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OPERATION WUTAN DAJI 2: AIR COMPONENT OF OPERATION HADARIN DAJI HITS ARMED BANDITS’ CAMP, ELIMINATES SEVERAL FIGHTERS AT DOUMBOUROU FOREST IN ZAMFARA STATE

1. The Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI has decimated another armed bandits’ camp in the Doumborou Forest area of Zamfara State. The air strike, which was executed yesterday, 13 September 2020, as part of a new subsidiary Operation, tagged WUTAN DAJI 2, also resulted in the killing of several armed bandits belonging to the gang led by the so-called ‘Dangote’. The target was designated for attack after Human Intelligence (HUMINT) reports as well as series of confirmatory aerial surveillance missions indicated that ‘Dangote’ and some of his members, along with their logistics items and rustled livestock, had established a new camp at the southern edge of the Forest.

2. The Air Component therefore dispatched an enhanced force package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships to attack the location. The attack aircraft engaged the target area scoring accurate hits and taking out several of the bandits, while some of their structures were seen engulfed in flames. HUMINT sources later revealed that several of ‘Dangote’s followers were neutralized in the air strike.

JOHN ENENCHE
Major General
Coordinator
Defence Media Operations
Defence Headquarters
14 September 2020

DHQUpdate

OPERATION WUTAN DAJI 2: AIR COMPONENT OF OPERATION HADARIN DAJI HITS ARMED BANDITS’ CAMP, ELIMINATES SEVERAL FIGHTERS AT DOUMBOUROU FOREST IN ZAMFARA STATE

1. The Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI has decimated another armed bandits’ camp in the Doumborou Forest area of Zamfara State. The air strike, which was executed yesterday, 13 September 2020, as part of a new subsidiary Operation, tagged WUTAN DAJI 2, also resulted in the killing of several armed bandits belonging to the gang led by the so-called ‘Dangote’. The target was designated for attack after Human Intelligence (HUMINT) reports as well as series of confirmatory aerial surveillance missions indicated that ‘Dangote’ and some of his members, along with their logistics items and rustled livestock, had established a new camp at the southern edge of the Forest.

2. The Air Component therefore dispatched an enhanced force package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships to attack the location. The attack aircraft engaged the target area scoring accurate hits and taking out several of the bandits, while some of their structures were seen engulfed in flames. HUMINT sources later revealed that several of ‘Dangote’s followers were neutralized in the air strike.

JOHN ENENCHE
Major General
Coordinator
Defence Media Operations
Defence Headquarters
14 September 2020

Hennynitan:
Or rather, OPV1

what I was about to say

LTGEN:
Nigeria might witness the completion of the SDB3 and the LST at the same time.

SDB3 will be completed this year
While the LST will either be 2021 or early 22

FieldMarshall06:
Your castrated father is affected by psycotic symptoms. And your maggot-pussy infested mother is brain dead. .
.
Bring it on,, fool.

SMH so wait in your mind na...You don talk word you can imagine

youghs:
is this what they were testing here?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CE--RYyjkBK/?igshid=1ixo1mnpf6c30

thanks for bringing this here I was wondering too when they were testing here cos almost all the guns I know that are mounted on some of our hilux doesn't shake it like this...

jln115:
Yip that whole contract was fraudulent

wohh.. can you shed more light pls

kabe1:
Nigerian Navy SBS commandos, the tip of the spear!!

these guys has proved their worth many don't even hear of..
I heard there was a joint rescue ops last week..
SBS, Airforce special forces and Army Special forces.

jln115:
Thanks to Zuma and his Gupta mates but yeah for both Chad and Denel this was the best outcome since the contract was a loss making one.

really :/

lebuhsi:
Updates on the SDB III and it looks like they are almost done with the water and fuel barges , it's turning out pretty nicely , Toju here you go!



CC : jake

you knowit Broo

kabe1:
There are more units been manufactured.

but Kabe1 if you look closely some are 4x4 some are 6x6

kabe1:
Exclusive pictures of Nigeria army Ezugwu MRAP from CAD design to real thing.

hmm looks clean

kabe1:
They are barrels for guns, heavy machine guns, gun parts, spring systems and armoured vehicle parts all produced in Nigeria.

ok thanks..

kabe1:
Nigerian army Proforce MRAP seen in the combat area of the North East.

nice.. uhm Kabe1 those items you posted that DICON was producing are they gun barrels or...

kabe1:
When completed, SDB3 would be the largest approx. 45 meters, and most modern Naval ship built domestically in Nigeria and west-africa.

