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bidexiii:
How possible let is these

With a jet that does not have night capabilities.

I don't know how it's done. Some of them do but not all. I think it was an upgrade function but not every single Alpha jet in our inventory has the capability to perform night mission.

There are pilots who have flown night missions before the upgrades too. Prior to mi-35 procurement, we had just mi-17 and f7 performing night missions. F-7 were going throug various stress and with several attacks by bokoharam, A-jets joined some night missions. What I can say is not every single alpha jet in our inventory can go on night missions but we have those that conduct night missions.

allexpensive:
I don't know how it's done. Some of them do but not all. I think it was an upgrade function but not every single Alpha jet in our inventory has the capability to perform night mission.

There are pilots who have flown night missions before the upgrades too. Prior to mi-35 procurement, we had just mi-17 and f7 performing night missions. F-7 were going throug various stress and with several attacks by bokoharam, A-jets joined some night missions. What I can say is not every single alpha jet in our inventory can go on night missions but we have those that conduct night missions.

Okay.

allexpensive:
I don't know how it's done. Some of them do but not all. I think it was an upgrade function but not every single Alpha jet in our inventory has the capability to perform night mission.

There are pilots who have flown night missions before the upgrades too. Prior to mi-35 procurement, we had just mi-17 and f7 performing night missions. F-7 were going throug various stress and with several attacks by bokoharam, A-jets joined some night missions. What I can say is not every single alpha jet in our inventory can go on night missions but we have those that conduct night missions.

The former Mi-35/24 we have in our inventory, how about we contact the SA guys to upgrade them to mi35m standard. We need all we can

allexpensive:
I don't know how it's done. Some of them do but not all. I think it was an upgrade function but not every single Alpha jet in our inventory has the capability to perform night mission.

There are pilots who have flown night missions before the upgrades too. Prior to mi-35 procurement, we had just mi-17 and f7 performing night missions. F-7 were going throug various stress and with several attacks by bokoharam, A-jets joined some night missions. What I can say is not every single alpha jet in our inventory can go on night missions but we have those that conduct night missions.

2009-2014
Nigeria had zero Night capability from their A- JETS
Nigeria has at least two helicopters back then that had some form of Night capability ( these two were destroyed on the BH attack on the
Maiduguri Airport.)
Fast forward 2015
The Helicopter contracts were renegotiated to include upgrades/ FLIR/ ATGMs.
Some Alpha Jets were upgraded after 2015.
Some FN-7 have also received some minor upgrades.
The biggest thing with the AIR FORCE is the LEADERSHIP @ the top and the COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP.

#NA

Some Alpha jets were modified for night ops during ecomog days.

PRESS RELEASE

UPDATE ON OPERATION SHARAN DAJI: NIGERIA-NIGER REPUBLIC HELD BILATERAL SECURITY CONFERENCE.

1. The Nigeria and Niger Republic Armedforces held a security Conference at MALADI Security Conference Hall, Maladi, Niger Republic on Thursday 7 September 2018. The Conference which aimed at brainstorming with a view to proffering lasting solutions to security challenges posed by armed bandits around border between Nigeria and Niger Republic lasted over 7 hours.

2. The Nigeria delegation led by the Comd 1 Bde who is also Comd Sector 3, Operation Sharan Daji, Brig Gen LKN Udeagbala was received at MALADI, Niger Republic by the Leader of Nigerien delegates, COL IBRAHIM GARBA OUMAROU.

3. The Conference reviewed the security situation vis a vis existing military operations in the two countries and reached consensus on joint collaboration that would finally put an end to banditry and other elements of criminal activities around the borders. The security Conference was a follow up to similar meeting early in September 2018 held at DIFFA, Niger Republic.

4. Delegates from Nigeria at the Conference include Comds 17 Bde and that of 8 Military Intelligence Brigade, Brig Gens LT Omoniyi and JY Maina respectively. Others are CO, 35 Bn Lt Col UG Okodaso, Comd Secttor 2, Maj SS Suleiman, Comd 207 QRG NAF Sqn Ldr ST Akinbohun and few Principal Staff Officers of Operation Sharan Daji.

