₦airaland Forum

Lurker4Long:
SAS Mendi and SAS King Sekhukhune I out in False Bay, yesterday.

davefurn:
How many of the grains went to africa, 90% went to Europe, only gave grains to feed 1.5million people that US caused with her backing the tiggray rebels

kikuyu1:
You flew this tiny thing in a 36 kt wind? DAMN!? I've felt that slew a single engine sideways on landing.

Odunayaw:
Full blooded African man. I don't have a will! Take me on the next flight!

But man this is the life!

Funny how I don't have fear of heights but I can't stand water

jl115:
https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/denel-unable-to-deliver-on-hoefyster-contract-armscor-recommends-cancellation/

Possibly a blessing in disguise imo.....this will allow the SA army to go for the iklwa upgrade on the ratel which is much cheaper..

Life being breathed back into Hoefyster – with conditions

As Denel readies itself to become a properly functioning entity, the State-owned defence and technology conglomerate appears to have an ally in the form of the also State-owned defence and security acquisition agency Armscor for Project Hoefyster.

In part, the presentation has it “completion of phase one of Project Hoefyster is deemed by both Armscor and Denel to be feasible” with conditions. These include end-user agreement on “waiving non-compliance to identified specifications”; suppliers willing to supply required sub-systems and components; availability of sufficient working capital to continue the project and Denel insourcing necessary personnel.

Denel is working on “a request for contract variation” that, once approved by Armscor, will see more regular payments as progress is achieved, facilitating release of funds to provide for labour and supply chain requirements. Armscor will also be asked to waive penalties on outstanding penalty milestones.

Hoefyster is, as far as can be ascertained, presently paused with six parts of the development phase at various stages of completion. They are 72% of hull and turret items common to all variants; 84% of the lead – Section – variant; 83% of the Fire Support variant; 73% of the Command variant; 44% of the Mortar variant and 53% of the Missile variant.

Completed as per phase two (industrialisation and production) started over nine years ago are 33 locally developed main weapon CamGuns and ammunition; 60 mm long range mortar bombs; 15 Patria vehicle platforms; 64 training simulators and four pre-production models of the Section variant.
https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/life-being-breathed-back-into-hoefyster-with-conditions/

Stargate254:
Africa once again is left behind in another frontier... One day we might find ourselves or rather we may find our politicians and their families begging for the few slots reserved for the poor Africans in the red planet after superpowers eventually mess this one up.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-01/nasa-moxie-instrument-makes-oxygen-on-mars/101394288


EAC/IGAD, ECOWAS, SADC should each have a well funded R& D facility and owning a few satellites by now for Agriculture, Defence and space exploration. Then one day we combine our efforts through AU for one big mission... The rest of the continents already have a head start.

Odunayaw:
Just like the ruling party

Nemesis4you:

Tinfoil:
For an African country it would be a very good deal, right?

Tinfoil:
The Chinese uh60 copy; z20, seems to be better than the original

Lurker4Long:
August, 2022: "Members of the police’s Tactical Response Team and National Intervention Unit raiding old closed mines for illegal miners (zama-zamas) in Krugersdorp. Because of the violent nature of zama-zamas, specialised units were brought in for the raids following a horrific gang rape."

Odunayaw:
This is more proof that land is better

Stormtrooper11:
Please what's the name of the gun in the first picture?