I don't think so. IMO, Ethiopia is worried about other threats.



I understand but, well, Kenya was worried about Ethiopia and Sudan having superior military capacity. Maybe this changes the landscape enough to warrant more purchases.

Yea, I speculate quite a bit...

how come ?
it doesn't make a sense !

Kenya recently bought over 100 T71 tanks, hundreds of troop carriers, hundreds of APCs, artillery pieces, transport vehicles etc...

Denel Dynamics completes A-Darter integration on Gripen

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Denel Dynamics, the missile and UAV division of South Africa's Denel, has completed the integration of the A-Darter fifth-generation air-to-air missile with the Saab JAS39 Gripen after a series of six launches.

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SAAF fighter pilots involved with the project, or with insight into the development, are impressed by the A-Darter and regard it as better in some respects than the IRIS-T and the other missiles in this class. Where it was once speculated that the SAAF might use the A-Darter only on the Hawk, the intention now seems to be to also arm the Gripen with the missile, but retaining the IRIS-T in order to give a dual capability. Since the two missiles have different profiles and features, this will confuse the tactical situation as seen by an opposing pilot,

Specific aspects of the A-Darter mentioned to by SAAF pilots include the absence, under favourable atmospheric conditions, of the tell-tale (aluminium oxide particle based) smoke trail (no aluminium is used in the rocket propellant), giving opposing fighter pilots no visual warning other than a very discrete launch flash.

These features, along with a considerable range advantage over most short-range air-to-air missiles (A-Darter is considered a near-BVR missile) make A-Darter a major threat for opposing pilots.

Other aspects drawing favourable comment include, a 90-degree look angle; the availability of coc-pit-selectable seeker scan patterns; quick target acquisition, which "rarely needs a second scan cycle", was told; after-launch scanning for lock-on-after-launch engagements, which is particularly valuable in "over the shoulder" engagements; and the 120-degrees per second track rate.

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IHS Jane's DW

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Mali, Mauritania agree to fight Al-Qaeda offshoot
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BAMAKO (AFP) – Mali and Mauritania are to lead a joint military operation to thwart Al-Qaeda's north African offshoot, an army official said on Monday.

The two countries will work together to stop Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) further establishing itself in Mali's Wagadou Forest near the Mauritanian border.

AQIM members have been regularly spotted in the region, suggesting it has become a base for the group.
"We are quickly going to carry out joint military operations," the source said following talks between officials in the village of Segou, north of Mali's capital Bamako. The closed meeting began on Friday.

The two countries agreed to patrols and information exchanges as part of the joint action, the source added.
Mali and Mauritania have previously expressed concerns about the activities of AQIM along with Nigeria and Algeria.

The group has several bases in Mali from where it launches operations in the Sahel desert region, carrying out attacks, kidnappings of foreigners and drug trafficking.

source: Yahoo news

^^How big is the mauretanian army?

^^How big is the mauretanian army?

16.000 active personnel with an additional 5,000 paramilitaries. (est. 2007)

Mauritania 'destroys al-Qaeda camp' in Mali
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Security source says military inflicted "heavy toll" on al-Qaeda fighters during air strikes in neighbouring Mali.

The Mauritanian army has launched an attack on an al-Qaeda training camp in neighbouring Mali and "completely destroyed" it, a Mauritanian security source said.

Friday's assault in the forest region of Wagadou in western Mali involved air strikes, the unnamed source told the AFP news agency, adding that the "terrorists" struck back with "heavy arms".
"The definitive toll on the enemy side will only be known at dawn but it will be heavy. The tents of the camp and three vehicles have been destroyed," the source said.

"Strong explosions were heard across a 20km radius, probably heavy weapons stocked in the camp," the source continued. "We are in control of the situation and the zone has been secured."
The attack was confirmed by a Malian soldier, Ousmane Diarra, who said the fighting was "very fierce".

Several military officials had earlier said al-Qaeda was trying to set up a new base in the Wagadou region.
Earlier this month, Mali and Mauritania agreed to lead a joint military operation to crush Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, AQIM, the group's north African offshoot.

Mali and Mauritania have previously expressed concerns about the activities of the group, along with Nigeria and Algeria.
AQIM, which has its roots in Algeria, has bases in Mali, from where it carries out armed attacks and kidnappings, particularly of Westerners, and is a party to arms and drugs trafficking.

^^
British Major General Robin Searby; british senior advisor for counter-terrorism in Africa visited Mauritania yesterday.
He probably discussed this operation with the Mauritanian president.

Fifteen AQIM militants die in clashes with Mauritanian army
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Nouakchott (Mauritania) Fifteen militants of the Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) were killed and several others injured on Friday in an offensive launched by the Mauritanian army against a base of the terrorist group in northern Mali, the head of the operations office at the army headquarters, Colonel Brahim Vall Ould Cheibany has announced here.

“Seven of our men were injured and two of them died from their injuries,” Col. Cheibany told a news conference on Sunday evening in Nouakchott.
He explained that the offensive launched in collaboration with the Malians was aimed at a “strongly fortified” AQIM base in the Wagadou forest in Mali, (about 70 km from the Mali-Mauritania border).

According to Col. Chaibany, the base was completely destroyed by the Mauritanian army, which continues to comb the area in search for possible fugitives or injured terrorists.
The AQIM base was highly protected thanks to a belt of trenches and landmines, in addition to the ditches in which AQIM fighters and vehicles are hidden, the Mauritania officer added.

He also revealed that in the same base, AQIM had a stock of anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons, hailing the fact that Mauritanian planes used during the operation had safely returned to base.
According to Col. Cheibany, the operation was “carefully planned” and that there was no external logistical support.

He also confirmed that the Malian army, on Saturday captured nine AQIM militants, eight of whom are Mauritanian nationals.

source: African Press Agency

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While British petrol head Richard Hammond may have found the perfect vehicle to beat South African metro police departments with, ordinary South Africans would have to get permission from the government to buy a locally built Marauder armoured vehicle.
For the first episode of the popular Top Gear's 17th season, Hammond was hell-bent on destroying the 15-ton troop carrier, built by armoured vehicle manufacturer Paramount Group in South Africa.

Driving it through derelict buildings in Newtown, Johannesburg, putting it to tests against lions at a reserve, and even detonating plastic explosives underneath what is billed as the "world's toughest car", Hammond failed miserably against the 6m by 3m vehicle.

In the explosion, which left a huge hole in the ground, only the truck's left rear tyre was damaged, and the vehicle drove out of the hole.

Standing among the debris, Hammond said: "Right, clearly what has happened here is [that] there was a fight between a Marauder and earth, and earth lost."

His co-host, Jeremy Clarkson, back in the Top Gear studio, wasn't convinced. He told Hammond that "a car that has had its tyre blown off is as useless as a car blown to smithereens".

Hammond won his battle against the Johannesburg Metro Police Department, however, when it tried to tow the vehicle away for being parked illegally.

The department's officers were baffled when he got back in the truck, coffee in hand, started it, and towed the police truck .

The Marauder has a drawback, however.

When trying to buy a take-away at a McDonald's drive-through, there was not enough space in the gun-hole in the window to get food through, and the monster truck ran over all the fast food franchise's light pillars when driving away.

David McDonald Joyce, business development director at Paramount Group, said civilians would have to be cleared by the government before they could buy the truck - for a cool R3-million.
Its tyres, called "run flat" inserts, can run even when perforated by a 12.7mm bullet.

McDonald Joyce said the Marauder was built to protect soldiers at war, and had been sold to countries in Africa and eastern Europe as it was "one of the most protected vehicles in the world".

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source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/paramount-group-marauder/ke3893.html

Price: R3 million ($450.000)

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Here’s 10 things Paramount Group wants you to know about the Marauder!
1. Marauder is actually three vehicles in one. It can be produced as an infantry patrol vehicle, a command centre and even an ambulance!

2. With long range fuel tanks added it can travel an extra 500km – making it ideal for long range patrols.

3. Marauder can survive explosions of 14kg of TNT under its wheels and 7kg under its hull – making it one of the world’s toughest vehicles.

4. Whether sitting in the boiling heat of +55°C or the freezing temperatures of -32°C, occupants can stay cool or warm with the ultra modern climate control system.

5. Marauder can literally swim! It has a fording depth of half the vehicle – making it ideal for rugged and wet terrain.

6. It has special ‘run flat’ tyre inserts which means that the tyres can be perforated by 12.7mm bullet rounds and still keep rolling for at least another 50km!

7. Marauder weighs around 15 tons but can be loaded up to 18 tons when fully laden!

8. The vehicle can be fitted with an IED jammer – making it the enemy of terrorists worldwide.

9. Anti blast seats protect troops from roadside bombs and rocket attack – keeping them safe from the huge force of explosions, without just protecting the vehicle.

10. With a maximum speed of 120Km/hr the Marauder is no slow coach


source: topspeed.com

I WANT ONE !!!!

AWESOME!

