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giles14:
if I might ask you, and I hope to get your answer with al sincerity. BTW d mbombe 8(barys afv)and d badger which will u go for

Badger IFV.

The Mbombe 8 is still a bit of an unknown creature. And I'm not sure if it is as mobile as it's earlier versions.

Again I'm not sure what "soviet" technology it incorporates. I'm not despising Russian tech but thinking logistics.

giles14:
pls i wil lik to ask d s.africas here y did u buy d badger wen u have d MBOMBE.

Revealed after the development contract was awarded to Denel.

They are also in different classes. The Mbombe 8 has just been revealed.

There's also the Denel RG-41 IFV.

The Badger is a beast though!!!

ViceAdmiral:
@Gottfried
what kind of flak jacket are these guys wearing
And the digital cammo being worn by the SF colonel is it the same as the Marines wore during the CiC visit to the Navy?

Brazilians also installed some sort of Long Range Identification and Tracking system

https://www1.mar.mil.br/comcontram/?q=content/3006-03072015-marinha-do-brasil-conclui-instala%C3%A7%C3%A3o-do-sistema-lrit-na-marinha-da-nam%C3%ADbia

Isn't he the commander of the Namibian SF?

Vikkie14:
What capability are you talking about? The one to face BH or to deter "outside" aggressor(s)? Armed drones can do the work those "coffins" are doing with better accuracy.
Are NAF assets meant to deter terrorist or Nation-actors? Infact, the loss of those "death traps" to either downing or mechanically/unservicable/irreparable/unusable stage or state, will FORCED Nigeria and MOD to scramble money and get us so benefiting Assets that can actually deters and bite.
To hell with those critical assets that are making the progress of NAF difficult.
If your shoe dont either get lost or spoilt, you wont see the need to get a new shoe.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Air support, Air strikes, reccon etc

Vikkie14:
Goddamit! What nonsense is this?
CCTV? Is that an achievement? Gosh!
Ehn! Critical assets?
What are the critical assets he is talking about here please? A-jets, F7s, ATRs what else? Rubbish.

Honestly, when i saw the topics, i was expecting to read something about ,S300(antey 2500), Radar or Pantsir S1 or something from the Chinese to protect the crafts.

They are critical in the fight against BH. Losing them would be a huge loss in capability.

africaken254:
due to those 8 mig-29's ! several african countries could massacre that air force

Agreed.

EFX001:
@bidexiii looking at those first set of badges abeg which kind qualification be "follow me" ? lmao

Can you get access to some Nigerian airforce patches? That would be great as well.

Probably the unit's motto.

bidexiii:
I thought u would show us real badges, not 2D pictures.. ..... .........

Thought you wanted to see the designs but I can see you were offended.

Picture: A Major General with SASF(10 years with the unit) and paratrooper instructor qualification badges.

bidexiii:
@ MikeCZA

Kindly post us some SADF SF badges.

Qualifications.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Badges_of_the_South_African_Army#Qualification:_Special_Forces_Operator_Badge

TrueHeart365:
badly sewn

Some "things" shouldn't be worn on utility uniforms.

bidexiii:
?

Proficiency badges.

bidexiii:
Hmmm Nigeria armed forces SF/AFSF badges I don't think we av a general/unified badge that symbolizes which one is which........? , or that can really differentiate them.

I can't say or I know the NNSBSC, 72 - MSF & the airforce QRF badges.........etc....

I might be wrong, av not just seeing something unifying.

The chap responsible for designing these deserves a hiding.

Henry240:
On long haul flights, the JF-17 has to carry 2 fuel drops, with 7 hard-points that leaves us with only 5 hard-points, when we take out the wing-tips which are the exclusive reserve of AAMs, we are left with only 3 hard-points.


The Super Tucano on the other hand is Turbo-prop (far less fuel consumption than a jet engine), dedicated COIN air craft and can provide up to 5 hours of loiter time.

You can still carry 6 bombs or more with those 3 hard points.

chinese8107:
How inferior is it? Show me some evidence

There's a reason Nigeria equipped it's elite mobile units with the Reva.

The BigFoot is a South African designed vehicle produced under licence in China. So it isn't about what you are thinking.

Henry240:
South-Africans, what's happening with your Defence Review?


Always major issues about funding in the SANDF, also some not so pleasant news about grounding of your Gripen and Hawk fleet. According to your Defence correspondent Erika Gibson.


Anybody care to enlighten us.



#No offence intended, if you plan on taking offence with my question, please don't respond.

Problems with funding which might mean certain milestones might be pushed into the near future.

