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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Odunayaw(m): 12:50pm On Nov 29, 2024

Lurker4Long:
Off-topic

GreenandGold, so yesterday I helped a friend sail his newly-acquired boat from the Langebaan Marina to its new berth at the Royal Cape Yacht Club. This was the view when in Table Bay, just off Blouberg.
Enough to make Odunayaw take to the sea, eh?

Sail ❌
Sail at night ❌❌👿

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by GreenandGold: 2:08pm On Nov 29, 2024

Lurker4Long:
Ethiopia turns APC into self-propelled artillery

The other day, I thought that someone should put some medium-range arty on the 6x6 Toyota platform, just like the Houthis. That would solve many of our external deployment fire support issues.

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by GreenandGold: 2:15pm On Nov 29, 2024

Lurker4Long:
Off-topic

GreenandGold, so yesterday I helped a friend sail his newly-acquired boat from the Langebaan Marina to its new berth at the Royal Cape Yacht Club. This was the view when in Table Bay, just off Blouberg.
Enough to make Odunayaw take to the sea, eh?

You need to submit your DNA for analysis, there could be a water-loving (and orchestra-loving) Neanderthal gene hiding somewhere there... grin

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Shaytun: 9:30pm On Nov 29, 2024

Pictures showing a white painted nigerian made Proforce Ara Mk2 mine resistant ambush protected vehicle used by Wagner/Africa Corps .

Credit: Hammer of war

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Shaytun: 9:31pm On Nov 29, 2024

Wagner making use of a Nigerian defence product is not something I thought I will ever see.

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by kabe1: 6:53am On Nov 30, 2024

kabe1:
Nigerian and French Naval forces conclude annual Joint training exercises.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbS_ODbNSdI?si=bLqCtgTXqyQmrkhQ

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by GreenandGold: 2:10pm On Nov 30, 2024

Shaytun:
Wagner making use of a Nigerian defence product is not something I thought I will ever see.

I guess it makes sense. Transporting MRAPs is challenging, so they simply got them from nearest supplier (Nigeria ) where they could drive them to location.

Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Odunayaw(m): 2:29pm On Nov 30, 2024

GreenandGold:
I guess it makes sense. Transporting MRAPs is challenging, so they simply got them from nearest supplier (Nigeria ) where they could drive them to location.

Or they got them from stocks UN peacekeeper lost to rebels

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Faithful007: 3:01pm On Nov 30, 2024

Shaytun:
Wagner making use of a Nigerian defence product is not something I thought I will ever see.

They got them from MINUSMA that Goita sent packing. That’s why it’s white.

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Lurker4Long: 4:59pm On Nov 30, 2024*

Faithful007:
They got them from MINUSMA that Goita sent packing. That’s why it’s white.

Yep. They belonged to the Chadian contingent of MINUSMA. The junta denied permission for a French airlift of Chadian equipment, so the Chadians had to take everything by road. A number of vehicles were abandoned, and the Malians helped themselves.

How are you young man?

Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by kabe1: 5:01pm On Nov 30, 2024

Shaytun:
Wagner making use of a Nigerian defence product is not something I thought I will ever see.

I'm just happy a Nigerian produced defence equipment is good enough to be highjacked!!

cool

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by CSTRR: 6:37pm On Nov 30, 2024

Tinubu seems to be in a good terms with Macron.

He could practically ask them for anything right now.

Why can't he ask to buy a squadron of French Rafale jets?

Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by bidexiii: 7:56pm On Nov 30, 2024

CSTRR:
Tinubu seems to be in a good terms with Macron.

He could practically ask them for anything right now.

Why can't he ask to buy a squadron of French Rafale jets?

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by kabe1: 8:19am On Dec 01, 2024

Nigerian soldiers provide security during African military games currently holding in Abuja.

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by kabe1: 2:45pm On Dec 01, 2024

kabe1:
Nigerian soldiers provide security during African military games currently holding in Abuja.

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by AskiaHarem(m): 10:58pm On Dec 01, 2024

😂 Someone tell the South Africans, Egyptians, and Ethiopians the orange man coming for ya.

Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Lurker4Long: 4:34am On Dec 02, 2024*

GreenandGold:
You need to submit your DNA for analysis, there could be a water-loving (and orchestra-loving) Neanderthal gene hiding somewhere there...

My 1 English grand-parent (with no Neanderthal genes - btw, Africans present with 0.3% of Neanderthal genes) is over-ridden by my 3 other African grand-parents. It's nurture, not nature.

Some homework for you: an examination of our country's history with modernity from about 1800 to 1900 will change your perception of our relationship with orchestral music. Ask yourself about the roots of the SA choral tradition, the composers of all the SA church hymns like Tiyo Soga (whose son Jetelo was the 1st university-trained veterinary surgeon in SA, 1886), etc.
The colonial period from 1652 until "independence" and union in 1910 in SA has been neglected in contemporary academic study, with a concomitant loss of African history and contribution.

