₦airaland Forum

frumentius:
Looking good now Denel is in charge of maintenance.

Henry240:
Nigeria COIN


Nigerian army Commander for operations Lafiya Dole, ground components. Brigadier-General Leo Irabor

iblawi:
Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar said that the Nigerian Air Force would soon take delivery of 12 new Mi-35 attack helicopter gunships fitted with modern facilities to fire guided missiles at enemy positions.

nemesis2u:
no sir

i was in jaffna at the end stages of war.
the war was fought by Israeli weapons except for some small arms sourced from east European countries and few from India , sometime in the war they ran out of ammo stocks when pak**tan supplied it pronto( others couldn't due to human rights issue).

large scale usage of barrel bombs perfected in Sri Lanka, the areas i visited showed entire buildings destroyed by carpet bombing with barrel bombs especially the incendiary ones.

chinese8107:
I would choose weight. Air transportablity.

frumentius:
Henry, you're agreeing with me. In the first example, regardless of quantity, Niger could never withstand Nigeria. Neither could that matter Tchad or any any other country in West Africa regardless of their assets.

Sri Lanka "won" its war by completely obliterating its enemy, civilians notwithstanding. There's a political price to pay for that, which neither Nigeria nor any other country in Africa could pay.

rugged7:
Royal Air Force Regiment’s 5 Force Protection Wing Supports NAF in base protection and security
RAF Regiment supports Nigerian Forces in counter – terror training

Nigerian Air Force discussing the plan with RAF Regiment.

Personnel from the Royal Air Force Regiment’s No 5 Force Protection Wing (5 FP Wg) recently returned from Nigeria, where they helped train the Nigerian Air Force to protect its personnel and aircraft involved in counter-insurgency fighting. A team from 5 FP Wg and 51 Squadron RAF Regiment, usually based at RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, deployed to Nigeria to deliver bespoke military training at the request of the British Military Advisory and Training Team (BMATT) in Nigeria

Working with the RAF Force Protection Centre at RAF Honington, 5 FP Wg designed a programme to train 100 newly qualified airmen and 8 officers of the Nigerian Air Force Regiment to defend Nigerian Air Force forward operating bases involved in the fight against insurgent activity in Nigeria. RAF Regiment trainers also mentored their Nigerian counterparts at the Nigerian Air Force Ground Training Centre so that they can replicate the RAF Regiment’s training, and to enhance their own training capability for the future.

Wing Commander John Rees, Officer Commanding 5 FP Wg, led the RAF Regiment’s training team. He said: “We had a great, traditional welcome from the Nigerian staff and Air Force personnel when we arrived at the base. Everyone was very accommodating – helping us to settle in to our facilities and getting the training areas prepared.

“The senior Nigerian Air Force officers were fully committed and supportive of us as we began to deliver this busy and exciting programme of training. As well drawing on our expertise and experiences from recent combat operations to provide this training, we were able to learn from the Nigerian Air Force personnel as they combat terrorist threats.”

Training happened in three phases. During the Foundation training package, RAF Regiment instructors worked to confirm and enhance the Nigerian Air Force Regiment’s life-saving ‘ground-sign awareness skills’. During this phase, Nigerian Air Force Regiment officers were given focused training on planning for force protection operations.

Nigerian Air Force counting scores with RAF Regiment.

The next phase included minefield extraction training, vehicle and personnel searches and the ability to locate and react to improvised explosive device strikes and indirect fire attacks. RAF Regiment instructors also refreshed their counterparts’ navigation skills and delivered battlefield exercises and training. Nigerian personnel also went through exercises to enhance the ‘soft skills’ needed by Nigerian Air Force Regiment teams working among villages on counter-insurgency operations.

The final phase of training included a physically and mentally demanding four-day exercise, based on all the training the Nigerians had received to date. Wing Commander Rees said: “The exercise was as realistic as we could make it to test and confirm the training we were able to provide to the Nigerian Air Force through the British Military Advisory Training Team.

“We’re grateful for the support provided by the Nigerian Air Force in enabling us to make the most of the short term training task. Our RAF Force Protection instructors have provided a professional and challenging bespoke training package that has drawn on the RAF Regiment’s operational experiences. We have worked closely with the Nigerian Air Force to enhance the counter-insurgency skills needed to combat terrorists that threaten this, and neighboring countries.”

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/raf-regiment-supports-nigerian-forces-08032016

Henry240:
Yeah, as i was just saying, i don't see how the U.S air force would influence the sale of Tucanos to Nigeria. In my opinion, we aren't talking to the right people. Anyway, I'd love to be enlightened though.

Henry240:
I don't know if we are getting the Tucano, the report only states the U.S is considering selling the NAF 12 units of Super Tucano. So, they (U.S) could still cancel the order and we are left with nothing.


Those Grand-Pa Alphas sure can fly fast though, i spotted one again this morning flying fast towards the west of the city. The Innoson deal is only for a replacement of parts, so i don't think it changes anything. The Alphas have now been in service for 38 years, they need to go.


Lmao, I trust the NAF to release photos when the birds do finally come in.

