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byrron:
I watched that nonsense you uploaded there to the end and i still couldn't see any strike, i even thought i was in a symphony concert because it was more of music filled with emptiness.

The wounded Shekau is no where to be found nor the over 3 hundred dead BH guys on the purported aerial strike video in question.

You just insulted my sensibilities with that rubbish you posted there.

The video below will show you how it is done and not the crap littered with musical sounds u posted above.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCjPY1SlDCk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJWnT2CZ1vM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPgg5_Ii9vA

Common internet fanboy. That was carried out with rockets. The videos shows that Op was carried out by a Mi-17. I didn't watch your videos however such huge explosion was definitely carried out by F16 or USN hornet. So your point is invalid. You do not expect a fighter jet equipped with guided bombs to have same damage capability as the Mi-17.

Jakumo:
Nigeria's military has finally recognized the benefits that devolve from publishing well-produced video footage of successful military operations, and, this most recent series of film clips depicting ongoing combat against the Boko Haram terror group has been a professionally edited, engaging and inspirational ode to the Nigerian military's exploits both in the theater of war, and in the now vital realm of rendering visual account to the free world, as the primordial mechanized clash of good against evil rages amid the dunes comprising the nation's north-eastern desert transition zones.

Battle Damage Assessments conducted subsequent to air strikes documented in the above video clip suggest that a wanted terrorist gang leader may have been blasted asunder by ordnance launched from air-force MI-24 helicopter gunships. Evidently, intelligence on the ground pinpointed the location of the targeted terrorist leader, and those same information sources, along with intercepted electronic communications, can also be expected to confirm the annihilation off the structures or vehicles occupied by the targets of interest, when the ground pounding was done for the day.

Time will tell if this particular aerial sortie achieved its objective, and hopefully, as the skirmishes progress in Nigeria, the online world will be treated to further installments of these action-packed bird's-eye-view perspectives highlighting war on terror amid the treacherous Sambisa bad-lands fringing the Sahara Desert.

Let us raise a toast to the brave, battle-tested and highly proficient attack helicopter pilots and weapons officers of the Nigerian Air Force, who skim low over the desert dunes at full throttle while administering red hot death from above, in the face of tenacious, withering ground fire unleashed by the fleeing terrorist desperados. These chopper fliers are a breed apart, trained to fight up close and personal against heavily armed ground forces, yet at the same time duty-bound to consistently distinguish the innocent from the hostile, to the extent that is practicable amid the chaos and confusion wrought when those deadly metallic birds of prey fly in anger.

The assault was carrier out by a Mi-17 helicopter not even an assault helicopter. However Mi-24/35 might have been involved.

princejayboss:
If you know anything about radar system, you shoukd be ashamed of this government already

Lmao what's wrong with that video and how does it correlate with a radar system?

CSTR13:
Not bad actually for a third world hell-hole.
This is one of the reasons why american weapons are superior to anything else on the planet- the graphics and definition are superior to any of these russian junks.

russian junks? It's obvious you are a fanboy. Even Pentagon will not claim Russian helicopters are junk. PS: I am not Putin's fan just someone who states the obvious truth when needed

Henry240:
I was also wondering about that. It seems like the footage we've been seeing from the Beechraft, but why does it say armed?


It seems the ATR-42's have been rotated out of the frontline, and the Beechcrafts have taking over operational ISR duties.


However, i still wonder why the Air Force used the MI-17?

Yes the armed makes me believe it's probably from a UCAV.
How many beechcraft does NAF operate? ...and possibly the beechcraft has a better ISR capability than the ATR.

Am sure the Mi-17 didn't do all that. A Mi-24 /35 would have been involved.

craziebone:
i just hope they don't paint those assets; the helos, thunder and drones, in the boring camo. Let it be in the same ash colour that the F-22 is.

Most of the military aircraft are painted grey in color in order to reduce their visual signature in sky and in turn increase the visual stealth of aircraft. Which means they are harder to see from other opponent aircrafts and ground forces. F22 grey color is due to it's stealthy nature. RAM.

africaken254:
i believe thats the Beechcraft Super King Air 350 ISR capable

Does it mean the Beechcraft deployed is armed?

Nice job by the mi-17 . Is the recording covered by a CH3 ? I can see armed.