I want one too :D

Very interesant in traffic jam. :crazy:

Germany okays 10 bln euro defence deal with Algeria

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BERLIN, July 3 (Reuters) - The German government's security council has given the green light for German companies to sell defence equipment worth about 10 billion euros over the next 10 years to Algeria, an industry source told Reuters on Sunday.

There are four projects worth a total of about 10 billion euros ($14.2 billion) over 10 years, the source said.

The companies Rheinmetall and MAN are planning to build Fuchs armoured transport vehicles with their joint venture RMMV. Daimler (DAIGn.DE: Quote) is planning to sell trucks and off-road vehicles. ThyssenKrupp is planning to build frigates for Algeria and train the country's navy.

Export approvals for the individual projects still have to be obtained, but that is not seen as a hurdle any longer, the source said. (Reporting by Sabine Siebold; writing by Erik Kirschbaum; Editing by Angelika Stricker and Will Waterman) ($1 = 0.705 Euros)

Source : af.reuters.com (http://af.reuters.com/article/algeriaNews/idAFLDE76209K20110703)

:cheers2: 10bln euro is a huge number! Way to go Algeria. But transport vehicles? I mean shouldn't Algeria already be manufacturing these????

:cheers2: 10bln euro is a huge number! Way to go Algeria. But transport vehicles? I mean shouldn't Algeria already be manufacturing these????

Yes. These are manufactured by the SNVI.

Fuchs 1 or 2?

Price: R3 million ($450.000)

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South africa is really advanced in military industry !

They have one of the best attack helicopters , and now , one of the best off road vehicules !

Guys this has nothing to do with Africa but WTH is this??????????????

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^^ You found the world's largest Aircraft boneyard, outside Tucson Arizona. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/309th_Aerospace_Maintenance_and_Regeneration_Group

These aircrafts can still be used?

^^ not really, though it depends on the category they are stored in. They are largely obsolete or mothballed long-term (at which stage they will be obsolete). Usually they are just kept for parts, and slowly scrapped. The cost of getting them back to service is a significant enough portion of just building a new modern plane.

ahh, thanks for info man :)

edit..

^^ :shocked::shocked::shocked:

now I want to know what he said :D you get a big fat cookie :yes:

Wow.... Transformers truck :righton:

Graduating Ceremony for the Egyptian Navy this week:

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Egyptian Air Force Graduating:

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Egyptian F-16s flying in formation:

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Our troops evacuating our folks in Libya:

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The REAL crocodile hunter! :

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Egyptian Navy:

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Egyptian APCs in Operation Desert Shield, 1990:

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sweet:cheers:

egypt69, that's not the air force graduation ceremony, it's the air defenses ;) BIG difference there. I think it has to do with missiles and launcher etc...

anyways few more videos

Military Technical College Graduates

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err how do you translate this, it's like military sciences and leadership things and stuff :lol: anyways here is the video :D
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and there is a video about the Police Graduates but I don't know if that's related.

Where are the Nigerian nukes?

there are none!:lol:

Promotion of 28 new officers from the mauritanian army "école militaire inter-arme" (EMIA).
06-07-2011


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Mauritania boosts counter-terror capacities
2011-07-14


The Mauritanian armed forces are flexing their muscles as the country is engaged in a relentless fight against terrorism.

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Mauritania is looking to strengthen its military capabilities by acquiring modern equipment and receiving foreign training.

French pilots are training the Mauritanian armed forces "in the use of the Embraer Tucano EMB 312-F, a relatively high-performance Brazilian aircraft", according to a Spanish newspaper.

"As part of this training, flights between France and Mauritania are being arranged, with refuelling stops either at the Spanish military airfield of Torréjon de Ardoz on the outskirts of Madrid or in Morocco," Atenea Digital reported on July 9th.

To that end, France last year supplied Mauritania with four Tucano aircrafts.

According to the same source, the drill is a "prelude to the acquisition by the Mauritanian air force of Brazilian Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano aircraft, which are the best-performing model in this category".

"This is an important step," noted terrorism expert Mohamed Lemine. "The Mauritanian army currently has only three or four aircraft, and that's not enough."

According to Quotidien de Nouakchott editor-in-chief Jedna Deida, "amid the threats to the country's territorial integrity, the national army is attempting to boost its air strike capacities".

"The recent attacks carried out in Wagadou (Mali) and Bassiknou (eastern Mauritania) suggest that we will see constant mobilisation of armed forces," Deida said.

The journalist added that Mauritanian authorities "count on international co-operation, especially from France, to help them protect the country from the surprise deadly attacks of AQIM [al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb]".

The counter-terrorism fight is "a strategic option" for Mauritania, Deida added. "The strengthening of the army's potential with modern equipment and the improvement of material conditions for soldiers are, without doubt, efforts that have been made with the aim of improving the operational capacities of the army, which has long been neglected in recent years," he said.

According to military expert Ely Ould Maghlah, Mauritania's geography explains its need for modern aircraft.


"The country is vast and 80% of it is covered by desert," he said. "To control it, you must have air surveillance, which the Mauritanian army has always lacked. Since 2010, the aircraft that it acquired have demonstrated their effectiveness. They give ground troops a big advantage in terms of information and the ability to take out enemy ground troops. This is why Mauritania is acquiring a fighter squadron, training pilots and technicians."

According to analyst Mahmoud Abou Maali, the new equipment will help Mauritania to deal more effectively with al-Qaeda.

"The war against AQIM can be likened to guerrilla warfare, and the aircrafts that Mauritania will acquire have proven their effectiveness in Columbia," added Abou Maali, who specialises in armed Islamist groups.

"In addition, recent experience shows that aircraft are decisive," he said. "However, the new circumstances must be taken into account, because missiles and other powerful weapons from Libya have fallen into the hands of al-Qaeda."


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AFRICOM commander praises Mauritania in Al-Qaeda fight
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NOUAKCHOTT — The head of United States African Command (AFRICOM), General Carter Ham, on Tuesday congratulated Mauritania for its successes in the fight against Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).

"I congratulated him for the success of the Mauritanian army in its fight against AQIM, in collaboration with Mali and other countries in the region," Ham said after a meeting with President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz in Nouakchott.

The general, who has been in the capital since Sunday, also welcomed the Mauritanian peoples' rejection of the north African Al-Qaeda branch, and committed to work to "advance security co-operation between America and Mauritania."

Mauritania has since 2010 carried out military operations against AQIM bases in northern Mali. On June 24 the army destroyed an Al-Qaeda camp in a raid in western Mali near the border with Mauritania.

A week ago six AQIM followers were killed during an attack on a Mauritanian army base which houses a specialist anti-terrorist unit, according to an official Mauritanian toll.

AFRICOM is one of six regional military commands of the US defense department and is based in Stuttgart, Germany.


source: AFP

SU30 MKA - Algerian Air Force

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USA vs URSS :p

USA vs URSS :p

And we All know who won that war ;)

And we All know who won that war ;)

Of course...USSR won the WWII. ;)

Of course...USSR won the WWII. ;)

So, where you learned history, the "USSR VS USA" took place during the WWII ?? :lol::lol:

So, where you learned history, the "USSR VS USA" took place during the WWII ?? :lol::lol:
The Cold War was never a real war as it has never led a military conflict.

The Cold War was never a real war as it has never led a military conflict.

What's your definition of a " real " war ? Wikipedia ? a Dictionary ? Of course it was a war :lol: !! not an armed one, but for years each country was trying its best to attempt to dominate the other ! it was a psychological, technological, and diplomatic war that lasted for years and years and costed a lot ! but anyway, The Big FAIL is on your try to be a smarty panty with your :


USA vs URSS :p

And we All know who won that war ;)

Of course...USSR won the WWII. ;)


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What's your definition of a " real " war ? Wikipedia ? a Dictionary ? Of course it was a war :lol: !! not an armed one, but for years each country was trying its best to attempt to dominate the other ! it was a psychological, technological, and diplomatic war that lasted for years and years and costed a lot ! but anyway,

This topic is about military and in this case you need to compare USSR and USA on a military point of view.

This topic is about military and in this case you need to compare USSR and USA on a military point of view.

Euh..... and what does that have to do with the WWII ? :lol:

I did compare them on a military level ( USA vs URSS .... and we all know who won that war ) before you started with all the World war II nonsense !! and yeah, Military speaking, I think we can all agree that the US have the upper hand ;)

Guys, it's all opinion based and this is about Africa keep it clean :)

USA is by far the strongest army on earth.....

USA is by far the strongest army on earth.....

Not really. China would completely destroy the US army if they fought army vs army; i.e. no aircraft or naval support whatsoever.

edit: but that would never happen so whatever floats your boat.

USA is by far the strongest army on earth.....
Thanks to this:
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Military spending 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures
Saudia Arabia(11,2%of GDP) and Eritrea(20,9%) are crazy.

but you have to look at it as a percentage of GDP

in that case Eritrea and Chad wins :|

BTW I think that USA's $700billion will be surpassed if china surpass USA economically. when did they say that will happen? 2050?

