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Xbee007:
Or Super Tucano support equipment.

Super tucanos are based in Niger state which shares border with Benin Republic and Yola is in extreme east and it shares border with Cameroon. Yola has a drone base I guess.

iblawi:
Super tucanos are based in Niger state which shares border with Benin Republic and Yola is in extreme east and it shares border with Cameroon. Yola has a drone base I guess.

The drone hypothesis makes a lot of sense.
Good news everywhere.

Just imagine where the military will be if that dasuki $2.1 billion was actually used to purchase arms, imagine where the military will be when the items the recently released $1.7 billion will be spent on start getting delivered.

The navy is also receiving modern ships and other equipments, they will receive frigates in the next few years.
The only weak link is the army and even they have really come a long way from what they used to be.




I hope they start getting recon drones too.

kabe1:
Yes, our soldiers have gone back for retraining.

confirmed already...
Thanks

iblawi:
Super tucanos are based in Niger state which shares border with Benin Republic and Yola is in extreme east and it shares border with Cameroon. Yola has a drone base I guess.

yeahhhh 105 strike Group...
Rarely seen on camera sef

willybaby:
thanks for the correction.. but is it Ukrainian or they inherited it from the USSR cause 4 me I don't see the yeye Ukraine of today producing anything good..

What Ukraine doesn't have is funds. However in-terms of military technology, they are second only behind Russia in Eastern Europe.

Also, USSR built aircraft carriers in Ukraine.

willybaby:
beats my imagination, people feeding fat on western propaganda..
All what you have said is nothing but the truth

I am taking my views from Ukrainians and Russians themselves funny enough. They are not denying expansionist tendencies.
Russia's defence is local ethnic ties and countering NATO expansion. This is like saying Nigeria should invade Benin Republic because it is 1/3 yoruboid people.

I come against US, Europe and western countries all the time as well. Like the criminal Trump killing an Iranian official on diplomatic assignment in another country. Or Tony Blair and Sakorzy's crimes in Libya.

Whyem15:
Just imagine where the military will be if that dasuki $2.1 billion was actually used to purchase arms, imagine where the military will be when the items the recently released $1.7 billion will be spent on start getting delivered.

The navy is also receiving modern ships and other equipments, they will receive frigates in the next few years.
The only weak link is the army and even they have really come a long way from what they used to be.




I hope they start getting recon drones too.

Politics aside, Buhari has tried very well in terms of equipping the military.

I agree that security has been worse under this administration, but with regards to providing the tools the military needs, his government has provided all necessary tools within it's power.

Whyem15:
Just imagine where the military will be if that dasuki $2.1 billion was actually used to purchase arms, imagine where the military will be when the items the recently released $1.7 billion will be spent on start getting delivered.

The navy is also receiving modern ships and other equipments, they will receive frigates in the next few years.
The only weak link is the army and even they have really come a long way from what they used to be.




I hope they start getting recon drones too.

The army has received a lot of equipment, hundreds of MRAPs , however the problem with the army is the constant loss of equipment to attacks.

kabe1:
Politics aside, Buhari has tried very well in terms of equipping the military.

I agree that security has been worse under this administration, but with regards to providing the tools the military needs, his government has provided all necessary tools within it's power.

İnsecurity being high during Buhari administration is typical Nigerian stupidity. The Niger Delta was like that during Jonathan's administration. Someone should write a book on explaining sub regional restiveness as a function of the ethnicity of whomever is Nigeria's President.

kabe1:
The army has received a lot of equipment, hundreds of MRAPs , however the problem with the army is the constant loss of equipment to attacks.

Very poor recruits. Very bad training. Poor regimental discipline due to loss of RSM cadre.

REVISITING THAT CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF'S CLARION CALL

At the flag-off ceremony of Free Medical Outreach organized by the Nigerian Army in commemoration of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2021, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, made a profound statement that calls for deeper reflection.

Addressing the gathering at the event, the Army Chief waxed metaphorical when he exhorted Nigerians to “Take ownership of the Nigerian Army”. To buttress his point, the General intoned that Nigerians should be proud of their Army and do everything possible to support its operations across the country.

