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R1.4 billion allocated for SA Navy submarine and frigate refit

National Treasury has allocated nearly one and a half billion rand to the South African Navy for the refit of one of its three Type 209 submarines and one of its four Meko A200 class frigates.

Major General Thembelani Xundu, briefing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) on 22 March, explained that the Navy is being provided with sufficient funding to refit one frigate and one submarine, with work to be carried out between May 2023 and December 2024, followed by sea acceptance trials in early 2025. R500 million has been allocated in 2023/24 for this, R441 million the following year, and R480 million in 2025/26. Work will be carried out in the Simons Town Naval Dockyard.

At present, only the frigate SAS Mendi is seaworthy, while the submarine SAS Manthathisi has just returned to the water. Mendi’s seaworthiness was prioritised for Armed Forces Day and Exercise Mosi II in February.

Armscor last month explained that the frigate SAS Amatola is currently in a Docking and Essential Defect (DED) period. SAS Spioenkop is undergoing “ad-hoc maintenance and repairs of the hull and structure.” The fourth and final frigate, SAS Isandlwana, is currently undergoing ad-hoc maintenance and repairs of the mast and flight decks. Armscor stated that the masts will be completed within six months. “This is part of the continuous refurbishment activities to keep the sub-systems serviceable, as the vessel will be in a perpetual maintenance phase.”

With regard to the submarines, the SAS Manthatisi has just come out of Docking and Essential Defect (DED) maintenance, and is undergoing post-maintenance trials.

The SAS Queen Modjadji is currently undergoing preservation and pre-refit planning activities, in preparation for a refit. The procurement process for services is currently underway, with a requirement received from the Navy on 6 February 2023. Armscor estimates the contracting process will take approximately 140 days.

Funding to complete the refit of the SAS Charlotte Maxeke is available and the submarine is currently “in refit process” with Armscor providing project management. “Armscor Dockyard is currently going through a procurement process to contract a local supplier for support services,” the defence materiel agency said.

The latest defence budget vote, released in February, showed that the Maritime Defence component of the SANDF is getting R4.9 billion for the 2023/24 financial year, as well as in 2024/25, and R5.2 billion in 2025/26. Of the R4.9 billion allocated for 2023/24, just R1.45 billion is going towards Maritime Combat Capability, with the remaining on logistics support, human resources, base support etc. but the majority of funds (R2.3 billion) is allocated to salaries.

The defence budget allocation states that the SA Navy will defend and protect South Africa and its maritime zone by providing three frigates, one combat support vessel (the SAS Drakensberg), two offshore patrol vessels, and three inshore patrol vessels per year as well as two submarines a year. The Navy will conduct four coastal patrols and spend 8 000 hours at sea a year.

Budget cuts mean there is no funding for the simultaneous mid-life upgrades/refits of the SA Navy’s three submarines and four frigates, with upgrades and refits being done one at a time as budget allows. According to the Department of Defence, the average cost estimate for a frigate refit is R687 million with a submarine refit costing R660 million.

Pending the outstanding refits, the SA Navy is currently focused on prioritising essential maintenance and repair of the frigates Spioenkop and Mendi, the combat support vessel SAS Drakensberg and submarine Manthatisi to ensure operational availability.

Due to limited funding, only one of four frigates (SAS Amatola) was partially refitted in 2014/15 and one of three submarines (SAS Manthatisi) was refitted in 2013/14.

For a fully functional SA National Defence Force that would be able to effectively carry out its taskings, such as border security, Xundu told Parliament that the defence force as a whole needs to be rejuvenated and re-equipped, and this would cost R41 billion over 25 years.

National Treasury has allocated R3.3 billion to the SANDF over three years for equipment upgrades, with R1 billion allocated for C-130 Hercules maintenance, R700 million for border patrol vehicles and sensors, and R1.4 billion for frigate and submarine maintenance.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/editors-pick/r1-4-billion-allocated-for-sa-navy-submarine-and-frigate-refit/

Faithful007:
The United States does not recognize the ICC.

