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Tinfoil:
Despite the upcoming fuel shortages African countries still don't want to buy fuel from other African countries and Russia.

They'd rather collapse their economies

Oil trade isn’t like driving to the mall to get groceries. It is tied down by long term contracts running into years.

In other news, Tehran’s days are numbered. The regime will be overthrown.

If this is true, then the team which pulled it off are the most sought-after people on earth right now, Is-a-hell / US want them dead, China would like to know how they pulled it off.

GreenandGold:
If this is true, then the team which pulled it off are the most sought-after people on earth right now, Is-a-hell / US want them dead, China would like to know how they pulled it off.

There's nothing spectacular about what happened.

It was flying too low and was attacked by some IR missile system within that area. Stealth is for radar not infrared. The F35's countermeasures neutralised the homing missile but there could have been some outside damage because of the explosion. Even if there were no damage warnings in the cockpit, the pilots would still declare an emergency as procedure. The missile did not hit, cause if it did, the F35 would have crashed.

Faithful007:
There's nothing spectacular about what happened.

It was flying too low and was attacked by some IR missile system within that area. Stealth is for radar not infrared. The F35's countermeasures neutralised the homing missile but there could have been some outside damage because of the explosion. Even if there were no damage warnings in the cockpit, the pilots would still declare an emergency as procedure. The missile did not hit, cause if it did, the F35 would have crashed.

You know the F-35's "stealth" also covers infrared visibility? You know that right?

Faithful007:
There's nothing spectacular about what happened.

It was flying too low and was attacked by some IR missile system within that area. Stealth is for radar not infrared. The F35's countermeasures neutralised the homing missile but there could have been some outside damage because of the explosion. Even if there were no damage warnings in the cockpit, the pilots would still declare an emergency as procedure. The missile did not hit, cause if it did, the F35 would have crashed.

What are you talking about?

F-35 Stealth covers IR missiles too!!

The Aircraft got targeted by a military the Americans claim they had air superiority over. come on man!!

kabe1:
What are you talking about?

F-35 Stealth covers IR missiles too!!

The Aircraft got targeted by a military the Americans claim they had air superiority over. come on man!!

Stealth design is mostly for radar (reduced radar signature) especially high frequency radars used by passive homing SAM systems like the s-300/400. Show me anywhere it was claimed to be invisible to infrared.

Secondly you must really look up what air superiority means. I don't think you know what it means.

GreenandGold:
You know the F-35's "stealth" also covers infrared visibility? You know that right?

There are thermal management designs to reduce IR visibility, but that is different from what we call stealth which usually refers to designs that reduce RCS and prevent tracking by SAM radars. F35s can also be tracked by early warning radar though EW lacks the precision to guide a missile. It has advanced IR sensors that can find active homing missiles and neutralize them, which is what happened here.

The new F15EX also has designs to reduce IR. Is is stealth too?

If you want to refer to every defensive measure as stealth, then the active countermeasures are also stealth, and they worked.

Mtchew

Looks like Iran downed an f22.

Some gulf countries are considering recruiting young African men for a potential war with Iran or armed guard PMCs. Just like Russia thousands will join for the money.

Unlike Russia there will be no CIA sponsored fake news stories about dead Africans, rather they will be called heroes fighting for freedom.

Recruiters are headed to Nigeria and Kenya because they have corrupt governments that will look aside for a bribe

Usually they hire N.sudanese because of similar culture but the war there is preventing that

American National Guard borrowed some of the Kenyan equipment for a training exercise.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt_AxByu5eY

The Americans are really good at PR, you wouldn't know how much damage they have endured.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1jcwvzbUQw

Why hasn't Al jazeera carried this yet?

Fidha254:
The Americans are really good at PR, you wouldn't know how much damage they have endured.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1jcwvzbUQw

kenpaul0:
Why hasn't Al jazeera carried this yet?

Another report just came in, Iran downed two US aircrafts.

Will Orange man tuck tail and leave Persia?

Decided to go to the Rand Show in person this year

Lurker4Long:

That'll teach you never to outsource such things!

Never doing that again 😛

These need no introduction, my hand on the Rooikat

My wife and myself inspecting the Hornet RDRV from the commander's side. Last image is the radio communication switchboard inside the rocket support version.

Some randoms with my hand on the G6

Hopefully most African countries learn from the coming crisis that they should stop exporting raw materials and instead locally manufacturer and export finished products.

From cocoa to oil. Even smaller countries like Uganda should not export oil but build local small refinary, they can be profitable by making fertilizer, bitumen, plastics,....

The worst are Kenya who intended to sell their oil to India then buy it back at a premium all the time they have a refinary idle and rotting away.

GreenandGold:
Never doing that again 😛

Tinfoil:
Hopefully most African countries learn from the coming crisis that they should stop exporting raw materials and instead locally manufacturer and export finished products.

From cocoa to oil. Even smaller countries like Uganda should not export oil but build local small refinary, they can be profitable by making fertilizer, bitumen, plastics,....