The boat incorporates a modern sleek design, this ensures that she has better seakeeping, speed and ergonomics.

She was due to be launched in November, however it is unlikely this target would be met.

But you never know!!

Kabe1 Thank you bro...
Pls just keep em coming.
If na only pics you dey post abeg just dey drop am.

Whyem15:
The NAVMC NAC-V 4×4 offers protection from small arms fire up to STAGNAG level 2-3, it can withstand 6kg of TNT/ low-yield IED. Also, it features a Night vision camera for nocturnal operations as well as the option for an indigenous Remotely Operated Weapons System (ROWS).
https://www.africanmilitaryblog.com/2019/07/more-details-of-navmc-nac-v-4x4-light-armoured-vehicle-emerge

ohh this....
Well I haven't heard any info on this Armoured vehicle.Anybody else pls

For players in the Nigerian defence industry, the COVID-19 pandemic may have been a blessing in disguise. The reason is not far-fetched. The Nigerian military, especially the Air Force that is a key player in the ongoing counter-terrorism, anti-banditry and all other security operations across the country is sourcing local contents.

With its fleets of aircraft and helicopters always deployed for one operation or the other, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) needs to have handy, spare parts for repairs as well as upgrade its technologies, necessities the service has not been able to access since the COVID-19 pandemic that restricted logistics supplies as well as forced manufacturers of military hardware in Europe, America and Asia to either suspend operations or scale down operation.

Confronted with the realities of not having these parts delivered when needed vis-a-vis the depreciating value of the naira that will mean paying more than three times the original price of these items; the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, last week, delegated a team of experts to tour indigenous engineering/manufacturing company, Tranos Nigeria Limited for possible collaboration on the production of spare parts for the service.

The team, led by the Commandant, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) Abdulganiyu Olabisi, also had Chief of Standards and Evaluation, AVM Remigius Ekeh; Chief of Aircraft Engineering, AVM Musibau Olatunji; Director Research and Development, AVM Paul Jemitola; Chief of Staff, Logistics Command Ikeja, AVM Cosmas Ozougwu; Director Public Relations and Information (DOPRI) Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola; Principal Staff Officer (PSO) Coordination, AFIT, Air Commodore Abdullahi Shinkafi; Commander 301 Heavy Airlift Group, Ikeja, Air Commodore Mike Onyebashi; Senior Researcher, AFIT, Flight Lieutenant Nkemdilim Ofodile and Head, Department, Aerospace Engineering, AFIT, Ameer Mohammed.



Emphasising that Research and Development was major focus of the NAF under Abubakar, Olabisi noted that the service was currently in partnership with at least 30 institutions to boost Nigeria’s technological base as a veritable tool for national development in line with the focus of the Federal Government which prioritises promotion of local content, homegrown technology and innovation as principal means of improving the nation’s foreign exchange earnings.



Addressing reporters after the inspection of facilities at Tranos, Daramola said the partnership was another logical step in developing indigenous solutions to technological challenges of the NAF which is a highly technologically-driven force.

“Given the COVID-19 pandemic, there have also been a number of restrictions placed on air travel that have affected the logistics supply chain in terms of spares and that has driven us to look more inwards for solutions to these issues. Right now, there are problems. Even the factories, the original equipment manufacturers have scaled down in terms of production. So, that will be a problem.

“For Nigeria to be able to move forward and the Nigerian Airforce to make sure it is self-sufficient; we need to look more inwards for solutions. That is why partnerships such as these will come into place to be able to give us solutions that are cost-effective and realistic; that will make self-sufficiency realised not just for the Nigerian Airforce but also for the Nigerian nation,” he said.



On why the NAF chose that particular firm, Ibikunle said Tranos has inherent capabilities in terms of engineering and manufacturing that have to do with metal, telecommunications and production of enclosures; very specific areas the service was interested in.

“We will continue to collaborate with them to come out with specific areas of needs they will work with us to get the solutions we require. The idea is that we will also be able to transfer technology so that there will be a training component that will bring some of our personnel, technicians and engineers here and undergo training, to be able to replicate this ourselves in some of our own machine tools workshops,” he said.

