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Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 8:24pm On Aug 22, 2014
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35948:feature-the-army-and-operations-other-than-war&catid=111:sa-defence&Itemid=242

Operations other than war (OOTW) take up the vast majority of the SA National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) working hours with taskings ranging from building bridges through to delivery of ballot papers for elections as well as safeguarding borders and being an active component of government foreign policy.

“Many people seem to think the defence force is surplus to national requirements because South Africa is not fighting a war,” an SA Army brigadier general told defenceWeb on condition of anonymity.

“Just the opposite, because there is no war in the true sense of the word doesn’t mean the SANDF is not a deployed force.”

Army chief Lieutenant General Vusi Masondo elaborated on some of the work his arm of service is doing when he addressed a recent media event at the Army College in Thaba Tshwane.

“The SA Army is increasingly becoming involved in OOTW. As a force, we understand the bond we share with South Africa and we readily extend our support to the people when the need arises.



“We are, after all, servants of the people,” he said.

This helping hand approach saw soldiers conspicuous in camouflage during the May 7 general elections ensuring registered voters were able to cast their ballots without interference.

“Soldiers also maintained stability in a non-partisan manner in Alexandra when chaotic elements threatened to derail the Constitutionally protected smooth polling process,” Masondo said.

Similarly soldiers were essential to ensuring ballot papers made it safely to the Wonderkop area of North West, scene of the now infamous Marikana massacre.

The man in charge of the single largest component of the SANDF also points to the work done by the Sappers in making life easier for people in rural parts of the country. Using Bailey bridges engineer/soldiers have provided communities in Eastern Cape, among others, with an easier way of moving from place to place, even if it is on foot for purposes as varied as going to school, visiting a clinic and accessing potable water.

When it comes to taskings more in the accepted military tradition, the Army is the backbone of Operation Corona. There are currently 13 companies deployed along South Africa’s borders with Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana and Namibia trying to halt the flow of illegals and contraband goods into the country and prevent stolen vehicles and livestock, among others, from leaving South Africa.

The SANDF is an integral part of government’s foreign policy and this means soldiers are and will find themselves deployed as part of African Union (AU) and/or United Nations (UN) peacekeeping, peace support and peace building missions in Africa.

This was made clear by Masondo who said South Africa would only go back to the Central African Republic (CAR) if “asked to by the AU”.

South African soldiers supported by their colleagues from the SA Air Force are currently deployed in Darfur and the DRC while the Navy maintains a presence in the Mozambique Channel.

Masondo maintains the long-awaited Defence Review provides an opportunity for his arm of service “to be bolstered in its efforts to fulfil its Constitutional mandate, that of providing combat ready forces to safeguard our borders and territorial integrity while also playing a role in laying a foundation from which social development would be possible”.

The Defence Review, which will shape the SANDF over the next 30 years, is due to come under the scrutiny of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans at its second meeting of the second Parliamentary term of this year next Thursday.

“The committee will receive a comprehensive briefing that should include the implications of the (tabled) Defence Review and whether this updated defence policy could lead to the amendment of current legislation,” the committee’s second term programme states.

This is currently the only mention the Defence Review has in the committee’s second term programme
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 8:20pm On Aug 22, 2014
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35950:oryx-upgrade-to-be-completed-in-2016&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107


The long-delayed upgrade of the Denel Aviation Oryx avionics and navigation system will only be completed in early 2016, four years later than originally planned.

Denel is on track to meet the newly agreed completion timeline of January 2016, the company said.

“Qualification and certification of the system upgrade has been completed. To date a total of ten aircraft have been modified of which some have been released to the customer for operational deployment, whilst others are due for scheduled services. A contract variation order addressing changes in timelines was received from the client,” Denel said.

The avionics upgrade is part of Project Drummer II, an extension of Project Drummer, initiated in 2006 for the mid-life upgrade of the Oryx helicopter, allowing them to serve to around 2020.

The R492 million fixed-price, fixed-term avionics and navigation upgrade contract was originally scheduled to be completed by June 2012, but “due to extended engineering and flight test efforts, the programme was delayed,” Denel said. A total of 38 aircraft are receiving the upgrades.


