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Sujet: Re: Armée Nigériane / Nigerian Armed Forces Ven 3 Nov 2023 - 23:11
Here is everything we know about NNS ABA (P194), the vessel modified to allow PMB safely attend the 2023 presidential fleet review and why under such economic circumstances the Navy should not be spending N5 billion on a vessel that’ll hardly see any meaningful use. For context,… pic.twitter.com/lM4aYsMJg9
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Sujet: Re: Armée Nigériane / Nigerian Armed Forces Sam 4 Nov 2023 - 18:43
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Nigerian Navy to harness artificial intelligence to strengthen operations
Africa Defense Forum -3rd November
The Nigerian Navy flagship NNS Aradu.
The Nigerian Navy aims to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to strengthen its operational capacity and keep pace with evolving technological advancements in the maritime industry.
Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla revealed this in August during the presentation of a paper by Navy participants at the National Defence College, titled “Artificial Intelligence and Ship Maintenance: Strategic Options for the Nigerian Navy by 2035.”
Ogalla said the Nigerian Navy is embracing AI since it and other emerging technologies increasingly are used in ship construction.
“The Nigerian Navy must continue to adopt and integrate these technologies in order to maintain a competitive edge during operations,” Ogalla said in a report by Nigerian newspaper Leadership.
AI can inform a Navy’s decision-making processes, such as predicting the most fuel-efficient way to operate a vessel. It can be included in a ship’s navigation system, radar operations or threat-detection systems to allow operators to process information faster.
The technology has grown in popularity as maritime battlefields become increasingly complex.
“Navies and warships in general have had a high degree of automation for a long time, with the most commonplace use of AI being in the Combat Management System (CMS),” Matthew Caris, senior director at Avascent, a global strategy consulting firm, told Armada International.
In automatic mode, CMS can detect a target and identify, classify, and prioritize targets before deploying weapons, although people are involved in decisions about when and how to use weapons.
Harnessing AI and other technologies will help the Nigerian Navy more effectively respond to a range of maritime threats such as illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; drug smuggling; and piracy.
Nigeria now loses about $70 million annually to illegal fishing perpetrated by a host of foreign fleets, mostly Chinese.
It is a scourge that plagues West Africa, the world’s epicenter for IUU fishing. It costs the region an estimated $10 billion a year, according to a September report by the Stimson Center, a think tank.
Since the early 2000s, the region also has emerged as a major transit point for cocaine and other drugs from South America en route to Europe. Drugs commonly are trafficked into Nigeria through Lagos and other port cities. In July, the Nigerian Navy helped uncover 24 kilograms of cocaine on a bulk carrier in Lagos. The drugs were hidden in a sugar shipment from Brazil.
After years of declining pirate attacks — there were 81 in 2020, 34 in 2021 and just three last year — the threat is resurging in West Africa, where five incidents were reported in the first quarter of this year and nine in the second quarter, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
The IMB says the number of actual and attempted piracy attacks on ships in Nigeria fell from 48 in 2018 to six in 2021. However, Nigeria’s maritime efforts to combat piracy have led to increasing pirate attacks on artisanal fishing villages.
In November 2022, Etim Asuquo and his family were outside their home in Issiet Ekim, southern Nigeria, when gunshots rang out. Asuquo escaped in the bush, but his brother, Okon, was one of two men killed in the assault.
“I still cannot believe how it happened. It was like a dream,” Asuquo told The Guardian. “I did not take anything. All my property, including my fishing equipment, was destroyed.”