^^sorry, I tought it was already sorted. So Eritrea is number 1 in Africa.

sorted what is?

and according to the wikipage you posted Eritrea is number one in the world not only Africa :eek:

sorted what is?

and according to the wikipage you posted Eritrea is number one in the world not only Africa :eek:
I meant Dazed and Dizzy.

Well North Korea has no numbers, but they spnd alot.

Success of A-Darter programme opens way for two more SA-Brazil projects
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By: Keith Campbell
22nd July 2011
TEXT SIZE The Brazilian Navy is negotiating with South Africa on the joint development of a new version of the Umkhonto (‘spear’) naval surface- to-air missile (SAM). These are official talks, designed to establish the official framework within which the joint development programme would take place. In addition, there are less advanced discussions under way between Brazil and South Africa concerning the development of an SAM version of the A-Darter air-to-air missile (AAM), which would be for the Brazilian Army.

The Umkhonto is a product of Denel Dynamics, part of South Africa’s State-owned Denel defence industrial group. It is in service with the South African Navy (SAN) and the Finnish Navy and uses infrared guidance. The Denel Dynamics public brochure for it states that it has a range of 12 000 m and a ceiling of 8 000 m. This version of the SAM is sometimes referred to as the Umkhonto-IR.

But Denel Dynamics has long had ambitions to develop a longer ranged version of the missile, which would use radar homing. This project is known as Umkhonto-R, and this is almost certainly what the Brazilian Navy is interested in. The Department of Defence is believed to be supplying limited funding to Denel Dynamics for the Umkhonto-R project, enough to keep the concept alive but not enough to actually develop the missile.

As a consequence, the company has been looking for a foreign partner to codevelop the Umkhonto-R. Indeed, in 2008 Engineering News reported that Denel had approached the Brazilian Navy about a joint development programme.

The Brazilian Navy is known to be seeking an SAM with a range of more than 30 km but less than 50 km to equip the new generation of large frigates that it is planning to acquire during this decade. There will be five of these frigates, each of which will displace about 6 000 t. In comparison, the SAN’s Valour-class frigates each displace about 3 600 t. (Fitting the Umkhonto-R to the Valour-class ships would greatly increase the operational capabilities of the SAN.) Clearly, the proposed joint programme would involve the development of a new seeker head and a extra stage for the missile.

Regarding the possible SAM version of the A-Darter, the Brazilian Army needs to modernise its air defence capabilities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. An SAM version of this AAM would not need a new seeker head, but would require a new or additional booster and a launcher system.

Although the Brazilian Army has a dedicated air defence brigade (the 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade) with five battalions, it is mostly equipped with obsolete systems. Currently, the only modern air defence systems it possesses are a small number of Russian 9K38 Igla (‘needle’) man- portable SAMs.

According to the Brazilian weekly Época, the Brazilian Army has budgeted between $1.5-billion and $4.5-billion to acquire new SAMs, anti-aircraft guns and radars, as well as to upgrade existing systems. Note that the Brazilian Army is likely to seek to acquire more than one type of SAM, as there different categories of these weapons (very short range, short range, medium range and long range).

The Brazilian Navy’s probable, and the Brazilian Army’s possible, joint missile development programmes with South Africa are both inspired by and would be based on the highly successful programme to develop the A-Darter. The Brazilians are very happy with this AAM programme.

The Brazilian companies involved in the A-Darter are Mectron, Avibrás and Opto Eletrônica, as well as technical specialists from the Brazilian Air Force itself. Mectron is Brazil’s missile manufacturer, producing all the country’s missiles, namely the MAA-1 and MAA-1B Piranha IR-homing AAMs, the MAR-1 antiradar missile and the MSS-1.2 anti-armour missile.

Avibrás is best known for its Astros family of surface-to-surface bombardment rockets. In the A-Darter programme, it is involved in the development of the rocket motor for the missile. Opto Eletrônica produces lenses, mirrors and proximity fuses, and has supplied components to Brazilian national missile projects, as well as to the country’s space programme. It is participating in the development of the missile’s seeker head.

It is not known which of these would be involved in an Umkhonto-R programme, although Mectron seems a safe bet. Originally a small, independent company, since March, Mectron has been part of the giant Brazilian multinational conglomerate, Odebrecht (which earned revenues of about $33.4-billion last year), forming a key element of the group’s new business arm, Odebrecht Defesa e Tecnologia.

source: www.engineeringnews.co.za


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Rooivalk in the snow....

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Fantastic pic Nostra, thanks:)
We should open a thread in our forum regarding SA military.

Oh sorry, I meant A Darter...:)

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Umbani becomes first SA weapon trailed off Hawk
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The Denel Dynamics Umbani precision guided munition (PGM) bomb kit optimised for the NATO Mk 82 gravity bomb has been test dropped from a South African Air Force's BAE Systems Hawk Mk120, making it the first indigenous guided weapon trialled from the lead-in fighter aircraft.

Denel Dynamics CE Jan Wessels last year May said the development of the bomb kit was being funded by the SAAF as a technology project. According to the Armscor Bulletin System some R34 537 231.11 was spent on the kit between 2008 and last year.

He added the tests would also open opportunity for the weapon in the 17 other air forces that operate the light fighter, giving them a precision stand-off attack range of some 40km.

Jane's Defence Weekly earlier this month reported Denel Dynamics and the SAAF recently carried out two successful test launches.

The Umbani (meaning “lightning”) has been long in coming. Initial flight tests were successfully conducted on the Denel Cheetah some years ago. “In the last year we've moved to a Aerosud-owned (Dassault) Mirage F1 test platform because of the non-availability of the Cheetah and the high cost of integration on the new Saab Gripen as test platform,” he told defenceWeb last year May. “The next series of tests will probably be on the Hawk, for us it is significant as it is another step towards the Hawk becoming a workhorse of the SAAF. We see a lot of opportunity to take our Umbani onto that product. … There are many potential export customers but all are looking to the SAAF to adopt it first.”

Wessels says their customer’s major requirement is in the PGM arena for bomb kits for the Mk 82 227kg (500lb) bombs. But Umbani can also be made to fit the 113kg (250lb) Mk 81 and 454kg (1000lb) Mk 83 bombs. “In two years' time this could be a bread and butter product,” says Wessels. “Our bomb-kit design is an optimal trade-off between performance and affordability plus ease of use. We have matured the technology sufficiently to offer Umbani in its basic configuration to the market at stand-off range up to 40km and with great accuracy.”

Umbani has been advertised as an all-weather, day and night system and is fitted with a GPS/INS (Global Positioning System – Inertial Navigation System) capability. According to Denel, the system was designed with ease of use in mind and has low maintenance and life-cycle costs.

A marketing brochure some years ago advertised increased accuracy could be obtained using an imaging infra-red (IIR) sensor with an automatic target recognition capability or a semi-active laser seeker. The system could reportedly also be fitted with a radio frequency proximity fuse for area targeting, using a pre-fragmented warhead. Typical imagined mission sets include offensive counter-air such as demolishing hardened aircraft shelters – and parked aircraft or cratering runways. With the appropriate fuse the bomb can also be turned into a large anti-personnel or anti-material mine. On the battlefield, the weapon could be employed against air defence units or supply columns. Buildings, bridges, refineries, industrial areas and dams would also make useful targets. Accuracy is said to be within 3m circular error probable (CEP) when using laser or IIR. The addition of a rocket motor extends the stand-off range for the mother aircraft or allows low-level launch. Denel says various seekers, fuze and warheads may be fitted. The bomb can manoeuvre during the glide phase.

The Umbani replaces the Raptor 1 and 2 in the state arsenal's inventory. The Raptor was developed in the early 1980s under Project Hanto and integrated on the Dassault Mirage F1AZ and the Blackburn Buccaneer S.50. The Raptor 1, called the H-2 by the SAAF, was first used operationally against a bridge at Cuito Cuanavale during Operations Hooper on December 12, 1987. The H-2, dropped from a 24 Squadron Buccaneer, failed to destroy its target but a second attack on January 3, 1988 proved more successful. The Raptor 2 never entered SAAF service but did achieve export success.

The Raptor programme by the then-Kentron company was followed by the MUPSOW (MUlti-Purpose, Stand-Off Weapon) that was advertised as a multi-purpose, surgical-strike cruise missile, designed to neutralise enemy targets such as airfields, bunkers and command-and-control centres at “stand-off ranges”. Pinpoint accuracy was to be achieved by using an advanced navigation and terminal guidance technology (data link, choice of TV, IIR or MMW seekers). The airframe would be made out of composites, powered by a turbojet. Work reportedly commenced in 1991 with unpowered flight tests commencing in 1997. MUPSOW led to Torgos, another concept long-range, precision-guided strike missile. Neither have yet made the leap from concept to product.

