The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) family of vehicles provides Soldiers with highly survivable multimission platforms mitigating improvised explosive devices which produce the greatest number of casualties for our troops
Here are the TOP TEN MRAPs in our inventory
Marauder MRAP. Designed and built by Paramount Group, South Africa.
REVA MRAP. Designed and built in South Africa.
ISOTREX MRAP. Designed and manufactured by the Company Isotrex Manufacturing, based in the United Arab Emirates.
PROFORCE ARA II. Designed and built by Profoce Nigeria.
Streit Spartan MKIII. Designed and built in the United Arab Emirate.
EZEGWU MRAP. Designed and built by the Nigerian army Vehicle Manufacturing Company Company.
BIGFOOT MRAP. Designed and developed in China.
EZEGWU MK.3 Designed and built in Nigeria.
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According to information gleamed from captured Boko Haram insurgents, the two aircafts that instilled the fear of God in them were the Triangle and Mi-35M. The Triangles have been out for a while (this hiatus will be short-lived) while the Mi-35M has picked up the mantle.
Important to note here that we are not talking of the Mi-24 Hind, which is deadly in its own right. We talking about the MI-35M, which is a comprehensive upgrade of the Mi-24, and brings to the battlefield a whole range of capabilities Boko Haram/ISWAP is not prepared for.
Its primarily designed for attack missions yet can insert 8 soldiers into the battlefield for follow up/mop up operations. Compared to the Mi-24, the "35M" delivers superior flight performance characteristics and manoeuvrability when compared to the Mi-24. Its not even close.
Nigeria and South Africa field the largest and most sophisticated combat helicopter fleet in Sub Saharan Africa. No other country comes close to matching the rotary wings fleet of both nations.
However South Africa is the only nation in Africa capable of independently developing and producing advanced fourth generation helicopters.
The South Africans are 20 years ahead of China in the development of advanced combat helicopters. The Rooivalk first flew in 1990, back when China was still a peasant economy.
While it may be true that the death of Abubakar Shekau allowed the larger and better organized ISWAP terrorist group, to solicit the loyalty of Shekau’s remaining terrorists and forge a unified effort to create a caliphate. Its a little too late for ISWAP. The military
..is getting new deliveries, its better armed, better trained, and let's be honest, its the most combat experienced in Africa. The Nigerian military has had a decade of warfare under its belt. From maritime piracy to insurgency. It knows what works and what doesn't.
And..its not just the army and airforce, though they get the spotlight. Even the Nigerian Navy has had a decade to master littoral operations, tactics, rescue operations and freedom of navigation operations. It is by far the best trained and combat experienced in SSA
The year 2019 was Dasvidanya the Eurocopter AS3332 helicopter, colloquially called Super Puma. For years the Super Puma has been the primary helicopter for Nigerian Special Forces troops
Im 2019 the Russian built Mi-17E multi mission helicopter was chosen to replace the Super Puma as the adopted aircraft for NAF Special Forces Units.
The first batch of the new MI-17E was delivered by a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane on 2 December 2020
Why is Nigeria so hell bent on aquiring the American AH-1 Cobra, it is willing to risk another diplomatic embarrassment.
In 2013 the Israeli air force phased out its fleet of AH-1 attack helicopters. Nigeria showed interest in buying surplus helicopters that was phased out
by the IAF. Negotiations began in ernest. Suddenly Israels defense ministry was ordered to STOP negotiations following a request by President Obama. A leaked memo revealed that the US did not want to be involved in any way in the domestic war in Nigeria between
the Nigerian army and Boko Haram militants..( so long Boko Haram was winning). Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama are not realy fond of each other. They do not see eye to eye. But this interference Israels internal affairs took relations to an all time low.
As the Nigerian army modernizes we've seen a slew of new combat fatigue and gear in their kits. From improved body armor to better sniper rifles and grenade launchers.
Nigerian army amoured and field artillery units rock the coolest kit
Sh-105mm self propelled howitzer
ST-I Tank Destroyer/Assault Vehicle, Fire Support crewman.