Monthly Archives: December 2015

(FILE PHOTO, June 2014) NEW TELEGRAPH 30 December 2015 The U.S. Government has restated its commitment to help Nigeria and its neighbours to counter terrorism acts by Boko Haram. A statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Abuja on Wednesday, … Continue reading →

JF17 THUNDER JAS-39D GRIPEN (DEFENCE INDUSTRY DAILY PHOTO) The Youtube videos posted earlier on your blog is quite understandable because the T/W ratio in Beegeagle’s post is totally wrong! The empty weight of JF-17 Block I is 6411, while JAS-39 … Continue reading →

JF17 THUNDER/FC-1 XIAOLONG HERE IS HOW THE BASELINE JF17 THUNDER/FC-1 STACKS UP AGAINST THE GRIPEN https://imgur.com/KLaNd Super Mukshak Mi-35M The applicable numbers detailed for acquisition in the 2016 tranche are as follows – 10 units of Super Mukshak trainer aircraft … Continue reading →

Gun trucks…wahala comes to town. BH, take note Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin standing beside a SUV variant of Landcruiser expresses his gratitude to Governor Shettima for the supportive gesture on behalf of the Nigerian Armed Forces … Continue reading →

NNS SAGBAMA, a Chinese-built (modified Type 062) 47m patrol ship donated by the Chinese in 2015 NNS ANDONI, crafted with pride in the Federal Republic of Nigeria hy Nigerian naval architects and engineers NNS PROSPERITY, a 65 metre 1,020 ton … Continue reading →

T72 battle tanks and REVA Mk.III MRAPs A Beryl rifle-wielding commando and a BTR-4 APC of the Nigerian Army

L-R British Chief of Defence Staff, General Nicholas Houghton, United Kingdom High Commissioner to Nigeria , Mr. Paul Arkwright in a handshake with President Buhari and Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Gen (rtd) Babagana Mohammed Monguno during an October 2015 visit … Continue reading →

BEEGEAGLE’S BLOG 21 December, 2015 As a strong believer in the potential for South Africa-Nigeria defence collaboration, I thought I should intervene (to clear the air on certain assumptions which appear to have gained currency among Nigerian watchers of defence … Continue reading →

A Nigerian Army commando and a BTR-4 APC, delivered in 2014 A BTR-4 APC with cage armour A column of REVA MRAPs and T72 battle tanks on the move inside the Sambisa Forest An array of REVA MRAPs Bofors FH-77B … Continue reading →

A Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet deployed for ECOMOG operations at the Lungi Airport, near Freetown, Sierra Leone 1999 PEOPLE’S DAILY 10 December, 2015 The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar expressed confidence that the operational strategies being … Continue reading →