Grounding of the jets is highly unlikely. Funding for the SANDF's core capabilities(Armour, special forces, fighter/ LIFT jets squadrons etc) has remained constant throughout the years. If there was a serious need for the force to shrink transport squadrons(fixed wing and rotary) will be the first to take blows.

Followed by the attack helicopter capability. Those are hard to regain but not as hard as introducing capabilities such as special forces or fighter jets. That's why you still see many contractors in Africa flying our jets or SF consultants with our elite forces during major offensives.

TrueHeart365:
plus it's the only arab country that can actually fight.

Since when? After the camp David accord?

giles14:
o d overhyped craft

Gripen E?

chinese8107:
LOL ,you must be kidding. CS/VP3 can offer B7 or even higher level of protection, if equipt with add-on armor . there are many add-on options even with anti ATGM solutions.

CS/VP3 is inferior.

Cannonleo:
nice. Very nice an. MK-82.bomb with a message. But wait ohh can someone educate me if this is guided cos that extention at the nose is giving me ideas. Is the munition guided?

Upload the picture again.

It is probably a fuse.

africaken254:
Niger air force SU-25 Jet

Beautiful picture.

gottfried21:
@ViceAdmiral We're in trouble...

Cause of Botswana?
Come on Gottfried!

Henry240:
This is what a Nigerian JF-17 Thunder would likely look like.

Are you sure it won't be camouflaged for the ground attack role?

Like the F-7s.

bidexiii:
@fynline thanks for sharing these video, it's quite informative

I must say the young lad needs to be send to a rehabilitation centre a lot has to be done on him.

I av seing young boys being used by BH but a 7 yrs old boy is way too too small to be used . I mean that's way too much or extreme these evil called BH can go!!!

Lastly was that a real riffle the boy was using for demonstration ...........

They are bloo..dy te.motorists after all.

MPLA child soldiers!

africaken254:
considering how fast internet connectivity is in most african countries this days. i do wonder why most our military personnel in most of this Theatre War are not posting videos online.due to american soldiers and jihadists posting videos online about the wars in afghan and iraq,that later influenced even todays syria and iraq war

Op sec.

overhypedsteve:
Nominating pics one in advance for photo of the year. Kenyan officer standing guard over fun seeking Somalians that's epic.

SANDF exercises are still on the way!!!

bidexiii:
MORE


*******DISTURBING IMAGES **********

Hunting!

Smoke em out!

Henry240:
Generally across the Continent of Africa, including North-Africa, not just SSA, military photography is so poor and below hopeless. Poorly taken photographs across the place, only the private sector in SA is exempted, they at-least get a front row seat.


In Nigeria, the situation is near hopeless. In extreme instances the military PR themselves depend on amateur( most likely mobile phone taken images) photos of servicemen.


I find it funny.............. if you guys in South-Africa are complaining about bad P.R, what would Africans from Kenya be doing?

Avgeeks, reservists, writters or enthusiasts efforts won't change certain notions the public has about the armed forces.

In SA's case things such: how the submarines are operated?

Why maintain a small number of operational jet pilot numbers.

Operational needs/requirements for certain equipment.

There's a hunger out there for such info which must be fed via a well oiled PR machine or campaigns.

Strength showing or flexing like the armed forces day isn't enough.

Henry240:
The SANDF requires better PR in other areas, not in taking photos or shooting videos.

In all areas social media/networks, videos etc.

There was talk of embedding journalists with units in operational areas.

Henry240:
Not required, Dean Wingrin, Doug, Darren Oliver, Mistral, Airfire photography all got the SANDF covered. Even Frumentius of Nairaland........ Speaking of Frumentius, I wonder where that "skinny" white boy went?





#NO Racist

Not necessarily.

The SANDF seriously needs better PR.

Patchesagain:
Saw it earlier today

That one guy constantly fvcking up... and then:

"what is wrong with you abu hajaar!?!?!?"

*the "sorry guys" look abu hajaar gives*


Laughed my fvcking ass off at that moment

Also, after they get their APC smashed and they decide to roll (literally) back to base... omg,

that sh1t was like a parody of combat

Seriously, I cant beleive that ISIS has been causing so many problems... these guys are fvcking ret.ards

Did you just say APC?

The f..... were this idio....ts thinking? That they were in some advanced MBT and supported helos, jets, vessels etc? OMG i can't stop laughing.

gottfried21:
I legit sat here for a solid 5 minutes trying to figure out what kind of VSAT system these soldiers were operating *Facepalm*


Namibian soldiers charging their cellphones

Lmaooo!

iblawi:
Tinfoil go get a life.

All this have ended long time ago. Your beloved terrorist have no where to hide again.

Your videos make no sense anymore.

Isn't this what he seeks here?

Your reaction.