On the face value, one would easily pass off this clarion call as one of such smooth words our leaders often deploy to sooth our nerves and send us to sleep each time they are low on ideas on how to manage our situation. But knowing that this was coming from a war-time Chief of Army Staff who is neither given to empty grandiloquence nor has the time for grandstanding, and at a time the Army which he is leading is prosecuting a brutal war on terror and engaged in multiple internal security operations across the country, this particular exhortation deserves serious contemplation.

It is my contention that Nigerians should be interested in knowing exactly what he was talking about. What does it mean or imply when he says Nigerians should take ownership of the Nigerian Army? Put differently, what does it mean for the Nigerian citizens to take ownership of the Nigerian Army? Is Nigerian Army not Nigerian Army?

Before proceeding to provide answers to the questions above, it is apropos to first of all hazard a guess as to the reason why he made the call in the first place. And it is not far-fetched. It is not hard to discern because there appears to be a widening psychological distance between the Nigerian military and the public; a needless chasm which is a direct consequence of the growing mutual suspicion between them. This reciprocated discontent has in effect given rise to grave anti-military sentiment and the gradual but deliberate demystification of the country’s only indispensable national institution. The unsavory result of this misdirected sentiment is yet to fully manifest, I dare warn! We will come to that later but suffice it to state very clearly that no nation surmounts gross existential threat to its sovereignty and nationhood by a multiplicity of grave security challenges (the way Nigeria is currently buffeted with) and yet trifles with idea of support to its armed forces.

What do you make of the increasing hostility towards our Service men? Why do some Nigerians display no empathy towards those who are daily on the harm’s way to defend the country and protect the people? Why do disagreeable politicians and their minions think that by thumbing down the military and putting them on media trial, they are getting at the Federal Government, forgetting that the military as an organisation, in actual sense, has a life of its own in terms of its professionalism and character?

Why are some citizens ever ready to read ethnic or religious meaning into otherwise pure and dispassionate military actions? What about the refusal by some citizens or communities to share information with the military during operations or even engage in more dangerous act of colluding with or habouring criminals or sabotaging troops by leaking their positions and movements to the adversaries? Like one public analyst demanded on TV not long ago, how come that the easiest way to gain media popularity these days is to be adept at or strident in the denigration and demonization of the military? Questions and more questions…

Worried by these ‘strange’ hostile attitudes and non-committal disposition of some Nigerians towards the military institution and its personnel, as can be gleaned from the concerns raised above, the COAS has every reason to make the clarion call, you would agree.

But let us also look at the flip side. What conditions gave rise to this anti-military sentiment that is almost prevalent across the country today? Are the conducts and dispositions of some personnel of the military part of the reasons? Is the over reliance on the military and deployment of troops to almost every part of the country for every hue of internal security challenge by the Federal Government, the cause? Is it not trite that when our Service men are over exposed to the mannerisms, idiosyncrasies and foibles of the street (in road blocks, street patrols, joint operations with civil police, etc), their professionalism - regimentation and strict discipline - will be diffused? And by the way, can it not be argued also that the many years of military dictatorship took a serious toll on the professionalism, operational effectiveness and accountability? These are the issues.

In any case, whatever it is or wherever we can locate the problem, the real deal is that the situation in the country as at today does not call for further prevarication, theorization or stonewalling. It is bad enough that such agency as National Orientation Agencies (NOA) has gone comatose and moribund otherwise it would have been its natural remit to ‘nudge citizens back to their senses’ through well-articulated messages and messaging styles at a time like this.

We can’t take it for granted that never in the history has Nigeria been so buffeted with the multiplicity of internal security challenges ranging from terrorism, insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, violent separatist agitation and so on. In all of these serious security challenges that pose threats to our national security, who else but the gallant Nigerian Armed Forces are called upon to protect Nigerians and defend the sovereignty of Nigeria? Who else are on the harm’s way taking bullets on our behalf in not our gallant troops?