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Sujet: Re: Armée Nigériane / Nigerian Armed Forces Sam 4 Nov 2023 - 20:24
Atak-I 🪖 T-129 Gunship helicopter produced for Nigeria were displayed at #Makurdi Tactical Air Command. Pictured with A-400M Turkish transport plane Atak carrying the helicopters. pic.twitter.com/LyS33yRL93
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Sujet: Re: Armée Nigériane / Nigerian Armed Forces Jeu 16 Nov 2023 - 22:45
New arrival. Beechcraft King Air 360ER (Reg: NAF 205). They will be configured for ISR. Turbo prop aircrafts have become a staple of ISR missions, carrying an array of sensors to feed an ever growing demand for near real time intelligence. pic.twitter.com/mgQ4ARODw4
Nigeria to receive 13 Turkish Nurol Makina Yörük 4x4 armored vehicles
As reported by Military Africa on January 29, 2024, the Turkish company Nurol Makina recently signed a contract with Asisguard, another Turkish company specializing in electro-optical and border security systems. The contract entails the export of 13 Yörük 4x4 tactical protected vehicles, also known as NMS 4x4, to Nigeria as part of a larger border security project.
An outstanding feature of the Nurol Makina NMS 4x4 is its adaptability regarding protection levels, allowing it to be customized according to mission requirements with scalable armor and composite materials. (Picture source: Nurol Makina)
Nigerian Air Force inducts T-129 attack helicopters into service
Guy Martin -7th February 2024
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken its first T-129 ATAK helicopters into service in what it says is a major boost to the fight against terrorism, crude oil theft and kidnapping.
Vice President Kashim Shettima on 6 February attended the induction ceremony of two T-129s (NAF 500 and NAF 501) as well as a Beechcraft King Air 360ER aircraft (NAF 205) at NAF Base Makurdi, expressing confidence that the deployment of the new platforms would significantly assist the NAF address security challenges, both domestically and within the West African region.
He recalled how since it was established in 1964, the Nigerian Air Force had been playing critical roles in national security, peace-keeping and humanitarian operations globally, noting that its “contributions to the sustenance and maintenance of peace and security in places like The Gambia, Guinea Conakry, Mozambique, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali, Guinea Bissau and Cameroon have not only been a source of pride to Nigeria but have projected the nation as a reliable regional power.”
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, said the induction ceremony was testimony of the Federal Government’s resolve to reequip the NAF in line with combating terrorism and other threats.
According to Turkish Aerospace Industries, the T-129 has been designed for hot and high operations. It is equipped with a 20 mm cannon and can be armed with rockets, UMTAS anti-tank missiles, CIRIT laser-guided missiles, and Stinger air-to-air missiles. The helicopter is 14.5 metres long and has a maximum takeoff weight of just over 5 tons. Two CTS800-4A engines each developing 1 373 hp give a maximum cruise speed of 280 km/h, range of 537 km and service ceiling of 4 570 metres. An Aselsan Aselflir-300T gimbal includes an infrared camera, TV camera, laser rangefinder and target designator.
The NAF is operating an increasingly diverse range of combat helicopters. In addition to its seven Mil Mi-24V/P ‘Hind-E/F’ and 17 Mi-35M/P ‘Hind-E/F’ gunships, it is getting 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters for nearly $1 billion.
Abubakar said that since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu entered office in May 2023, the Nigerian Air Force has inducted five new aircraft into its fleet, including two Diamond DA 62 surveillance aircraft, two T-129 ATAK helicopters, and a King Air 360ER. The first two T-129s were delivered from Turkish Aerospace Industries in November 2023; the remainder are expected before the second quarter of 2024. They will be operated by the 115th Special Operations Group at Port Harcourt. A follow-up order for another six may be placed.
The Nigerian Air Force plans to induct 46 new aircraft of various types over the next 18 months. It is believed that these include two AW109 Trekker helicopters from Leonardo Helicopters, two King Air 360 twin turboprops, four DA 62 surveillance aircraft, six T-129 helicopters, three Wing Loong II unmanned aerial vehicles, two Airbus C295 transport aircraft, 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters, and 24 Leonardo M-346 trainer/attack aircraft. The Nigerian Army, meanwhile, is acquiring 12 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters from MD Helicopters.
The NAF received the last of its four DA 62 aircraft in October 2023, and these are fitted with Hensoltd Argos II HDT electro-optical gimbals. Since the first arrived in February 2023, they have been deployed to operating theatres in support of ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability in troubled areas within the country.