Aside Tranos, the NAF has partnered companies such as Ibeto and Innoson for the production of batteries, and break pad respectively for the Alpha jet. There are also other companies involved in the modification of the Indian-made rockets for Alpha jets which enabled the utilisation of the huge stock of rockets worth millions of dollars that would have been decommissioned and destroyed.

Others are the production of the hydraulic accumulator diaphragm for the autopilot system of the Mi-35 Helicopter, the manufacture of portable battery cart for the Augusta Helicopter fleet and modification of the F-7Ni battery compartment for compatibility with batteries made in Pakistan as well as the repair and calibration of the missile tester for the F-7Ni fighter aircraft.

A further breakdown of the breakthroughs recorded include the production of 500 units of Alpha-Jet bomb release-cartridges, production and test firing of prototype stand-alone Intervalometer, the achievement of 100 per cent success in overhauling Alpha Jets Brakes assembly in collaboration with INNOSON Vehicle Manufacturing Company, in Nnewi, design of fuse for aircraft bombs, product of prototype 250kg bombs, re-militarisation of A-Jet aircraft acquired from the USA, repair of units of 68mm SNEB rockets and 7.62mm ammunition to enhance weapon availability and production of Power Converter Test Bench.

These modest achievements within such a record time may seem insignificant but to the airmen whose machines have been grounded several times for lack of these ‘small items’ this was no mean feat.

In addition, the NAF’s foremost Air Force Institute of Technology was given a boost with the injection of the unrelenting ‘NAF egg heads’ made up of an array of world-class engineers under the optimisation of local engineering scheme. These initiatives were done to ensure result-oriented research and development.

Engineers refurbish moribund NNS ARADU



Like the NAF, the Nigerian Navy (NN) is advancing its quest for self-reliance with the latest being the successful repair and maintenance of the country’s flagship, NNS ARADU by a team of engineers at the Naval Dockyard Limited (NDL), Victoria Island.

The feat, which was recorded several years after the anti-air, anti-surface and anti-submarine electronic warfare ship went aground and was written off by even its German manufacturers, Blohm & Voss, may be deployed in operations against maritime crimes should the transfer of technology rights being sought by the NN is granted.

NNS ARADU developed mechanical faults in 2005 after a port call in Senegal on her way back from the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in the United Kingdom (UK) where it joined other naval forces to honour the Royal Navy’s Admiral Nelson. Since then, the first MEKO 360 general-purpose frigate became unfit for international missions and operations.



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As days passed, the warship became an eyesore at a private jetty around Niger Bus Stop in Apapa Wharf and started taking in water such that successive administrations and NN leadership debated her fate. The German manufacturers were contacted and they told Nigeria it would cost five times the price of a new warship to revive NNS ARADU.

Their reason was that the ship’s technology was long outdated since it was built in 1980. They explained that the communication systems, 40/70mm Breda Bofor, 127/54mm Otomelara, Aspide/albatross missile, Otomat missile, triple tube Torpedo A244/S, multi-purpose rocket launcher cells would need to be replaced by the latest technology, for the warship to become operational.

The manufacturers also said NNS ARADU must be returned to their dock in Hamburg, Germany for proper refitting; an exercise that would cost the country millions in foreign exchange.

Though the position of the manufacturers at the time made the authorities to consider decommissioning the flagship; powerful Nigerians with a sentimental attachment to NNS ARADU opposed the move and recommended local efforts be deployed to salvage her.

Some argued that she should be converted into a training ship for young and prospective officers while others said NNS ARADU deserved a place as a national monument.

But with the ingenuity of the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas and the can-do spirit of naval engineers at the NDL, NNS ARADU was, last year, moved to the dock where the repairs commenced with de-flooding and then re-plating the base.

To the amazement of industry players, the navy has released pictures of a successfully-refitted NNS ARADU being undocked and moved to the NNS BEECROFT jetty in Apapa.

Checks by The Nation revealed that the warship which was refitted to meet contemporary security challenges has been reclassified as an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) and will resume sailing once the electronic card being expected from the original manufacturers were fitted.

According to the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command (WNC) Rear Admiral Oladele Daji, the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down works on the ship as the German manufactures suspended their operations.

“We are waiting for delivery of some electronic cards from Germany. This is because ARADU was built in 1980 and inaugurated in 1982. So, most of its technologies are outdated. We have been talking with them.

