₦airaland Forum

Odunayaw:
Corruption seems to be the Nigerian cop out. I disagree.

Corruption can mar doctrine, yes but not always. NA bureaucracy is still military-era thick.

Look at the last video for example. Does the cache look like a weapons problem? Does it look like a mobility problem?

This thing is incompatible doctrine and both internal and external forces committed to the status quo as Barlow described a decade ago.

Odunayaw:
Another matter not talked about enough is how special operations is employed in this war.

I frankly don't think they're being used well here.

Odunayaw:
Thanks Gee

bidexiii:
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bidexiii:
We all agree that our doctrine is totally obsolete !
What's stopping the NA hierarchy from building a proper defence fortress for every FOB in the Northeast? I dont want believe its too expensive that we can't afford it, Or they just choose to waste soldiers' lives on purpose.
The number of KIA does not just move our military chiefs.

bidexiii:
Does the NA even have a dedicated SOF like the SBS ?

Our so-called SOF are been deployed like regular infantry

bidexiii:
We all agree that our doctrine is totally obsolete !
What's stopping the NA hierarchy from building a proper defence fortress for every FOB in the Northeast? I dont want believe its too expensive that we can't afford it, Or they just choose to waste soldiers' lives on purpose.
The number of KIA does not just move our military chiefs.

Litmus:
Seriously, though, what's your opinion on what's going on?

bidexiii:
Two weeks ago a local government chairman and other politicians cheers Lt col Umar Farouk, raise his hand and give him the title sarkin yaki kukawa (wâr lord of kukawa) for repelling an attack carried out by Boko haram which supposed to be a deadly attack in the town of kukawa, Borno State.

Now just saw he was killed by terrorist on Sahara Reporters website.
[/b]BREAKING: Boko Haram Kills Nigerian Army Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Umar Farouq In Borno Attack | Sahara Reporters[b]
R.I.P.

bidexiii:
Two weeks ago a local government chairman and other politicians cheers Lt col Umar Farouk, raise his hand and give him the title sarkin yaki kukawa (wâr lord of kukawa) for repelling an attack carried out by Boko haram which supposed to be a deadly attack in the town of kukawa, Borno State.

Now just saw he was killed by terrorist on Sahara Reporters website.
[/b]BREAKING: Boko Haram Kills Nigerian Army Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Umar Farouq In Borno Attack | Sahara Reporters[b]
R.I.P.

Odunayaw:
[/b]The problem here is that we're fighting like one who beats the air. Whatever semblance of holistic strategy we had under Buratai seems to have vanished[b]

I refuse to accept the "funds" trope. It's funds to prosecute the war the false way our "partners" have taught us that we don't have.

Odunayaw:
Shey NA have 4 SF Bde with their attendant Bns. Like you said, they are literally deployed like regular infantry. In fact I think it's the over performance that has become their bondage.

It's traumatic to me how in over a decade men from the defunct AFSF for example haven't risen to higher chains of command to influence SF employment in this war. Very frustrating.

bidexiii:
[/b]IS-Sahel insurgents attack Tahoua airport hosting the Nigerien Air Force’s Bayraktar TB2 drone fleet[b]



Suspected fighters of the Islamic State in the Sahel (IS-Sahel) launched an attack on Tahoua Airport in western Niger early Monday, targeting a military air base hosting the Nigerien Air Force’s Bayraktar TB2 drone fleet.

Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the insurgents struck the facility in the early hours of Monday at about 1:30 am, triggering exchanges of gunfire around the air base located in Tahoua region.

The air base is considered a strategic installation for Niger’s counterterrorism operations, as it hosts the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used for surveillance and precision strikes against insurgent groups across the Sahel.

Details of the attack, including casualties or the extent of damage to military assets, were still unclear at the time of filing this report.

The incident comes less than two months after a similar assault by suspected IS-Sahel militants on a military air base in Niamey.

Such attacks reflect a shift in tactics by jihadist groups in the Sahel, increasingly focusing on strategic facilities including airports, military bases and drone installations.


Source: @Zagazola

bidexiii:
One of our major issues also is the porous borders and neighbouring countries. One strategic Airforce base of Republic of Niger was almost overran and captured by terrorist last night.
I dont see more of joint operations from MNJTF like we use to see before?

bidexiii:
One of our major issues also is the porous borders and neighbouring countries. One strategic Airforce base of Republic of Niger was almost overran and captured by terrorist last night.
I dont see more of joint operations from MNJTF like we use to see before?

Odunayaw:
You're expecting joint ops after Tchiani and the Malian & burkinabe dunderheads went mental?

bidexiii:
What about Chad, Cameron and sometimes Niger which were more active members of MNJTF.
And that's why we are seeing much of these cross border activities from this terrorist groups.

VonSmallhausen:
https://idrw.org/technical-issues-ground-nigerias-jf-17-fighters-as-only-one-aircraft-remains-operational/#google_vignette

These are the sort of issues that would limit the NAF's ability to respond to calls for Close Air Support from the Army. We really need to upscale our ability to keep our aircraft in the air, and we have to improve the ability to handle most of the required servicing locally. Otherwise buying all these expensive aircraft would be meaningless as they would be grounded in about 1 year flat of operations.

VonSmallhausen:
https://idrw.org/technical-issues-ground-nigerias-jf-17-fighters-as-only-one-aircraft-remains-operational/#google_vignette

These are the sort of issues that would limit the NAF's ability to respond to calls for Close Air Support from the Army. We really need to upscale our ability to keep our aircraft in the air, and we have to improve the ability to handle most of the required servicing locally. Otherwise buying all these expensive aircraft would be meaningless as they would be grounded in about 1 year flat of operations.

Odunayaw:
Looks like scrappy journalism and not hard to imagine why.

However, the Tucanos ought to be the mainstay for CAS. We got them for their cost of maintenance. I'm very curious to how many are operational.

bidexiii:
Judging from where the source is coming from i wouldn't want to believe this, since the Nigerian MOD went for other aircraft than their own Tejas.
How did they know that only one Jf17 is working and the Nigerian government still has a good relationship with the Pakistani government and we not facing any sanctions dealing with them.

We still have other aircrafts apart from the Tucanos that can fight, this are not enough reasons for the NAF early intervention in the ongoing war.

Its high time we look into equipping the NA Aviation with some able attack platform, especially attack helicopters.

[/b]Picture below is NA aviation pilots, noticeable are the NVG attached to the pilots helmet and them carrying magazines, you can tell this pilots fly night missions, like logistic and evacuation[b]

bidexiii:
[/b]#NPF
#CION
Newly appointed IGP on air patrol surveillance in Kwara State[b]