₦airaland Forum

kabe1:
Can some I.D this vehicle, I don't think I've seen it before.

jln115:
how is my perception defined by my nationality?

jln115:
1) It had missiles when it was in service with the US coast guard not when it entered service with the NN

2) Yes that's correct, currently The NN has no missile armed vessels

3) how do you think targets are found? How do you think targets are identified? How do you think targets are tracked?

The fire control and battle management system of a ship is much more complex than that of a fighter. As their are more systems that have 5o work together.

Fineman87:
Lol, you never accept your WRONGS. Change your ways

Fineman87:
Your problem is Lack of Comorehension skills.

Yes, his perspective is defined by his nationality. I only said- I don't do SA vs Nig arguments. Simple.

You need to upgrade your comprehension skills.

And I am Correct. Ships can be fitted with missiles within hours.

Fineman87:
That is your problem, you twist issues.

(I) You said clearly that NNS Thunder had only 76mm gun and CIWS. Now you say it had missiles. Double speak.

(2) you said Nigeria currently has no missile vessel.

And yes, missiles can be fitted in hours in adverse situations. Please read my posts well.

Ships are not aircrafts. For ships, the missiles come packaged in quadruple launchers, ready to be fitted to the ships.

Fire control and weapons integration are not very necessary. Target coordinates can be acquired and inputed into the missile systems and missiles fired. Modetn missiles are Fire & Forget. They need no mid-course guidance to find and hit targets.

The problem is people commenting on issues they know nothing about.

So yes, missile launchers can be fitted on ships in hours. And armed snd ready. Ships are not aircrafts.

jln115:
Your arguments were off point not mine, I was simply trying to educate you like the others on this thread.....my nationality has nothing to do with the argument.

jln115:
Yes Im fully aware that NNS Thunder was fitted with missiles and Im also aware that these vessels can be refitted/upgraded with missiles. Im simply stating that it doesn't take a couple of hours and also the missiles in storage are otomat mk1 missiles which would need to be replaced.

Im not bashing Nigeria or the Nigerian Navy, Im simply trying to educate the dude!

Fineman87:
Who is this? Did I drag anyone, and who are you to call me out. Do you really want to mess yourself.

His arguments were off point, hence i researched him and realized he is from SA. These defence threads are littered with SA vs Nig arguments, which I said I don't do.

And don't you try this next time.

bidexiii:
Kaduna...

Odunayaw:
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kabe1:
Oya take, cool your temper.

You go dey alright.

kabe1:
Nigerian Defence Industry

Locally built seagoing barges that would be used to replenish Nigerian navy ships at sea.

kabe1:
F-35B, not F-35C. The B version operates off smaller sized aircraft carriers like the Queen Elizabeth type, Cavour type from Italy, Izumo from Japan and the LHD Anadolu from Turkey.

It's just the politics of now, Ship like the LHD Anadolu can serve up to 60 years. So there's a possibility that Turkey will get the F-35B in the future.

kabe1:
Turkish made LHD TCG Anadolu L-400 amphibious assault ship.

She would be able to carry F-35B aircrafts and Helicopters.

kabe1:
BOKO HARAM: NIGERIA’S FEMALE COMBAT PILOTS GO TO WAR
by globalsentinelnews

Flight Lieutenant Kafayat Sanni and her peers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), are living their dreams as Nigeria’s first female fighter pilots; even as she readies to go and kick asses of some Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) terrorists in the North East.

The essence of this epochal assignment should not be lost on us; because this mission is a policy milestone that took years of sacrifice, especially on the part of their predecessors, whose unfulfilled professional goals were galvanised to break the hitherto ironclad gender barrier against female officers in the Nigerian military. She and her pioneering colleagues will forever be remembered with nostalgia that once upon a time in the nation’s history, Nigerian military female Pilots delivered payloads of hellfire missiles against the insurgents who have degraded women as a sex object to be kidnapped and held in captivity. But with these female pilots joining the battlefield, is it not time to turn the tables on the insurgents.

It is often said that whatever a man can do, a woman can even do better. Nevertheless, this axiom remained elusive in the combat history of the Nigerian Armed Forces until President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011 authorised for the training of female officers on combat missions through admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). Expectedly, this helped to produce a set of 20 female cadets nicknamed ‘Jonathan Queens’ who were admitted into Nigeria’s premier military training institution.

