africaken:
Brand new Kenya air force MD 500 DEFENDER an Anti-tank version, fitted with a mast-mounted sight, armed with TOW anti-tank missiles. en route to Kenya at this stop over in Germany 1980

These is how NAF gazelle should come with hard points for rockets and anti tank missiles !

Henry120:


This is the second photo of a nigerian army personnel with a Tar-21 I've seen. Do You know the unit the soldier belongs to?

Special forces

Bishopmayowa:


Special forces

what's their NAME

SAAF

Nigerian Airforce G222 medium lift.

Nigerian and british Navy Dive teams conduct Counter mining and De-mining exercise.

Nigerian Airforce

tanzania trainer aircraft Nanchang CJ-6

The South African Parliament has passed the Defence Reveiw Bill.

This is a major mile-stone in the SANDF and could be as monumental a moment as when the decision to dis-arm was made in the mid 1990's.

If implimented fully, it could (and likely) see defence spending rased from the current 1.1% of GDP to a full 2% - as has been called for by the Reveiw itself and by opposition MP's

This will see the defence budget rise to some $7 Billion per annum.

The long term (and most important goals) are:

The planning milestones are: 1, arrest the decline in critical capabilities through immediate and directed interventions; 2, re-balance and re-organise the SANDF as the foundation for future growth; 3, create a sustainable defence force to meet ordered defence commitments; 4, enhance the SANDF’s capacity to respond to nascent challenges in the strategic environments; and 5, defend South Africa against imminent or dire threat.

The short term goals (milestone 1) are:

Defence Review policy objectives; development of appropriate force design and structure; right-sizing the personnel component of the SANDF; developing a plan to systemically restructure the SANDF and renew the military education, training and development system.

Today is a good day indeed.

Picture: Force Deployment/Projection outcomes for milestone 2-4

Congratulations to the Republic of South-Africa!!!

Henry240:
Congratulations to the Republic of South-Africa!!!

Appreciated

*tips hat*

Congats SA,Defence of a country should never be taken for granted



In other matters: forgive my enthusiastic derailment but I just have to shout abit..... STRIKE BACK is back!!!!!!!!! #stikeback #Legacy


Although it is very sad that its the 5th and final season. This show ranks amongst my best tv shows ever!

denisfidha:
Congats SA,Defence of a country should never be taken for granted



In other matters: forgive my enthusiastic derailment but I just have to shout abit..... STRIKE BACK is back!!!!!!!!! #stikeback #Legacy


Although it is very sad that its the 5th and final season. This show ranks amongst my best tv shows ever!

i love that film especially their theme song "i can see where u re coming from,cos i know what u re fromm.............

Henry240:
Congratulations to the Republic of South-Africa!!!

what about us? What does our defence need now and in the future look like? What is our current defence spending? What atio is it with the GDP and is it going to rise, fall or stagnate over the coming decade?

craziebone:


what about us? What does our defence need now and in the future look like? What is our current defence spending? What atio is it with the GDP and is it going to rise, fall or stagnate over the coming decade?

Yes, Nigeria defence spending will rise. MASSIVELY.

As your country tries to deal with the punishing BH insurgency.

Another reason will be the re-equipping and supporting new systems.

MikeCZAR:
Yes, Nigeria defence spending will rise. MASSIVELY.

As your country tries to deal with the punishing BH insurgency.

Another reason will be the re-equipping and supporting new systems.

also our politicians may see that vision as a threat to nigerias political standing, and create there own vision. The vision seems like south africa is trying to be an african super power nigeria will most likely check or frustrate this move . i for one vote for the former

Nigeria27:


also our politicians may see that vision as a threat to nigerias political standing, and create there own vision. The vision seems like south africa is trying to be an african super power nigeria will most likely check or frustrate this move . i for one vote for the former

which "former are you talking about?

Kenya Special Forces






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJcslIG2lVE





And how the Ranger strike Force was formed


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjq5HzXwCGk

A short trip back memory lane A photo taken in 2010. Former CDF who was then Vice Chief of the General Staff of KDF with Lt. Col. Adrian Spain the commander of the 94th Fighter Squadron, which previously flied the F-15 Eagle since 1980 but now flies the F-22 Raptor since 2006 as a 1st Fighter Wing for the United states.



Pic 2: having a chat with Gen. William M. Fraser III, commander of the Air Combat Command at Langley

denisfidha:
Congats SA,Defence of a country should never be taken for granted



In other matters: forgive my enthusiastic derailment but I just have to shout abit..... STRIKE BACK is back!!!!!!!!! #stikeback #Legacy


Although it is very sad that its the 5th and final season. This show ranks amongst my best tv shows ever!

strike back!!!

am glad that smaller african countries are upgrading their military to the 21st century ..but wat sub sahara african countries need is to ups their countries economy and indiginous defence and arms project so that those billions going out of the continent can remain in africa....so lets say in the next 10 years we can have countries in africa doing an anual defence budget of 20-30 billion dollars.

Nigeria27:


also our politicians may see that vision as a threat to nigerias political standing, and create there own vision. The vision seems like south africa is trying to be an african super power nigeria will most likely check or frustrate this move . i for one vote for the former

Nigeria will be tied in west Africa for a while. Her days of intervention are gone.

In terms of defence spending Nigeria might surpass SA, as political enthusiasm(SA defence review support) doesn't at all times equate to major changes on the ground.

On the military force projection side I don't see both SA and Nigeria having the capacity and capability to deploy forces at a speed and size similar to the French in Mali anytime soon.

craziebone:


what about us? What does our defence need now and in the future look like? What is our current defence spending? What atio is it with the GDP and is it going to rise, fall or stagnate over the coming decade?

Our Defence requirements is geared first, towards internal security, then west-africa. Each African region, has a regional power house, sometimes they are 2 or 3 in a region. So no African Country can claim to be a continental power house.

Nigeria spent 6( 7 plus loan) billion dollars on defence in 2014, this figure represents 1.6% of GDP. However on average Nigeria spends between 2.5 - 3.6 billion dollars on defence each fisical year, including extra budgetary allocations.

Now, this figure is grossly inadequate. Nigeria should ordinarily be spending $10.4 billion on defence, representing 2% of GDP. However this isn't going to happen.


The South-African defence review doesn't necessarily mean that there would be an increase in defence spending, rather it is an acknowledgement that the defence force is sick, and the adequate treatment needed to help the defence force recover has been approved by the doctor (parliament), it is now left for the executive to implement the directives. This is a proper step taken.



I expect Nigeria's Defence spending to rise under President Buhari, first as a former military man and second by the sweeping procurements he made as the COAS under President shagari.

However their are other factors which might mitigate against the rise of defence spending, competing demands, the price of Oil and infrastructure investments.

In all, I expect defence spending to rise under buhari, but I won't raise my hopes to high.

craziebone:


which "former are you talking about?

lol. He is talking about jonathan. Jst kidding, he stated two possible scenarious by saying "former" he meant he preferred the first.

Niger

Just landed in Egypt...First thing I spotted..An APACHE!!

LAKE CHAD BASIN COMMISSION DEFENCE CHIEFS HOLD TALK ON REGIONAL SECURITY-DHQ

Contd

Target Practise:

Nigeria COIN

Nigerian Airforce Hind

Patchesagain:


Replace and Ak-47 with an Ak in a new skin?

Doubt it will be an army wide replacement, just a more refined and versatile AK for specialized units.

God bless you... i don't even understand this beryl celebration of a thing...its AK redefined...