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Stormtrooper11:
2x t-129 atak choppers supported with 1 a29 tucano from kanji base coordinating the strike package would have put the fear of God in those bastards but lives have been lost now for no reason. The incompetence is crazy cos we have all these platforms. Even the TB2 drone. Look how the Ukrainians put it to good use.

Odunayaw:
Well, to be fair, we don't know if equipments were in another theatre of op, being maintained etc. But you're right, the barest minimum don't seem to have been done

Lurker4Long:

The Aussies don't seem to hold it against us that we wallop them at rugby. They'll still buy our world-leading Assegai arty rounds!

Lurker4Long:
I just hope Armscor does not mess up this procurement like they've done with the 462 vehicles needed for the Border Patrol Armoured Personnel Carriers.

GreenandGold:
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Preferred bidder identified for new SANDF border patrol APC
State defence materiel agency Armscor has identified a preferred bidder for its armoured personnel carrier (APC) tender for the South African Army.

Liziwe Nkonyana, Senior Manager: Corporate Communication at Armscor, told defenceWeb in response to a query that the procurement process is nearing finalisation, and a preferred bidder has been identified. She did not divulge which company has been selected.

“A request for Financial Authorisation (FA) has been submitted to the SA Army unit and we are awaiting approval thereof. The appointment of the preferred bidder will take place as soon as the FA is approved,” Nkonyana added.

In January 2023, Armscor issued a Request for Information (SA Army/R/403/6) for a 2+8 seat APC capable of counterinsurgency operations with variable ballistic and mine protection able to defeat an 8 kg mine. Seven companies responded to the RFI (DCD Protected Mobility, Denel, OTT Solutions, Paramount, Automotive Investment Holdings/ICP, and SVI).

The intention was to evaluate the different vehicles along the South African borderline in operational conditions in October/November 2023 and afterwards demonstrate the vehicles during the SA Army’s Exercise Vuk’uhlome in November 2023, but this did not happen.

Armscor was originally supposed to place the procurement contract from 1 April 2024, but this was delayed. On 23 July 2024, Armscor issued tender ELWS/2024/71 for personnel carrier vehicles for border patrol, to be utilised for internal and external missions of the SA Army. Nearly 500 vehicles are to be acquired, in three variants: 210 Section variants, 144 Command variants, and 108 Ambulance variants.

The bid calls for a vehicle with a 13.5 ton Gross Vehicle Mass, while catering for a minimum payload of 1.5 tons. Ballistic protection must be to NATO STANAG Level 1 that covers 7.62 x 51 mm and 5.56 mm ball ammunition. Mine blast protection must be to Level 2 (single 6 kg surrogate mine placed under the vehicle).

Bids were initially due to close on 23 August last year, with deliveries expected on or before 15 March 2025. However, the tender has faced numerous challenges, including changing requirements – Armscor revised specifications, reducing the combat weight as the original user requirement was mostly taken from that of the Badger infantry fighting vehicle for the SA Army, and this was not practical for the vehicles required for border patrol.

Bid validity was extended to cater to delays, and in a letter to bidders dated 17 June 2025, Armscor’s Supply Chain Management announced another extension. “There is a likelihood that the bid process will not be concluded before the expiry of the currently validity period. You are therefore requested to extend the validity period until 30 September 2025,” according to Samson Mahlangu on behalf of Executive Manager: Supply Chain Management.

Market entry and bid proposal consultant James Kerr believes the bid’s requirements are a stretch for the industry to meet. He believes it would take at least a year for the first 60 vehicles to be delivered after tender award, and the remaining vehicles following at least three years after that.

The new APCs will replace the troop pack vehicles previously acquired for border patrol – over 400 Toyota Land Cruisers were originally bought for this purpose. National Treasury allocated R500 million in 2024/25 for the procurement of vehicles to replace the troop packs.
https://www.defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/preferred-bidder-identified-for-new-sandf-border-patrol-apc/

kabe1:
Nigerian Navy SBS participating in ONSA crisis response simulation exercise.