Part of the reason for the Oryx delay is that some analogue equipment was retained whilst new digital equipment was added, forcing Denel Aviation to produce an interface unit for the new equipment. Another setback was the turmoil at Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE), which was one of the subsystems suppliers for the Oryx upgrade project. After entering business rescue, ATE was taken over by Paramount to become Paramount Advanced Technologies last year.

Denel added that the Oryx programme accounted for revenue of R30 million during the 2013/14 financial year and that “the provision for onerous contracts in respect of this project is R155 million.”

The Oryx first flew on September 18, 1987 and deliveries commenced in May 1989. Denel Aviation assembled 51 aircraft of which 38 are believed to remain in service. The Oryx replaced the Aerospatiale SA330 Puma in South African Air Force service. The helicopter forms the backbone of the Air Force’s rotary wing transport fleet and has been deployed overseas on peace support operations, such as to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 8:15pm On Aug 22, 2014
Henry120: Stop lieing, that uniform in the photo south-african "musiwa" posted is from a game, and has nothing to do with reality.
but the CR21 is real, I have touched one, felt it up done every thing but shoot it cry cry
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 8:14pm On Aug 22, 2014
Henry120: Are you surely this ignorant, or you're just making an extra effort today?
Show me what other recon aircraft other than 2 MPAs does NAF operate.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 8:12pm On Aug 22, 2014
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 7:38pm On Aug 22, 2014
agaugust: Ethiopian Su-27 jets will wipe out South African Gripen jets with Ethio BVR missiles from 40km away, your over-rated Gripen pilots won't even see who s.hot them d.own, they will just realize they are in heaven...or hell grin
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In young lion we showed that our pilots where still great at low level flying and dog fighting in close.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 7:36pm On Aug 22, 2014
Helghast: I've noticed that many african countries prefer quantity over the quality of our soldiers, maybe that's why its so hard for many of us to protect our countries.
Quantity has a quality all on it's own. But yes most prever hgher numbers. Problem is though most can not afford high enogh numbers of high quality troops to be every where. African countries can be big.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 7:23pm On Aug 22, 2014
agaugust: ....and that is exactly what you are...a fool big time grin

Are those Beechcrafts the same? The channels TV video was May-June search for Chibok girls. That's the older Beechcraft ISTAR version painted white and brown 5N BMP.

The 3 new Beechcraft transport version NAF announced are still overseas, the white and blue painted NAF 202, 203, 204 announced by NAF this month August, maybe just about arriving now, last seen this month in Spain Canary Islands.

Even a person with low IQ can spot the difference. You @Andrewza has the devil father of lies living inside you. Please go for urgent deliverance.

Shame on all 50 million South Africans, nation of liars who want to be Africa's leader, you will just ruin this continent
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Have you even looked up what a 350ER looks like, they look nothing like the 350i with cargo pods that you have, where are the sensors and othere intrements that the 350ER have.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 7:09pm On Aug 22, 2014
agaugust: You don't have Any ISR A109 helicopter. That pod is NOT radar. The avionics of SAAF Augusta helicopters are not configured to carry any pod, whether combat pod or peoples iPod .

Go fvck yourself or mate a frog if you wanna feel good by force grin
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And other than your 2 MPAs with there maritime search radar you have no survalnce aircraft.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 5:14pm On Aug 22, 2014
agaugust: Over 60% of manufactured goods in South African economy are Fong Kong made in China !!! Ya ya ya !!! Lmao
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So, china is a mass producer. I mean every where is full of there stuff.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 5:11pm On Aug 22, 2014
agaugust: No need to look any further, Beegeagle posted all facts, and posted the video of NAF Beechcraft 350ER Reg Num 5N BMP flying to the air showing it's underbelly radar and showing the interior ISTAR equipment console displaying air to ground target acquisition screen in a very recent real life ISTAR special mission this June 2014.

The world of intelligent people don't care about any fools' personal comments when a manufacturer has declared data specs of it's aircraft and the photos, videos show it in full operation.

