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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 12:12pm On Apr 19, 2020

BabaOwen:
If the Chadian president was the one that has been ruling Nigeria since 2015, boko haram/ISWAP might have been a thing of the past. Buhari and business men like buratai posing as Generals are a disaster.

Even though they have been residing in the Chad part of Lake Chad for years? SMH.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 8:54pm On Apr 18, 2020

The video of the Chadian Su-25

#Chad: Rocket launched accidentally from a parked SUKOÎ 25. The rocket passed through a tanker truck and landed in a house of military official. 4 civilians killed 😢 #Sahel pic.twitter.com/uzsO33VIq6
— Rida Lyammouri (@rmaghrebi) April 17, 2020

Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 5:55pm On Apr 18, 2020

bidexiii:
How can someone say a drone is a multi-role platform for an air asset ? In what form and how is it multi-role !
Do you really know what the term “multi-role” means ; some people can make you laugh and crazy at the same time

I tire o!. Multi-role in the proper sense means it can carry out CAP, CAS, Strike, Interdiction, Intercept, surveillance missions (air to air and air to ground missions) when asked to do so when on a sortie. It can change roles while on a mission.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 2:54pm On Apr 18, 2020

GabrielYulaw:
No specifics were mentioned. They are not happy about the drones, but we don't know why. Could you go to Jordan and ask them. We will contribute money for visa

In any case, the drone we are talking about came out in 2016. This is 2020 and since then China has gained a lot of experience and expertise building drones. Newer versions of that drone are available.

By the way, since you are committed to showing that Chinese drones are faulty, why not provide links to the unreliability of the American Scan Eagle drone. Yes, the one mentioned in the first article.

You mean like the way you guys went all out to say the Tucano was a bad idea, or looking for all the negatives in the fight against terrorism in the NE or only seeing the good with Chad? Should I go on?

The Jordanians are just being diplomatic. The CH-4 won't last before it starts being maintenance intensive etc.

As I first stated, you get what you pay for. Chinese drones are not yet mature. Better to wait for improvements or continue to develop your own.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 2:23pm On Apr 18, 2020

GabrielYulaw:
Indeed you do. The article says Jordan and Iraq are having difficulties maintaining their Chinese drones. It doesn't say the drones are maintenance intensive, nor does it say they are crap.

Jordan is selling it's drones mainly because it wants to buy American ones for their better sensors. As for Iraq, I guess they didn't sign a maintenance contact or something with the Chinese. But like I said, the article never stayed Chinese drones are crap or require an unusual amount of maintenance. The article also said the American Sca eagle drone is problematic.

Worth remembering is that China has sold a lot of these drones to a lot of countries. Why is only Jordan and Iraq complaining? And complaining not about sensor or weapons effectiveness, but about maintenance.

I would take a $1-2 million Chinese drone over a Reaper drone costing many times that. For the cost, they are unbeatable.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 1:39pm On Apr 18, 2020

I'll just leave this one here. You get what you pay yor.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-no-one-wants-buy-chinas-ch-4-killer-drone-anymore-92546

Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 10:12pm On Apr 17, 2020

So, it is no longer SU-25 that is the game changer? Let's just change tact now to a MALE drone that everyone here has been calling for for a long time to complement the Tucano and other assets , Kai! grin

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Foreign Affairs › Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by rka2: 9:59pm On Apr 17, 2020

jl115:
Good times

Most certainly. One of the funniest things you Southies did grin

Foreign Affairs › Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by rka2: 8:33pm On Apr 17, 2020

Odunayaw:
good times

Oh! Yes.

Foreign Affairs › Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by rka2: 8:33pm On Apr 17, 2020

KingAzubuike:
I know most of you on this thread are APC zombies. It's obvious. Once this administration is over , you'll be back to where you belong.

I am afraid I don't support political parties. I support Nigeria grin

I know it is a difficult concept for you.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by rka2: 7:23pm On Apr 17, 2020

kabe1:
What is this?

An old joke with the failed GEJ attempts to buy the Tucano.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by rka2: 7:22pm On Apr 17, 2020

bidexiii:
Seriously ..... you have a sharp memory

Foreign Affairs › Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by rka2: 7:21pm On Apr 17, 2020

KingAzubuike:
First of all google search the image then watch the last video in that Brazilian website and use Google to translate to English. It's also there. And the Brazilian airforce is claiming it too.... So tell me who dey lie.

The website you quoted is even saying it is Nigerian grin

You see something everyday on this forum. Arguing with the manufacturers grin

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Foreign Affairs › Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by rka2: 6:47pm On Apr 17, 2020

For the old timers, do you remember this? Now here it is grin

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 3:56pm On Apr 17, 2020

Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 3:53pm On Apr 17, 2020

Chai! Keyboard commandos full this place. They will even see a 2 second clip and analyse from Maiduguri to Lagos. I hail una grin

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 7:27pm On Apr 16, 2020

Moody set to host Nigerian AF training

23d Wing Public Affairs / Published April 16, 2020

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --

Air Force officials announced April 10 that Moody Air Force Base will host a stateside mission to train Nigerian Air Force pilots and maintenance personnel on the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft.