Source: defenceWeb

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SA Navy Frigate testing out her gun

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SA's military is the most technologically advanced military in Africa and can easily outstrips Egypt as the dominant Africa military power if she wants to, Egypt is reliant to a large extent on military aid from the United States.. South Africa is not

Guerilla warfare in Southwest Africa:

Guerilla warfare was a common military response in many areas of Africa during the early colonial era. The bitter 1904-1907 war between imperial Germany and the Herero tribe in today's Namibia is an illustration of this pattern, with tragic consequences for the indigenous resistance, including concentration camps, forced labor and a scorched earth extermination policy that even some contemporary Germans found repugnant. In August 1904, German colonial troops under commander Lothar von Trotha, carried out a ruthless cleansing campaign against the recalcitrant Herero and Nama tribes, who had risen in revolt against increasing white demands for land, labor and cattle. Several white farmers were killed in the rising and thousands of cattle were collected.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Hererowars.jpg

4 of 24 new F-16s delivered to morocco.
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Algerian Navy

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4 of 24 new F-16s delivered to morocco.
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Mabrouk :)

^^Thanks. But your Press is getting crazy about them.

Do you have a picture of the Algerian Kilo submarine?

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Denel Dynamics’ latest unmanned air vehicle (UAV), the Seeker 400, is due to make its maiden flight in the first quarter of next year. This will be followed by flight tests leading to production for an unspecified client that “operated the Seeker I tactical UAV in the early 1990s.”

Two other countries which currently operate the Seeker II are also interested in the Seeker 400 because the new aircraft can be controlled by simply using their existing Seeker II control stations, the state arsenal says in a statement. “The decision by Denel to invest in this new product was mainly based on the global requirements for this capability. Based on the business case, Denel decided to fund the development from its balance sheet,” says Tsepo Monaheng, executive for Denel UAVS.

Although the USA and Israel dominate the global market, there is scope for South Africa to use local skills to create market-leading UAVs to a broad spectrum of countries - from developing to developed. This market is estimated at US $14 billion per annum, the company says in a statement. The South African UAV industry aims to capture in excess of 20% of this end of the market, the media release adds.

Simphiwe Hamilton, chairman of the South African UAV forum and executive director of the SA Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association in September 2009 said the South African unmanned aerial systems (UAS) industry was worth an estimated R400 million and is chasing annual business worth the same amount. The forum brings together SA UAV producers Denel Dynamics and ATE as well as research-and-development centres based at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and experts from the departments of Science and Technology as well as Trade and Industry. "It was estimated in 2005 that 200 full-time people employed in the wider South African industry would create a sustainable business turnover of around R200 million per year," Hamilton said.

The aircraft was displayed in mock-up form at the Africa Aerospace and Defence Show (AAD) 2010, in Cape Town in September last year. Though it utilises the Seeker II architectural design, Denel insists the Seeker 400 is a totally new aircraft. The Seeker 400 long-endurance tactical UAV (TUAV) is much larger and much more capable than the Seeker II and provides a variety of operational options, the company explains. It is deployable in most conditions, including taking off from an unprepared piece of land.

Monaheng describes the Seeker 400 as a “typical entry-level” long-endurance TUAV. It can stay in the air for 16 hours and can simultaneously operate two payloads. It currently has a maximum expected range of 250 km, the same as the Seeker II, because it will use only line-of-sight communications. This can be upgraded to satellite communications, which would allow it to operate at much greater ranges. With the use of the existing tactical ground station (TGS), the range may be extended to 750km.

The Seeker 400 flight test programme will run for most of 2012, and production should start by the end of the year.

Denel Dynamics plans, in due course, to add weapons to the Seeker 400, turning the aircraft into an armed reconnaissance platform. The prototype was recently displayed at the company’s 2011 ‘Show and Tell’ briefing in Centurion with a Mokopa precision-guided missile (PGM, also a Denel Dynamics product) under each wing. Last year, at AAD2010, Denel Dynamics exhibited a mock-up of the Impi, a 25kg hybrid of the business' existing Mokopa and Ingwe PGM. Denel Dynamics' Garsen Naidu said at the show the new missile concept “brings all our experience together”. The missile combines the Mokopa's seeker and laser guidance units with the Ingwe's multipurpose warhead and the Umkhonto short-range surface-to-air air defence missile's datalink. Like the Mokopa, the weapon has a 10km range. Impi is currently in its design phase and is a small, low-cost system designed specifically for operation on lightweight armed reconnaissance platforms, Naidu added. A number of countries have already expressed interest in an armed version of the UAV, Denel adds.

The Seeker 400 was originally conceived as an upgrade of the Seeker II but, as the project developed, the company realized that a totally new and larger aircraft would do better in the market. The retention of the name ‘Seeker’ also takes advantage of the Seeker II’s established brand.
The Seeker 400 programme schedule is on track. The medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV project, the Bateleur, has not been abandoned but is currently on hold to allow for a focused development of the Seeker 400.

Globally, UAVS are becoming ever more important and more widely used. Although costs are coming down, UAVs are not necessarily cheaper or easier to operate than crewed aircraft – some top-of- the-range UAVs are very expensive, Denel says. But the fact that they have no human on board means they can be sent into high-risk environments and they can be kept aloft much longer than a conventional aircraft.

The availability of capable and affordable South African UAVs has obvious benefits for national security as well as crime fighting, disaster management, election monitoring and search-and-rescue, Denel says. UAVs are also utilised in the agricultural, mining, health and environmental sectors. Within the next five years UAVs will be used by a diversity of industries-- from policing poachers on land and coastlines or carrying test specimens from remote clinics to laboratories for analysis, to keeping an eye on livestock on farms. “This wide range of applications will open up lucrative parallel markets for international UAV players,” Denel adds.

Foreign experience in combat zones shows that the key service that UAVs provide to ground force commanders is live video coverage. This provides them with real time surveillance, intelligence and target acquisition as well as much better situational awareness. The French Army has reported that, in Afghanistan, UAVs have saved the lives of its soldiers and some 80% of its UAV missions are to protect its troops. Indeed, it is now known that one of the operators of the Seeker II has deployed these UAVs under UN command in a foreign country.

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^^That seeker is beautiful, does the SANDF operate this UAV Darter?

^^ Nope. Not yet anyways. SA operates another smaller UAV from ATE if I'm not mistaken.

Nigerian made UAV.

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^^Thanks. But your Press is getting crazy about them.

Arrete de dire des betises.Tu veux que je te montre ce que dis votre presse sur nous?

^^About the Su-30's?

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^^the first pic looks like a fake.

^^the first pic looks like a fake.

Arguments ?

^^About the Su-30's?

on en as rien a cirer de vos achats d'armements.plutôt des cadeaux.L'otan avec l'aide de la population libyenne le maroc et quelques pays du golf n'a pas encore reussi a faire tomber khadafi mdrr.alors F16 ou non c'est que des conneries.Je vais quand meme te rapporter quelques articles de votre cher presse impartiale, critique et libre quant a notre armement.

I don't understand why Far-Maroc puts a huge name of the forum while it's not even their pictures ! Silly bitches. :ohno:

on en as rien a cirer de vos achats d'armements.plutôt des cadeaux.L'otan avec l'aide de la population libyenne le maroc et quelques pays du golf n'a pas encore reussi a faire tomber khadafi mdrr.alors F16 ou non c'est que des conneries.Je vais quand meme te rapporter quelques articles de votre cher presse impartiale, critique et libre quant a notre armement.

Plus stupide tu meurt :lol:

Guerre des airs au Maghreb. Les F16 marocains sont équipés de technologie Israélienne
Si les pilotes sont formés par l’Us Air Force (Lire notre article), les 24 F16 commandés par le Maroc aux Etats-Unis sont équipées eux de technologie israélienne. C’est ce que révèle l’éditorialiste du site d’information marocain maghreb-intelligence.com.

En effet , avec l’autorisation des américains, du matériel développé dans des start-up israéliennes a été rajouté à ces avions de chasses, ce qui permet au Maroc d’entrer “dans le club très fermé des pays disposant du F-16 « supercharged »”, écrit le journaliste

Alerte en Algérie

L’ANP surveillerait de près cette nouvelle acquisition militaire du Maroc. Selon le site marocain, une cellule de crise aurait été installée par le général Abdelkader Lounès pour suivre la cérémonie de réception par les Forces aériennes du Maroc de 4 premiers avions F-16 qui a eu lieu à la base aérienne Ben Guérir-à50 kilomètres au nord de Marrakech. Un rapport aurait été remis au chef d’état-major de l’APN, le général Ahmed Gaïd Salah, selon la même source.

Rédaction Algerie-Focus.com

Polisario Front soldiers take part in a parade for the 35th anniversary celebrations of their independence movement for Western Sahara from Morocco, in Tifariti, February 27, 2011.

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ROUND ONE ! READY ! GO

^^^^ BRING IT ON :D

Algeria Air Force at Paris Orly, during the last G8 Summit.

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Do you have a picture of the Algerian Kilo submarine?

Algeria have now 4 submarine like those one

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Official handover of Uganda's first two Flankers:

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^^Flankers vs. Terrorist:lol:

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ROUND ONE ! READY ! GO
Damn! You ve turned me on with this bitches..

Damn! You ve turned me on with this bitches..

Sali syamak bihom. :D

Damn! You ve turned me on with this bitches..