Credits: ifeonifoto

Lurker4Long:
Name one broadcaster whose broadcast licence was ever threatened by the FCC for speech the Dems didn't like.

GreenandGold:
Fox News wouldn't exist

Lurker4Long:
The SBS professionals should have a quiet word with the guys at Pic 2 about how to position NVGs when not using them.

Lurker4Long:
The SBS professionals should have a quiet word with the guys at Pic 2 about how to position NVGs when not using them.

jl115:
FCC denies that they threatened Jimmy Kimmel secondly I was talking generally, we all know what social media was like when you had opposing views to that of the Libs before Trump

Odunayaw:
Nah, I think the STATT guys are spot on. They're about to go first into a space where milliseconds to fit their NODs and adjust their field of vision is too valuable to lose.

Lurker4Long:
You think so? Seems to me peripheral vision is impaired by devices not even in use. Here's another pair of pics for comparison.

Lurker4Long:
You think so? Seems to me peripheral vision is impaired by devices not even in use. Here's another pair of pics for comparison.

Lurker4Long:
In other words, the FCC didn't threaten broadcasters under the Dems!

kabe1:
Nigerian Navy SBS participating in ONSA crisis response simulation exercise.


Credits: ifeonifoto

Stormtrooper11:
Blackwater mercenary group Founder on Twitter.

Nigeria got a lot of PR work to do

Odunayaw:
Meh PR is least of the work that needs to be done

SAPS receive a dozen Marshall internal security vehicles to enhance riot control capability
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has officially taken delivery of a dozen new Marshall internal security vehicles from Paramount, and will use them to enhance its public order policing (POP) capabilities.

According to Paramount, the initial batch of 12 vehicles marks the first phase of a staggered delivery programme. Cachalia said the acquisitions were done with Criminal Assets Recovery Account (CARA) funding and are part of an ongoing procurement process, but did not elaborate on what further equipment will be acquired.

Derived from experience with Paramount’s Maverick internal security vehicle (used by Brazil, Ghana, Togo, and Zambia, amongst others), the Marshall was adapted to SAPS requirements and underwent extensive testing and refinement ahead of delivery.

The Marshall vehicle provides ballistic and blast protection to STANAG 4569 Level 1, with a monocoque hull and “smart floor” technology enabling rapid reconfiguration for missions ranging from riot control and tactical response to high-risk prisoner transport. With a kerb weight of 12 500 kg, a payload of 2 500 kg, and the ability to transport eight personnel at speeds up to 110 km/h, the vehicle also integrates a 360-degree camera system, public address system, advanced sensor and vision technology.
https://defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/saps-receive-a-dozen-marshall-internal-security-vehicles-to-enhance-riot-control-capability/

Lurker4Long:
The Paramount Maverick is all grown up now as the Marshall:

Two new Airbus H125 helicopters handed over to the SAPS
The South African Police Service (SAPS) Air Wing has expanded with another two H125 rotorcraft, which were formally handed over by Airbus on Friday 3 October.
Cachalia explained that one of the helicopters will be based in Umtata and the other in Gauteng. The SAPS now has a fleet of 19 H125/AS350 Squirrel helicopters. It received two others from Airbus in September 2023, with more expected to be acquired in the future. The H125s join six Robinson R44, eight BK117, and two MD500 aircraft in the police rotary wing fleet.
https://defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/two-new-airbus-h125-helicopters-handed-over-to-the-saps/

Lurker4Long:
The Paramount Maverick is all grown up now as the Marshall:

kabe1:
This is a very good deal for Colombia.

Colombia set to sign $1.9B deal for 18 Saab Gripen E fighter jets

https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/colombia-set-to-sign-1-9b-deal-for-18-saab-gripen-e-fighter-jets

kabe1:
E1 GP, Lagos, Nigeria