“Initially, because of COVID-19, they suspended operations but they are opening up gradually and said they need to come and see what we have done. They are the manufacturers and own these technologies. So, we do not want Intellectual Property issues.

“The good thing about the repair is that we involved classification society. We are enrolling her as an OPV not a frontline frigate anymore. Some of the armaments/missiles and capabilities that made her a frontline frigate are no longer functional. We did not replace those ones because they are very expensive and we are not fighting wars for now.

“ARADU was the first of its kind in the world. After that, there were 32 others from her class. Out of them, only ARADU and another one in Argentina Navy are still around,” he said.

Kabe1 never fail
Senior brah
Update on SDB3
Abeg bros

Whyem15:
Read something about "indeginous Remote operated weapon system" indeginous referring to made in Nigeria if I'm not mistaken, any info on this?

can you state the source you read from pls

For players in the Nigerian defence industry, the COVID-19 pandemic may have been a blessing in disguise. The reason is not far-fetched. The Nigerian military, especially the Air Force that is a key player in the ongoing counter-terrorism, anti-banditry and all other security operations across the country is sourcing local contents.

With its fleets of aircraft and helicopters always deployed for one operation or the other, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) needs to have handy, spare parts for repairs as well as upgrade its technologies, necessities the service has not been able to access since the COVID-19 pandemic that restricted logistics supplies as well as forced manufacturers of military hardware in Europe, America and Asia to either suspend operations or scale down operation.

Confronted with the realities of not having these parts delivered when needed vis-a-vis the depreciating value of the naira that will mean paying more than three times the original price of these items; the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, last week, delegated a team of experts to tour indigenous engineering/manufacturing company, Tranos Nigeria Limited for possible collaboration on the production of spare parts for the service.

The team, led by the Commandant, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) Abdulganiyu Olabisi, also had Chief of Standards and Evaluation, AVM Remigius Ekeh; Chief of Aircraft Engineering, AVM Musibau Olatunji; Director Research and Development, AVM Paul Jemitola; Chief of Staff, Logistics Command Ikeja, AVM Cosmas Ozougwu; Director Public Relations and Information (DOPRI) Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola; Principal Staff Officer (PSO) Coordination, AFIT, Air Commodore Abdullahi Shinkafi; Commander 301 Heavy Airlift Group, Ikeja, Air Commodore Mike Onyebashi; Senior Researcher, AFIT, Flight Lieutenant Nkemdilim Ofodile and Head, Department, Aerospace Engineering, AFIT, Ameer Mohammed.



Emphasising that Research and Development was major focus of the NAF under Abubakar, Olabisi noted that the service was currently in partnership with at least 30 institutions to boost Nigeria’s technological base as a veritable tool for national development in line with the focus of the Federal Government which prioritises promotion of local content, homegrown technology and innovation as principal means of improving the nation’s foreign exchange earnings.



Addressing reporters after the inspection of facilities at Tranos, Daramola said the partnership was another logical step in developing indigenous solutions to technological challenges of the NAF which is a highly technologically-driven force.

“Given the COVID-19 pandemic, there have also been a number of restrictions placed on air travel that have affected the logistics supply chain in terms of spares and that has driven us to look more inwards for solutions to these issues. Right now, there are problems. Even the factories, the original equipment manufacturers have scaled down in terms of production. So, that will be a problem.

“For Nigeria to be able to move forward and the Nigerian Airforce to make sure it is self-sufficient; we need to look more inwards for solutions. That is why partnerships such as these will come into place to be able to give us solutions that are cost-effective and realistic; that will make self-sufficiency realised not just for the Nigerian Airforce but also for the Nigerian nation,” he said.



On why the NAF chose that particular firm, Ibikunle said Tranos has inherent capabilities in terms of engineering and manufacturing that have to do with metal, telecommunications and production of enclosures; very specific areas the service was interested in.

“We will continue to collaborate with them to come out with specific areas of needs they will work with us to get the solutions we require. The idea is that we will also be able to transfer technology so that there will be a training component that will bring some of our personnel, technicians and engineers here and undergo training, to be able to replicate this ourselves in some of our own machine tools workshops,” he said.

Aside Tranos, the NAF has partnered companies such as Ibeto and Innoson for the production of batteries, and break pad respectively for the Alpha jet. There are also other companies involved in the modification of the Indian-made rockets for Alpha jets which enabled the utilisation of the huge stock of rockets worth millions of dollars that would have been decommissioned and destroyed.

