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Stargate254:
Somali National Army is said to have acquired Turkish armed UAVs. This image is of them training in Turkey

kabe1:
In memory and to the honor of Corporal Tebogo Radebe. Warrior to the end. ��

Cpl Radebe - KIA 20 December, 2021.

SA Special Forces soldier killed in operation against terrorists in Mozambique.

RIP warrior.

fachfouch:
Tunisian air force F-5E Tiger II appearing in a new livery during an exercise with U.S navy F/A-18E Super Hornet over the Med.

Lurker4Long:
Statement on the Botswana Government facebook page:
BWgovernment
Yesterday at 12:00 ·
MEDIA RELEASE: SAMIM KILLS TWENTY-THREE TERRORISTS
In support of Forḉas Armadas de Defesa de

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the frontline. pic.twitter.com/6MFih8KmWs

— Kenya Defence Forces (@kdfinfo) December 25, 2021

kikuyu1:
Am I the only one who's not happy with this? We've seen their Ottoman pretensions all over the ME: what do these mofos want with our wild neighbours!?

Toju200:
#A29
#A jets

Toju200:
#A29
#A jets

kikuyu1:
It's more accurate to call them light attack planes. The nomenclature helps differentiate their class, role and function.

kabe1:
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kabe1:
Do you have a comprehensive list of SA military equipment deployed in Mozambique?

What's the official reason for not deploying Attack Helicopters?

youghs:
We'll get a documentary soon

Lurker4Long:
No, I don't.
Don't know the official reason. But where will those attack helis come from? The SADC plan included them, which just means Angola or SA.
Don't know about Angola, but here's the situation in SA:
For the DRC mission:
- 3 Rooivalk currently deployed in DRC; rotated every 6 months
- 3 Rooivalk at Denel depot for maintenance, having come back from DRC deployment
- 3 Rooivalk at 16 Squadron, next in line for DRC deployment and being used for pre-deplyment training.
That's 9 Rooivalk tied up for the DRC mission.

That leaves 2 Rooivalk available to the Squadron for everyday training.

In short, they'd have to withdraw Rooivalk from DRC, to efficiently deploy to Mozambique without cutting corners.

Personal opinion: If Denel were in better shape, depot time could be cut by half, allowing one to insert a 3-month deployment cycle into the 6-month DRC one.

That's before we even consider the perennial question, where would the money come from?

jl115:
extra protection around the cockpit

Lurker4Long:
There's also no rule that states 3 helicopters deployed must be replaced by 3 helicopters.
Actually, all decent militaries apply this rule: 1 in the field/ops, 1 in maintenance and 1 in training.

I don't think I've seen RSA fast jets used in any sort of combat before.
Why would you have, when we've not been fighting any war since Angola?

Are you saying all maintenance must be done by Denel, what do SAAF engineers do then?

You do know what depot maintenance is right, after a 6 month deployment?

Another why out should be arming of SAAF AW-109 helicopters, this would help in increasing the number of SAAF combat helicopters in service.
The A109 in SAAF service is a light utility/transport chopper.

23 dead for the loss of 1 is not a bad odd.
Scores more dead, several bases raided and destroyed in many months now, with no fatalities on SAMIM side.

kabe1:
How does the modern SAAF fight in combat, as far as I have seen, the SAAF always flies Attack helicopters in the DRC in pairs.

So irrespective of what the rule says, the reality on the ground is there are always 2 SAAF in the air during combat operations. That rule doesn't really apply here.

DRC, Bangui are two very recent examples where fast jets, light attack jets have been required but where never deployed.

Depot maintenance, are you saying that there must be Denel staff present during Depot maintenance? What are SAAF engineers then trained to do? Do you not see the capability gap present?


You cannot claim to have a rigid policy when the funds, equipment and trained personnel are not present.

The French for example use the Gazelle for utility and attack, Nigerian Air Force use the A-109 for utility and attack. Russia use the MI-17 for utility and attack. There is no rule that says one size must fit and only work for one activity.