Even @Patches the great liar could not deny it is ISTAR

You are s.crewd @Andrewza....you sh.ot yourself in the foot, well deserved humiliation grin grin

PHOTO 1 : NAF Beechcraft 350ER in real life action prepares for take off on ISTAR mission

PHOTO 2 : The NAF Beechcraft 350ER shows interior ISTAR equipment target display screen during air to ground operation

Anyone denying these extra proofs, has the devil living inside him !

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Only a foo can mistake a cargo pod for a radar. Those beachcraft of yours are even in a transport squdron and your airforce spoke about them as transport aircraft.

And don't say beachcraft does not over cargopods. Any number of companies could provid the vargo pods.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 11:58am On Aug 22, 2014
Witch At misslels and what rpgs. Still I want to see a pic of this nigerian tracked afv.
Foreign AffairsRe: Ebola Travel: South Africa Bans Incomers From W Africa- BBC by zaandrew: 8:46am On Aug 22, 2014
iterator25: listen, i'll find you and i'll break your two legs
Those who give threats online are bed wetting cowards.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 6:41am On Aug 22, 2014
agaugust: [size=14pt]


You finally s.hot y.ourself in the foot to show you knew NAF has Beechcraft 350ER but you lied and deny it like a man of dishonour.


Beegeagle clearly says NAF Beechcraft 350 Registration Number 5N BMP is an ISTAR aircraft !

https://beegeagle./2014/08/02/a-photo-of-another-unknown-beechcraft-super-king-air-350-istar-plane-of-the-nigerian-air-force-inherited-from-the-defunct-picomss/



"A PHOTO OF ANOTHER LITTLE-KNOWN BEECHCRAFT SUPER KING AIR 350 ISTAR PLANE OF THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE (INHERITED FROM THE DEFUNCT PICOMSS)

beegeagle says:
August 2, 2014 at 7:05 am

This surveillance plane was acquired by PICOMSS in 2010 and crewed by the NAF’s 81 Air Maritime Group, alongside smaller Diamond DA42 MPP surveillance assets until their transfer, following the dissolution of PICOMSS, to the NAF in 2012. Almost certainly, she is the missing link in the array of Beechcraft planes…the elusive “NAF 201″

So, it is clear to me that the NAF own a minimum of four Beechcraft Super King Air 350 ISTAR planes, possibly five of them…if the unit in the video seen below does not carry the dome in the belly seen on this unit pictured above. Ahead of those, we have two Alenia ATR 42-500 Surveyor planes which are ELINT/MPA assets. At the bottom of the pile is a pair or triad (will confirm that in due course) of small DA 42MPP piston-engined surveillance planes.

Take a look at this other Beechcraft in the video. If it does not carry that pod in the belly, that would be Beechcraft ISR asset no. 5."


Nigeria has Beechcraft 350ER ISTAR aircraft...CASE PROVED, CASE CLOSED !!


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSqXMmQ6reM

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Until you start to read the comints
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 7:58pm On Aug 21, 2014
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 6:59pm On Aug 21, 2014
agaugust: I posted photos and contract acquisition project webpage source. Even @Patches could not deny it. You can deny it all you want, your conscience pricks you with the truth every time you come across it.

Your problem not mine, come fight Nigeria and we will use our Beechcraft 350ER ISTAR to acquire artillery target on your army.
That's all care about, your denying it will not save you from it's reality when war comes.

SANDF will be our NAF's first victim grin
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you posted a pic that did not show any thing. That pic is not prove, even beageal blog agrees me
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 5:11pm On Aug 21, 2014
Thiza: @AUGUSTUS THE NEW SANDF UNIFORM TO BE INTRODUCED
not really, it just a game mod for arma3
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 5:08pm On Aug 21, 2014
agaugust: Yes, Mongoose is imported Israeli technology.
Source and source you beachcraft are the ER version.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 4:10pm On Aug 21, 2014
agaugust: South Africa too does not have anything like that, it is only a plan. We wait and see who gets it first.