Why do you think Alkkhadafi was financing the Polisario :lol:

Plus stupide tu meurt :lol:

Algeria focus est un journal libre comme les blog.C'est toi qui es stupide.Achetez vous a manger au lieu de vendre vos soeurs comme prostitués pour touristes.Je vais mettre une video qui vient de parraitre sur france3 sur la pedophilie au maroc pour la publier sur Oasis et je serais ravi de debattre avec vous, et la on verras vraiment ton degrés de stupidité.comment ne pas avoir des equipements israeliens alors que lala as donné plein de bijoux en remerciements.

Ps:n'éssaye meme pas de me repondre je ne reviens pas dans ce thread.Ya que des photos de l'armée marocaine a croire que vous etes les seuls au monde MDrr.vous discutez entre vous et personne n'est interessé

Algeria focus est un journal libre comme les blog.C'est toi qui es stupide.Achetez vous a manger au lieu de vendre vos soeurs comme prostitués pour touristes.Je vais mettre une video qui vient de parraitre sur france3 sur la pedophilie au maroc pour la publier sur Oasis et je serais ravi de debattre avec vous, et la on verras vraiment ton degrés de stupidité.comment ne pas avoir des equipements israeliens alors que lala as donné plein de bijoux en remerciements.

Ps:n'éssaye meme pas de me repondre je ne reviens pas dans ce thread.Ya que des photos de l'armée marocaine a croire que vous etes les seuls au monde MDrr.vous discutez entre vous et personne n'est interessé

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

A777 3likom ya l7oussad :D !

Algeria have now 4 submarine like those one
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Mon dieu! Ces trucs me font peur. Tu peux monter là dedans toi?

Mon dieu! Ces trucs me font peur. Tu peux monter là dedans toi?

c'est normale qu'ils te fassent peur ils étaient en cours de modernisation dans un chantier naval en St Saint-Pétersbourg....ils ressemblent à la photos dans le port d'Oran dans leurs état finale.

c'est normale qu'ils te fassent peur ils étaient en cours de modernisation dans un chantier naval en St Saint-Pétersbourg....ils ressemblent à la photos dans le port d'Oran dans leurs état finale.

En général je voulais dire.

^^ I take you for a ride on one :D

c'est normale qu'ils te fassent peur ils étaient en cours de modernisation dans un chantier naval en St Saint-Pétersbourg....ils ressemblent à la photos dans le port d'Oran dans leurs état finale.

Qu en est il de l'equipage armements de ses submarines ?

Qu en est il de l'equipage armements de ses submarines ?

Les sous marin Kilo sont connu pour être les plus silencieux de leurs catégorie. Ils sont surnommé "les trous noirs dans l’océan".
Ils sont armé de 6 missiles Klub d'une portée de 180 à 300 km

l'équipage : 12 officiers et 41 hommes d'équipage.
l'Algerie en a acquis 2 à la fin des années 80 (modernisée en 2008 au format 636) et 2 autres model 636 en 2006

As tu des une idee si l'Algerie a, ou en cours de mettre au point un systeme pour les equiper de missiles balistiques Sol-Sol Vu que l'Algerie a un programme de developpement de missiles balistiques a moyenne - longue portee.

Ohh BTW Thanks for the Photos :D

I really hope we can get a nuclear submarine though it's not possible :( those are diesel right?

Ohh BTW Thanks for the Photos :D

I really hope we can get a nuclear submarine though it's not possible :( those are diesel right?

Yes...diesel electric submarine.

Les sous marin Kilo sont connu pour être les plus silencieux de leurs catégorie. Ils sont surnommé "les trous noirs dans l’océan".
Ils sont armé de 6 missiles Klub d'une portée de 180 à 300 km

l'équipage : 12 officiers et 41 hommes d'équipage.
l'Algerie en a acquis 2 à la fin des années 80 (modernisée en 2008 au format 636) et 2 autres model 636 en 2006
Isn't the most silent diesel-electric sub the U212 family?

Isn't the most silent diesel-electric sub the U212 family?

I don't think anyone, outside of governments, has an objective comparison. But the Kilo is very quiet. Also, the AIP systems installed on some newer SSKs, like some of the U212s, make additional noise.

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The SAS Charlotte Maxeke is moored ahead of a tour by Exercise Shared Accord 2011 task force leadership, July 21. SA 2011 is a bilateral military training and humanitarian mission held annually throughout Africa.


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South African navy Capt. Doric Swart stands in the engine room of the SAS Charlotte Maxeke diesel-powered, heroine class submarine during a tour held for Exercise Shared Accord 2011 task force leadership July 21. SA 2011 is a bilateral military training and humanitarian mission held annual throughout Africa.


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South African navy Commander Darren White, commander of the SAS Charlotte Maxeke diesel-powered, heroine class submarine, explains the vessel’s sonar capabilities July 21. SA 2011 is a bilateral military training and humanitarian mission held annual throughout Africa.


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Exercise Shared Accord 2011 task force leadership listens as South African navy Cmdr. Darren White, commander of the SAS Charlotte Maxeke a diesel-powered, heroine class submarine, explains the vessel’s capabilities and uses, July 21. SA 2011 is a bilateral military training and humanitarian mission held annually throughout Africa.


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dude on the left needs to take a chill pill.

dude on the left needs to take a chill pill.

lol, word...

Nigeria badly needs SSks. The type 209, preferably built in Korea, would be perfect.

Nigerian leaders are clueless.,... sometimes i think a clear and [resent external threat is needed for our leaders to revamp our military. Pretty cool advanced stuff from South Africa

^^I have to say I'm always surprised at how obselete most of naija's military equipment is, especially regarding its pre-eminent role in African affairs. Where is the money going? (rhetorical question)

Even more surprising is the fact that Naija and SA don't cooperate much when it comes to military matters. I mean SA could hook up Naija with top notch radars, radios, machine-guns, armoured vehicles, missiles etc and you could hook up up with some cut price oil? lol

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^^I have to say I'm always surprised at how obselete most of naija's military equipment is, especially regarding its pre-eminent role in African affairs. Where is the money going? (rhetorical question)

Even more surprising is the fact that Naija and SA don't cooperate much when it comes to military matters. I mean SA could hook up Naija with top notch radars, radios, machine-guns, armoured vehicles, missiles etc and you could hook up up with some cut price oil? lol

Hold your horses young man... South Africa had to face a potential Soviet/Cuban invasion, actually fought the Cuban and a number of African countries... had economic sanctions placed on her... no doubt she had to invest in her military to survive... Nigeria never had reasons to fear from any form of external attack.. the closest she has been to an external war has been her peace keeping operations.. why would Nigeria be buying Submarines and advanced and expensive 4th generation planes against? Niger? Cameroon? Nigeria's armed forces is biger than all 16 ecowas member countries army combined.

The problem for not cooporating is because of Unambitious leaderships. If both nations had decent , but ambitious governments/leaders. I have no doubts they would be cooporating.

Also we don't really have the money to be spending like crazy,

Nigeria's budget is approximately $30 Billion each year...and we had poor investment into the military during the military era.

Things are picking up in the Airforce and Navy right now in Nigeria.

Really, as the Nigerian economy grows and as our budget and revenue grows I expect that our military will become the foremost on the African continent.

Seriously what are we supposed to do with $30 Billion budget a year, c'mon this year it was even less than $30 Billion.

Plus like Naijaattitude said, we never had an external threats so most of our investments are based on peacekeeping strategies etc.

Hold your horses young man... South Africa had to face a potential Soviet/Cuban invasion, actually fought the Cuban and a number of African countries... had economic sanctions placed on her... no doubt she had to invest in her military to survive... Nigeria never had reasons to fear from any form of external attack.. the closest she has been to an external war has been her peace keeping operations.. why would Nigeria be buying Submarines and advanced and expensive 4th generation planes against? Niger? Cameroon? Nigeria's armed forces is biger than all 16 ecowas member countries army combined.

Excuses excuses. Is Naija not a maritime power with the majority of its economic resources deep offshore? That alone should make the Naija navy bigger and more advanced than SA's as most of our natural resources occur far inland.

Don't worry though, we gonna hook you up real good:

SA-made (OPS204 ), Naija Navy/Coastguard boat

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http://www.saairforce.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2707&start=315

As tu des une idee si l'Algerie a, ou en cours de mettre au point un systeme pour les equiper de missiles balistiques Sol-Sol Vu que l'Algerie a un programme de developpement de missiles balistiques a moyenne - longue portee.

ah bon?:lol: et d'ou tu tiens cette info, tu sais très bien que c'est juste de la propagande pour nuir à l'Algérie.:) notre doctrine est défensive etle restera pas besoin de missile ballistique.en revenche les S-300 PMU2 c'est du ballistique défensif:lol: (150-200 Km)

Even more surprising is the fact that Naija and SA don't cooperate much when it comes to military matters. I mean SA could hook up Naija with top notch radars, radios, machine-guns, armoured vehicles, missiles etc and you could hook up up with some cut price oil? lol

South Africa is working and exercising with countries closer to home ... ... where I believe they see more benefits and shared interests.