Others are the production of the hydraulic accumulator diaphragm for the autopilot system of the Mi-35 Helicopter, the manufacture of portable battery cart for the Augusta Helicopter fleet and modification of the F-7Ni battery compartment for compatibility with batteries made in Pakistan as well as the repair and calibration of the missile tester for the F-7Ni fighter aircraft.

A further breakdown of the breakthroughs recorded include the production of 500 units of Alpha-Jet bomb release-cartridges, production and test firing of prototype stand-alone Intervalometer, the achievement of 100 per cent success in overhauling Alpha Jets Brakes assembly in collaboration with INNOSON Vehicle Manufacturing Company, in Nnewi, design of fuse for aircraft bombs, product of prototype 250kg bombs, re-militarisation of A-Jet aircraft acquired from the USA, repair of units of 68mm SNEB rockets and 7.62mm ammunition to enhance weapon availability and production of Power Converter Test Bench.

These modest achievements within such a record time may seem insignificant but to the airmen whose machines have been grounded several times for lack of these ‘small items’ this was no mean feat.

In addition, the NAF’s foremost Air Force Institute of Technology was given a boost with the injection of the unrelenting ‘NAF egg heads’ made up of an array of world-class engineers under the optimisation of local engineering scheme. These initiatives were done to ensure result-oriented research and development.

Engineers refurbish moribund NNS ARADU



Like the NAF, the Nigerian Navy (NN) is advancing its quest for self-reliance with the latest being the successful repair and maintenance of the country’s flagship, NNS ARADU by a team of engineers at the Naval Dockyard Limited (NDL), Victoria Island.

The feat, which was recorded several years after the anti-air, anti-surface and anti-submarine electronic warfare ship went aground and was written off by even its German manufacturers, Blohm & Voss, may be deployed in operations against maritime crimes should the transfer of technology rights being sought by the NN is granted.

NNS ARADU developed mechanical faults in 2005 after a port call in Senegal on her way back from the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in the United Kingdom (UK) where it joined other naval forces to honour the Royal Navy’s Admiral Nelson. Since then, the first MEKO 360 general-purpose frigate became unfit for international missions and operations.



ADVERTISEMENT
As days passed, the warship became an eyesore at a private jetty around Niger Bus Stop in Apapa Wharf and started taking in water such that successive administrations and NN leadership debated her fate. The German manufacturers were contacted and they told Nigeria it would cost five times the price of a new warship to revive NNS ARADU.

Their reason was that the ship’s technology was long outdated since it was built in 1980. They explained that the communication systems, 40/70mm Breda Bofor, 127/54mm Otomelara, Aspide/albatross missile, Otomat missile, triple tube Torpedo A244/S, multi-purpose rocket launcher cells would need to be replaced by the latest technology, for the warship to become operational.

The manufacturers also said NNS ARADU must be returned to their dock in Hamburg, Germany for proper refitting; an exercise that would cost the country millions in foreign exchange.

Though the position of the manufacturers at the time made the authorities to consider decommissioning the flagship; powerful Nigerians with a sentimental attachment to NNS ARADU opposed the move and recommended local efforts be deployed to salvage her.

Some argued that she should be converted into a training ship for young and prospective officers while others said NNS ARADU deserved a place as a national monument.

But with the ingenuity of the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas and the can-do spirit of naval engineers at the NDL, NNS ARADU was, last year, moved to the dock where the repairs commenced with de-flooding and then re-plating the base.

To the amazement of industry players, the navy has released pictures of a successfully-refitted NNS ARADU being undocked and moved to the NNS BEECROFT jetty in Apapa.

Checks by The Nation revealed that the warship which was refitted to meet contemporary security challenges has been reclassified as an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) and will resume sailing once the electronic card being expected from the original manufacturers were fitted.

According to the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command (WNC) Rear Admiral Oladele Daji, the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down works on the ship as the German manufactures suspended their operations.

“We are waiting for delivery of some electronic cards from Germany. This is because ARADU was built in 1980 and inaugurated in 1982. So, most of its technologies are outdated. We have been talking with them.

“Initially, because of COVID-19, they suspended operations but they are opening up gradually and said they need to come and see what we have done. They are the manufacturers and own these technologies. So, we do not want Intellectual Property issues.