Never in its history, not even during the civil war, has our military been so stretched with the task of providing internal security assistance to the point of deploying troops to about 34 of the 36 states of the country, as is the case today. Thanks to the Nigerian military for being able to contend with the relentless hydra-headed monster of insecurity that is so determined to destroy the peace and stability of our country. As citizens, we must ensure that their morale is boosted and their fighting spirit up at all times. That is the least we owe our patriotic and dutiful members of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

It is therefore time to close gap. It is time to collapse the wall of mutual distrust and suspicion, and build the bridge of understanding and cooperation between the Nigerian military and the Nigerian citizens. It is time to cooperate with and support our Armed Forces to enable them give us the result we need at this precarious and tempestuous time.

That is what the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, meant when he urged Nigerians to “Take ownership of the Nigerian Army’ (and by extrapolation, the Nigerian Armed Forces). Are we ready?

Chidi Omeje is the Editor-in-Chief, Nigeria Security Digest.

RiceProducers:
Very poor recruits. Very bad training. Poor regimental discipline due to loss of RSM cadre.

I agree with this.

2 Antonov An-124 (UR-82009, UR-82027), from Chengdu in China landed in Yola 24hrs apart.
Pro tip CAIG is based in Chengdu this is not confirmed yet.


Source- @jakepor21

RiceProducers:
İnsecurity being high during Buhari administration is typical Nigerian stupidity. The Niger Delta was like that during Jonathan's administration. Someone should write a book on explaining sub regional restiveness as a function of the ethnicity of whomever is Nigeria's President.

I also agree with this, but I'll add, the President's utterances, actions especially with regards to implementation of federal character and in actions have exacerbated some of the security challenges we face.

bidexiii:
2 Antonov An-124 (UR-82009, UR-82027), from Chengdu in China landed in Yola 24hrs apart.
Pro tip CAIG is based in Chengdu this is not confirmed yet.


Source- @jakepor21

2 Antonov An-124 (UR-82009, UR-82027), from Chengdu in China landed in Yola 24hrs apart.
Pro tip CAIG is based in Chengdu this is not confirmed yet. The fact that it might be the FN-7 should not be ruled out.

Libya- photos of "basic combat training" provided to GNU personnel by advisors from Turkey.
Interesting that despite the overall great gear and uniformity, there's still no absolute standardization (for instance, the guy with the HK33)

bidexiii:
2 Antonov An-124 (UR-82009, UR-82027), from Chengdu in China landed in Yola 24hrs apart.
Pro tip CAIG is based in Chengdu this is not confirmed yet. The fact that it might be the FN-7 should not be ruled out.

The F7-NIs were shipped to China, two An-124 won't bring back 5 F7-NI

bidexiii:
2 Antonov An-124 (UR-82009, UR-82027), from Chengdu in China landed in Yola 24hrs apart.
Pro tip CAIG is based in Chengdu this is not confirmed yet. The fact that it might be the FN-7 should not be ruled out.

It is definitely the Wing Loong II and its support equipment.

Read towards the end of this article.


https://airforce.mil.ng/news/naf-graduates-additional-1,031-new-recruits-as-cas-charges-them-to-be-innovative437458950

Just copy and paste the seemingly broken link.

Nemesis4you:
Why state the obvious

Only fools dont realise that there is no such thing as a free launch in this world

Most of the prominent NGOs have links to US establishment one way or the other to do the bidding of US agencies under the garb of human rights which ironically they fail to provide to their own people ( as usual CNN WP NYT etc are too busy shiiting on others to note that they themselves are in shiit upto to their nose ) or more ironically trample the same in other countries due to their wokism political economical geopolitical interests.

Now wait for someone to white wash it as usual

I will ask a simple question who fanned radical islam ie Wahhabism ?

Everyone knows it , no it is not the middle east countries they were simply the runners the fall guys.

Hmm.....that would be Johnnie Brit, the well known international b@stard!

Xbee007:
It is definitely the Wing Loong II and its support equipment.

Read towards the end of this article.


https://airforce.mil.ng/news/naf-graduates-additional-1,031-new-recruits-as-cas-charges-them-to-be-innovative437458950

Just copy and paste the seemingly broken link.