If he chooses to come, which he won't, he may not be allowed into US airspace. However I doubt if the US government will be willing to take such a step because it may trigger the end of a single UNGA venue.

exactly what I was thinking. Even the worst of the worst presidents can't be denied entry into US during unga as long as that country is a member of UN family. US denying entry would be disastrous to them eventually in terms of being UN HQ. Other countries might start suggesting it be hosted in one of those 'neutral' countries like Switzerland.

Lurker4Long:
I don't much care for every other country's position.
I do however, care very much that my country upholds its own domestic laws, which stipulate that ICC warrants have to be effected. The Zuma administration shamefully broke SA law when it didn't arrest Al-Bashir, and when a court ruled they had to, they bundled him into an airport all while lying that they couldn't find him!
I do not find edifying, the spectacle of my government breaking SA law for some genocidal thug. So best they tell Vlad the Thug to make up some excuse and stay home, lest they be forced into a choice between geopolitics and the law.

When you are the president and you are responsible for the safety and financial wellbeing of your country and you are faced with the choice of arresting the president of a sovereign country and trigger a state of war with that country or merely just making him mysteriously disappear from your land and the problem goes away... The choice will not be that hard.

Anyway... It also happened in Kenya, Bashir Visited Kenya in 2010 for the inauguration of Kenya's new constitution and he was not arrested. One year later, the same New constitution he had attended inauguration for, was used to bar him from visiting Kenya a 2nd time as this time, the high court issued an arrest warrant that would have been enforced by the minister of internal security and attorney general if he set foot in Kenya.
He consequently cancelled his 2nd trip but to be honest, I doubt If the minister and AG would have actually arrested him, they would have rather served the 6months in jail for failing to follow court orders than arrest him and put the country on a collision course with Sudan.

A Kenyan court has issued an arrest warrant for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir over alleged war crimes in Darfur.

The ruling came after Kenya allowed Mr Bashir to visit in August in defiance of an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for his arrest.
Kenya failed to arrest Bashir when he visited the country last year.

AFP - A Kenyan high court issued an arrest warrant Monday for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges.
Though Kenya has ratified the founding the ICC's founding Rome statute, it failed to arrest the Sudanese leader when he visited the country in August 2010.
Monday's high court ruling means that his arrest "should be effected by the Attorney General and the Minister for Internal Security should he ever set foot in Kenya," Judge Nicolas Ombija said.
Bashir is the subject of two arrest warrants issued by the ICC for atrocities committed in Darfur in western Sudan. The first was issued in March 2009 on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The second was issued in July 2010 on charges of genocide.
The Sudanese President in August 2010 attended a ceremony in Nairobi to mark the adopting of Kenya's new constitution.

As a signatory of the ICC's founding treaty, Kenya was theoretically obliged to arrest Bashir when he entered the country.

https://www.france24.com/en/20111128-kenyan-court-issues-arrest-warrant-sudan-president-bashir-icc-war-crimes-genocide

Summarised it for you

R1.4 billion allocated for SA Navy submarine and frigate refit

Armscor last month explained that:

- SAS Mendi is seaworthy
- SAS Amatola is currently in a Docking and Essential Defect (DED) period.
- SAS Spioenkop is undergoing “ad-hoc maintenance and repairs of the hull and structure.”
- SAS Isandlwana is currently undergoing ad-hoc maintenance and repairs of the mast and flight decks.

Armscor stated that the masts will be completed within six months.

Augustine, you can only pick one Mendi here

GreenandGold:
Summarised it for you
- SAS Mendi is seaworthy
- SAS Amatola is currently in a Docking and Essential Defect (DED) period.
- SAS Spioenkop is undergoing “ad-hoc maintenance and repairs of the hull and structure.”
- SAS Isandlwana is currently undergoing ad-hoc maintenance and repairs of the mast and flight decks.

Armscor stated that the masts will be completed within six months.

This is precisely the problem with under-funding: the rotation of 1 frigate in ops; 1 for training and 2 in maintenance has been messed with.
Lack of funds meant a 6-month delay for SAS Isandlwana going into maintenance and now Mendi is being used for training, meaning no vessel on anti-piracy patrol in the Mozambque Channel.
The SANDF could really do with a minister with the political clout to go toe-to-toe with Treasury.

Lurker4Long:
The SANDF could really do with a minister with the political clout to go toe-to-toe with Treasury.