“The good thing about the repair is that we involved classification society. We are enrolling her as an OPV not a frontline frigate anymore. Some of the armaments/missiles and capabilities that made her a frontline frigate are no longer functional. We did not replace those ones because they are very expensive and we are not fighting wars for now.

“ARADU was the first of its kind in the world. After that, there were 32 others from her class. Out of them, only ARADU and another one in Argentina Navy are still around,” he said.

Xda59:
There is no insurgency on american soil. The insurgents know they won't last up to six seconds before they are crushed.

the muscles they're flexing in Afghanistan...
What do you think they are there for yes you're correct terrorism won't last on American soil..
But they are still struggling in Afghanistan

jln115:
What about the Rooivalk makes you worried?

it's Export and perhaps other version.
A beast like that can't just be idle

Mowsid:
Even with the military units and packages, have they won the war against terrorism and insurgency?

you should be asking the US that too

jln115:
Its just Denel ...........the rest are doing fine.

Paramounts AHRLAC had to enter business rescue but is poised for deliveries apparently

ahh the right person for the answer.
Ok then
I'm worried about the Denel Roovaik any update on that

[quote author=ecomog1990 post=93784312]Your saying ARA II has night vision is one lie, your trying to say you didnt say so make two lies.

I never said you claim it has PTZ, your claim is NV - Night Vision which is a lie, and you are not honest enough to admit. Too bad ![/quote/]SMH agree to disagree

We move brother

chkil1:
Umkhonto sale to Egypt falls through as Denel rating downgraded




source : https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/umkhonto-sale-to-egypt-falls-through-as-denel-rating-downgraded_11821

what's happening to SAs Defense industries it's worrisome

ecomog1990:
Be sincere and stop this your too late damage control, you said ARA has Night Vision - NV, and you were 'correcting' me



Kindly cease lying now, ARA has no night vision that you boldly said it has. You failed to prove it has, I proved it does not, you are too young to copy this habit of telling lies for ego sake that is common here, unless you want to say you dont know the meaning of night vision when you mentioned it and you thought all cameras are also night vision thermal imagers

yep I said With NV but I didn't State the ARA has PTZ which you said I did state with I didn't sooo... how am I lieing

ecomog1990:
Be honest with clear facts bro, there is NO radio, TV, newspaper or internet report that says ARA II has PTZ Thermal Imaging night vision, I have watched virtually all public documentaries, read virtually all reputable published articles on ARA, I also confirmed from official website of Proforce that has final say on their own ARA II product, NONE says it has PTZ TI NV Camera.

When you are corrected from error, instead of learning whats right and move on, you rather stick to your error for sake of ego that profits you nothing. As a young man, you are not helping yourself to develop.

i never said they Had PTZ cam..
Is PTZ the only 360° cam..
I don't know the spec but I rewatched Tvc Doc on Ara just now and the Journalist said it clearly that it has a 360° camera though not PTZ..
So try to understand
Maybe you got me wrong

chkil1:
Tunisian SF

niceee

ecomog1990:
Wow! You very funny bro You are trying to correct what you don't understand, biko o. You are mistakingly confusing ARA II MRAPs own ORDINARY 4 sides 4 pieces nearby objects view daylight cameras that all modern MRAPs have, with a military grade one single piece for all round directions mast mounted rotating 360° view PTZ Twin Camera Station Microbolometer technology powered on Ezugwu MRAP that can see far away objects over a kilometer range

Do you know the meaning of PTZ ? Check Proforce official website again, ARA II specifications does not include any Thermal Imaging PTZ camera night vision device with Triple Stages DRI.

Look again at the Ezugwu photo I chose, I picked a pic showing its PTZ Night Vision Thermal Imager mast showing clearly, do you see such vital equipment on ARA II ?

perhaps you should watch some of their Documentary and Listen to how they discribe the Ara

ecomog1990:
Nigerian Army no longer owns Ezugwu MRAP and all the other armoured vehicles it produced under NAVMC army vehicle company.

Army is now fully out of Ezugwu business, it's NA established NAVMC has been officially dissolved and legally ceased to be a corporate entity by end of 2019. A new company Eagle Engineering Nigeria Limited with civilian status was formed to take over from NAVMC that had military status before its legal dissolution.

FGN thru The Presidency took over Ezugwu to ensure it's survival, The Presidency is afraid that if left to Army hands, the Ezugwu will end up dead like the Igirigi APC wasted by the Army around 2016.