It is also understood that three Wing Loong IIs have been delivered, and that the first King Air 360ER arrived from Textron Aviation in November last year.
NAF deliveries from 2015 include ten Super Mushshak trainer aircraft, five Mi-35M attack helicopters, two Bell 412 transport helicopters, four A109 Power utility helicopters, two Mi-171E transport helicopters, three JF–17 Thunder multi–role fighters, 12 A–29 Super Tucano combat/trainer aircraft and numerous unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs).
Dearsan Shipyard launches 2nd 76-M Offshore patrol vessel for Nigeria
According to information published by Dearsan Shipyard on April 11, 2024, the Turkish firm successfully launched the second of two 76-meter Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the Nigerian Navy. The event was marked by the presence of notable attendees such as Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Nigerian Defense Minister Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle.
DES M-346 MASTER AFIN DE REMPLACER LES ALPHA JET AU NIGÉRIA !
ACTUALITÉS, CONSTRUCTEURS, FORCES AÉRIENNES, AÉRONEFS MILITAIRES Publié le 21 avril 2024 par Arnaud
Les jours du célèbre biréacteur franco-allemand sont désormais comptés dans celle qui demeure une des plus puissantes forces aériennes en Afrique. La Nigeria Air Force se prépare en effet à réceptionner son premier lot de six Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master. Le géant italien Leonardo les lui a vendu en août 2021 au standard M-346FA lui octroyant une capacité de combat accrue. Au total vingt-quatre avions de ce type sont attendus d’ici à fin 2025.
En proie à de fréquentes violences liées à des groupes terroristes lourdement armés comme la secte islamiste Boko Haram ou encore Daech la Nigeria Air Force dispose dans son aviation d’un élément d’attaque au sol et d’appui tactique rapprochée axée autour de Dassault-Breguet / Dornier Alpha Jet A/E et d’Embraer A-29B Super Tucano. Si ces derniers demeurent efficaces et bien adaptés on ne peut plus en dire autant des premiers. Les Alpha Jet nigérians sont désormais vieillissants et se montrent incapables d’emporter et de tirer des munitions de précision. Une situation qui a donc mené les responsables de la Nigeria Air Force a leur trouver des successeurs : les M-346FA Master italiens. La décision première était d’en commander douze exemplaires mais l’option pour douze supplémentaire fut rapidement transformée et ce sont donc vingt-quatre avions qui ont été commandé.
Car dans la foulée d’envoyer les Alpha Jet A/E vers une retraite bien méritée les M-346FA Master en feront ensuite presque de même avec les chasseurs Chengdu F-7NI Fishcan. Ces derniers seront en effet réaffecté à des missions d’attaque au sol délaissant la chasse légère au profit de l’avion italien. Il faut dire que dans sa désignation M-346FA ces deux lettres signifient Fighter Attack, ses missions de base. C’est un «Canada Dry» d’avion d’entraînement. Avec son canon Nexter M621 français de calibre 20 millimètres montée en nacelle, ses missiles AIM-9 Sidewinder et ses bombes guidées laser GBU-12 de factures américaines cet avion a tout d’un grand. Il permettra d’ici quelques semaines au Nigéria de conforter sa place prépondérante en Afrique sub-saharienne, très loin devant tous ses voisins.
Nigeria Set to Receive New Batch of Home-Made Dongfeng CSK-131 MRAPs from EPAIL
According to an article from Military Africa dated June 9, 2024, Equipment Protective Applications International Limited (EPAIL), a Nigerian defense company, is set to deliver a new fleet of tactical armored vehicles to the Nigerian Army, thus enhancing its arsenal with locally produced advanced military technology. This follows a previous delivery of 20 units in May 2024, reflecting a sustained increase in the nation's capacity to supply high-tech military equipment.
Mar 30 Mar 2010 - 16:56
Le Prophéte (saw) a dit: Les Hommes Les meilleurs sont ceux qui sont les plus utiles aux autres
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