Katyusha:
Damn! You really MISSED! Even clips from that Battle of Alargano were shown. Part 2 and 3 will come up this week.

africaken254:
from a military point of view Luanda was of strategic importance as was hanoi was during the vietnam,probably south africa air force lacked the capability to strike Luanda.this is reasons in my opinion which contributed to angolan and cuban air defence system being less effective,
1. south africa was being provide help by the americans thus likely were provided with satellite photos of SAM sites,also UNITA and south african special op were constantly monitoring angolan and cuban movement in southern angolan
2.also due to constant ambush attacks by UNITA rebels and south africa special ops in southern angola, the angolans and cubans couldn't move freely ,SAM Unit couldn't operate discretely thus requiring several Regiments of armored unit for protection

bidexiii:
Am being emotional now...... don't know what to say. God will take care of you and all what he left behind. Amen.

bidexiii:
TROOPS RECOVER GUN TRUCK AND RAN INTO AMBUSH AT GONGON

Today morning, troops on clearance patrol at Guro Gongon village and environs to rout out remnants of Boko Haram terrorists hibernating therein, destroyed the terrorists’ makeshift camps and recovered quite a number of weapons, equipment and foodstuff in the process.

The recovered items include 1 Gun truck mounted with an Anti-Aircraft Gun, a MOWAG Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), 1 Rocket Propelled Grenade Tube, 1 Light Machine Gun, 3 AK-47 rifles and motorcycles.

However, the gallant soldiers basking on the recorded success, returning to their defensive locations, ran into an ambush by a group of Boko Haram terrorists who came to reinforce their fleeing comrades. The troops fought back gallantly killing several of the insurgents.

Sadly however, 19 soldiers and 3 civilian JTF members were wounded in action while a few others were missing in action.

The wounded have been evacuated and are responding to treatment, while a search and rescue party comprising of Special Forces personnel has since been dispatched to establish contact with the missing in action troops, some of whom, as at the time of filing this report, have started returning to their defensive location.

It is pertinent to state that, no stone would be left unturned until every person involved in the operation has been accounted for.

Thank you for your usual cooperation.


Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations.

bidexiii:
His these video kudunga or Kukawa ...........?
There should be a Movie made about Kondunga.Very few Nigerians know that Kondunga was the turning point for the Nigerian Army.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0DDgfK9zn8

Henry240:
What did the Petroleum minister say?


Seeing that we already operate 4 examples of the Beechcraft King Air 350e, and are on the verge of inducting additional UAVs, it is my most measured opinion that we aren't the customer.

Asuokaa:
Bidexii, henry240 and others

This weapons and cache of arms are not for cameroon chad or Niger, this is for the new attack dey will launch to nigerian military...

BH are not afraid of chad nor niger or cameroon bcause dey knw dis pple don't pose a strong military, did u see d AA dey took from niger forces , it meant for Alpha Jets and co...

Diss is one of the best attacks ever by BH did u see d way dey arrange dose mortars on the ground

They will launch a massive counter-attack in the NE...

Am not a Bh fan, but those arms will do a lot of harm to the military in the next coming months...

Taking over of baga and gwoza was in harder dan this one dey entered easily...

I have lost friends in dis war, brilliant officers and soldiers..

I have an opinion

There should be a mass scale recruitment into the military..

We have SSC I bliv dey should allow open university students to join d military as officers through Short service course, many of dis guys don't even attend class der school is online, dey can b fighting and schooling.. I noticed many soldiers upload pictures even boko-haram upload propaganda videos dat means dey can attend classes on the battle field..

We need men to fight boko-haram not just machinery now, niger had weapons wen BH took over baga and gwoza we had enough fire power but little resistance bcause soldiers were light..

And why don't we have military reserves in Nigeria, we can have 1,000,000 soldiers defending this country..

Now we have herdsman doing der own and avengers, I heard one time dey want to bring soldiers from NE to fight dem, who is in charge of giving our top brass advice..

Like I stated we need massive recruitment..
1. National open university students should be allowed to enter the military as officers like d reserve style

2. They should allow at least 200,000 soldiers every six month like dey did in old times , my dad joined d military ssc style and he was just an ssce student den, I bliv dey should continue it like dat many of dis ssc guys get retired on time so dey should be massive intake everytime, Regulars can fight war alone dey need back up.. There is nothing bad if 5 Lieutenants are leading a team of 30 soldiers each with a 2nd.LT as 2IC from different angels to one location..

3. They should allow people dat want to serve d military join, der a lot of guys dat will lay down der lives willingly for dis country..

4. They should do bring massive fighter aircraft now.. Dat region is too wide for only foot soldiers to scale through.. An Aircraft can go far where a footsoldiers will be catching up to meet with, like d way russia did during d cold war

I hope dis is a nice idea..

If it is it should be channeled to the defence quarters immediately

SergeAlain:
no mind me my brother i no know say na only two them get.

I just dont trust the francophones. Dont forget how they delighted in kicking us when things were not going well.

Nigerian Forces are in Niger.
Two Nigerian Soldiers died in the Bosso Attack.
NAF routinely fly over Niger.
@Some point Nigerians will need to stop the paranoia about France .