Ethiopia losses in the civil war have shown just how weak their military is, reducing their negotiating power and exposing them to an attack.
If they had been having a good diplomatic relationship with their neighbors then some of them would have probably stood up for them but they have a history of making enemies of them instead
Stargate254: I think specialized units have been given leeway to get away with non-standardized gear. A unit in Liboi can have tottaly different kit from another one in Kiunga yet they are from the same regiment.
Thanks for the reply but I think there might be more to it because that is a basic headgear. There are newer better Chinese kit. I think the current Ukrainian body armor is not good because the Ukrainians themselves don't use it because they say it's substandard
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.
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?
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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