Nice job done by the Mi-17

tigerclaws:
[s]can only be found in pdp states

unlike bankrupt hunger infested apc states chanting change like bastard chronic zombies

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omenka[/s]

Common sense. How does this correlate with politics?

craziebone:
yin wei, i don't have the app.

no problem. Just download a keyboard with Chinese character. 好的。probably TouchPal.

craziebone:
xian sheng, qing wen, xian zai nin zhu zai zhongguo ma? Wo juede yi qian nin zhu zai yin guo he mei guo. Yin wei, nide yin yu zhen hao.

Why not in characters?

giles14:
fake pix.



Nigeria don't fly twin tail jets neither is an American navy aircraft carrier in our Territorial waters

US doesn't operate a NAVAL carrier in our water not even in Africa.

Cjrane2:
Bro,
You are a bloody liar. Nigeria does not have an F 16 jet, which is what is in the picture.
Nigeria Used Alpha jets. Which are easily shot down by anti aircraft guns. Boko haram shot down quite a few .

what a dumb post.
....and that's a FA/18 hornet.

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Another unit of Alpha Jet acquired in May 2016 has been weaponized locally at the Air Combat Training Group in Kainji.
Henry240 will Nigeria be putting all her A-jets out of service when the A-29 arrive?

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jakeporeshenko:
how recent is this satellite image ? from what i heard all those C-130's put in storage are being brought back to life.

Not sure. I got it from google earth. Some of the C130 are of camouflage painting but the ones have seen of recent are of the normal color. So I will say probably the satellite image isn't up to date.

EDIT: Judging by the Operation Awatse video released by NAF. I will say the satellite Image isn't up to date as no C130 with camo painting is visible in the video.

NAF asset.

MikeCZA:
Anything that floats in the open sea can be sunk.

Sinking a carrier in this century will be tough.

Five Reasons U.S. Aircraft Carriers Are Nearly Impossible To Sink
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Large-deck, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are the signature expression of American military power. No other combat system available to U.S. warfighters comes close to delivering so much offensive punch for months at a time without requiring land bases near the action. As a result, the ten carriers in the current fleet are in continuous demand from regional commanders -- so much so that extended overseas combat tours are becoming the norm.

Nobody really doubts the utility of large-deck carriers. There's nothing else like them, and the United States is the only nation that operates a fleet big enough to keep three or more carriers continuously deployed at all times. However, two issues have come up over and over again since the Cold War ended that have led at least some observers to question why carriers are the centerpiece of America's naval fleet. One concern is that they cost too much. The other is that they are vulnerable to attack.

The cost issue is a canard. It only costs a fraction of one-percent of the federal budget to build, operate and sustain all of the Navy's carriers -- and nobody has offered a credible alternative for accomplishing U.S. military objectives in their absence. Critics say carriers are more expensive than they seem because an accurate accounting would include the cost of their escort vessels, but the truth of the matter is that the Navy would need a lot more of those warships if it had to fight conflicts without carriers.

The vulnerability issue is harder to address because putting 5,000 sailors and six dozen high-performance aircraft on a $10 billion warship creates what military experts refer to as a very "lucrative" target. Taking one out would be a big achievement for America's enemies, and a big setback for America's military. However, the likelihood of any adversary actually achieving that without using nuclear weapons is pretty close to zero. It isn't going to happen, and here are five big reasons why.

Large-deck carriers are fast and resilient. Nimitz-class carriers of the type that dominate the current fleet, like the Ford-class carriers that will replace them, are the biggest warships ever built. They have 25 decks standing 250 feet in height, and displace 100,000 tons of water. With hundreds of watertight compartments and thousands of tons of armor, no conventional torpedo or mine is likely to cause serious damage. And because carriers are constantly moving when deployed at up to 35 miles per hour -- fast enough to outrun submarines -- finding and tracking them is difficult. Within 30 minutes after a sighting by enemies, the area within which a carrier might be operating has grown to 700 square miles; after 90 minutes, it has expanded to 6,000 square miles.

Carrier defenses are formidable. U.S. aircraft carriers are equipped with extensive active and passive defenses for defeating threats such as low-flying cruise missiles and hostile submarines. These include an array of high-performance sensors, radar-guided missiles and 20 mm Gatling guns that shoot 50 rounds per second. The carrier air wing of 60+ aircraft includes a squadron of early-warning radar planes that can detect approaching threats (including radar periscopes) over vast distances and helicopters equipped for anti-submarine, anti-surface and counter-mine warfare. All of the carrier's defensive sensors and weapons are netted together through an on-board command center for coordinated action against adversaries.