I pray so O! We really need it now to complement the Super Tucano

Nigeria needs much more than 2 wing loong UCAVs. We need 40pcs after a short assessment period of these two.
UCAVs should be permanent part of the hardware elements of national security architecture.

bidexiii:
2 Antonov An-124 (UR-82009, UR-82027), from Chengdu in China landed in Yola 24hrs apart.
Pro tip CAIG is based in Chengdu this is not confirmed yet.


Source- @jakepor21

Could it be the F7n jets that went to china for upgrades?

Roan77:
Could it be the F7n jets that went to china for upgrades?

F-7NI would go to Makurdi not Yola.

The only aircrafts that I'm sure would be imported directly to Nigeria through Yola are Drones.

kabe1:
F-7NI would go to Makurdi not Yola.

The only aircrafts that I'm sure would be imported directly to Nigeria through Yola are Drones.

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@kabe do you know it might not be even the Airforce deliveries, it might be the NA.
If it's the Airforce, then it's like two side to a coin. It's either the wing loong or the FN-7, fingers are crossed.
There are some speculations that the NAF has received some UAV drones earlier this year, either ways this is good news for us.
[/b]But from some info I have it's likely the UAVs.
Yola will most likely host the new UAVs before the completion of 109 Combat Reconnaissance Group base in Gombe[b]

Pictures of brazilian made Agrale Marruá AM11 light armored tactical vehicles of the Ghanaian military.

Mozambique: Several #ISCAP militants were KIA by Security Forces in Mocimboa de Praia, Cabo Delgado:

Type 56-1 AKs, Type 3 AKS-47 pattern milled AK, Type 80 MG, RPG-7, PG-7V/T69-1 projectiles, 60mm M83A(?) pattern mortar bomb, Type 86P(?) grenade, mags/ammos etc... were seized.

BHT trying to burn a NA Vickers Eagle MBT that was actually not functioning. Image is from BHT propaganda video.

bidexiii:
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@kabe1 do you know it might not be even the Airforce deliveries, it might be the NA.
If it's the Airforce, then it's like two side to a coin. It's either the wing loong or the FN-7, fingers are crossed.
There are some speculations that the NAF has received some UAV drones earlier this year, either ways this is good news for us.
[/b]But from some info I have it's likely the UAVs.
Yola will most likely host the new UAVs before the completion of 109 Combat Reconnaissance Group base in Gombe[b]

Yea, I agree though.

A recentISWAP propaganda video from the terror group shows the use of captured trucks and weapon systems from national forces in the region. The video was shared on Saturday, July 24, 2021.

1st picture is a pickup truck-mounted with a 12-tube multiple rocket launcher system 63 -107mm (MLRS), likely looted from the neighbouring Niger Republic.

2nd picture is a pickup truck in what appeared to be Nigerien military camouflage mounted with the type 63 107mm MLRS.

3rd picture is a Type 63 MLRS captured during an attack in Toumour, Jan 2018, image shared on Twitter via MENASTREAM.

Picture credit: @CalibreObscura

bidexiii:
A recentISWAP propaganda video from the terror group shows the use of captured trucks and weapon systems from national forces in the region. The video was shared on Saturday, July 24, 2021.

1st picture is a pickup truck-mounted with a 12-tube multiple rocket launcher system 63 -107mm (MLRS), likely looted from the neighbouring Niger Republic.

2nd picture is a pickup truck in what appeared to be Nigerien military camouflage mounted with the type 63 107mm MLRS.

3rd picture is a Type 63 MLRS captured during an attack in Toumour, Jan 2018, image shared on Twitter via MENASTREAM.

Picture credit: @CalibreObscura

The drone will take care of their nonsense.

Whyem15:
[/b]Just imagine where the military will be if that dasuki $2.1 billion was actually used to purchase arms, imagine where the military will be when the items the recently released $1.7 billion will be spent on start getting delivered[b]

The navy is also receiving modern ships and other equipments, they will receive frigates in the next few years.
The only weak link is the army and even they have really come a long way from what they used to be.




I hope they start getting recon drones too.

That dansuki will never make heaven !!