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Algerian2:
New version of the Nimr II , locally built in algeria . the ajban 440a with little mofication in front like the ajban 447a

Are these vehicles License produced or Designed in Algeria

Merry Xmas Everybody!!!!!!!
Oya the rice and chicken let's start from u bidexiii what did u cook?!! jln115 what do u have for us


The rest follow.

Nigeria air Force engineers in collaboration with Innoson,And other companies including ibeto produces Aircraft spares

GeneralFarouq:
Wow see vests..
And some good grade helmets...

I thought I was the only one seeing it...Are these pics current

Xbee007:
TLDR; NAF graduates 5 Agusta 109EM helicopter pilots and 8 Alpha Jet pilots.

one reason why NAF pilots are the baddest.They use wat they have to get what they want.Others use targeting pods and Guided missiles for strikes Our pilots turn dumb Bombs And Rockets to Cruise missiles They may criticize us For using Shagari regime jets.But they don't know that's our secret to our pilots awesome brutality we create human targeting pods
NAF:WillingAbleReady

OoniOfIfe:
They did well. federal govt should support them oh! I 4got Buhari won't giv a damn about them since they are not from north.

some of the vehicles unveiled yesterday and commissioned by president buhari for the police came from this company.Our police special forces uses the vehicle

jln115:
Here we go boys.... Buckle up

Algerian2:
Even if this global fire ranking use demographic , geographic, economic stats for country ranking . for me this is a big mystery for why morocco is not 3rd in africa ranking . they have better equipments in number and quality in all sectors than south africcan , nigerian , angola , ethiopia and by far .

For airforce they have :
23 f16 block 52 15 F-16C / 8 F-16D ( that are upgraded to Block 70/72 . and they will receive 25 more last block 70/72. thats 48 F16 Viper ! and as US ally they got same technology and weapons than US on them .
27 Mirage F1/ MF2000 (upgraded)
28 Northrop F-5A/B/E/F ( upgraded to tiger III version)
24 Alphajet

Transport : 16 C130 / 4 Alenia C-27J Spartan / 7 CASA CN-235
They signed for 36 AH-64E Appach . they have 24 gazelle , 24 puma , 12 chinook , a hudge number of bell 205 .206. 202

Wich africcan air force (a part egypt ,algeria ) have better ?


For navy : they have . 1 FREMM , 3 sigma , 2 floreal . thats 6 frigates very well equiped

One Descubierta corvet and more than 20 different OPV and many other small patroller

For army : for tanks only the have :

384 M1A1 SA Abrams
148 T-72 B/V
453 M60-A3TTS upgraded to A3 version
54 MBT-2000 VT A1

Plus others artillery transport light armored vehicle ect...

For air defense they have

16 systems of the MIM-104 Patriot PAC 3 systems

32 systems of the chinese HQ9 long range defense system

48 MIM-72 Chaparral

+ the only true military spy satellite in africa with there Pléiades satelite


So realy i dont understand why moroccan army is not 3rd in africa

pls don't mention again you'll give me a heart attack God see equipment.
They deserve to be third position then we'll be fourth Ethiopia be after SA.

slimthugchimee2:
Bro do you remember the name of that upcoming military movie that they borrowed some military vehicles for

operation last dance

Algerian2:
F16 block 52+ morocco

2nd pic : with Sniper ATX Pod and HARM

I wonder how we managed to pass these guys to get to 4Th position in Africa military ranking And 45th position in world ranking.I mean these guys have operational stigma Frigates,F16 block 52For that matters.Unless we get more than 10 jf17 block 2/3 mix we still dey learn.But I'm sure when it comes to talent NAF pilots are NO1 .

Odunayaw:
Last time I saw it (agreed its nearly 4yrs now) it wasn't in a bad shape. The CNS actually has done a good thing in making sure it doesn't get derelict.

Bringing it back to seaworthy condition would take only ⅓ of $150m, its the electronics and armament that'd take the chunk. I think the $250m quote is a padded estimate

I agree I'm sure the CNS wants it back

jln115:
More than 10 years imo!

that ship needs to be brought back to life. I've seen it still in the dry dock missile cells still intact.doesnt look rusty at all.

kabe1:
Nigerian made Tactical Armoured Vehicles inducted for the Nigerian police.

Tekowi tactical patrol vehicle from obasa specialty vehicles Ekiti state..
The company has finally began gaining ground in Defense Industry..

avidleo:
Any pics on the equipment launched today by the NPF?