All the ministers they put there are just spineless MK veterans who don't actually care, as long as they are getting their monthly salaries, it's fine with them. They don't even understand the full scope of a healthy well-serviced military.

I honestly pray for a day when someone who actually served in the SADF/SANDF would be a minister, not even those who were with the former Bantustan self defence forces, real SADF/SANDF veterans.

Also, a lot of money is wasted at Administration level... every year, branches get budgets to acquire the same items they use once, then and get more money to do the same thing the following year. Eg, the foldable wall banner and branded caps (pictured), every year we design and print these things for state departments including the DoD, they use them once, and throw them away, you can use the banner for 10 years as long as you store it correctly.... and there are literally hundreds of such items.

So any update yet on the launching or commissioning of the second Warrior class MMIPV??
Is the SA Navy is still interested in the Damen Stan 1800 Patrol vessel now that funds are available??

Exnavyboy62:
So any update yet on the launching or commissioning of the second Warrior class MMIPV??
Is the SA Navy is still interested in the Damen Stan 1800 Patrol vessel now that funds are available??

Still under construction (or whatever a ship is called when being built)

Second SA Navy MMIPV ready for launch

Guy Martin -
17th Oct 2022
Damen Shipyards Cape Town will soon launch the second multi-mission inshore patrol vessel (MMIPV) for the South African Navy (SAN), with handover next year following sea trials.

The launch date moved closer with a blessing ceremony held at Damen Shipyards Cape Town on 14 October, the company revealed.

During the event, the vessel was blessed and a bottle of champagne was broken over the bow as is the custom, and the South African flag was raised on the vessel.

After the ceremony, the second MMIPV will be launched into the water and then delivered to the SAN in 2023 after extensive acceptance trials. The third vessel will be delivered one year later in 2024. Armscor has indicated deliveries will be in April of both years.

Sefale Montsi, Director at DSCT said: “With this ceremony, this vessel will soon join her sister, SAS King Sekhukhune II in successfully sailing South African and international waters. The project continues to meet the client’s specifications, on time and within budget. Damen Shipyards Cape Town and our growing local supply chain stand ready to deliver more of these much-needed vessels to our navy.”

“We are pleased with the progress that has been made thus far”, said Armscor Group Executive Acquisition and Supply Chain Management, Meshak Teffo. “We are committed to providing the South African National Defence Force with state-of-the-art defence materiel they require to protect the sovereignty of the country. This MMIPV Project demonstrates our capability to deliver on complex acquisition solutions. We are looking forward to the delivery of this second Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessel next year.”

The first MMIPV (P1571), SAS King Sekhukhune I, was handed to the SA Navy on 18 May. The second vessel will be named SAS Adam Kok and the third SAS King Shaka. The first vessel took part in Exercise Ibsamar with India last week, sailing off the coast of Gqeberha (Port Elizabth). This was the vessel’s first exercise.

DSCT said the MMIPV project is playing an important role in creating skilled new jobs and acting as a catalyst for the development of regional supply chains. On its own, the MMIPV project is expected to generate more than one million man-hours of work during the construction of the three MMIPVs and will support more than 1 000 direct and indirect jobs. Beyond work on the vessel, DSCT benefits from the global reach of Damen Shipyards Group to secure new business for South African industry.

“This project has also allowed the yard to increase the impact of its transformation strategy and we have achieved a level 1 BEE rating. Our strategy to make transformation part of business as usual made it possible to over-deliver on Armscor’s requirements for engagement of local businesses and workforce, as well as vessel capabilities,” Montsi said.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/second-sa-navy-mmipv-ready-for-launch/

Exnavyboy62:
Is the SA Navy is still interested in the Damen Stan 1800 Patrol vessel...

If you're referring to the cancelled OPV component of Project BIRO, in terms of SA law, ARMSCOR - not the SA Navy - would have to run the competition again. These are the companies that made the shortlist in the previous competition, from 14 initial bidders:
1) DCD Marine in partnership with the German company Abeking & Rasmussen;
2) Paramount Naval Systems in partnership with the Spanish company Navantia;
3) Southern African Shipyards in partnership with the Norwegian company Vard;
4) Damen Shipyards Cape Town.

Next Ugandan rotation ready for DR Congo deployment

Ahead of moving into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a Uganda People’ Defence Force (UPDF) contingent was told they would be on the ground to help “a country in turmoil”.