Unfortunately, this huge career leap for female officers and personnel was almost ruined in 2017 when President Muhammadu Buhari in a policy reversal reportedly gave a nod to end the admission of female cadets into the combatant course of the NDA. Buhari and Nigerian military authorities, allegedly came under pressure from some vested interests in the Northern part of Nigeria who were opposed to the idea of female combatants, and ratified the in the National Defence Policy 2017 (Revised); Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service Officers 2017. Consequently, the recommendation 19 of that revised policy was to phase out the training of female combatants in the NDA.

Even though some military sources cited the unacceptable danger and casualties of the female combatants, especially the ground forces, may incur at the hands of the insurgents in the Northeast as the reason for halting the programme, it was however, a major career blow.

Fortunately, there were other routes through which this all important mission for gender equality in the military could be achieved as there were various types of commissions in the Armed Forces namely: Regular Combatant Commission, Short Service Combatant Commission, Direct Regular Commission, Direct Short Service and Executive Commission. It was these veritable loopholes that have enabled the NAF to encourage the training and eventual winging of female pilot combatants that have passed with flying colours.

Therefore, as Sanni and other combat female Pilots have embarked on this national assignment against the terrorists in the North East and any other part of the country as the need arises, they have indeed pioneered a patriotic professional revolution for gender parity in the Armed Forces of Nigeria for generations to come. This is all thanks to the former President Jonathan as well as the gender sensitivity of the incumbent Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.

Since assumption of office, the Air Chief Abubakar, has made it a point of legacy mission to upgrade the professionalism and career of female officers in the Nigerian Air Force including churning out of well trained, able and capable combat pilots. To this end, his mission is being accomplished as well as commendably remarkable.

In line with this policy trend, Abubakar had on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, winged another female combat pilot as part of his mission to improve the operational capacity of the Air Force, adding that the 12 pilots winged had their flying training both in Nigeria and abroad having completed the nine months comprehensive flying training programme.

“I am happy that we have among the 12 winged was the second ever female helicopter pilot”, he added, before disclosing that another 26 student pilots are currently undergoing or scheduled to begin basic flying training abroad, out of which two are female officers.

“Upon completion of their training, one would become the second ever female fixed-wing fighter pilot in the NAF, while the other would graduate as the first ever female Qualified Flight Instructor (QFI) in the 56 years history of the Service. We have equally increased capacity for in-country flying training. At the moment, there are also 39 student pilots undergoing various stages of training in NAF flying schools”, he stress.

It will be apt to recall that the NAF on October 15, 2019, made history by decorating Flying Officer Kafayat Sanni, as the first female combat helicopter pilot as well as Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, and others also known as the “NAF Female Pilots of War’. They are among the six outstanding female fighter pilots who are at the moment, proving their worth in the destruction of a strongholds of the Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in the North East part of the country.

According to reports by PRNigeria and Global Sentinel, some of them are actively involved in degrading the enclaves of terrorists and bandits, especially in North-Eastern Nigeria. While flying Officer Genevieve Nwaogwugwu, Flight Lieutenant Chika Ani, and Flying Officer Olubunmi Ijelu are Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) pilots, Flying Officer Sanni and Flying Officer Arotile are fighter pilots currently serving to restore peace in the region ravaged by insurgency. Flight Lieutenant Blessing Liman is a respected Pilot in the Presidential Air Wing.

Commending this feat, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, saluted all the women for what he described as their unique resilience, industry, productivity and commitment to humanity.

According to Daramola, the well trained and adequately equipped Women-of-War are proving their combat bravery and professional gallantry in complementing the efforts of troops in counter-insurgency campaigns and other crisis zones in the country.

He also revealed that the newly winged female helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Chinelo Nwokoye, “is expected to join other female pilots who are currently deployed in different theatres of operation in the country to contribute her quota in the defence of her fatherland”.

Accordingly, with female fighter pilots swelling their ranks with skills, finesse and new perspectives, it would be safe to say that the Nigerian women in General and NAF female officers in particular, have come of age.

This was also acknowledged by the Chief of Training and Operations (CTOP), Air Vice Marshal James Gwani, who noted that the winging of the 12 pilots including the female combat officers, was another milestone achievement by the current NAF administration.

This, he said, would further boost the aircrew disposition of the Service and contribute to fulfilling the constitutional roles of the NAF especially in the series of ongoing air operations across the country. There is no doubt about this because as the saying goes: “the female can even do better”.