The worst are Kenya who intended to sell their oil to India then buy it back at a premium all the time they have a refinary idle and rotting away.

Not possible, and there are institutions like the IMF and World Bank to make sure that Africans only export raw materials and import finished stuff.

GreenandGold:
My wife and myself inspecting the Hornet RDRV from the commander's side. Last image is the radio communication switchboard inside the rocket support version.

Why you go blur your face and leave your wife's own?

Damn, that KC-390 is so sexy



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt-BTidap0k

SA experts track pivotal moments as Artemis II leaves Earth’s orbit on moon flyby

As the Artemis II mission pushed humans farther into space than ever before, South African engineers at South African National Space Agency are quietly playing a critical role, tracking the Orion spacecraft from Hartebeesthoek and helping maintain contact during key phases of the journey. The mission highlights how global collaboration, including expertise from the Global South, underpins even the most historic achievements in space exploration.

When the Artemis II mission wrapped up a historic seven-hour lunar flyby, marking humanity’s first return to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, South African space experts were waiting to pick up its signal.

During a planned 40-minute loss of signal, as Orion passed behind the moon, the spacecraft and its crew marked their closest flying at about 6,545km above the surface.

Two minutes later, the crew reached the mission’s maximum distance from Earth, 406,771km, setting a new record for human spaceflight. The crew had already broken the previous record for the furthest distance humans have travelled into space.

Here in SA, at the South African National Space Agency’s (Sansa’s) Hartebeesthoek Ground Station, a team of experts has been tracking the Orion capsule since its launch last week.

Raoul Hodges, Executive Director: Sansa Space Science, told Daily Maverick that they had been contracted, along with other ground stations on Earth, to track the mission “when it is visible to us, because the Earth rotates”.

At Hartebeesthoek, Sansa, which is part of the Department of Science and Technology, has about 100 antennas. But for this mission, they used two antennas, one dating from 1963 and one from 1988. Over the years, the technology has been updated and maintained. One serves as a backup for this mission.

Monitored constantly
“The module with the four astronauts needs its health to be monitored constantly. We bring that information down. Lots of information – telemetric data. When we can see the capsule, we lock onto it. We also do the ranging data – how far it is, the angles, position and so on.

“We have the largest ground station in the southern hemisphere and in Africa. But we are not the only ones doing this. And when they return in a few days, they are coming in a straight line from the moon.”

When there were humans on board there were many backups, he said.

Sansa did not communicate directly with Nasa, but the data was sent to a third party. They were contracted to do the work and received payment.

“We are a small fish in this pond. But it is wonderful to be part of a historic event. It is a huge team effort to get the spacecraft into space and to get the astronauts back safely,” said Hodges.

He explained that all the technical aspects were carefully planned very long in advance.

The Artemis II mission is scheduled to splash down off the coast of San Diego on Friday, 10 April at 2.07am South African time.

Nasa gave an answer for why we need human eyes to observe the moon when we have robots: Human eyes and brains are highly sensitive to subtle changes in colour, texture and other surface characteristics. Having astronaut eyes observe the lunar surface directly, in combination with the advances scientists have made about the moon over the last several decades, may uncover new discoveries and a more nuanced appreciation of its surface features.

Orion carries 32 cameras and devices, including any instrument with a lens capable of capturing photos or video, inside or on the exterior of the vehicle. The systems support engineering, navigation, crew monitoring and a range of lunar science and outreach activities. Fifteen cameras are mounted directly to the spacecraft, and 17 are handheld cameras operated by the crew.

When will humans land on the moon again? Nasa announced this year that Artemis III will no longer attempt a lunar landing. Instead, it will be a crewed mission to low Earth orbit to test rendezvous and docking capabilities with a commercial lunar lander.

It seems that Artemis IV will land on the moon, hopefully in 2028. DM

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-07-sa-experts-track-pivotal-moments-as-artemis-ii-leaves-earths-orbit-on-moon-flyby/?dm_source=blocks-horizontal&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform

GabrielYulaw:
Why you go blur your face and leave your wife's own?

She's already wearing shades

The US is putting up for sale AH64 and UH60M for sale/auction. This is a big opportunity for African countries to get some helicopters at a bargain price

While they might be old for the US they are ideal for African countries because the later operates at higher tempo.

Especially the Blackhawks

Tinfoil:
The US is putting up for sale AH64 and UH60M for sale/auction. This is a big opportunity for African countries to get some helicopters at a bargain price

While they might be old for the US they are ideal for African countries because the later operates at higher tempo.

Especially the Blackhawks

Aaah yes, buy American made equipment today and get hit with sanctions by the unpredictable orange Buffon and his AIPAC bought Senators because you smiled at Israel the wrong way or you refused to agree Trump is a Messiah. Even Morocco and Egypt who are the biggest importers of American made are not safe.

Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service, Exercise Flintlock 26

kabe1:
Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service, Exercise Flintlock 26

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