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Stargate254:
KDF Ranger - Somewhere close to the beach

That's a Chinese helmet. Are they reequiping with gear from China? The QGF03

QuietMynd:
Anyone watch the movie
"Escape from sobbibor"
After watching the movie, Jews should be the last people on earth to be accused of oppression.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPxv4Aff3IA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvZlh4XuY8w

RiceProducers:
Yes there are US component makers or spare suppliers or banks involved in T-129. Nigeria can however get waivers quite easily from the US government because of the sheer enormity of its security problems. It is a two-year procurement cycle at best and that is why US AH1 is still the best option.

It's a very big risk buying from the us. They are expensive, will use spare parts as a way to bully or coerce countries to do what they want, they degrade weapons, put kills switches in the software,....

kikuyu2:
Mtcheew! The thread title says "STRICTLY photos," but you guys must be MORE observant.

Another look at the Tutsi boys on the tarmac deploying to Moz'.

Their abdominal level holsters are EMPTY! How, why, WTF!? A soldiers kit is as much a part of him as his uniform: its as functional and practical as his boots or rifle.
Logically, they're untrained in handgun use and thus have no Glocks or Sigs in harness like real light infantry/spec ops.
Generally ordinary inf guys don't use pistols so these are their specops and as I'VE said many times the MAJORITY of the so-called spec ops on this thread are ANYTHING but.
Kagame's boys are playing a part, they're wearing a costume, like a child posing as a fireman.
This is how a pistol holster is arranged on the vest. If it were me I'd put it at chest level so its not TOTALLY inaccessible when taking cover.
Capisce?

Your a very ignorant person.

kikuyu1:
I've just checked the specs and guess what? Its ACTUALLY possible! Look.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-5

Behold the Super Tuc!



Yes, it can OBVIOUSLY take out an F 5 any day of the week incl. Sundays AND public holidays not to mention Christmas and Idd.

Don't talk about Idd like that

kabe1:
Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucano

They look to be more capable then an f5E. Can probably take one down in AtoA combat

SuperSixSeven:
SU-75 Checkmate ..Wonder what NATO name it will get. Something starting with F.. as usual. (like Falcrum, Flanker, Fishbed, ...)

I think it will be Fart or Flaccid

Legitimate information on Ruskies mic can be found here, use Google translate

https://bmpd.livejournal.com/

kabe1:
There are significant offsets, this aircraft is only rated at 8 Gs, already developed tech from the SU-57 and SU-35 would be integrated reducing production cost including other benefits.

The cost is $25-30 million, very cheap and affordable for a stealth 5th gen. Probably cheaper than the jf17 that were recently bought

iblawi:
Why?

No amount of support will give Ethiopian edge over Egypt except they will be there physical with a lot of NATO equipment.

I meant African countries should not be fighting each other, Europeans have proven that they have the primitive propensity for killing each other, other people, and life in general .

Ethiopia has not been having good diplomatic relations with it's neighbors so they are kinda alone on this

AskiaHarem:
China has absolutely NOTHING to do with the Dam it's completely Ethiopian funded and the primary contractor is Italian.

I didn't know that, I thought Chinese money and contractors were involved

iblawi:
With or without Tigray issue Egyptians have everything to take the dam out cleanly without casualties but I don't see Egypt taking down the dam. Even when both parties were boiling over the issue nothing happened.

If Egypt takes it down I don't see how the Ethiopians want to retaliate. They have no Navy, I can still say they have no Air force and they don't share border with Egypt. It will only result to diplomatic issues not military.

AskiaHarem:
According to Ethiopians in the comments section of YouTube those aren't there soldiers but instead are Tigray separatists dressed up like them. Don't know what there excuse for the capital falling is though.

What side are you on when it comes to the Dam fiasco?

Neither, wars between countries should be left to Europeans. China is the only country with enough leverage to influence the outcome. Maybe once China hands over the dam, it'll probably burn from a mass drone strike

iblawi:
Airstrike on the dam will be the easiest thing to do militarily.

If you were talking of capturing Ethiopian soldiers like the rebels did in Tigray? That I can't confirm.

I meant on the dam. I don't know if Ethiopia can defend it or retaliate

Does anyone think that the defeat of Ethiopia by rebels, and their capitulation makes it more likely that Egypt will carry out an airstrike on the dam?

Baliv254:
yes administration police operating along the southern Kenya border with Somalia in boni forest

Stargate254:
This cop went missing for 17 days in the boni enclave. When he was finally found the AP SOF guys were there to debrief him.
You can see the rifles in the second pic.

I see, got it, thanks

Stargate254:
More on the AP SOF

Are you sure those are Kenya, the rifle for the guy in the middle looks like an AK, maybe ak12?

UPDF


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mQLC4l7O28

There are still hostages from kdf in Somalia. The walk through the site of the attack which means the area is still not pacified

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSJWFc9W7_M

AskiaHarem:
This is the kind of naive docile thinking that got Africa colonized and lead to becoming a hotbed for neo-colonialism, terrorism, banditry, and piracy in the first place. This world is filled with individuals, states, corporations etc internally & externally that don't have Africa's best interests at heart and you better believe that will heat up in the future.