LTGEN:
The results?
Brilliant
FLIR turned Night into day.
Would pay a $Millions to know what was going through BH mindset as they crossed back into Nigeria and the first Missile tore into the first truck.
Fear of God .

Toju200:
This is what I call Joint operation..
Real time intelligence NAF proved it's worth in collaboration with Niger..
That clip of ISWAP attacking Niger camp..Well this is the End result they paid For it.. God bless MNJTF
In continuation of ongoing offensive operations to inflict more casualties on Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and other coalition members including Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE and Nigerien Air Force neutralised about 48 ISWAP fighters and destroyed their camps in a joint air and artillery bombardments executed by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in conjunction with Nigerien Air Force and Artillery Regiment of Sector 3 of the MNJTF at Dumba and Location Charlie on the fringes of the Lake Chad in the early hours of yesterday, 5 May 2020.

The joint interdiction missions, which have set the ISWAP elements in disarray, were conducted on the heels of impeccable intelligence reports from multiple sources, including Allied partners, confirming that large numbers of terrorists had assembled in the vicinity of Dumba and had commenced an advance in their vehicles to attack nearby troops’ locations. Consequently, the Air Task Force attack aircraft supported by Nigerien Surveillance platform were scrambled to take out the mobile ISWAP elements at their harbour location, in 2 waves of bomb and rocket strikes leading to the neutralization of several of the terrorists.

Similarly, some ISWAP elements that had attacked a Nigerien Army Base near Diffa in Niger Republic were tracked by Nigerien and then NAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft as well as night capable Allied surveillance assets, as they crossed the border in 8 gun trucks to their harbour position at a location code named; Location Charlie within the Islands of the Lake Chad. This location was subsequently interdicted through a joint fire by the artillery of MNJTF Sector 3 (Nigeria) and NAF attack aircraft which resulted in the killing of several terrorists as well as the destruction of their vehicles and equipment as depicted in Battle Damage Assessment clip.

The MNJTF will be unrelenting in the efforts to track and hunt down terrorists groups within the Lake Chad Basin. There will be no hiding place for them. With the support of our strategic partners, the MNJTF will continue to apply both kinetic and non-kinetic means against the terrorists until they are completely degraded.

The MNJTF appreciates the invaluable contributions of our Allied partners and continues to urge the local population to be supportive of the Task Force, to enable the achievement of operational objectives.

TIMOTHY ANTIGHA
Colonel
Chief of Military Public Information
MNJTF

bidexiii:
Thanks mate for the additional info.
Sometimes I get confused; if they get assistance from NAF, what are the French Air Force assets doing in Niamey!

kabe1:
No, it's not an assumption. See below the link stating Chad is the first export customer.


https://www.janes.com/article/89877/nigeria-s-proforce-gets-first-mrap-export-order

kabe1:
Why do you say so?

Jane's defence said Chad.

Niger Republic recently bought Mamba MK5 MRAPs from America recently.

vincentjk:
A very lovely pup with sweet markings, I so love good pictures. Zora is definitely a beautiful girl

komekn:
Well done for bringing out the detail.

This is what we are getting for $600 million in my opinion not the best use if our very limited resources and way over priced.

There are far too many other alternative options that will give us much more for far less. And the very erroneous claim that this is the best COIN aircraft in the world that's simply Balderdash. It's a very limited air craft that can do one role only.

In addition this war will be won with boots on the ground there is limit to what you can do from the air.

Chad's airforce is very limited but they were able to uproot Boko in a week from thier territory. They did they same when invited in 2015 by us to the NE.

komekn:
Well done for bringing out the detail.

This is what we are getting for $600 million in my opinion not the best use if our very limited resources and way over priced.

There are far too many other alternative options that will give us much more for far less. And the very erroneous claim that this is the best COIN aircraft in the world that's simply Balderdash. It's a very limited air craft that can do one role only.

In addition this war will be won with boots on the ground there is limit to what you can do from the air.

Chad's airforce is very limited but they were able to uproot Boko in a week from thier territory. They did they same when invited in 2015 by us to the NE.

kabe1:
Proforce ARA II MRAP

kabe1:
This is another made in Nigeria Tug.

Commander Edwin Ugwu.

This one was built at the Port-Harcourt Naval Shipyard.

It was launched at the same time as NNS Karaduwa

kabe1:
Alright Bro.

This is Seaward Defence Boat 3 as at December, 2020.

They have already started installing the superstructure.