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nemesis4u:
colleague mentioned it

Seen it online too. Just curious on how these guys were able to say oh yeah over 200.

nemesis4u:
around 200 dead in a tunnel collapse in north korea at a nuclear test site

must be linked to a nuclear test shaft

who released the numbers? Uncle SAM or NK NEWS agency?

Photo : 31st Oct 2017.

lionel4power:
ferry range =/= combat radius
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Ferry range = size of external fuel tank.
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combat radius= internal fuel

1100km isn't that bad but the space should be better utilized for fuel or more avionics... since most times it goes unused.

You still don't get. What more avionics needs to be added? The aircraft won't probably flu up to 700km at a go why should the space be used for fuel?

lionel4power:
more fuel= more range

A combat helicopter having a ferry ranger of 1100km, it's nothing bad.

lionel4power:
should be used for more fuel carriage

Is there any issue with its current fuel consumption?

Odunayaw:
Isn't the NSCDC supposed to be carried along on this?

$195m. And someone will say there's no money for a corvette?

Ooni:
it is not that way. Having the largest number of soldiers does not always mean strong armed forces. Issues of technological advancement, intelligence gathering, loyalty and co ordination makes an army stand out like Israel. Nigeria hasn't fought with a country and can surprisingly be whiped by a nation like morocco.

Have you seen our advance against Cameroon. Including striking over 10km straight into Cameroon territory and Chadians territory?

The Nigerian military is the most advanced in the region with its Navy the most sophisticated. The Nigerian navy ship thunder can see anything from the gulf of guinea with its onboard R-MACK systems.

massinola:
How did you end up becoming a mod. Your reasoning is too shallow, and your bigotry reaches high heaven. You can as well ask what would have happened to Jamar of Gambia if he refused to concede to Barro when ecowas asked him to do so. You think Nigeria exists alone in lawless and anarchy among other African countries. May be the giant of Africa thing is deceiving you.

Move to front page and stop asking useless and unintelligent question here

The question here is who's ECOWAS? simple answer NIGERIA.

Nigeria military is more powerful than all other ecowas countries combined. The Gambia issue was also an example.

The combination of ecowas force is of no match to their regional power.

Who's UN? The United States. When the US takes UN sanctions serious then you can know.

patches689:
Yeah, we replaced it with this thing called "professionalism"

Give it a try sometime.

Seen USMC boot camp? They do shits like that too. It's all play.


In real life punishment doesn't equate toughness. So as skills equate professionalism.

golfsierra:
GSU G-Company Presidential Guard armed with a Tavor

Country? Kenya?

Algerian1:
dont think this SAR-10 (Synthetic Aperture Radar-10 ) have this kind of military capacity , or can be used like an AWACS

Here's a full detail

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/kondor-e.html

You guys just turned that guy into a speaking radio

ActivateKruger:
Did you read his statement? He's saying they should have kept low profile like they were taught to. They did this in Afghanistan even before the invasion.

Actually, a mission can always turn bad even when keeping a low profile presence. A good example is that where US lost over 30 men including 15 seals.

nemesis4u:
its funny u mentioned it

same thing is happening between IA and IAF

IAF does not want to let go of its attack helicopters, however since IA was already operating ALH , induction of weaponized version of ALH ie Rudra met with little resistance , there was nothing they could object to.

and now with the Rudras inducted IA is making a renewed pitch for attack helicopters , it was successful to a certain extent since a add on batch of 8 Apaches was ordered for IA rather than the IAF who will get the initially ordered 22 Apaches.

plus around 114 LCH attack helicopters would go to army in addition to 65 for air force .

i guess NA just needs to sneak some it , and then the floodgates will open eventually and NAF will have to standdown

where are you guys getting this money from? Loans?

nemesis4u:
these r not dedicated attack helicopters perse

in my opinion acquiring Rudra will make sense if ALH's (transport/logistic version) r acquired in significant numbers , then due to commonality the operational costs and maintenance costs plus logistics trail will be low and justify the deal/acquisition.

standalone for attack helicopters requirements (if that's u were referring to) it will be better to go for dedicated attack helicopters like KA50 / MI28 / Apache etc

this is my personal opinion maybe wrong

Someone said there will be interservice rivalry if NA starts operating dedicated attack helicopters. That's why I suggested this.

jakeporeshenko:
I think NA is finding it difficult to fund procurement of air assets, for now Na aviation isn’t getting off the ground. I was watching channels tv yesterday and heard the chief of army say they are involved in internal security operations in 32 out of 36 states in Nigeria, can you imagine the cost implications!

No one dragged them into internal operations. The Nigerian army is simply doing the job of the Nigerian police and DSS. FBI responds when a more advance tactical team is needed. If NPF can't handle some stuff, DSS should do the work and not NA.