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;82830070']I don't understand why Far-Maroc puts a huge name of the forum while it's not even their pictures ! Silly bitches. :ohno:


Utah, Arizona and SC Air Guard deliver first F-16s to Morocco

Posted 8/4/2011 Updated 8/6/2011

8/4/2011 - BANGOR, Maine -- Airmen from the Utah, Arizona and South Carolina Air National Guard recently participated in the historic delivery of the first four F-16s to their new home in the Kingdom of Morocco. Morocco purchased 24 F-16s (Block 52) in 2008 from the United States at an estimated cost of $2.1 billion. The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered over the course of the next two years.

As part of the first ferry of aircraft to be delivered to Morocco, Airmen from the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Utah ANG, provided KC-135 air refueling support for the historic mission, while F-16 pilots from the Arizona and South Carolina ANG helped fly the desert camouflaged-painted planes to their final destination.

"Our mission took off out of Little Rock Air Force Base moving the four F-16s -- two C Models and two D Models -- to Bangor, Maine," explained Capt. Jake Johnson, Utah ANG KC-135 aircraft commander. "We refueled them three times en route to Bangor and then passed them forward to a KC-10 that dragged them the rest of the way to Morocco."

The mission required a significant amount of fuel to prepare for the overseas journey.

"We started off with 150,000 pounds of fuel and offloaded about 62,000 pounds to the F-16s," said Master Sgt. Dave Hudson, one of the two boom operators supporting the KC-135 mission. "Our first air refueling was in the dark about a half hour out of Little Rock and each event was spaced 45 minutes apart."

In addition to the American aircrews that assisted with the initial delivery, two Moroccan observer pilots flew in the back seats of the two D-Model aircraft.

"The two Moroccan pilots were recent graduates of the international F-16 training program in Tucson," said Maj. Damian Panajia, SAF/IA. "There are 10 Moroccan pilots graduating in the F-16 training pipeline in Tucson who will serve as the foundation for Morocco's F-16 Fighter Group. The new F-16 Fighter Group will be located at Benguerir Airfield near Marrakesh."

The Moroccan Air Force purchased the advanced U.S. aircraft to integrate into their current fighter fleet and to assist with their national defense.

The delivery of the first fighters is especially significant to Utah due to its State Partnership Program with Morocco, which originated in 2003. The SPP is one of 63 programs throughout the globe, and is one of only eight in Africa. Utah's partnership with Morocco has been one of the most active partnerships on the continent, and has conducted more than 100 significant events since its inception.

"It is very exciting to have our Utah tankers participate in this historic event," said Maj. Karen Nuccitelli, Utah SPP director. "It has a special significance to us because of our close relationship to Morocco. In addition to our relationship with the country, we are also focusing on strengthening the partnership between Morocco and South Carolina, which will now have a common aircraft, the Block 52 F-16."

A ceremony was held on August 4 in Marrakesh, Morocco to celebrate the arrival of the first four F-16s.

The F-16 is used by 25 nations, and more than 4,400 have been delivered worldwide.


http://www.151arw.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123266663

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Morocco receives first F-16s

August 5, 2011 (by SSgt. Stefanie Torres) - Morocco is the latest U.S. partner nation to receive the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a historic event marked by a ceremony at Ben Guerrir Air Base, Morocco on August 4th.






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Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward, Air Forces Africa (17th AF) commander, meets the first instructor pilots to graduate from U.S. led pilot training classes on August 4, 2011. The two-year program in Tucson, Arizona was designed to train and familiarize U.S. and international pilots with the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

The new block 52 aircraft will supplement the Royal Moroccan Air Force's existing fleet of fighter aircraft and will contribute to the upgrade and modernization of the country's military.

Senior U.S. military officials attended to mark the event and strengthen the relationship between the two countries' air forces, which includes a state partnership program with the Utah Air National Guard that began in 2003.

The relationship between the U.S. and Morocco can be traced back a few hundred years when Morocco became the first country to recognize the U.S. as an independent nation. Senior Moroccan officials, as well as Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, reiterated the close partnership between the two nations during the ceremony.

"I'm here to salute our partnership which we so highly value," Schwartz said. "The friendship between the U.S. and Moroccan militaries is founded on mutual respect, and I am thrilled to be here as you accept the first F-16s into your aircraft inventory."

Officials from U.S. Africa Command and its air component, Air Forces Africa, were also in attendance for the occasion.

"It's an incredible honor for me to be here for the first delivery of the F-16s to the Royal Moroccan Air Force," said Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward, the Air Forces Africa commander. "We have a wonderful relationship with the RMAF, but being able to fly the same airplane will just increase our opportunity to work together.

"For the United States and the Moroccans, this is a banner day and a great opportunity to increase both of our capacities and strategic partnership," she added.

The U.S. is helping to train Morocco's new F-16 pilots, teaching them not only how to fly the aircraft, but also how to teach others, explained Lt. Col. Allen Stewart, an Air National Guard logistics readiness officer from South Carolina.

Stewart worked with the Moroccans during pilot training in Tucson, Ariz., and saw firsthand the dedication and commitment of the Moroccan pilots.

"The Moroccans are very professional," he said. "They are very positive, well-trained, and eager to get the job done. They will do well."

Training and delivery of the fighter aircraft took approximately two years as the U.S. and Moroccan air forces worked together, Stewart said.


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U.S. and Moroccan members listen during a briefing on Block 52 F-16 Fighting Falcon capabilities during an aircraft delivery ceremony at Ben Guerrir Air Base on August 4, 2011. The Royal Moroccan Air Force unveiled the first four of 24 F-16 Fighting Falcons becoming the 25th country to ever receive the aircraft.

Woodward also commented on the achievements of the new F-16 pilots, one of whom received the distinguished graduate award at training and "stood out as one of the best in the class."

"These pilots are doing an exceptional job in training," she said. "I'm really excited about this progress and the opportunity to expand an already strong military-to-military partnership. Some of these pilots will come back to Morocco and set up a training program to train future pilots in the F-16, and they will receive the same training as our own in the U.S. Air Force."

The RMAF pilots chosen for the program have years of experience in other aircraft and are some of the air force's very best, according to Moroccan officials.

Morocco is the 25th nation to receive the F-16. More than 4,400 aircraft have been delivered worldwide from assembly lines in five countries, according to a Lockheed Martin press release.

http://www.f-16.net/news_article4403.html



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Réception des premiers F16 marocains - المغرب يتسلم أولى أربع طائرات ف16

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Atlas Falcon F-16 C/D Block 52+ (RMAF) المقاتلة صقر الأطلس

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Moroccan F-16

The first four of 24 Lockheed Martin advanced Block 52 F-16s produced for the Royal Moroccan Air Force have left the Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas, en route to Morocco.


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Pas mal les coucous congrat.:)

Morocco RMAF | F-16 C/D Block 52 + | 24 units | $2.4 billion | Global Unit Cost $100 million | 2007 - 2011 | Being Acquired (4 out of 24) (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=83056576#post83056576)

With all new technology !!!

Le contrat d'armement des F-16


On July 9, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of :


30 AIM-120C-5 Advanced Medium Range Air-to Air Missiles (AMRAAM);
60 AIM-9M SIDEWINDER Missiles;
20 AGM-88B/C HARM Missiles;
8 AGM-65D/G MAVERICK Missiles;
45 AGM-65H MAVERICK Missiles;
50 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits
(which include 20 GBU-31 for MK-82, 500 lb bomb, and 30 GBU-38, for MK-84, 2000 lb bomb);
20 GBU-24, PAVEWAY III kits;
50 GBU-10, PAVEWAY II kits;
150 GBU-12, PAVEWAY II kits;
60 Enhanced GBU-12 PAVEWAY II bombs;
300 MK-82 training bombs;
60,000 20mm training projectiles;
4,000 ALE-47 self-protection chaff;
4,000 ALE-47 self-protection flares and associated equipment and services.


The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $155 million.

Also included are containers, bomb components, spare/repair parts, publications, documentation, personnel and training, contractor technical and logistics personnel services, and other related support elements. The estimated cost is $155 million
AIM-120C-5 - AMRAAM Missiles

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AIM-9M SIDEWINDER Missiles

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AGM-88B/C HARM Missiles

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AGM-65D/G MAVERICK Missiles

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AGM-65H MAVERICK Missiles

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AGM-65D, AGM-65E, AGM-65B, AGM-65F
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GBU-10, PAVEWAY II kits

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GBU-12, PAVEWAY II kits

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GBU-24, PAVEWAY III kits

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Joint Direct Attack Munition - JDAM

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GBU-31

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MK-82

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MK-84

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(WASHINGTON, May 18, 2011)
On May 17, DSCA notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Morocco of 20 AIM-9X-2 SIDEWINDER missiles
http://www.dsca.mil/pressreleases/36-b/36b_index.htm

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http://www.dsca.mil/pressreleases/36-b/2011/Morocco_11-01.pdf

ΑΙΜ-9Χ Sidewider

New AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II Missile

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3/23/2009. The new version of the sidewinder gives pilots the edge in air-to-air combat.
USAF ΑΙΜ-9Χ Sidewider, the next generation missile...

