₦airaland Forum

patches689:
We could be back in Lesotho very soon
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49742:lesotho-waiting-for-sadc-standby-force&catid=56:diplomacy-a-peace&Itemid=111

"Reliable cad......" keep saying yes to anything.

nemesis4u:
around 200 dead in a tunnel collapse in north korea at a nuclear test site

must be linked to a nuclear test shaft

Can't wait for the conspiracy theories.

"The USA hacked the escalator system used in the tunnels"

nemesis4u:
IAF Su-30MKI refueling from Armee de L'Air KC-135 Stratotanker, from exercise Garuda 2010

Gives a better view of how big the flanker(s) is.

jakeporeshenko:
the remaining 5 SM trainers can be seen here at the production line in Pakistan, to be delivered before the end of the year

Yay we are getting a Super musha musha. Did you guys spot the SA flag there?

Algerian1:
which aircraft is this ?

DRDO AWACS based on the Saab Erieye system.

nemesis4u:

Bitten in half by a sea monster.

jakeporeshenko:
so you’re telling me Afghanistan’s insane amount of mountain peaks, adverse living and fighting weather conditions and network of tunnels and caves has nothing to do with the failure of both Russia and NATO to successfully invade and occupy that country ? Okay man.

It’s share size and geographical make up is the reason that country needs soo many troops to police it, Jesus Christ lets apply basic sense here guys.

I’m not saying I completely disagree with you.

Nope!

NATO needed more troops.


Those obstacles won't have a strategic impact on any war with a major power. As NATO demolish them in any fight to capture in any area. Insufficient numbers means pulling troops somewhere to block a leak leaving another leak.

Look at the Tiger forces in Syria today they are shuffled all over the country in major engagements.

jakeporeshenko:
Yes that bloody thing looks heavy. Looks like it need a damn lowbed to carry it!

It is broken down into two parts.

Converted to 14.5 x 114 mm it's length and weight increase it's mass then sits around 34kg. It is a crew weapon but Rambos can handle it alone.

jakeporeshenko:
The entire NATO got nailed and still getting nailed by the Taliban I think we can all agree that country is invasion proof, It’s a geographical thing.

Nailed?

NATO needed more troops. The warm bodies on the ground in that country were insufficient.

It is not geographical but a socio economic one. In parts of the country joining them is a way for young men to bring home to the table. Lack of media and internet access also reduces the effectiveness of countering the vir..gins seekers version of........lam.

frumentius:
A good mate from their contingent has a tumblr blog, if you're interested:
http://charlieenelcongo-blog.tumblr.com/

The 2 tours, I was the unofficial liaison with the south Americans because after English, Portugues is my second language (my mother) and similar enough to their Spanish - the Uruguayans host the best and most frequent festivities, the best provisioned Officer's Mess and the most comely female component .

Nemesis4U stop hacking people's accounts.

andrewza:
He probably really messed up after lay dead for 2 days.

Yup, decomposition would be sped up in hot areas like found in Niger.

nemesis4u:
looks like it

present doctrine kind of takes care of it via indirect LOS weapons like mortars artillery MBRL both mounted or unmounted

but given the fast moving fluid nature of warfare and the burden it places on associated logistics , it aint always possible to have ur armor accompanied by the above NLOS weapons . especially if the deployment is of few no of armor

so yes this is where such heavy infantry support/firepower systems will play their role , mixed in the ratio of 1 such system with 2 tanks , will do well to cover up the tanks from the man portables threat .

though i believe progress in APS for tanks might negate it

The development of APS for tanks to me aren't revolutionary(such as when the tank first rumbled into battle) as a couple of countries are already developing or trying to systems able to bypass APS ie Denel dynamics stealth Ingwe missile.

In the 80s FAPLA would had to use infantry as a screen for their tanks.

Another option would be to mount rugged advance sensors on a tank chassis and use it for target identification then engage with indirect fire(mortars preferably). The TOS-1 with a firing range of around 6-8km and putting out massive smoke clouds when firing I believe makes it to juicy not to be engaged.

I rather sit in that Patria container mortar vehicle than it.

nemesis4u:
Ukraine.........

BMPT-64

This is their equivalent of the Russian Terminator?

With the "proliferation" of anti-tank rockets/missiles other armies might have to tweak their armour doctrine to allow these type of vehicles.