Lieutenant General Kayanja Muhanga told a flagging-off ceremony the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF), of which Uganda is part, will not be attacking belligerents. Instead the force will ensure decisions taken at EAC Heads of State meetings will be implemented. This is in line with its peacekeeping mission mandate.

The regional force can go to a strength of 12 000 troops. At present soldiers, other military personnel and equipment from Kenya, Burundi, Uganda and South Sudan comprise the EACRF.

UPDF contingent commander Colonel Michael Walaka Hyeroba said he is leading ambassadors of peace and tranquillity to help another African country in turmoil and assured those at the send-off troops under his command are fully prepared to execute the mission. “We are prepared, we have the training, we have gained the cohesion required and are ready for the task assigned by our country and the region.”

Looking back on UPDF involvement in Africa land force commander Muhanga, speaking on behalf of UPDG Chief General Wilson Mbadi, said: “Having pacified the country [Uganda], UPDF now exports peace to other countries. We were in Liberia at one time, we are in Somalia, have been to South Sudan and Central African Republic (CAR). We are also in the eastern DRC fighting the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists doing well and fulfilling our objectives”.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/joint/diplomacy-a-peace/next-ugandan-rotation-ready-for-dr-congo-deployment/

Lurker4Long:
Next Ugandan rotation ready for DR Congo deployment

Ugandans understand firepower

Lurker4Long:
Next Ugandan rotation ready for DR Congo deployment

Ahead of moving into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a Uganda People’ Defence Force (UPDF) contingent was told they would be on the ground to help “a country in turmoil”.

Lieutenant General Kayanja Muhanga told a flagging-off ceremony the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF), of which Uganda is part, will not be attacking belligerents. Instead the force will ensure decisions taken at EAC Heads of State meetings will be implemented. This is in line with its peacekeeping mission mandate.

The regional force can go to a strength of 12 000 troops. At present soldiers, other military personnel and equipment from Kenya, Burundi, Uganda and South Sudan comprise the EACRF.

UPDF contingent commander Colonel Michael Walaka Hyeroba said he is leading ambassadors of peace and tranquillity to help another African country in turmoil and assured those at the send-off troops under his command are fully prepared to execute the mission. “We are prepared, we have the training, we have gained the cohesion required and are ready for the task assigned by our country and the region.”

Looking back on UPDF involvement in Africa land force commander Muhanga, speaking on behalf of UPDG Chief General Wilson Mbadi, said: “Having pacified the country [Uganda], UPDF now exports peace to other countries. We were in Liberia at one time, we are in Somalia, have been to South Sudan and Central African Republic (CAR). We are also in the eastern DRC fighting the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists doing well and fulfilling our objectives”.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/joint/diplomacy-a-peace/next-ugandan-rotation-ready-for-dr-congo-deployment/

Chui Mrap

Ship seized by pirates seen 540 miles west from Gulf of Guinea attack point

March 29 (Reuters) - A Danish-owned vessel that was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday was spotted about 540 miles further off shore on Tuesday, according to a maritime cooperation centre monitoring security in the area.

The Liberian-flagged oil and chemical tanker Monjasa Reformer was boarded by five armed people some 140 miles west of the Republic of Congo's Port Pointe-Noire. All 16 crew sought refuge in a safe room aboard, according to the cooperation centre.

Danish marine fuels supplier Monjasa, owner of Monjasa Reformer, said on Tuesday all communications channels with the vessel were down. The company was unable to provide further detail on Wednesday for security reasons, a spokesperson said.

Montec Ship Management, which operates the vessel, reported the incident to the Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea (GOG-MDAT), a cooperation centre between the British and French navies to maintain safety in the Gulf of Guinea.

The Gulf of Guinea has become a global piracy hot spot in recent years, although cases have fallen there since 2021 as national authorities stepped up security efforts aided by foreign naval ships, according to the U.N. Security Council.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ship-seized-by-pirates-seen-540-miles-west-gulf-guinea-attack-point-2023-03-29/

Iswap leader executes deputy after Nigeria army kills 41 militants

Furious over a Nigerian military raid that killed 41 fighters on March 19, Islamic State West African Province (Iswap) commander has executed his deputy for failing to stop the attack.