Then Mongoose is NOT South African technology, your thieves got it from Israel as usual. All South African missile technology was imported from Israel.

That your Mongoose is already in service with Israeli army as Trophy.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophy_active_protection_system

South African brain that cannot build a web forum like Nairaland, you want to build Mongoose by yourself? Naaah, Israeli technology.
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Nope, trophy system works on a different principle all together
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 4:09pm On Aug 21, 2014
agaugust: Rubbish ! Gripen jet failed woefully in it's real life combat text in Libya under NATO, the Americans jets and British jets were the ones who did the job required by NATO.

Proof is quoted from your very own source:

"Sweden also needs to verify the accuracy of its Litening III laser designator pod on Gripen. So far, the Gripens can use the pod on their own, but not to hand-off targets because the accuracy validation has not taken place".

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verify


verb (used with object), verified, verifying.
1.
to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate:
"Events verified his prediction."

2.
to ascertain the truth or correctness of, as by examination, research, or comparison:
"to verify a spelling."

3.
to act as ultimate proof or evidence of; serve to confirm.

4.
Law. a.to prove or confirm (an allegation).
b.to state to be true, especially in legal use, formally or upon oath
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 2:38pm On Aug 21, 2014
Overall, though, Gustafsson says the experience validated many elements of the Gripen system. “The human-machine interface is really good,” he says, with the various inputs from the radar, laser designator pod, electronic warfare system and other subsystems providing “really good situational awareness.”

So far, the Gripens can use the pod on their own

http://m.aviationweek.com/awin/swedish-gripen-community-draws-libya-lessons
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 2:33pm On Aug 21, 2014
PrinxArthur1: why would Nato use GRIPEN when they have tornadoes and hawk eye? its like borrowing ur neighbour's 504 peugeot car when u ve lamborghini.....absurd
Gripen is better than both thos aicraft you talked about.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 2:32pm On Aug 21, 2014
agaugust: DefenceWeb is a blog and not a reliable source, it spreads propaganda for South African related matters.

gripen blogs is a blog and not reliable.

The only reliable source says the Gripens performed badly in reconnaissance mission in Libya, the Gripen was NOT accurate grin grin

"Sweden also needs to verify the accuracy of its Litening III laser designator pod on Gripen. So far, the Gripens can use the pod on their own, but not to hand-off targets because the accuracy validation has not taken place."

http://m.aviationweek.com/awin/swedish-gripen-community-draws-libya-lessons

Sorry, your Gripen jet reconnaissance record shows TOTAL FAILURE in real life situation grin grin

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Defencweb is a news site, the blog gave there infomastion source and you miss quted.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 1:40pm On Aug 21, 2014
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 1:37pm On Aug 21, 2014
agaugust: You have 33% brain function.

We bought 3 Beechcraft 350i transport version just this August 2014, the Registration numbers are NAF 202, 203, 204.

The bottom of 350i is empty, no pod, I posted that on page 1064 this morning, no need to repeat it.

We bought unspecified numbers of Beechcraft 350i ER ISTAR version in 2012, the Registration number is 5N BMP.

Radar is rectangular like a box on ALL Beechcraft 350 ER, not round...SEE PHOTO 1...blind man grin grin

Source of PHOTO 1 http://aviationweek.com/awin/us-army-extend-multi-int-emarss-beyond-emd

Beechcraft 350 series carries NO cargo pod as declared by manufacturer, see PHOTO 2...illiterate grin grin

Nigeria bought Reg Num 5N BMP as a special mission aircraft, same as all 350ER series, see PHOTO 3...Ebola brain grin grin

5N BMP is the Registration number for NAF 350i ER ISTAR version, see PHOTO 4.....now you are proved a 100% imbeciile grin grin

You South Africans always prove WEF to be right, your 50 million people are the second d.ullest brains in this world, honestly !

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I will take the word of NAF over yours. They called the transport I posted 2 sources showing they where bought has transport. You have not shown any source that what you boght is any thing but transport. So you got 3 lovely beach craft transport aircraft.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 1:12pm On Aug 21, 2014
agaugust: The Nigerian police did not know the navy was there, they are two different forces with different roles and command-control. Ocean is large.

