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19 Sep, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Should Nigeria have gone for Denels Rooivalk? ImageImageImage
Poland and Nigeria initially signified interest in the Rooivalk. Poland was seeking new attack helicopters under its Kruk programme while Nigeria has an urgent operational requirement for attack helicopters to combat Boko Haram militants. The diplomatic row over
..the arrest of Nigeria's armed agents and confiscation of funds killed any chance of Nigeria aquring the Rooivalk. We went for the Mi-35M instead. Unfortunate turn of events as the Rooivalk was of a much modern design.
Rooivalk Mk1 with full traditional weapons loadout. Visible is the MISTRAL ATAM launcher, M159 rocket launcher pod, ZT-6 Mokopa ATGM and GIAT 20 mm F2 duel feed cannon. ImageImageImageImage

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21 Sep
More than 8,000 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered from their enclaves and hideouts. And whether you like it or not, the Shock and Awe strategy i.e overwhelming firepower is responsible for this development.

Are there still abductions? Yes of course. There will be attacks Image
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With French Defence Minister Florence Parley in Mali attempting to stop the deployment of Russian troops in Mali, let's take an in-depth look at the big picture. What is really going on.
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Nigerian Air Force 1980s versus 2021 who wins? (TWO PA)

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After the Nigerian Civil War, in the the Soviet Union delivered 25 MiG-21MF and six MiG-21UM fighters to Nigeria. The MiG-21MF worn camouflaged paint while the two seater arrived with metal color. ImageImageImageImage
The MiG-21 Fishbed was badass at its time,equipped with Soviet RSBN, a short range navigation system. When Chadian forces invaded Nigeria's Lake Chad islands in April 1983, the MIG-21 had its baptism of fire. Its performance showed the military the value of air power. ImageImage
MiG-21 harassing strikes halted the advance of Chadian forces and bought the army time to mobilize. By the time the army, led by GOC 2rd amoured division Gen M Buhari was fully mobilized and attacked, the Chadians, already weakened by days of airstrikes capitulated and fled.
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Could Nigeria's decision to aquire 24 M346FA attack jets be to replace the Alpha Jet as the frontline aviation (work horse) of the Nigerian Air Force? From a cost effective tactical solution standpoint it makes perfect sense. ImageImageImage
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So if the NAF is phasing out the Alpha jets ImageImageImage
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will take up that role. But we gonna need so many of them. Besides, why stress the airframe of arguably our best anti-ship weapon missile carrying platform and strategic air defence for low intensity conflict? ImageImage
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We will not be at war with Boko Haram forever. The insurgency in itself is DEAD. What we have are marauding criminal gangs and enterprises carrying out criminal activities like robbery, Image
..abduction for ransome under the name of "terrorism". They carry out criminal activities and get rewarded with media notoriety.

This level of notoriety is in itself addictive. They dont even bother pretending to be fighting for a cause anymore. No manifesto, no objective
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This underscores growing Russia influence in region. Be not surprised if we eake up to news of another coup de etat in Mali days from now.
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