Eagle Engineering ceded Ezugwu MRAP, NAC-V, IPV I & II, etc over to DICON ownership also before end of 2019 and all these armoured vehicles became legally a Federal Government of Nigeria owned project and asset to be managed by DICON for the MoD under FGN control.

Since President Buhari campaigned with promise of creating a new medium capacity military industrial complex and it has not started any project for it, after Buhari's inauguration of the Ezugwu, he decided to adopt it as FGN project off taker for his military industrial complex, he is funding it via budget and grants via DICON.

This take over action of FGN will guarantee long term survival of Ezugwu MRAP and further advanced variant development as a DICON product for local market now, and export market future.

Answer to those asking the better MRAP, notice Ezugwu is bigger in size profile, an obvious advantage over ARA II. Comparison =

Ezugwu resists 12.7mm ammo (Ball at least, if not AP) VS ARA II resists 7.62mm AP ammo

Ezugwu is armed double weapon station for 2 HMG VS ARA II armed 1 HMG

Ezugwu has short range night vision 360° PTZ Thermal Imager VS ARA II has no night vision

Ezugwu mine resistance is 12 kg VS ARA II is 10 kg TNT

Ezugwu costs $200 k VS ARA II is over $270 k

This 2020 year Proforce ARA II sales to Chad is due to cancellation of Denel contract to sell 40 Casspir MRAP at $400 k each, Denel delayed delivery, Chad is in a hurry due to Boko Haram and ISWAP landmine-IED threats, Chad changed to faster supplier.

Ezugwu beats ARA II all round. Funding from FGN dollars will also advance Ezugwu even more as new variants are developed, while ARA II will suffer low funding as a one man business dependent on BOI bank loans to operate factory. One man business disease also cost ARA II a big foreign partner as the MD-CEO did not want to share ownership with a foreign partner that proposed hi-tech for ARA III variant that will beat the Ezugwu, Proforce shunned them off.

Nigeria cannot put national security needs in the hands of a private one man business alone, FGN military industrial complex must grow under DICON, AFIT, NN DOCKYARD all in healthy competition with our private local industries like Proforce LTD, Obasa LTD, etc for procurement sale contracts to supply NA, NN, NAF, NPF.

Its a win win win for everybody.



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Correction...
PF Ara Has 360° camera with NV mode
It has 4 hatches for troops to return fire when necessary that's aside the side ports

CAS TO NATIONAL SECURITY, URGES NIGERIANS TO EMBRACE PEACE AS NAF COMMISSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN KERANG

The Executive Governor of Plateau State, Right Honourable Simon Bako Lalong, has commended the visionary leadership of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, as well as his outstanding diligence in the discharge of duties, which he said would surely transform the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to become the best Air Force in Africa. “We are witnesses to the great attention the CAS has paid to the welfare and training of personnel of the NAF throughout the country. He has also ensured the acquisition of air platforms and other equipment necessary for the operations of the Force”, he said. The Governor gave this commendation today, 9 September 2020, while commissioning some infrastructure projects for NAF personnel at the 205 Combat Search and Rescue Group (205 CSARG) and the newly established Air Provost Training Centre (APTC), at NAF Base Kerang, Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State. The commissioned projects include 2 blocks of 10 x single bedroom furnished residential accommodation for airmen instructors and students of the APTC as well as an Officers’ Mess for officers of the 2 Units.

The Governor, who was also in Kerang in 2017 during the ground breaking ceremony/commissioning of the 205 CSARG Headquarters Building, noted that the establishment of the Special Operations Command (SOC) and subsequent siting of the Group in Kerang were glowing evidences of the resolve, commitment and determination of the Federal Government to ensure that law abiding citizens are secured and peaceful coexistence of all Nigerians guaranteed. He noted that the remarkable transformation that had taken place were also hallmarks of the CAS’ dynamic leadership. While highlighting that his Administration, with the cooperation of the Plateau citizens and support of the Federal Government and security agencies, had ensured the return of peace, he noted that there was need for vigilance against merchants of crises who are always scheming to take the State to the dark days. He therefore called on the good people of Plateau State and especially the Kerang Community, who generously acceded to the approval of this expanse of land for the Unit, to continue to maintain peaceful and harmonious coexistence in the interest of national security.