South African navy could not communicate with itself in broad daylight, two big warships in joint training, each knew the other was there and they still mistakenly sail into each other, k.illed your own sailors, and you sank your own frigate to make Guinness Book Of Records grin grin

Now that is the funniest navy story in this world grin grin

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So you telling me your country securty forces have no joint comand and control, no means to comuncat with each other?

The mistake was all internal on one ship. Those in charge where removed. Had nothing to do with fleet work witch we do more than you any case.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 1:06pm On Aug 21, 2014
PrinxArthur1: so British tornadoes+US hawk eye is useless?
Since when did I say that? Both can do recon to. Never talked about witch is better or worse only that the grpen was built with recon in mind.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 8:34am On Aug 21, 2014
PrinxArthur1: doing what?
Recon. 8 gripens conduct 37% of all nato recon flights from bases in italy.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 7:41am On Aug 21, 2014
PrinxArthur1: doing Escort lol...
No
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 6:35am On Aug 21, 2014
agaugust: Same way you cannot post article on Beegeagle, you can only comment like I do on DefenceWeb too.

Now you try comment on Janes Defence and you will see the difference. DefenceWeb is a goddam blog !!!
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And beegeagle is the only one who can post there and he only let's yesmen commint

No it is not, the reporters that work for defencweb go to press days, when they walk around at events they have press Id cards. Because defencweb is a news site that gets money from sponsors.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 6:30am On Aug 21, 2014
agaugust: Nope ! South African air force fvcks around with ONLY TRANSPORT versions Beechcraft called B200 model.

http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/aircraft/44/b200-super-king-air


Your SAAF Air Force Chief was crying to buy NAF type of ISTAR Beechcraft called B350i ER model, but his dreams failed grin



Illiterate 'soldier' read the answer below...you this Dumbo Domingo grin




Navy Cook-Chef Andrewza, this is not potato and onions, Beechcraft 350i ER of Nigeria is a the version built with NO cargo pod allowed underneath by the manufacturer, instead, it has an ISTAR radome or radar dome...you are a Chef and tomato slicer in Mandela's navy.

http://planes.findthebest.com/compare/50-106/Hawker-Beechcraft-Beechcraft-King-Air-350i-vs-Pilatus-PC-12-NG




I just showed you above how illiterate you are, you just disgrace all South Africans on this forum grin

Nobody configures cargo pod on Beechcraft 350i ER, manufacturer builds it with radar dome. Olodo Soja grin

Nigeria bought a special mission version of Beechcraft called 350i ER....

"Acquisition of Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350, Special Installations, Certification, Importation, Training of Personnel, Operations Support for Special Mission on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria."

http://www.africacontracts.com/index.php/profile-projects

"On June 13, 2005, Beechcraft announced at the Paris Air Show that it was developing the King Air 350ER version. Changes include provision for surveillance equipment in a belly pod, the landing gear to handle the increased weight and provide ground clearance for the belly pod, and extra fuel capacity in the engine to increase range"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air#Super_King_Air_300.2F350

See photo 1 for labelled diagram drawn for retaards like you South Africans

See photo 2 for Nigerian Beechcraft 350i ER with radar pod underbelly, they came in 2012

See photo 3 for the Nigerian Beechcraft 350i version that is transport only with NO radar pod under belly, they came in 2014

http://www.african-defense.com/?p=6682

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South African, bow to your ISTAR master Nigeria, and k.iss the sole of her canvas shoes shocked tongue cheesy grin

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Look at pics and you will see the pods are difrent pods, one is round and yours is long and rectagular and used for cargo.

You bought 3 transport aircraft. I posted 2 sources that say it is a transport aircraft. You post zero sources that it is a recon aircraft. I posted your beloved blog where your felo nigerians cam to the conclustion that it is a transport aircraft.
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by zaandrew: 6:18am On Aug 21, 2014
agaugust: Earth surface is not the ground? Advanced stage of mental Ebola.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_Ground_Surveillance

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