I trying to upload but it won't come up..And the pics aren't even clear

rka2:
Some more info on the deep blue project on the NN's website:

"Deep Blue Project. The Deep Blue Project (DBP) is a maritime security project conceived by the FMOT aimed at combating piracy and other criminalities in the nation’s maritime domain. The Project comprises procurement of equipment and systems, and training for their operation and maintenance. The NN has been collaborating with the FMOT through NIMASA with whom an existing MOU is currently running.]The main deliverables for the NN from the Project are 3x Leonardo Helicopter (LH109) Grand New, 2 x 55M Special Mission Vessels (SMVs) and 17 x 9.6m Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) as interceptor boats. Others are UAVs, C4I Center and training facilitation for the intervention team. The NN however, counts on the Committee’s support for FMoT to make provision for the sustenance of this critical equipment, to avoid past mistakes."

yeah I wanted to share this but it said post too long

Read carefully
UNIJOS PUBLIC LECTURE: NAF CONDUCTS OPERATIONS WITH EXTREME CAUTION TO MINIMIZE COLLATERAL DAMAGE WHILE UNDERTAKING HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMMES TO WIN THE HEARTS OF CIVIL POPULACE - CAS

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has disclosed that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) conducts its counterinsurgency operations with extreme caution and restraint to minimize collateral damage whilst also undertaking humanitarian programmers to win the hearts and minds of the civil populace. The CAS stated this today, 18 December 2019, as the Guest Lecturer, at a public lecture delivered at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Naraguta Campus, Jos. In his lecture, titled “The Role of the NAF in Contemporary Security Challenges”, the CAS noted that the contemporary Nigerian air operating environment is intrinsically asymmetric and encompasses a wide range of variables. According to him, it is based on the implicit premise that asymmetric warfare deals with unknowns and with surprises in terms of ends, ways and means. “The more dissimilar the adversary is, the more difficult it is to understand and predict his actions”, he said.

Speaking further, Air Marshal Abubakar, stated that the NAF, as the custodian of combat air operations in Nigeria, is operating in a predominantly asymmetric environment. This, he said, is evident in the nature of conflicts and security threats that the Service, and indeed the Armed Forces, are currently battling in the country. The threats, the CAS noted, range from the Boko Haram insurgency/terrorism in the Northeast to the criminal activities of pipeline vandals, crude oil thieves, sea robbers and militants in the South as well as increasing threats from kidnappers, cattle rustlers and militarized herdsmen, who are causing widespread insecurity across the country. “These security threats all have a commonality of features, which bear the hallmark of asymmetric warfare, as they are often conducted in settlements or built up areas with poorly defined or non-existent combat zones. Furthermore, urban environments provide very good concealment and opportunities for ambushes and booby traps”, he said.

While citing instances of complex asymmetric environment, the CAS noted that the insurgency in the Northeast involves operations inside Maiduguri as well as other towns and villages which makes progress really slow and painstaking. Such operating environments, according to him place significant stress on participating troops, including aircrew. “This is particularly true of helicopter crew, who operate at low speeds and altitudes, sometimes into highly vulnerable locations”. The absence of a dress code for insurgents, the CAS said, is yet another feature, which characterizes the asymmetry in Nigerian air operations environment. The implication, according to him, is that military personnel could come under attack from seemingly innocent crowds, whom the personnel may be trying to protect.

Air Marshal Abubakar noted that the foregoing scenario makes the employment of strategies to win the hearts and minds of the civil populace in the affected areas an imperative for successful operations. In this regard, he noted that the NAF had, over the past 4 years, intensified the execution of Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Projects whilst scaling up its Disaster Response/Relief capability in aid to civil authorities in times of crises. The humanitarian programmes, he said, include the conduct of medical outreaches, provision of water supply and school feeding as well as donation of food and other items especially to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). He disclosed that the NAF had conducted 66 medical outreaches with over 370,000 patients seen including 2,065 general and eye surgeries carried out from July 2015 till date. He said the Service had also established and maintained Level 2 Hospitals at IDP Camps at Dalori and Bama in Borno State. He noted that these measures bolstered the confidence of the people in the military, while countering the BHT’s recruitment strategy and enhancing local intelligence gathering. As for disaster relief, the CAS reported that the NAF took active part in the relief efforts of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in delivering relief materials to victims of flooding in various parts of the country in 2017 mainly in Benue State as well as to Bayelsa and Rivers States in October 2018. Similarly, he noted that the NAF has frequently conducted other international humanitarian missions, including the airlift of relief materials to Mozambique and Zimbabwe in September 2019.