NA operational presence in some states isn't actually needed. The Nigerian Police should man up it's officers to take some critical tasks.

nemesis4u:
Rudra, a weaponised and hunt-focused Mk.4 version of ALH

Nigerian army should find this useful.

nemesis4u:
what about the possibility that it is not a requirement for them , present or in future or they will be installed during MLU

flight certification for IFR is still pending , if that feature is not pressing for the customer, then why let it hold up the production when it can be included during MLU if needed.

Myanmar does not have mid air refuellers , buddy refueling is still not an option for FC1 till now but everything can be included during MLU if these r available and desired

I understand you. Here's my question is midair refuelling not a design requirement? Judging by the available pictures, the airframe of the Block 1 looks just like that of the Mynammer.


In my opinion, we are more interested in COIN therefore NAF is satisfied with the incoming Tucanos while they want a perfect aircraft from Pakistan. The block 2 itself doesn't seem to be perfect yet as some of the upgrades are still ongoing which might be a reason why NAF is still calm.


To me I would have preferred we spend money on some flankers trust me we have the money to run them. I know Henry is coming for me for suggesting a flanker)

The Chinese J10 is another aircraft which would have communicated alot, being the Chinese first export customer, this will enhance economic cooperation especially if we are getting around 12.

if NIGERIA is serious with defence, a J10 will give us access to the J-31.

nemesis4u:
ru sure ?

as far as i know Myanmar is getting the latest version of FC-1

how i know this becz i know that FC-1 were flow into Myanmar September 2014 and evaluated by by them extensively for over a week and again in 20xx with latest improvements/recommendations (based on jf17 block 2) before being given the final go ahead for production , plus FC1 twin seater was expedited as it was part of their requirements.

their version has many modifications/additional systems over the paf jf17 block 2

this is due to security concerns of Myanmar


note: i am not saying ur wrong with ur info , i am merely providing another POV for the sake of discussion / timepass etc

Mynammer version lacks Air to Air refuelling which is a quality of the block 2.

iblawi:
It seems you want Henry240 to give you IP blow

Henry here's your thunder.

I just got a picture of a thunder in Nigeria. Damn so beautiful Huge and intimidating.

GreenandGold:
I see the South African flag on the background. Are we contributing or buying? Do you have an idea?

http://www.pac.org.pk/customers

The flags were arranged in that manner. Maybe one of their leading customers.

iblawi:
How many of them?

I can't even remember if he mentioned the units.. 4 or so.. The thing isn't on my mind anymore. It's our want bout but the people in charge are the ones to decide how to spend the budget.


They might as well feel like the best thing to get now instead of an attack helicopter is a huey.

Henry240:
Do you think the Thunder deal is still alive?

You know, if that your page was still running, we could have asked the Air Force directly.

JF-17 A-A refuelling trials just got into advanced stage. Myanmar is getting block 1 and I guess that's why theirs was fast. New jf17 recently arrived china for a foreign country but still flying in that yellowish colour pattern.

Henry240:
Nigerian Air Force products

Nice work. That person needs to work well on catia.

kokosin:
I thut APC said Buhari bought this planes?....wetin we no go hear......all dia lies dey burst one after anoda.......

Having taken delivery of the first batch of 5 new trainer aircraft, there was no longer any need for the NAF to retain the 4 loaned Super Mushshak aircraft and hence, the return of the aircraft, in line with the agreement between the 2 parties.

LTGEN:
Copied from tweeter@ Murtalabin

Seems he copied it from this thread.

jakeporeshenko:
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Could be an ATGM.
This NAF Mi-35M returning from a nighttime mission with a spent tube

Video link? That's some nice, sweet , beautiful picture.

krattoss:
This has been bordering me..

Which African country has the best military personnels and arsenals ??

North Korea.

The electromagnetic spectrum is a crazy thing. You can create problems and solutions from it. However, it's easier creating the problems lol.

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The result of that decade of work: a new radio-frequency sensor that identifies explosives by their chemical composition.

The system is called REDS, or Raytheon’s Explosive Detection System, and it’s scalable — from a handheld sensor the size of a laptop to a full-size checkpoint that can scan pedestrians and vehicles as they pass. It’s still experimental; Raytheon has a contract to demo it with the Joint Improvised-threat Defeat Organization, or JIDO, the latest iteration of the military’s anti-IED skunk works.

That organization has struggled at times to respond to the ever-changing IED threat, but its work is as relevant as when it was stood up in 2006. The Islamic State used suicide bombers, booby-trapped buildings, and vehicle-borne IEDs to great effect in its defense of Mosul. And just this past weekend, a pair of car bombings in Somalia’s capital killed more than 300 people, including at least two U.S. citizens.