In my opinion, a poor country needs to spend on it's people first, infrastructure,.... Buying weapons only makes it poorer by sending it's foreign reserves to developed countries

ToT and local production would be better as it creates jobs, puts money in people's pockets, grows the economy

Stargate254:
From this angle, Idon't see any cameras and sensors mounted..

Your right, I just don't understand why Kenya makes it's defense purchases secret. There is no reason for a small country like it to do so. It's biggest security challenges are internal, there is zero risk of an external nation aggressor

shadowprimezero:
Nah, just standard gun shields. Seems identical to the ones on the Bigfoot MRAP, which kinda makes me think the vehicles are Chinese

Okay, thanks

Stargate254:
Presentation of flag ceremony after pre-deployment training.

Are those RWS on top of the MRAPS?

bidexiii:
This guy is currently in the East now kicking ass !

This is barbaric, why do they have to burn poor peoples property and houses. The police should be arresting and letting courts decide guilt according to the evidence, not being worse than the criminals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxa6CajQz3g

Sundanese soldiers being defeated and captured by Houthis

Interesting concept


https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4290722.html

kabe1:
Golden age of Nigerian Air Force Procurement.

100+ aircrafts procured in a 10 year period.

With the purchase of JF17 they are going back to the Mig21

This would be a good source of helps

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/39925/marines-set-to-retire-dozens-of-ah-1z-and-uh-1y-helicopters-as-part-of-force-redesign

IMO The best and only move they can do is withdraw the AU troops from Somali ASAP so that Turkey can be held back for a while.

The us and europe will take the turks side when the dispute starts and as libya and syria shows they will stand aside when they use force. They have show they are willing to use force rather than diplomacy

This is very naive thinking. Wishing that the turks can
Be placated by a very small arms deals is close to stupid. They are planning deals in the billions. Check this video. They are planning to have their oil company be global and the oil reserves in the disputed area are part of their plan. Kenya has lost that territory and might loose more if they don't start thinking smart about geopolitics



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

Stargate254:
Dependent is a big word. Anyway, I would say it's for exactly that reason that Kenya -now more than ever - needs to keep Turkey close by engaging in such kind of exchanges, this gives an opportunity to both countries (who have historically never cooperated) to get to know each other and build good rapport. Yes, Turkey wants a strong Somalia built in the image of Turkey and they will be aggressive with anyone who interferes with that. But with Kenya boosting Turkey's defense industry (even if in a small way), It gives an incentive to Turkey not to completely destroy its relationships with buyers of their technologies, so they will be more inclined to solve disputes diplomatically first i.e. If the interest of Kenya and Turkey in Somalia don't align, at-least now Turkey will have to think twice and weigh their options first before reacting because if they mess things up they will loose Kenya and Uganda as potential future buyers of their technologies. Anyway , those are my 2 cents.


When it comes to this issue, Kenya has her own economic interest to worry about.

There is a maritime dispute case at the UN's ICJ (International Court of Justice ) which will officially begin this year, In which Somali seeks to annex 116,000 sq.km from Kenya's territory. Both parties believe there is large deposits of gas and oil in that location but that's not the biggest worry for Kenya. If Somali wins the case, it would mean all ships coming from the east or north will have to enter Somali territory first before arriving into Kenya, basically they will be in control of our sea trade, They could enforce tariffs on all ships thereby rising cost of imports/exports, they could blockade us if we don't play ball on some issue (like how landlocked countries are at the mercy of their sea route neighbors.)

Kenya has already said publicly that if the ICJ rules in favor of Somalia, they won't let go of the territory. And on the other hand, Turkey is a big influence in Somalia, therefore its in Kenya's best interest to try and have a strategic relation with Turkey like I have tried to explain to Tinfoil up there.

Stargate254:
Slightly related ... Turkey (the drone manufacturing company TAI) provided Kenya with the technical knowhow and helped us custom build this drone which we would own under license. So this is probably the beginning of something long-term ...
Add that to the fact that they are basically rebuilding the Somali National Army, they could become a big supplier in E.A in the next decade.

Being dependant on Turkey in anyway will end up hurting Kenya in the long run. They are agitating Somali to be more assertive and probably will be looking at the oil in the disputed border area. They have also shown that they do not value any diplomatic relationship from their dealings with us and russia

RemoveKebab:
I pray Armenia find a reliable big brother like the U.S is doing in Israel, taiwan and rest.
Russia is no reliable one. Forget what they did in Syria, it was only for their economic survival to keep asad in power so as to secure their supply of gas to Europe and to deter Saudis from building a gas pipe through syria to Europe.

I really feel for them because of the genocide that almost wipe them out in the past orchestrated by the same ottoman Turkey while Russia still yet did nothing then.

What’s surprising is that Armenia and Russia are in the Collective Security Treaty Organization. By now Russia should be Fighting in defense of Armenia

Whyem15:
Armenia fields very old soviet Era air defense systems like the Osa AD. No report on destruction of newer systems like S300 yet.

Maybe it’s just a matter of time. But Turkey is a light weight country that somehow is punching it out with the heavy weights I don’t understand what they are trying to achieve