Furthermore, the CAS explained, another significant requirement for effectiveness in contemporary operations is Research and Development (R&). This, he said, was because any nation at war that was wholly dependent on other nations and private vendors for the entirety of its military needs would continue to face considerable set-backs. In this regard therefore, Air Marshal Abubakar noted that the NAF had undertaken various initiatives, singly and in conjunction with credible partners, which have yielded positive outcomes. He highlighted some of these to include higher-quality, locally-produced versions of the hydraulic accumulator diaphragms for the Mi-35 helicopter and L-39 aircraft fleets; local production of Missile Heat Shields as well as the mass production of brake pads and rivets for the Alpha Jet aircraft, in collaboration with Innoson Group of Companies. Others, he said, include the local production of C-130H auxiliary power unit test stand, weaponisation of NAF and Nigerian Police Force Bell 412 helicopters, production of 30.1mm live rockets and production of hilux mounted rocket launchers, as well as geisha 23mm guns of the decommissioned MiG-21 aircraft, amongst others.

While highlighting some challenges facing the Service, the CAS stated that the NAF, like other Services, is participating actively in all the Internal Security operations in the Country which include Operations LAFIYA DOLE, HADARIN DAJI, DELTA SAFE, SAFE HAVEN, AWATSE and WHIRL STROKE. He said running an air force is a very expensive venture, especially where the underlying local technological base is inadequate. While noting that the current level of funding for the NAF is still far below the requirement to sustain a balanced force capable of discharging its roles effectively, Air Marshal Abubakar appreciated the Federal Government under the leadership of the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buahri, for striving to improve NAF budgetary allocations over the past few years. The CAS also mentioned weather as well as the vastness of the area of operations as part of the challenges faced by the NAF.

In his remarks, the Chairman of the occasion and former Vice Chancellor (VC) UNIJOS, Professor Nenfort Gomwalk, commended the CAS for the remarkable achievements and successes recorded in the fight against terrorism in the Northeast as well as other internal security threats. He noted that the University was extremely proud of the achievements recorded by the NAF, under Air Marshal Abubakar’s leadership, in the areas of capacity building, infrastructural development, acquisition and reactivation of platforms and particularly in R&.

The CAS had earlier paid a courtesy call on the VC UNIJOS, Professor Seddi Sebastian Maimako, in his Office, where he highlighted how the NAF has leveraged the knowledge and experience inherent in Nigerian Universities to solve some of its aircraft engineering and maintenance problems. This, the CAS, said was achieved through Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with 15 Nigerian Universities and Research Institutes. He urged the VC to join others in partnering with the NAF in the area of R&. In his response, the UNIJOS VC, while expressing his delight to welcome the CAS to his Office, noted that given the special connection Air Marshal Abubakar has with UNIJOS, the University would definitely key into the NAF’s R& drive while also exploring avenues to further strengthen the relationship between the NAF and the University.

Other dignitaries at the event were the former CAS, Air Marshal Jonah Wuyep (retired), Principal Officers in UNIJOS, the Air Officer Commanding Ground Training Command as well other senior NAF officers.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

Odunayaw:
So the DB is the Special mission vessel ba? Just post Ezugwu pictures abeg

abi.
Make e just end like dat.The tin tire me

kabe1:
1, it was terminated, yes, and has been reinstated.

The article clearly states special mission vessel would be purchased for the navy.

It clearly states in this link that it's going to be used as a special mission vessel.


http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3061498

Deep blue project and Buying a special purpose vessel for the Navy ain't the same. you're not getting your facts straight.According to some of the links you posted the Nigeria navy was to buy vessels from an Israeli company buy this DB ships ain't Israeli made.Thats one mistake you're making

kabe1:
You guys don't bother to carry out basic research.


The contract, signed off by the Federal Executive Council in December 2017, would have seen the contractor, HSLi, net $195 million in exchange for an undisclosed number of special mission aircraft, special mission helicopters and 12 fast intervention vessels for the Nigerian Navy.

https://www.nairaland.com/4525843/buhari-cancels-195-million-security

is this part of the deep blue project

GeneralFarouq:
Guy what your issue with South Africa

I tire sef o.Me I nor get dat power take confront am o

What's the need for all these baseless arguments.Whether We are stronger or SA is stronger I don't give a sh!t. I'll advise stronger Africa nations like SA, Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria, Morroco with Battle experience and Sophisticated hardware should deploy to other Sister Africa nations that are suffering in the hands of Terrorists like Niger,Mali,DRC.The Western nations there ain't doing nothing to stop these guys.Despite the fact that France had both predator MQ 9 Drones Rafael and mirage 2000 jets along side other drones of the US airforce was present and already authorized to carry out Airstrike in Niger.Those Bogos still wiped out 71 Niger soilders.We Africans has the power to deal with such situations and not depend on the west for any shity protection..

jln115:
Not Nigerian Navy!!!