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http://www.aviationlive.org/forum/index.php

The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range, air-to-air missile carried by fighter aircraft and recently, certain gunship helicopters. It is named after the Sidewinder snake, which detects its prey via body heat and also because of the peculiar snake-like path of flight the early versions had when launched.The Sidewinder was the first truly effective air-to-air missile, widely imitated and copied; yet its variants and upgrades remain in active service with many air forces after five decades. When a Sidewinder missile is being launched, NATO pilots use the brevity code Fox two in radio communication, as with all rear-aspect, or "heat seeking" missiles.

AIM-9X: The next generation Sidewinder:
After looking at advanced Short Range Missile (SRM) missile designs during the AIM portion of the ACEVAL/AIMVAL Joint Test and Evaluation at Nellis AFB in the 1974-78 timeframe, the Air Force and Navy agreed on the need for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile AMRAAM. But agreement over development of an Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile ASRAAM was problematic and disagreement between the Air Force and Navy over design concepts (Air Force had developed AIM-82 and Navy had flight-tested Agile and flown it in AIMVAL). Congress eventually insisted the services work on a Joint effort and AIM-9M became the result thereby compromising without exploring the improved off boresight and kinematic capability potential offered by Agile. In 1985, the Soviet Union did field a SRM (AA-11 Archer/R-73) that was very similar to Agile. At that point, the Soviet Union took the lead in SRM technology and correspondingly fielded improved IRCM to defeat or reduce the effectiveness of the latest Sidewinders. As relations improved in the aftermath of the Soviet Union, the West became aware of how potent both the AA-11 and IRCM were and SRM requirements were readdressed.

For a brief period in the late '80s, an ASRAAM effort led by a European consortium was in play under a MOA with the United States in which AMRAAM development would be led by the US and ASRAAM by the Europeans. The UK working with the aft end of the ASRAAM and Germany developing the seeker (Germany had first hand experience improving the Sidewinder seeker of the AIM-9J/AIM-9F). By 1990, technical and funding issues had stymied ASRAAM and the problem appeared stalled so in light of the threat of AA-11 and improved IRCM, the US embarked on determining requirements for AIM-9X as a counter to both the AA-11 and improving the IRCCM features. The first draft of the requirement was ready by 1991 and the primary competitors were Raytheon and Hughes. Later, the UK resolved to revive the ASRAAM development and selected Hughes to provide the seeker technology in the form of a high off-boresight capable Focal Plane Array. However, the UK did not choose to improve the turning kinematic capability of ASRAAM to compete with AA-11. As part of the AIM-9X program the US conducted a Foreign Cooperative Test (FCT) of the ASRAAM seeker to evaluate its potential and an advanced version featuring improved kinematics was proposed as part of the AIM-9X competition. In the end, the Hughes evolved Sidewinder design featuring virtually the same seeker as used by ASRAAM was selected as the winner.

The AIM-9X Sidewinder, developed by Raytheon engineers, entered service in November 2003 with the USAF (lead platform is the F-15C; USN lead platform is the F/A-18C and is a substantial upgrade to the Sidewinder family featuring an imaging infrared focal plane array (FPA) seeker with claimed 90° off-boresight capability, compatibility with helmet-mounted displays such as the new U.S. Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System, and a totally new three-dimensional thrust-vectoring control (TVC) system providing increased turn capability over traditional control surfaces. It retains the same rocket motor, fuse and warhead of the "Mike," but its lower drag gives it improved range and speed. AIM-9X also includes an internal cooling system eliminating the need for use of nitrogen bottles (U.S. Navy and Marines) in the launch rail or argon internal bottle (USAF). It also features an electronic safe and arm device (ESAD) similar to the AMRAAM allowing reduction in minimum range and reprogrammable InfraRed Counter Counter Measures (IRCCM) capability that coupled with the FPA provide improved look down into clutter and performance against the latest IRCM. Though not part of the original requirement, AIM-9X has demonstrated a Lock on After Launch (LOAL) capability, allowing for possible internal use for the F-35, and even in a submarine launched configuration for use against ASW platforms.

Missile équipant les F-22 et les futurs F-35 ! ^^

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Morocco – AIM-9X-2 SIDEWINDER Missiles

May 18, 2011 by Marcel van Leeuwen

On May 17, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Morocco of 20 AIM-9X-2 SIDEWINDER missiles, as well as associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $50 million.
The Government of Morocco has requested a possible sale of 20 AIM-9X-2 SIDEWINDER Missiles, 10 CATM-9X-2 Captive Air Training Missiles All-Up-Round Block II Missiles, 8 CATM-9X-2 Block II Missile Guidance Units, and 8 AIM-9X-2 Block II Tactical Guidance Units, 2 Dummy Air Training Missiles, containers, missile support and test equipment, provisioning, spare and repair parts, personnel training and training equipment, publications and technical data, U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance and other related logistics support. The estimated cost is $50 million.

The proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by supporting Morocco’s legitimate need for its own self-defense. Morocco is one of the most stable and pro-Western of the Arab states, and the U.S. remains committed to a long-term relationship with Morocco.
The Royal Moroccan Air Force is modernizing its fighter aircraft to better support its own air defense needs. The proposed sale of AIM-9X missiles will greatly enhance Morocco’s interoperability with the U.S. and other NATO nations, making it a more valuable partner in an increasingly important area of the world.

The proposed sale of this weapon system will not alter the basic military balance in the region. The prime contractor will be Raytheon Missile Systems Company in Tucson, Arizona. There are no known offset agreements in connection with this potential sale.

Implementation of this proposed sale will require travel of U.S. Government or contractor representatives to Morocco on a temporary basis for program technical support and management oversight.

There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.

This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded.

DSCA press release

http://www.aviationnews.eu/2011/05/18/morocco-aim-9x-2-sidewinder-missiles/

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4 Goodrich DB-110

July 14, 2008

Royal Moroccan Air Force Selects Goodrich DB-110 Airborne Reconnaissance System
System will be installed on new Block 52+ F-16 fighters

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (Farnborough International Airshow) Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide its advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for the Royal Moroccan Air Force's (RMAF) new Block 52+ F-16 fighters. The Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract calls for Goodrich to provide four F-16 reconnaissance pods, data links, multiple ground exploitation systems and related support services. Work will be performed by the company's ISR Systems teams in Chelmsford, Mass. and Malvern, UK.

Goodrich's DB-110 digital, real-time, tactical reconnaissance system allows pilots to capture images day or night using electro-optical sensor technology. Images can then be transmitted to analysts on the ground in real time. The system has been selected by six NATO and major non-NATO ally nations, and has flown successfully on F-16s operated by the Hellenic and Polish Air Forces. In addition, it is in use on the U.K. Royal Air Force's Tornado attack aircraft and the Japanese Marine Self Defense Force P-3C maritime patrol aircraft.

Tom Bergeron, President, ISR Systems, Goodrich, said, "The DB-110 system represents the highest reconnaissance capabilities within NATO and provides full interoperability among NATO nation operators. Successful experience on F-16 aircraft in both Greece and Poland assures that the RMAF can expect to receive a high-performance, low-risk proven solution."

The DB-110 is the most advanced electro-optical infrared (EO/IR) reconnaissance pod available for the F-16, providing a long-range, high-resolution, stand off imaging capability to support tactical operations. The on-board system can be operated autonomously, with the DB-110 being controlled by the pod's reconnaissance management system. Imagery is viewed on the F-16's cockpit video display, enabling the pilot to verify targets and conduct tasks such as battle damage assessment. The real-time display also gives the aircrew the ability to seek out targets of opportunity or select a different route to a selected target.

Morocco is acquiring 24 Lockheed Martin Block 52+ F-16 advanced multi-role fighters under the FMS program.

Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global supplier of systems and services to the aerospace and defense industry. Serving a global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service facilities, Goodrich is one of the largest aerospace companies in the world. For more information visit http://www.goodrich.com.

Goodrich Corporation operates through its divisions and as a parent company for its subsidiaries, one or more of which may be referred to as "Goodrich Corporation" in this press release.

SOURCE Goodrich Corporation; GR - Electronic Systems
http://ir.goodrich.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=60759&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1174248&highlight=




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Missiles AGM-65 Maverick


Le AGM-65 Maverick est un missile air-sol conçu pour les missions d'appui rapproché, d'interdiction de zone et de suppression des défenses ennemies. Il offre à son lanceur une capacité de tir à distance de sécurité avec grande précision contre des cibles tactiques variées telles que blindés, défenses anti-aériennes, navires, équipements de transport ou de stockage.

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Le Maverick est un missile air-sol imposant plutôt destiné à l'attaque des blindés

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YF-20 Tigershark tirant un AGM-65 Maverick

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_air-sol
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-65_Maverick


AGM-65D/G MAVERICK Missiles (à guidage infrarouge)

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AGM-65H MAVERICK Missiles (à guidage TV)

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AIM-120C7 AMRAAM


L'AIM-120 AMRAAM (AMRAAM est l'abréviation de Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, soit « missile air-air de moyenne portée avancé ») est un missile air-air de moyenne portée (de 75 à 110 km) muni d'un système de guidage à radar actif. Il est surnommé Slammer par les pilotes américains.

