained that the Nigerian military is winning the war against terrorism in the country, with the aid of these modem platforms.

He emphasized that more still need to be done to completely decimate and flush out the remnants of terrorists still preying on soft targets. He however warned that being complacent at this point would be harmful to ongoing operations and called for more focus, vigilance and caution.The CAS revealed that the NAF is expecting the delivery of additional new platforms which the President has approved for the Service.

The air assets, according to him, include: 2 Beechcraft King Air 360, 4 Diamond DA-62 surveillance aircraft, 3 Wing Loong II UCAVs and 6 T-129 ATAK helicopters. He further disclosed that there are ongoing acquisitions of 12 Agusta 109 Trekker multi-role helicopters and 24 M-346 attack aircraft. He added that some of these additional platforms are expected to be delivered to the NAF before the end of first quarter 2023. This, he said would further boost NAF's air power employment and projection capabilities as well as air combat training.

Commenting on the upcoming general elections, the CAS urged NAF personnel to remain apolitical but only exercise their legal franchise which is the constitutional right to vote for any candidate of their choice. "we must continue to maintain our integrity and neutrality as a Service," the CAS
stressed.

He further urged NAF personnel to remember that as custodians of Nigeria's constitution, they must ensure that public perception of the NAF and the Armed Forces of Nigeria remains positive and unblemished.

The CAS was accompanied by the Air Officers Commanding Special Operations Command, Air Training Command, some Branch Chiefs and Directors from Headquarters NAF.

You are please requested to use your medium in disseminating this information to the general public. Thank you for your support and cooperation.

WAP MAIGIDA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force
21 January 2023

Bacteria8:
Boss pls direct to the right place to get more info pls

No idea.

The right place to start is from the Office of the NSA.

Bacteria8:
Good morning senior men...

I have been following this thread since 2016

Pls guys I really need good insight.

I would love to start a career as a Defense Contractor in Nigeria.

Pls guys I need a headstart on how to go about it. Pls help vis-a-vis the first steps to take and the other things. Thanks

I don't think this thread is the right place for the information you need.

However I think you first need to register with the office of the NSA.

kabe1:
The Nigerian Navy has awarded a contract to French shipbuilding firm Ocea SSM for the construction of 9 Vessels in different size categories.

• 3x 46m OPV 190
• 2x 32m FPB 96
• 4x 15m Interceptors

Since 2013 Ocea has delivered 18 vessels to the Nigerian Navy.

In addition to these, the Nigerian Navy has an ongoing contract for the supply of 2 x HE OPVs from Turkey, 2 x Locally built 46 meters SDBs, talks ongoing for an additional LST.

Russia delivered helos and aircrafts to Malian air force

Stormtrooper11:
Those are TB2 Bayraktar in the middle?

TB-2 is owned by the Nigerian army.

These are CH-3 and CH-4 UCAVs of the Nigerian Air Force.

kabe1:
The Nigerian Navy has awarded a contract to French shipbuilding firm Ocea SSM for the construction of 9 Vessels in different size categories.

• 3x 46m OPV 190
• 2x 32m FPB 96
• 4x 15m Interceptors

Since 2013 Ocea has delivered 18 vessels to the Nigerian Navy.

Link for this story.

https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/construction-navale/ocea-une-nouvelle-commande-de-9-bateaux-pour-la-marine-nigeriane

The Nigerian Navy has awarded a contract to French shipbuilding firm Ocea SSM for the construction of 9 Vessels in different size categories.

• 3x 46m OPV 190
• 2x 32m FPB 96
• 4x 15m Interceptors

Since 2013 Ocea has delivered 18 vessels to the Nigerian Navy.

The Nigerian Police Force has taken delivery of at least 20 MSPV Panthera T6 in addition to anti riot weapons, Water Canons, etc. the equipment will be distributed to the various commands and formations in preparation for the 2023 general elections.

Nigerian Navy

Google Earth image of Nigerian Navy Ships Kada, Landing Ship Tank and Aradu Frigate

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In an interview with The Financial Times, former Nigerian president and African Union envoy Olusegun Obasanjo revealed that the number killed in the recent Tigray War in Ethiopia was about 600,000.

Obasanjo further recalled that on November 2 last year, the day the peace agreement was signed in Pretoria, Ethiopian officials stated: “We have stopped 1,000 deaths every day.”

Nigeria Police Air Wing

Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration 2023 Paint Ball Competition.

Nigerian Navy smoked the competition

Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration 2023

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