Carriers do not operate alone. Carriers typically deploy as part of a "carrier strike group" that includes multiple guided-missile warships equipped with the Aegis combat system. Aegis is the most advanced air and missile defense system in the world, capable of defeating every potential overhead threat including ballistic missiles. It is linked to other offensive and defensive systems on board U.S. surface combatants that can defeat submarines, surface ships and floating mines, or attack enemy sensors needed to guide attacking missiles. In combination with the carrier air wing, these warships can quickly degrade enemy systems used to track the strike group. Carrier strike groups often include one or more stealthy attack subs capable of defeating undersea and surface threats.

Navy tactics maximize survivability. Although U.S. aircraft carriers are protected by the most potent, multi-layered defensive shield ever conceived, they do not take chances when deployed near potential adversaries. Their operational tactics have evolved to minimize risk while still delivering the offensive punch that is their main reason for existing. For instance, a carrier will generally not operate in areas where mines might have been laid until the area has been thoroughly cleared. It will tend to stay in the open ocean rather than entering confined areas where approaching threats are hard to sort out from other local traffic. It will keep moving to complicate the targeting challenge for enemies. It will also use links to other joint assets from the seabed to low-earth orbit to achieve detailed situational awareness.

Henry240:
When did the Yahbon Flash 20 become an armed. I'm reading for the first time that the Yahbon, the Flash 20 in particular has an armed variant.


It's a decent long endurance MALE UAV, both those wings aren't designed for wing-loading, but for gliding and long endurance patrols.

Noticed that too. Wondering how it was going to replace the CH3.

chukxie:
I sight you! I'm itching to go and have a feel of it. Hustling never gree me see road How far?

Am doing fine. God bless our hustle.

Nice but I do not think I will want to make use of that bridge.

Shymm3xx:
Lol. No cop out, stark illiterate. Why was ya last post about radar then, clown?

Roland missiles max range: 36,000ft

Su-30 max range: 57,000ft

So how are you going to shoot down a Su-30 flying at just 40,000ft with Roland?

Tornado Ceiling 50,000ft shot down by a roland ADS.

Shymm3xx:
Looool.

You are gift that keeps on giving. So, radars determine the range of missiles, no? You're an illiterate circus clown and muppet.

Roland air defense system is a short range missile system that's effective for jets flying in low altitude and can also be used for medium altitudes (but it's not that effective for this range). So, dumb arse, how are you going to shoot down a Su-30 that can fly at a very high altitude and still hit targets with precision, with this missile system? You'll use radar, no? You are the dumbest illiterate ever and I bet you don't even know what a missile is. Ditto air defense system. You just read junk on the Internet and start pontificating tosh lool.

Effing gormless dunderhead lol. Radars, yano loooooooooooool.

Mr man no one mentioned that radar determines missile range. It is obvious you are having issues with English.

Shymm3xx:
Lol. You are an illiterate clown.

You mean the same short range Roland missile system that was built for low altitude (it is not even that effective for medium altitude) can shoot down Su-30? - hysterical. That's why Boko haram got you suckers running for ya lives with RPGs cos most of you are stark illiterates lol.

Have you ever seen any country even use Roland as its main defense system, even before the countries that built it phased it out? It has always been used as a component part of complex air defense system network for jets flying at low altitudes. But the same crap is Nigeria's main air defense system, yet you think you can shoot down a Su-30, with it, no? Bury ya head in the sand, you circus clown lol.

The old French exocet missiles that Cameroon has in abundance alone is enough to destroy all those obsolete frigates you parade everywhere as navy hardware. Just wait it Nigeria gets into any confrontation with Cameroon one day and see how Nigeria would be thoroughly embarrassed lol.

Actually I should have said you are dumb. First of all Air defense system radars are not always on but surveillance radars such as the Tin shield radar. The bogie has no idea where the air defense system is being located and once the tin shield radar paints the aircraft Roland will launch missiles at it. Mr illiterate roland air defense systems will bring down a sukhoi 30. I will lecture you mr dumb on missile guidance system.

Shymm3xx:
Stop talking out of ya arse. What air defense system have you got that can shoot down MiG-19? And you mean all the obsolete frigates Nigeria has mean navy - when Algeria, Egypt, and South Africa have subs, no?

A lot of you are delusional and you will get ya reality check when a country like Cameroon disgraces Nigeria in combat in one day lool.

Plainly you know nothing about military equipment but just a fanboy.

Roland is capable of shooting down su 27, Su 30 and F16. Please gerarahere on south Africans sub that aint fully in service. Like I said MR FAN BOY this is above what you can comprehend so go and watch cartoon or probably The Last ship. Done with you Mr internet and movie fan boy.

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