5. You are please requested to disseminate this information to the general public through your news medium. Thanks.

JOHN AGIM
Brigadier General
Director Defence Information

Date: 7th September, 2018

PRESS RELEASE
DISBANDMENT OF THE IGP SPECIAL TACTICAL SQUAD (IGP-STS)

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, NPM, mni has ordered the immediate disbandment of the IGP Special Tactical Squad (IGP-STS) and the redeployment of all the personnel of the squad to other departments/formations of the Force.

2. Other Senior Officers attached to the erstwhile Special Tactical Squad (STS) who were linked with complicity or played conspiracy role(s) in the unauthorized, illegal and unprofessional misconduct in the search of Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark’s residence in Asokoro, Abuja on the 4th of September, 2018 are now undergoing strict disciplinary procedures.

3. The tactical operations and statutory core Police duties that the dissolved Special Tactical Squad (STS) were charged with are now collapsed and will be carried out by other operational, investigative and response units of the Force.

4. This dissolution of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) is with immediate effect.

Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA

bidexiii:
PRESS RELEASE

UPDATE ON OPERATION SHARAN DAJI: NIGERIA-NIGER REPUBLIC HELD BILATERAL SECURITY CONFERENCE.

1. The Nigeria and Niger Republic Armedforces held a security Conference at MALADI Security Conference Hall, Maladi, Niger Republic on Thursday 7 September 2018. The Conference which aimed at brainstorming with a view to proffering lasting solutions to security challenges posed by armed bandits around border between Nigeria and Niger Republic lasted over 7 hours.

2. The Nigeria delegation led by the Comd 1 Bde who is also Comd Sector 3, Operation Sharan Daji, Brig Gen LKN Udeagbala was received at MALADI, Niger Republic by the Leader of Nigerien delegates, COL IBRAHIM GARBA OUMAROU.

3. The Conference reviewed the security situation vis a vis existing military operations in the two countries and reached consensus on joint collaboration that would finally put an end to banditry and other elements of criminal activities around the borders. The security Conference was a follow up to similar meeting early in September 2018 held at DIFFA, Niger Republic.

4. Delegates from Nigeria at the Conference include Comds 17 Bde and that of 8 Military Intelligence Brigade, Brig Gens LT Omoniyi and JY Maina respectively. Others are CO, 35 Bn Lt Col UG Okodaso, Comd Secttor 2, Maj SS Suleiman, Comd 207 QRG NAF Sqn Ldr ST Akinbohun and few Principal Staff Officers of Operation Sharan Daji.

5. You are please requested to disseminate this information to the general public through your news medium. Thanks.

JOHN AGIM
Brigadier General
Director Defence Information

In other words, they had a powwow and achieved absolutely nothing from it. Why are they all dressed like a sack of laundry?

bidexiii:
‘STRONGER THAN 18 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES’ — NIGERIAN MILITARY RATED 43rd BEST IN THE WORLD.

The Global Fire Power (GFP), an institution which ranks the military of different countries, has rated the Nigerian military as the 43rd best in the world, in its 2018 survey.

This places Nigeria above 18 European countries namely: Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Bulgaria, Austria, Ireland, Macedonia, Finland, Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia, Serbia, Albania, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Egypt leads the African military power followed closely by Algeria, South Africa and Nigeria, thereby making the country the 4th in Africa.

The ranking is based on population of the country, manpower/personnel strength, financial strength and military arsenal.

Nigeria is credited with 181,000 total military personnel, 172, 400,000 available manpower, those fit for service stood at 40,710,000, citizens reaching military age stands at 3,456,000.

Out of the total military personnel, 124,000 are active while 57,000 are reserved.

According to GFP, the United States retained its prime position as the country with the greatest military firepower beating Russia and China.

The US has a total military personnel strength of 2,830,100 with available manpower of 145 million from a total population of 326 million.

The country is also credited with 13,362 total aircraft strength comprising attack, fighter, transport and trainer aircraft, 20 aircraft carriers, 38,888 armoured fighting vehicles, 5,888 combat tanks, 1,197 rocket projectors among others.

This article is pretty deceptive. Nigeria is ranked above those European nations only due to the fact of that it has more than twice as many people as all of those nations mentioned combined. This is unfortunate, because as large and blessed as Nigeria is in resources, it should actually be higher ranked not only because of population but also due to it have a more advanced and capable military as those mentioned.