Thermobaric & HEAT warheads.

GreenandGold:
Is Milkor teasing something here?

Go to Defenceweb there's article there.

frumentius:
So Jozi and Cape Town have metro police elite units?
Why? I play my music a bit too loud and a SWAT unit shows up?
Sounds too much like bureaucratic empire-building to me.
Everybody wants to operate operationally .
Then you end up with this nonsense

Why carry extra mags when you can carry another pistol?

frumentius:


The whole thing was set up when the ANC ran Jozi. Maybe the DA will shut it down?
Imagine a hostage situation at a jacked City-owned hi-rise in Hillbrow: STF shows up (as they should), and Jozi Metro SWAT is already on site...

Who's in charge?

The STF secures the outside perimeter.

And watch the drama unfold

lionel4power:
the cannon shell was already pointing on MikeCZA head... but as a true African gentleman you took the round for him... Hehehe

Even with a gun on my head I'll still call your article what it is mate!

nemesis4u:
do i detect agony in ur smile

aha ur guys also got poached left and right didnt they

With tears in my eyes!

they are still getting poached!! When the situition was worse employees(two) were "responsible" for the Bushmaster MRAP.

nemesis4u:
tdayof

some years ago students from the Delhi Technological University (DTU) had, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, designed & test-flew a UAV called the Aarush-X1 as part of a student development project.

i laugh sadly (if thats possible )

there r countless projects which get funding from abroad but dont yield any inputs locally becz by then the talents r identified and poached by the western countries

frumentius:
Speaking of medium-lift helicopters, in 2025 we'll have to replace our 39 Oryx. We missed a trick by closing the production line and selling the un-used Puma air frames which could've formed the base for Oryx2. As it is, our current Oryx is on par with the latest Airbus H225M. With budgets being as niggardly, we won't afford the H225M.

2 choices really: new Mil Mi-17s which we would have to modify for African conditions (as we did with the Puma); or used Black Hawks which we'd also need to similarly modify.
Personally, I'd plumb for the slightly used carefully-chosen UH-60.

Any man who mentions the Mi -17 as a potential replacement of the Oryx should be charged with blasp..hemy, executed and his ashes fed to pigs.

The H225M should replace the Oryx in dribs and drabs while a local version is developed based on the H225M with feedback from the air force operating the aircraft.

Maybe a V-280 Valor type aircraft in the future.

frumentius:
I know kikuyu1, mikeCZA, and 61mech have views on this:
it is way past time to retire Grandad's WW2 Ma Deuce. Hell, even the little Hornet can carry the 20mm GA-1. Get rid of the Browning and mount the GA-1 on all our combat land vehicles - Geckos, Hornets, Mambas and Casspirs (I know the GA-1 is WW2 vintage also, but as patches689 says, it's all about the dakka) .

I can't wait to see the Inkunzi Strike - at 13 kg and 85 cm, smaller and lighter than the Browning; automatic belt feed firing 350 round/minute of the innovative 20X42mm round in HEI, SAPHEI, etc - mounted on the Hornet.

The decision not to arm to or use the A109s as gunships like their predecessors killed the GAMA? As the Rooivalk was heading for service at the time.

In my opinion the SASFB should have adopted the GAMA. The design philosophy is similar to the NTW-20 but able to fire 12,7 x 99 mm, 20 x 82 mm, 14,5 x 114mm, 20 x110mm and 20 x 102mm ammunition. MORE DAKKA

The GA1 fires the 20 x 82mm round. Was designed in the 1930s.

The GAMA should be taken out of the deep freezer and pressed into service with the SASFB. It will replace the old Ma deuce and the GA1.

Or As defence forces accross the continent are getting more professional and increasing their pools of specialists more specifically on the light infantry and special operations. The defence force should convert one of the motorized battalions into a light rapid response battalion to relieve and support the paras.

Able to respond to raiders or enemy special forces operating in the rears. An excuse to equip them with the CSIR Light tactical vehicle and other cool stuff.

lionel4power:
since we've all calmed down...

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any remarks on this... [Analysis] South African Air Force Gripen versus Angolan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30K flanker who wins?

