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EACRF troops deployed at Kibumba on Thursday evening assisted over 70 local farmers who faced the challenge of transporting their farm produce to Kibati area following a heavy downpour. They appreciated the good gesture from the EACRF troops.

Seems like the KDF contingent was briefed to maximize on civil military operations.

Toju200:
almost similar to our falcon eye system

Exactly

As part of modernization, the Kenya Navy is currently training pilots . The pilots are part of a pilot project to operate maritime patrol aircrafts[b]MPAs[/b]. The introduction of the aircrafts will augment the Maritime
Surveillance Radars as well as extend the surveillance range to cover the EEZ and ECS.
The aircrafts shall employ Sensors which will provide a continuous Recognized Maritime Picture. The images from radar stations together with images acquired by the patrol aircraft shall form part of an integrated system that shall be displayed at the Maritime Operation Centre thereby maintaining a Continuous Operating Picture of the maritime domain.

Kenya's former president Uhuru Kenyatta during a fire power demo.

I just wish we had some armed drones,
Congo would be interesting.

davefurn:
True, but their response were accurate but they didn't even shoot one down.... Drones are very small and air defense hardly picks them sometimes

That where passive air defense comes in camouflage,deception and decoys,otherwise air threats are always mutating factoring in the continued development of stealth technology drones etc....of importance is protecting critical military installations /Vital Areas such airports runways, powergeneration sites ,oil wells etc such that even when hit the military operations will not stop or get rendered in-operable.

davefurn:
We can agree that drones is a problem for air defense. In which many air defense system are trying to solve especially makeshift drones. Especially looking at korea situation now

Not just drones I think most if not every African country needs to have an integrated air picture that increases situational awareness and quick decision making.i.e Radar Squadrons distributed strategically across the country for
air surveillance & early warning plus air defense weapons systems and Quick response teams dedicated to respond to emergencies.
The whole concept of air defense is supposed to be layered.
Plus we need to invest on passive air defense as opposed to active self defense considering budget constraints in most African countries.
Things such as camouflage, concealment, deception etc .

NTSA:
Kdf troops celebrating Christmas with the people of Eastern DRC who are returning home .

To allow a return without incident and avoid any infiltration of the village ceded to the Kenyan Forces by the M23 rebels, the Kenyan soldiers have established the system of Nyumba Kumi for the identification of returning IDPs.
Nyumba kumi was an initiative adopted by the Kenyan security agencies back when alshabaab was hitting us frequently.
Generally the locals are organized into groups of 10 Households (nyumba kumi) and encouraged share information about one another and monitor security threats and provide information to the local administration and security organs.

Kdf troops celebrating Christmas with the people of Eastern DRC who are returning home .

Kdf troops Christmas celebration in Kismayu somalia.

lionel4power:
Russia's Buk M3 aka Viking and Pantsir S1 air defence systems routenly shoot down HIMARS rockets mid-air.

The battlefield advantages of the HIMARS have been blunted months back.

One thing I'll say is don't underestimate Russia. Yes they've blundered throughout the war, but this is the first 21st century hyper-conventional near-peer warfare. Every country is still learning from it.

Russia may open another front when the Winter is over. This will put severe pressure on Ukraine. Remember, Belarus is yet to enter the fray. They may do so next year.

This is a long war, lessons will be learnt by both sides and the world in general. Time is on Russia's side.

In my opinion Russias military superiority myth has been dented beyond repair.I don't think they can withstand the US combined arms .

If the Ukrainians get patriot air defenses it will turn the tide in some way but it's a wait and see game.

NTSA:
copied some interesting take on Russia vs Ukraine

Russia..it done.. finished.. kaput..wait for the motions .They are begging Iran for drones crazy.The Wagner mercenaries are now on the Frontline as Russian army is depleted.Russia made huge blunder not finish Kiev when they had the advantage.Russian went for the flanks instead of going to Kiev early... Ukraine gov has recovered and is now pushing them out of the flanks.Kiev now very safe except for kamikaze drones.Europe breezing through winter..then what for 3rd world Russia..by next summer they will be begging for negotiation.You want to kill a snake go for the head...tail will grow back..poor Putin

Russia has mets it Waterloo in Ukraine.I was supporting them as counterbalance to US overbearing dominance but they are done.China is our only hope now for multilateral world order otherwise today USA sits unchallenged as only superpower.They are finishing Russia without lifting a finger... Russia has no answer to their HIMARS and that is just a snippet of us industrial military complex .Russia have exposed themselves to ridicule and defeat is certainly coming.USSR was beaten in Afghanistan by US backed muhajideen and it subsequently collapsed.Ukraine is similar ..they have Russia on retreat and what remain is kicking their arse.Ukraine Comedian is now in the USA for more HIMARS and ammunition..Putin only option is nuclear..which if they are stupid to pull...give NATO the excuse to finish them Germany style..then for next 200yrs they will be allowed to only own bows and arrows

copied some interesting take on Russia vs Ukraine

Russia..it done.. finished.. kaput..wait for the motions .They are begging Iran for drones crazy.The Wagner mercenaries are now on the Frontline as Russian army is depleted.Russia made huge blunder not finish Kiev when they had the advantage.Russian went for the flanks instead of going to Kiev early... Ukraine gov has recovered and is now pushing them out of the flanks.Kiev now very safe except for kamikaze drones.Europe breezing through winter..then what for 3rd world Russia..by next summer they will be begging for negotiation.You want to kill a snake go for the head...tail will grow back..poor Putin

rvp20182:
I predicted Ghana will be bankrupt 3yrs ago..as for Russia..it done.. finished.. kaput..wait for the motions .They are begging Iran for drones crazy.The Wagner mercenaries are now on the Frontline as Russian army is depleted.Russia made huge blunder not finish Kiev when they had the advantage.Russian went for the flanks instead of going to Kiev early... Ukraine gov has recovered and is now pushing them out of the flanks.Kiev now very safe except for kamikaze drones.Europe breezing through winter..then what for 3rd world Russia..by next summer they will be begging for negotiation.You want to kill a snake go for the head...tail will grow back..poor Putin

Interesting take on Russia.