OPERATION THUNDER STRIKE 2 CONTINUES: NAF DESTROYS BOKO HARAM STRUCTURES, AMMUNITION DUMP IN ALAFA YAGAYAGA, KUSUMA

In continuation of OPERATION THUNDER STRIKE 2, the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, on 5 September 2018, successfully destroyed some Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) facilities and equipment at Alafa Yagayaga in Sambisa Forest as well as a suspected BHT ammunition depot in Kusuma on the fringes of Lake Chad, Borno State. The air strikes against BHTs at Alafa Yagayaga were targeted at structures within the settlement that had been identified via previous Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions to be rendezvous (RV) points for the insurgents. Consequently, a combination of NAF fighter aircraft and helicopter gunships were detailed to carry out air interdiction on the locations, while the NAF ISR aircraft conducted Battle Damage Assessment (BDA). The attack platforms acquired the targets and took turns to attack the location, destroying the structures and killing most of the BHTs in the process. The few surviving BHTs, seen fleeing the area, were strafed and neutralized by the helicopter gunships.

The attack at Kusuma was initiated following credible intelligence indicating the presence of a BHT logistics/ammunition depot within the settlement. Accordingly, the ATF detailed a fighter aircraft to attack the insurgents’ position, while the NAF ISR aircraft conducted BDA. At the end of the attacks, the BDA revealed a direct hit on the ammunition depot, which was engulfed in fire while some other adjoining BHT structures were equally destroyed and the occupying terrorists neutralised.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force


Video link; https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=243677369681082&id=1684425015103776

Inside the Niger village where US soldiers where killed.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj87Y90Ywww

The Nigerian army is the best in Africa, they have reportedly been seen in action in different part of Africa, ask the Liberians, the Sierra Leonians, Somalis, Sudanese, and Boko haram and they will gladly testify as eye witness reporters.

Hard-kill and soft-kill weapon systems of an #EgyptianNavy Ezzat (Ambassador Mk III) class fast attack missile craft

Iconic pic of #EgyptianNavy FREMM Aquitaine-class frigate "Tahya Misr" (FFG1001) and Type 209/1400mod-class submarine S41 (861) along with SAIPEM 10000 ultra deep water drill ship around ZOHR gas field.

#OTD in 1987, French Forces in #Chad shot down a #Libya|n Tu-22 over N'Djamena with a Hawk missile while another "Blinder" failed to bomb Abéché airstrip.

The induction of these boats into the Nigerian Navy fleet will further boost efforts to rid our country's waterways of all forms of crimes and illegalities. I enjoin the ships' company to make judicious use of these assets for the security and economic advancement of our nation.

#EGYPTIANNAVY; Egyptian Naval Group celebrates the success of industrial cooperation. Alexandria Shiyard entirely built this state-of-art military vessel equipped with cutting-edge technology.

More

Work is going on at a steady pace on the 3rd #Gowind corvette for the Egyptian Navy. Ship launch is expected early next year.

#Dassault Aviation #Rafale DM09, Test Flight Before Delivery to Egypt, Bordeaux-Mérignac September.05.2018

US Army Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta training Egyptian Army Special Forces during Ex Bright Star 2018.

Appear to be running an asymmetric range at Naguib. If last year's ex is anything to go by they're not doing anything high speed together yet.

Egyptian Romeo Class submarine modified with Special Forces payload bay and dock for an inflatable boat/zodiac.

#EAF MIG-29M2 Fighter jets over #Cairo.

#Egyptian Navy Special Forces Personal with Beretta ARX-160 Rifles Fitted w/ GLX-160 Grenades launcher, & M-60A4 Machine gun at Arish port. #Sinai

#EAF pilot Selfie

First of three future #Kenya Air Force C-27J Spartan transported aircraft spotted at @AleniaAermacchi Turin, #Italy

The South African Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Windile Yam have described the Nigerian Army as a “VERY EXPERIENCED ” outfit that has worked to ensure peace and stability, not only in Nigeria and the West African sub-region, but also in the African continent.

#NA BTR4E

bidexiii:
#NA BTR4E

Kai, make I no talk

bidexiii:
#NA BTR4E

Were they recently purchased?

Xbee007:
Were they recently purchased?

Couple of years ago. Delivery all ways takes time, along with training, extra extra.