Deputy Iswap commander Abu Darda was on Monday executed by his boss Abu Muhammed, in the presence of other fighters in Kajeri Dogumba village in Mafa Local Government Area (LGA) of Northeast Borno State.

Abu Muhammed said he was mostly hurt because the Nigerian forces killed scores of his fighters, burnt foodstuffs and some newly acquired furniture meant for his wedding. He was also enraged by the attack that led to the seizure of their only three gun trucks.
'Failed attacks'

Mr Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst covering insurgency in the Lake Chad region of northeast Borno state, said that the Iswap commander had also accused his deputy of leading failed attacks of March 19 in Mafa, which resulted in the killing of scores of the terrorists and capturing of two of their gun trucks.

He said that Abu Darda was killed by the angry commander in the presence of other fighters in Kajeri Dogumba village in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State.

Mr Makama reported that the said was furious because the only three gun trucks they had were taken by the military which he blamed on the failure of Darda to execute attacks.

He said the Iswap commander said that his executed deputy was unable to watch his boss’s back as the military traced his footsteps to attack them in their camp while they were sleeping.
Insurgents killed

Nigerian troops attacked an Iswap hideout in Mukdolo in Dikwa LGA of Borno State, killing 41 insurgents together with one of their their commander, Abu Zahra, as many injured extremists fled during the attack.

The troops carried out the attack on the platform of Operation Hadin Kai in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and were coordinated by Maj- Gen Shaibu Waidi.

The raid followed attacks by the Iswap terrorists on March 10 that led to the death of 36 fishermen in Gupdilo.

The Nigerian army on March 25 also killed Boko Haram fighters during a raid on six militia camps on the fringes of Sambisa Forest. In addition, the troops discovered and destroyed a large cache of arms belonging to Boko Haram.

Ex-militias apologise

Meanwhile, former militias who have completed a deradicalisation programme have begged Nigerians for forgiveness for attempting to destabilise the country.

The 594 former insurgents completed a six-month deradicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration (DRR) programme in Kwami LGA of Northeast Gombe State.

They appealed for forgiveness during their graduation which took place at Malam Sidi camp which is run by the Nigerian army under Operation Safe Corridor.

“We apologise to Nigerians, our state governments, communities as well as everyone seated here and we are not going back to this atrocities,” said Muhammad Abba who spoke on behalf of the former militia members.

Abba further gave the assurance that they would remain loyal and faithful to Nigeria as well as work for peace and stability.

According to the camp commandant, Col Uche Nnabuihe, three of the former insurgents are from Niger Republic and one is from Chad.

80,000 militias surrenders

The Nigerian army reported that more than 80,000 extremists have so far surrendered since the insurgency started in 2009.

“Between July 2021 and May 2022, 54,000 extremists and their families surrendered,” Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff Lt-Gen Lucky Irabor said in a report at the 7th Founders’ Day of the Edo State University.

The report titled “National Defence Policy and Transitional Justice Approach in the War Against Insurgency in Nigeria”, said that 1,543 former Boko Haram members graduated from the Mallam Sidi camp in Gombe between 2016 and 2022.

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/rest-of-africa/iswap-commander-executes-deputy-over-military-raid-4176212

Lurker4Long:
R1.4 billion allocated for SA Navy submarine and frigate refit

National Treasury has allocated nearly one and a half billion rand to the South African Navy for the refit of one of its three Type 209 submarines and one of its four Meko A200 class frigates.

Major General Thembelani Xundu, briefing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) on 22 March, explained that the Navy is being provided with sufficient funding to refit one frigate and one submarine, with work to be carried out between May 2023 and December 2024, followed by sea acceptance trials in early 2025. R500 million has been allocated in 2023/24 for this, R441 million the following year, and R480 million in 2025/26. Work will be carried out in the Simons Town Naval Dockyard.

At present, only the frigate SAS Mendi is seaworthy, while the submarine SAS Manthathisi has just returned to the water. Mendi’s seaworthiness was prioritised for Armed Forces Day and Exercise Mosi II in February.