Help me tell him !

The Commandant Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Air Vice Marshal Cletus Udeagulu has reiterated the need for effective collaboration between AFIT and Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) especially in the area of Research and Development.

He made the call during a courtesy visit by the Director General Defence Industries Corporation on Nigeria, Maj Gen Victor Ezugwu and some of his management team AFIT at Air Force Base, Kaduna.

His words; “If we want to go solo, you will have solo results, but if we go in group we will have group result that will be highly impressive to well-meaning Nigerians and our nation will be better for it”

The Commandant who said he has earlier visited DICON on assumption of Office noted that he was aware of the endowment in the Defence Industry, stressing on the need to focus on the genuine issue of comparative advantage between the duo because there was urgent need to collaborate.

He disclosed that rocket propeller fabricated by AFIT Research and Development Center was recently test fired at Kaduna, based on the directive of Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar and that he would like it to be mass produced, hence the need for urgent collaboration with DICON.

“Most Defence Research and Development efforts end at prototype level, we would not want the current research efforts to go the same way because the end user must get the product before the production process could be said to be completed”.

The Commandant who commended the DG DICON, for the success stories currently emanating from DICON stated that the Defence Premier Industry has come of age and it was time to move to the next level.

“Am glad you are taking the bull by the horns to change the previous unimpressive narrative about DICON, “you are doing well, the world need to know what you are doing”

Earlier, the DG DICON Maj Gen Ezugwu said, AFIT had distinguished itself as the best among Defence Institutions established in Nigeria, stressing that there are empirical evidences of their research and development products to buttress that.

“And let me congratulate you for having your name appended on the first locally made MRAP APC in Nigeria. “You do not need to be an Engineer to make a mark, you have high capacity to deliver”.

The DG who said he was aware of an existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between DICON and AFIT before he assumed office, stressed the need to polish it and make it operational because there were lots of benefits for both parties.

He further disclosed that the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Tukur Buratai had magnanimously released fund to set up 3-D or smart factory at Command Engineering Deport (CED), Rigachukun Kaduna to take care of tools and tooling needs in CED and DICON adding that the factory would be made available to AFIT when it becomes functional.

“We need institutions in Nigeria to help us solve our problems instead of looking unto foreign partners only”.

The DG also advocated for technical team exchange who are vast in their discipline between AFIT and DICON for quick and heartwarming result in research and development as well as the fabrication of military products.

He lauded the efforts of the Commandant for piloting the affairs of AFIT well to the benefit of the nation because large chunk of foreign reserves is being preserve because of local fabrications in AFIT.

102 composite group maiduguri!
#opRattleSnake
#Alpha pilots
#WillingAbleReady
#WorldsFinestPilots

kabe1:
Nigerian Navy is expecting the following ships next year.

"Dick listed the platforms expected to join the Services’ fleet in 2020 to include,
-1 x 60m Hydrographic Survey Ship from Ocea France,

-2 x 40m FPBs from Damen Shipyard Vietnam,

-1 x 45m SDB III from Naval Dockyard Limited Lagos.

Others are:
- 2 x 35m FPBs from Ocean France,

- 1 x 24m FPB from Ocea France,

-4 x Manta Class Boats from Suncraft Malaysia, ​

-4 x 17C –Falcon Boats from Ocea France, and

-5 x RHIBs enroute from Suncraft Malaysia,

-15 x RHIBs from Suncraft Malaysia.

Also expected are

-15 x 8.5m Riverine Patrol Boats from Epenal Group Nigeria Limited, Port Harcourt, 9 x 8.5m ~
-
-AW139 from Italy."

https://newsverge.com/2019/12/18/maritime-security-nigerian-navy-expecting-more-platforms-before-end-of-2020/

More than 40 Maritime based platforms put together.Nice!
With at least 25 from Nigeria ����

iamnen:
Ranger over the weekend

Big boy!

LTGEN:
PMB has just signed the 2019 Budget.
Please anyone who access to the Budget .
Can you download and paste.

nor be only u o Broda I dey find am seriously

Dreazy23:
That's lovely

thanks

Dreazy23:
He looks good, did you relax his fur though?

nope just his normal antispectic soap.Thats all.

Odunayaw:
I strongly doubt we'd get any LPD as the less costliest buy/option is that of PT PAL. I think we'd get a sister for the LST.

The GOA story wasn't for LST, it was OPV

nah it was a landing ship tank

avidleo:
Yep


Thanks to the cabotage & other fees from commercial vessels coming into Nigerian waters.

Are we sure about those Dauphin helo. ok quick question from where will the Deep blue project Helo operate naval Base or vessels?