Just like in the US, the dichotomy of slavery being abolished in 1834 and segregation ensuing in the Cape and Natal colonies (not to mention what was happening in the rest of the country), led to all those orchestral composers adapting and refining a new music of what I now call the Afro-Atlantic, popularly known as jazz.It is no co-incidence that outside of the US, South Africa is the only country that has its own jazz idiom.

And all of it, from Rio de Janeiro, Salvador do Bahia, Cape Town, Luanda, Havana, Lagos, Dakar, Cabo Verde, Accra, New Orleans, Lisboa, Charleston, New York, owing it to when Africa and Europe mated with Asia making it somewhat an orgy.

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Lurker4Long: 7:54am On Dec 02, 2024

Well, day 1 of our presidency of the G20 and it's off to an interesting start!

Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by GreenandGold: 2:48pm On Dec 02, 2024

AskiaHarem:
😂 Someone tell the South Africans, Egyptians, and Ethiopians the orange man coming for ya.

He's just bluffing... Almost everything consumed in the US is produced in China or India, 100% tarrifs in all products from BRICS countries will get him out of office in just a year.

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Lurker4Long: 5:48pm On Dec 02, 2024

GreenandGold:
He's just bluffing... Almost everything consumed in the US is produced in China or India, 100% tarrifs in all products from BRICS countries will get him out of office in just a year.

Or maybe he's counting on his voters not knowing what a tariff is and who pays for it? grin

Or the fact that his Russian handlers and their propaganda have been so effective "de-dollarisation" has become a thing despite being rejected out of hand at the previous Johannesburg BRICS Summit?

It's a brilliant ploy on the Orang-u-tan's part: now when somebody points out BRICS has no such policy, he's going to claim a victory!
Bullshit always baffles simpletons!
grin

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Faithful007: 9:22pm On Dec 02, 2024

Lurker4Long:
Yep. They belonged to the Chadian contingent of MINUSMA. The junta denied permission for a French airlift of Chadian equipment, so the Chadians had to take everything by road. A number of vehicles were abandoned, and the Malians helped themselves.

How are you young man?

Lol. That's interesting information.

Hi brother, I'm good. Recently was learning some new SA steps, felt you could give some advice before I quickly remembered that Afrikaans ain't built for all that grin

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Faithful007: 9:29pm On Dec 02, 2024

GreenandGold:
He's just bluffing... Almost everything consumed in the US is produced in China or India, 100% tarrifs in all products from BRICS countries will get him out of office in just a year.

This is a common misconception. While US manfacturing is obviously in decline, a lot of manufacturing is still US-based. A LOT, especially within the heavier and higher value industries.

Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by Lurker4Long: 10:47pm On Dec 02, 2024

Off-topic:
GreenandGold, Odunayaw, Faithful007 : I'm out of here till Sunday 15th. Leaving tomorrow for Singapore, Laos, Vietnam and Malaysia.
Leaving you with a lovely SA jazz/orchestral composition by the late great Bheki Mseleku, entitled Angola.
The first video is a concerto with the Joburg Festival Orchestra.
The 2nd is a sonata by my old university flatmate Kathleen and my friend Andre Petersen whom we sadly lost to Covid at the age of 43 in 2021.

Keep this place sane!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGqe8Mp2oEc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B5Lg0qExmY

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by kabe1: 6:53am On Dec 03, 2024

Nigerian Navy Exercise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neoJr1cR1ds?si=w44b43MOz58m-QXx

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by kabe1: 7:38pm On Dec 03, 2024

Nigerian Navy SBS Commandos during joint training with Royal Navy Marine Commandos early November.

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Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by kabe1: 6:03pm On Dec 04, 2024

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the procurement of 12 pre-owned ex French Air Alpha Jet aircraft SOFEMA, a French aerospace company. Of these, six will be restored to operational status, while the other six will be used as spare parts to support the existing Alpha Jet fleet.

This partnership with SOFEMA highlights the NAF’s efforts to enhance its air combat capabilities by maximizing the utility of pre-owned jets alongside acquiring brand-new aircraft.

In 2024 alone, the NAF has received 12 aircraft, including KA-360i and DA-62 planes, T-129, and AW-109 Trekker helicopters. According to the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, the force is expecting three more aircraft before year-end( 2x T129 ATAK & 1 King Air 360i), bringing the total to 64 new aircraft in three years.

Next year, the NAF is set to bolster its fleet further with 49 additional aircraft, including AW-109 helicopters, M-346FA jets, CASA-295 transport aircraft, and AH-1Z attack helicopters.

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