Armscor last month explained that the frigate SAS Amatola is currently in a Docking and Essential Defect (DED) period. SAS Spioenkop is undergoing “ad-hoc maintenance and repairs of the hull and structure.” The fourth and final frigate, SAS Isandlwana, is currently undergoing ad-hoc maintenance and repairs of the mast and flight decks. Armscor stated that the masts will be completed within six months. “This is part of the continuous refurbishment activities to keep the sub-systems serviceable, as the vessel will be in a perpetual maintenance phase.”

With regard to the submarines, the SAS Manthatisi has just come out of Docking and Essential Defect (DED) maintenance, and is undergoing post-maintenance trials.

The SAS Queen Modjadji is currently undergoing preservation and pre-refit planning activities, in preparation for a refit. The procurement process for services is currently underway, with a requirement received from the Navy on 6 February 2023. Armscor estimates the contracting process will take approximately 140 days.

Funding to complete the refit of the SAS Charlotte Maxeke is available and the submarine is currently “in refit process” with Armscor providing project management. “Armscor Dockyard is currently going through a procurement process to contract a local supplier for support services,” the defence materiel agency said.

The latest defence budget vote, released in February, showed that the Maritime Defence component of the SANDF is getting R4.9 billion for the 2023/24 financial year, as well as in 2024/25, and R5.2 billion in 2025/26. Of the R4.9 billion allocated for 2023/24, just R1.45 billion is going towards Maritime Combat Capability, with the remaining on logistics support, human resources, base support etc. but the majority of funds (R2.3 billion) is allocated to salaries.

The defence budget allocation states that the SA Navy will defend and protect South Africa and its maritime zone by providing three frigates, one combat support vessel (the SAS Drakensberg), two offshore patrol vessels, and three inshore patrol vessels per year as well as two submarines a year. The Navy will conduct four coastal patrols and spend 8 000 hours at sea a year.

Budget cuts mean there is no funding for the simultaneous mid-life upgrades/refits of the SA Navy’s three submarines and four frigates, with upgrades and refits being done one at a time as budget allows. According to the Department of Defence, the average cost estimate for a frigate refit is R687 million with a submarine refit costing R660 million.

Pending the outstanding refits, the SA Navy is currently focused on prioritising essential maintenance and repair of the frigates Spioenkop and Mendi, the combat support vessel SAS Drakensberg and submarine Manthatisi to ensure operational availability.

Due to limited funding, only one of four frigates (SAS Amatola) was partially refitted in 2014/15 and one of three submarines (SAS Manthatisi) was refitted in 2013/14.

For a fully functional SA National Defence Force that would be able to effectively carry out its taskings, such as border security, Xundu told Parliament that the defence force as a whole needs to be rejuvenated and re-equipped, and this would cost R41 billion over 25 years.

National Treasury has allocated R3.3 billion to the SANDF over three years for equipment upgrades, with R1 billion allocated for C-130 Hercules maintenance, R700 million for border patrol vehicles and sensors, and R1.4 billion for frigate and submarine maintenance.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/editors-pick/r1-4-billion-allocated-for-sa-navy-submarine-and-frigate-refit/

I thought they were replacing the Warrior class opvs with the new IPVs?? So where are these 2 Opvs going to come from?

Lurker4Long:

Furious over a Nigerian military raid that killed 41 fighters on March 19,[b] Islamic State West African Province (Iswap) commander has executed his deputy for failing to stop the attack.

Does that mean he gets his many virgins in heaven or this kind of death does not count?

Any expert in Heaveniology?

GreenandGold:
Does that mean he gets his many virgins in heaven or this kind of death does not count?

Any expert in Heaveniology?

naaa I think he lost that privilege

jl115:
naaa I think he lost that privilege

That's gotta suck.. Imagine seeing the guys you trained that died before you have camps full of boobies and shiny legs, while you watch from the side... definitely not the afterlife he was looking for.

Zambian Air Force Hongdu L-15

The Airforce of Zimbabwe seeks technical support from the Nigerian Airforce

Zimbabwe Air Force asks Nigeria for technical assistance

The Commander of Zimbabwe’s Air Force has travelled to Nigeria to ask his counterpart for technical assistance, including in the operation and maintenance of F7 and Mi-35 aircraft.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) reported that Air Marshal Elson Moyo, Commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), in late March visited NAF Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, at NAF Headquarters.