NTSA:
M23 formally withdrawals from Kibumba.

Kdf troops entering kibumba following the withdrawal of M 23 rebels.

M23 formally withdrawals from Kibumba.

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While the international community calls for the disengagement of Rwanda alongside the M23 rebels, these photos taken on Dec 21, 2022 by drones in kibumba show the presence of the Rwandan army on Congolese soil.

I love the fact the Rwandan troops supporting the m23 rebels are now aware that they are being watched and it's no longer business as usual.

Nemesis4you:
Anyways was thinking over the rus ukr war

My understanding is future wars are going to be won by countries who have a strong MIC which can replenish weapons and ammo at the word go with a robust logistics to support till last mile

Artillery is still the god of war but needs to be integrated within OODA loop for greater effectiveness and faster response. And for accuracy otherwise will result in stalemate

Expensive high flying long endurance drones are as of now r best suited for peace time roles. But inexpensive long range suicide drones will definitely make waves

Tactical attack drones will have increased usage and utility

Without overwhelming Air power conflict will stretch long more or less

Persistent overhead watch needs to be there , be it air or space , domination of EW spectrum is also a must

Etc etc

And last but not the least clear cut aims wrt the war

Seems like you need to have a list of abbreviations after your abstract, anyway this would form a great Dissertation/ Research Paper

FYI kenya police land cruisers are assembled locally

Isuzu east africa asseymbly line

Just30:
Those are proper assemblers assembling some of the Isuzu trucks and Chinese brands you were happy posting here
Have you seen how big their production facility is?

I'm sure if Kenya did any serious manufacturing, it will be available for even satellite to see

Meanwhile this is more of the assemblers I didn't mentioned... More newer ones have filled this park

stop posting empty ware houses post proper assembly lines

Just30:
Neoplan Ghana hardbody buses local manufacturer of buses

Produced with German quality in mind

let me see the buses being fabricated

Just30:
Ghana has already taken off... You're still dealing with assembling motorbikes

Focus on that infancy

Kenyan coach scene, we have fully embraced the local assembly industry & body fabrication.

rvp2018:
Matatu industry that convert this to that.

There are numerous body fabricators who are at the core of the matatu creativity in the PSV sector. They come up with the intricate designs that entrepreneurs in the sector pay additional cost

It's like the government makes the importation of buses into the country expensive thus promoting local assembly.

Stargate254:
Yesterday the Deputy President of Kenya launched OL’BORANA the first advanced semiconductor manufacturing System built in Kenya.

The Company called STL Semicondutor is a PPP project between government of Kenya and a Kenyan Engineer who moved back from the USA. the factory and R& facility s located within Dedan Kimathi University..

From their website, main patners and clients in this company are DARPA, Northrop Grumman, raytheon technologies, BAE Systems, FLIR, Harvard University, Pennstate, SEAGATE, HITACHI, IBM, SAMSUNG, GEARBOX, Ministry of Energy Kenya among others
Also Raspberry PI's CEO and executives recently visited the facility and shown interest


4 main areas of focus:

Semiconductor manufacturing
NanoTech Materials R&
Silicon Wafer Processing
Cyber Security




Here is to hopping that Kenya DoD can secure encrypted comms and radios, then move on to aviation parts and systems, and then eventually to missile systems...
I also hope this will inspire netizens to establish other niche manufacturing industries that will reduce our over reliance on imported tech. There is already a local manufacuture that manufactures chips for electricity and Water smart meters and wifi routers so looks like the silicon industry is about to take off.

The math is mathing .
Gearbox Kenya also witnessed the first pieces of Rasberry Pi production.

IGpro1:
do your peace keeping thing and held back to Kenya. peace keeping doesn't build a country's fighting force...

Amongs all countries involved with DRC fighting you feel it was Kenya that made them lift the arms embargo...

Welcome to international politics, play it and forget about boasting.

In whatever way you may want to look at it you can never downplay Kenya's role.

Friday December 16 2022
KCB Group will officially begin operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after its acquisition of a majority stake in the Trust Merchant Bank (TMB) .

From the deserts of Somalia to the forests of congo our troops are getting some world-class experience

Mean while ,UN Security Council has lifted the July 2003 military arms embargo on DRC. Now, DRC is free to purchase arms from anywhere around the world. Shockingly, the resolution was adopted unanimously by all Members. Someone needs to wake up and smell the coffee kenya is a rising geo-political power in africa.

GeneralDae:
Nigeria has grown its national digital identity database from 40 million to more than 90 million in the last two years.

Maybe you should also do a comprehensive census and then register all the sim cards in the country .