This temporary program will fall under the 81st Fighter Squadron, an existing A-29 Light Air Support training squadron that currently trains Afghan Air Force personnel. This program will ensure the Nigerian Air Force receives the support and training it needs to safely and effectively employ the A-29 aircraft.

A-29 training has been conducted at Moody for the Afghan Air Force since 2014. Mirroring training for Afghan partners, U.S. Air Force advisors will provide flying, aircraft maintenance, and ground training device instructors and operators to support training of the Nigerian forces.

The new mission is anticipated to bring approximately 100 additional personnel to Moody, including Nigerian military, civilians and contractors required to support training on 12 aircraft. The program will train an initial cadre of Nigerian personnel, to include both maintenance personnel and pilots, who will become instructors.

The additional A-29 aircraft, procured by the Nigerian government, will in turn train additional personnel on this weapons system to conduct offensive and defensive fires operations and reconnaissance and surveillance operations throughout Nigeria to combat terrorism.

Under current plans, the aircraft may begin to arrive at Moody AFB in the summer of 2020 and the unit is planned to become fully operational in the winter of 2021.

https://www.moody.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2152452/moody-set-to-host-nigerian-af-training/

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 6:00pm On Apr 15, 2020

Please, look at the title of the thread and you all take your ramblings elsewhere if you don't want to contribute to it. There is a politics section on nairaland. Why come to disturb us here?

Okay, Nigerian Armed Forces are useless. Everybody else in Afirca is better than us. Can we have some peace now?

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 5:57pm On Apr 13, 2020

This cartoon just says it all grin

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 5:39pm On Apr 13, 2020

BabaOwen:
yes bro, the 2015 pictures and videos that is making shekarau beg in 2020.

It is still fake news/photos no matter how you cut it. Even the Chadian Embassy rejected it grin

First Deby said he would leave the lake Chad area. Now he wants to remain. He knows he will be on his own with France if he had done that grin

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 3:46pm On Apr 13, 2020

BabaOwen:
Keep beating your flat chest. The Chadians have said they won't release all the arms and ammunitions they recovered from boko haram.

What? The 2015 photograph of arms etc.?

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 8:01am On Apr 13, 2020

"The reports which also showed the capturing of Boko Haram armoury by the Chadian military, according to the embassy, were misleading videos and images dating back to 2015."

What a surprise. Not. There really are so many enemies of Nigeria. smh

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 5:44pm On Apr 12, 2020

This answers some questions on the goings on in the NE.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/04/our-soldiers-occupied-black-spots-while-chad-president-led-troops-against-b-haram-ndume/

Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 3:29pm On Apr 12, 2020

QuietMynd:
Wat , u jst call tucano outdated

Don't even bother. This is from someone, if my memory serves me right, said he was an ex British Para.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 3:27pm On Apr 12, 2020

As this Chad nonsense won't stop, I would like to point out that no other country would have survived BH/ISWAP in West Africa and environs the way Nigeria has without outside help. Where would Chad, Mali, Niger, Burkina-Faso etc. be without France & the US? Probably safe havens for jihadists.

Nigeria is where the insurgency started and the country has been fighting on multiple fronts for years. Chad was saved by the French Airforce when rebels where advancing from the North not too long ago.

BH has been attacking Nigeria from Chad as well and running back to their islands for years, but Chad did nothing. They can afford to carry out one operation to clear their islands but they are not like Nigeria that has to continually fight, as I have said, from multiple fronts. Even when Chad came into Nigeria in that 2014 period onwards, they were there for a specific mission before returning to Chad. NA would have been superstars if all they had to do from time to time is assist another country for a specific raid and then return to Nigeria.

There are many people on this forum who believe they know better than people who have been fighting for years and know the limitations that exist.

For many years Nigerians were complaining we don't make military hardware and criticised what was bought. The country decided to invest in its defence industry to start producing MRAPS etc. Next thing it is, we are not buying what we need from Russia etc or not buying second hand stuff from whatever country even though in the past, it has been a disaster without any maintenance agreements or spare parts.

Now the country in buying from China government to government through an open tendering process and the narrative changes to we are not buying the right equipment. As if you know better than the people that need the equipment and requested for it.

I tire for una. I have never seen a country that hates its military the way some Nigerians do. The closest I have come to seeing this is with the Scottish Nationalists. When will people learn that the national interest is above what political party you support, religion you follow, tribe you come from etc. I know some people won't agree with this because they think things will be different if every state or local government is a country. You forget that they will also be occupied by the same people, ex Nigerians.

There are things that are wrong, yes, but do you think joining the narrative to paint your country in a bad light will further whatever cause you think you have.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by rka2: 9:52pm On Apr 11, 2020

kabe1:
Beautiful, I didn't know it was Christmas already!!

Well, it is Easter grin

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 9:49pm On Apr 11, 2020

seankafor:
I like as we re shopping on a low.

Time to stock like those Egyptians

If only

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by rka2: 9:48pm On Apr 11, 2020

Whyem15:
Is Nigeria getting weapons to fight bokoharam or modernising it's arsenal because this is unfair to bokoharam gun trucks
The only advantage this has over rpg 28 is range and accuracy. The rpg 28 has same armour penetration and significantly cheaper.
It is really commendable and would help taking out technicals kilometers away.

It appears to be a combination of both and much needed.

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