Moyo said he would like to pursue technical assistance in the areas of research and development, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology and the operation and maintenance of F7 and Mi-35 aircraft. The identified areas for collaboration, according to Moyo, are of common interest to Zimbabwe and Nigeria as their respective air forces operate some similar aircraft (including F7s and Mi-35s).

Zimbabwe’s Air Chief noted that the Nigerian Air Force has within a short time recorded ‘remarkable feats’ in its transformation effort to develop indigenous capacity. This, he said, provides a motivation for the Air Force of Zimbabwe to look inward as part of efforts to address the technical challenges arising from sanctions imposed on his country, which has limited the ability to acquire basic aircraft parts and other equipment.

Moyo commended the NAF for its support in the past, including training given to the first batch of Zimbabwe pilots in the 1980s, which he said informs the decision to seek collaboration with the NAF with respect to capacity development.

Amao for his part stated that the NAF is ready to forge a mutually benefitting partnership with the Air Force of Zimbabwe. He stated that the NAF currently has partnerships with many countries, including African countries, and is willing to partner with others. Improved synergy among African countries is the solution to many of the challenges, including security, facing the continent, he added.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/zimbabwe-air-force-asks-nigeria-for-technical-assistance/

Lurker4Long:
Next Ugandan rotation ready for DR Congo deployment

Ahead of moving into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a Uganda People’ Defence Force (UPDF) contingent was told they would be on the ground to help “a country in turmoil”.


https://www.defenceweb.co.za/joint/diplomacy-a-peace/next-ugandan-rotation-ready-for-dr-congo-deployment/

This is not a rotation but the first deployment of UPDF under the EACRF banner. The other forces deployed by Uganda are under UPDF command and control fighting ADF.

EACRF-KEN was at the border to formally receive the first deployment of UPDF under EACRF

EACRF-UPDF have crossed the Uganda-DRC border to deploy in Bunagana, Kiwanja & Mabenga within Rutshuru, marking a critical milestone and the final phase towards full deployment of the EACRF. They will oversee M23's sequenced withdrawal, protect civilians & open Bunagana-Goma MSR.

Stormtrooper11:
Anyone here got the joke?

MiG 29 burns all it's fuel to get to Mach 2, SU pilot is shocked cz he's used to 3000km range and MiG 31 pilot is shocked cz he's used to going Mach 2+ before such issues arise

BREAKING: Reports coming out of @NigAirForce headquarters, Abuja states that Nigeria would be going on the with the purchase of the JF-17 fighters by placing an order for two squadrons(24) of the block 3 variants of the aircraft. The latest version of the aircraft was seen at Pakistani Aeronautical Complex last month performing BF maneuvers as Pakistan claims to already have a squadron of the type.
This is coming after the Nigerians signed a deal with Alenia Aermacchi to supply its airforce with 24 M346fas and receiving the initial delivery of 3 JF-17 block 2 aircraft.

This latest order, will give the Nigerians a more potent BVR capability and radar.


SOURCE: just dey play

DaddyGoo:
MiG 29 burns all it's fuel to get to Mach 2, SU pilot is shocked cz he's used to 3000km range and MiG 31 pilot is shocked cz he's used to going Mach 2+ before such issues arise

yeah

Stormtrooper11:
BREAKING: Reports coming out of @NigAirForce headquarters, Abuja states that Nigeria would be going on the with the purchase of the JF-17 fighters by placing an order for two squadrons(24) of the block 3 variants of the aircraft. The latest version of the aircraft was seen at Pakistani Aeronautical Complex last month performing BF maneuvers as Pakistan claims to already have a squadron of the type.
This is coming after the Nigerians signed a deal with Alenia Aermacchi to supply its airforce with 24 M346fas and receiving the initial delivery of 3 JF-17 block 2 aircraft.

This latest order, will give the Nigerians a more potent BVR capability and radar.


SOURCE: just dey play

Classic April fool news

Turkiye to Produce ANKA UAVs in Nigeria

https://www.turdef.com/Article/turkiye-to-produce-anka-uavs-in-nigeria/2975

Happy April Fools everyone

GreenandGold:
Happy April Fools everyone

As a hardcore Liverpool fan i am deeply pained