Governor Lalong further observed that prior to the establishment of 205 CSARG, the Plateau State Government already had a cordial working relationship with the NAF which, he said, played significant role in tackling insecurity, promoting education and delivering quality healthcare services to Plateau citizens. He added that the establishment of the Group had widened the NAF’s participation in the consolidation of peace and security of the State, particularly in the rural areas. He stated further that, as Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, he was aware of the deployments of NAF air assets and personnel not only to Plateau State and other parts of the North, but to other parts of the Country where such challenges exist. “On behalf of my colleagues, I register our appreciation to the President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, and the CAS for responding to our pleas promptly”, he added. While urging personnel of the Service to continue to foster the high standards of good civil-military relations with host communities for which the NAF is known, the Governor reassured the CAS of his Administration’s commitment towards supporting the Service at all times.

In his remarks at the occasion, Air Marshal Abubakar, while lauding Governor Lalong’s continued demonstration of strong commitment to the security of the people of Plateau State, noted that the reason for establishing the 205 CSARG was primarily to further bring security closer to the people of the State. He noted that this was in keeping with his Vision upon assumption of office in 2015 which was “To reposition the NAF into a highly professional and disciplined force through capacity building initiatives for effective, efficient and timely employment of airpower in response to Nigeria's national security imperatives''. He further disclosed that, after assessing the structure of the Service, at the time it was observed that it was inadequate to properly actualize the Vision. The CAS noted that deliberate steps were therefore taken to expand the organizational structure of the Service with the creation of 2 new Field Commands, the Special Operations Command (SOC) headquartered in Bauchi and the Ground Training Command (GTC) in Enugu, as well as several specialized Units, including those at Owerri in Imo State; Gusau in Zamfara State; Lafia in Nasarawa State; Agatu in Benue State, Gembu in Taraba State and Bauchi in Bauchi State. Others, he said, included the NAF Detachment in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State; a Forward Operating Base in Damaturu, Yobe State; Quick Response Wing in Lafia, Nasarawa State as well as the newly established 203 Combat Reconnaissance Group in Gombe, Gombe State and the 205 CSARG Kerang. The CAS noted that the upgraded structure has positioned the Service to more effectively ensure the security of Nigeria and Nigerians, working in synergy with sister Services and other security agencies.

Speaking further, the CAS stated that the NAF’s ability to realize the Vision had also been boosted by the immense support of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari, which had enabled the Service to procure 22 brand new aircraft in the past 5 years, which were already deployed for operations in different parts of the Country. He equally disclosed that the NAF was also expecting 17 additional aircraft to be delivered before the end of Year 2021. The CAS noted that in order to effectively man these aircraft the Service had winged 114 new pilots since 2015, while another 103 student pilots were undergoing various levels of training to become qualified NAF pilots. He further noted that the Service had trained over 2,000 new engineers and technicians with another 500 expected to graduate from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) by next week. The CAS also noted that the Service had trained over 4,000 Regiment and Special Forces personnel to ensure the protection of its bases and air assets. Air Marshal Abubakar emphasized that the overall objective was to ensure that the Service builds robust capacity to ensure a secured, united and prosperous Nigeria.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) SOC, Air Vice Marshal Charles Ohwo, noted that since the establishment of 205 CSARG in 2017, the NAF had continued to build capacity to ensure that the NAF has capability for effective, efficient and timely CSAR missions. He disclosed that after the first few personnel were trained abroad, the training of subsequent sets of CSAR were conducted locally at Kaduna and Ipetu-Ijesha, due to high cost of foreign training. These personnel, who he said, were capable of tracking, searching, locating and rescuing occupants of downed combat aircraft or personnel in distress, were currently deployed to various Theatres of Operation across the Country. The AOC added that for the Unit to effectively undertake its roles of medical and casualty evacuation, it needs to be strengthened and equipped with platforms, equipment and highly-trained professionals. According to him, the CAS, being mindful of this, had authorized the execution of several projects, which he said, were at various stages of completion. These, he said, included a standard 22-bed Medical Centre, which would not only cater for NAF personnel but also members of the host community and others who may be referred to the facility.

Also present at the event were the Plateau State Deputy Governor, Professor Sonny Theoden, and other top Government functionaries of the State, Traditional Rulers form Mangu LGA as well as the Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN, Branch Chiefs from the NAF Headquarters, AOC Ground Training Command and other senior military officers.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations & Information
Nigerian Air Force
9 September 2020