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http://www.africanmilitaryblog.com/2017/10/analysis-south-african-air-force-gripen.html?m=1

plagiarism.

nemesis4u:
is this one 2 separate aircraft's
or one aircraft with 6 engines and double fuselage
the noses dont seem aligned

Twin head snake.

isn't this designed to carry space aircraft?

nemesis4u:
is this one 2 separate aircraft's
or one aircraft with 6 engines and double fuselage
the noses dont seem aligned

Twin head snake.

isn't this designed to carry space aircraft?

ssaengine:
Got to love South African engineering. Why buy top tech when you can build it yourself?

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/mobilesite/defenceweb/home/item_id-49580/

Marlin missile making swift progess

The Denel Dynamics Marlin missile is at an advanced stage of development, with test flights of the 100 km range radar-guided weapon having already been carried out.

Marlin is a radar-guided beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile technology demonstrator and the intention is to also use Marlin technology in an all-weather surface-to-air version. It is being developed by Denel Dynamics under an Armscor/Department of Defence technology demonstrator contract.

According to Ivan Gibbons, Chief systems engineer at Denel Dynamics, various tests have been carried out, such as rocket motor firings and firing of a largely complete missile from the Denel Overberg Test Range two years ago using a ground-mounted launcher to test the missile's manoeuvrability and flight characteristics. The missile has also been fitted to a pod mounted on a South African Air Force (SAAF) Gripen fighter. Denel Dynamics is now heading towards a guided flight test that will use the radar seeker to shoot down a target drone.

Gibbons, speaking at a presentation organised by the Aeronautical Society of South Africa (AeSSA), explained that the Marlin uses a dual pulse rocket motor for extended range (two fuel chambers and one exhaust nozzle). For long range engagements the first pulse fires and the missile glides towards its target before the second pulse fires at a later point in time. For shorter engagements, both pulses can be fired almost simultaneously. Top speed could be around Mach 4. Flight control is by servo motor controlled fins.

Gibbons said there were many challenging issues to be dealt with when designing a missile like Marlin, such as high G loads (at least 30 Gs), vibration on the aircraft, electromagnetic interference, the effects of flying through rain, and thermal shock. As an example the missile has to operate in -50 degree Celsius temperatures while the leading edges of the missile can reach up to 900 degrees Celsius once launched.

Denel Dynamics is working with Armscor on Marlin, as well as other entities like Saab - the latter is especially important since the Marlin is being fitted to the Gripen. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) did wind tunnel testing of the missile while the Test Flight and Development Centre (TFDC) and Denel Overberg Test Range have been used for test firings. Another important partner is Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM), which provided the rocket motor.

Although the Marlin is a technology demonstrator at the moment, it is likely that it will be used by the South African Air Force (SAAF), as the SAAF currently lacks a beyond visual range (BVR) missile and at present only has the interim infrared guided IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missile (SRAAM) in service, although the Denel Dynamics A-Darter SRAAM is about to enter service - final acceptance of this will be completed before the end of the year.

Denel Dynamics also sees Marlin configured into an all-weather surface-to-air missile. Common subsystems will be used for the different variants of the weapon, with some components tailored specifically for the relevant application of the missile.

Although Marlin is fully funded by the Department of Defence via Armscor, Denel Dynamics is looking for an international partner to collaborate with during the future development programme.

Can we commence celebrations for three pages!!!

Henry240:
Nexter, where did you get Lockheed Martin from?

There's a similar UK Lockheed Martin's turret with telescope ammunition.

Spotted the gun and thought it was the Lockheed one.

ActivateKruger:
Which would make Frumentius killer robot tank a waste of research resources.

No driver and No loader = future.

There hasn't been much advances in tanks compared to fighter aircraft since WW2.

Henry240:
Off-topic

Nexter's VBCI Infantry Fighting Vehicle with a 40mm turret

Lockheed Martin's.

jakeporeshenko:
...

Chinese!!!!

nemesis4u:
1st pics of drdo SAAW (smart anti-airfield weapon) PGM

IMO the name is a red herring

was flight tested from jaguars

Israeli "inspired"?

kikuyu1:
I can see the big boxy 1980s type intakes and the swept back wings (variable geometry). Is it a Mig 25 or its follow on model the -31?

Tornado.

nemesis4u:
.............................

Denel moons ago proposed something like this with the Mokopa missile.

But hitting targets out of your line-of-sight(5km+) you need good communication cap.