Moteur Fusée à carburant solide
Masse au lancement 152 kg
Longueur 3,66 m
Diamètre 0,178 m
Envergure 0,526 m
Vitesse Mach 4
Portée 110 km

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM


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http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-120.html

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http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/154159.pdf

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AGM-88 B/C HARM Missiles (High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile)

Dimensions: Diameter 250 mm, Length 4.2 m, Width 1.1 m
Length 4.17 m (13 ft 8 in)
Wingspan 112 cm (44 in)
Finspan 61 cm (24 in)
Diameter 25.4 cm (10 in)
Weight 360 kg (800 lb)
Speed Mach 2+
Range 150 km (80 nm)
Propulsion Thiokol SR113-TC-1 dual-thrust solid-fueled rocket
Warhead 66 kg (146 lb) WDU-21/B blast-fragmentation
AGM-88C: WDU-37/B blast-fragmentation

http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-88.html
http://www.deagel.com/Anti-Radiation-Missiles/AGM-88B-HARM_a001155002.aspx

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AGM-88A
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AGM-88C
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AGM-88B (144 km)
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http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=102020&d=1130666031

La dernière version AGM-88E
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Missiles HARM anti-radars devant équiper les RMAF F-16 block 52+

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http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/stellent/groups/public/documents/content/cms04_016401.pdf


Missiles HARM anti-radars

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http://www.ausairpower.net/API-AGM-88-HARM.html

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Missiles AGM-88E anti-radars dernière version

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http://www.atk.com/downloads/108351_01_AARGM_ds.pdf


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Sniper ATPs

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Aug 03/09: F-16s. Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control in Orlando FL receives a $30.3 million contract for the purchase of Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) for Morroco’s F-16s. The Dec 19/07 DSCA request specified either Sniper ATP or the LITENING pod.

The contract includes integration support, product spares. and logistics support. Sniper ATP deliveries will be completed in 2011. The number of pods was not disclosed. Warner-Robins Air Logistics Center/448 SCMG/PKHCB at Robins Air Force Base, GA manages the foreign military sales contract (FA8522-09-C-0013).

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/moroccos-air-force-reloads-04469/

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M61 A1 Vulcan

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wikimedia.org

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F-16D block52 #08-8019

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Moroccan Air Force F-16 Block 52 Falcon - Test Flight over NASJRB Fort Worth

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/582433.html

F-16D block52 #08-8020

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RMAF F-16D block 52 #08-8020 is seen at NAS Fort Worth during a test flight on March 9th, 2011. The airframe is part of the order for 24 brandnew F-16 block 52s for the RMAF. [Photo by Piet Luijken]

http://www.f-16.net/gallery_item434121.html

waste of money

I hate these things. :ohno:

I hate these things. :ohno:

Then you're not in the right thread

Then you're not in the right thread

Je m'informe quand même. ;)

Some videos, very interesting :

F-16 Block 52/60 by Lockheed Martin Corp

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F-16 Block 50/52 (Lockheed Martin)

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Cokpit Block 50-52+

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http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6352581&nseq=0

Block 60

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/3309/2f1660pitlarge.jpg (http://img571.imageshack.us/i/2f1660pitlarge.jpg/)
http://www.defense-update.com/images/f-16-60-cockpit-large.jpg

Rafale

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http://www.defense-update.com/images_new/rafale_cockpit_large.jpg

F-16 Viper Cockpit Tour

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F-16's in Action Great Footage From USAF- Firing Missiles & Dropping Bombs

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon - The MIG 29 Killer

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F-16 History


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Moroccan F-5s

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Drone IGNAT-ER au Maroc ( Laayoune )

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MOROCCAN AIR FORCE ONE ( CN-MVI ( Mohammed VI ) )

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Nice airplane Amin, i hope to see it at Paris.

Rwanda: Tanzanian Military Delegation Visits Rubavu

The Tanzanian military delegation led by Gen. Davies Mwamunyange, the Chief of Defence Forces of the Tanzania People's Defence Forces, yesterday, visited key military installations in Rubavu District, including the marine regiment.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201108250579.html

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South Africa’s dedicated missile and unmanned air vehicle (UAV) company, Denel Dynamics, is one of the country’s largest, most advanced and most capable high-technology companies. With a growing international reputation, the business, part of the State-owned Denel defence industrial group, is a major centre for research and development (R&D) in the country and is constantly developing and upgrading its existing products, and working on and conceiving new ones, for both the domestic and international markets.

“Technology R&D is ingrained – it’s the heart of our business,” affirms Denel Dynamics CEO Jan Wessels. “What we do is also a national growth priority in the context of government’s New Growth Path.”

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EXPORT VICTOR An Umbani PGM under the wing of an SAAF Hawk

The company has four main purposes. “To satisfy the unique missile, precision weapon and UAV requirements of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) by developing fit-for-purpose technology and product solutions for the harsh African environment; to enable the export of these products to customers and countries with similar technological requirements, thus generating valuable foreign exchange; to act as a very powerful locomotive for stimulating the wider high-technology industry and skills base in the country, reaching far beyond the boundaries of precision weapons and UAVs as such; and to provide a strong platform from which bilateral programmes can be initiated with fellow friendly developing countries – for example, the A-Darter binational R&D programme with Brazil,” he states. As a con- sequence of these activities, the company also supports the creation of sustainable high-technology careers, both directly and indirectly related to its work, thereby bene-fiting the entire country.

Home and Away
Denel Dynamics has also identified four ‘key success factors’ for the fulfilment of these purposes. Two of these are domestic. These are: collaboration between the company and its domestic customers – the SANDF, Department of Defence (DoD) and the DoD’s equipment procurement, R&D and disposals agency, Armscor; and the development of an ‘RSA Inc’ concept of partnership between Denel Dynamics and other South African com- panies to maximise South Africa’s impact in a market dominated by huge groups from major powers. “Denel Dynamics is com- mitted to spread potential participation as widely as possible in South Africa,” assures Wessels.


The other two key success factors are international. One is the development of political collaboration and partnerships with other emerging countries that, for example, are members of the Brics (Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa) and G20 groups. South Africa is more advanced in missiles technology than some of these countries, giving the South African government a valuable asset in developing strategic partnerships with these States and opening the way to jointly funded development projects, as has already happened with Brazil. The other is related to, and derives from, this: strategic partnerships with foreign companies, not necessarily only from other developing countries, which strengthen Denel Dynamics’ competitiveness in international markets.

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MULTIPURPOSE FUTURE A Mokopa missile about to hit a test range target

The company is divided into two units, missiles and UAVs. As Engineering News recently (July 29, 2011) reported on the latest developments regarding the UAV business, this account will focus on the missiles unit.
Denel Dynamics is active in most segments of the missiles business – air-to-air (AAM), surface-to-air (SAM), air-to-surface (ASM), antitank guided weapons (ATGWs) and precision guided munitions (PGMs – guided free fall or gliding bombs). Missiles and PGMs are very high technology products which are very expensive to develop, and Denel Dynamics, by international standards, is a rather small company. Consequently, it is heavily dependent upon R&D funding from the DoD.

On average, about 80% of the R&D funding Denel Dynamics needs to develop guided weapons is provided by the DoD, with the remaining 20% coming from the company itself.
But the payback for the country can be considerable.
Wessels cites a particularly successful case of a weapon system, which he will not identify, but is believed to be the Umbani PGM, that has been in the process of development since 2002 with R100-million in funding from the DoD/South African Air Force (SAAF) plus R20-million of Denel Dynamics’ own money. This R120-million funded the development and proving of the basic system technology and the development of the concepts for three advanced versions (one of them long range) of the weapon.

At this point, with the system’s core technology proven, an undisclosed foreign country stepped in and ordered the weapon in a R1.2-billion deal. This deal includes the development and industrialisation of all three advanced variants and their integration on different types of aircraft (including the BAE Systems Hawk, operated by the SAAF). The customer has already indicated a follow-up requirement worth more than R1-billion.
“The South African technology and industry base is greatly strengthened,” highlights Wessels, and jobs are preserved and created at a number of local companies. Further, it means that, when the time comes, the SAAF will be able to acquire what will have become an off-the-shelf weapon and choose between four versions (the basic and the three advanced models), as well as decide that the tax payers’ money (which could come to R500-million) used in buying this type of weapon will be spent overwhelmingly in South Africa.

Note that this programme ran for some ten years from the original concept to the proving of the technology (but not the industrial- isation and start of production) of the system. This is a pretty typical timescale for high technology defence projects in any country (in peacetime) and illustrates the importance of long-term technology planning on the part of the DoD and Armscor, as well as by the company.
This case is unusual in that the first order for the weapon is an export order, and not a local, order. Worldwide, export sales usually only follow after the manufacturer’s home Defence Ministry acquires the system concerned. The same applies to Denel Dynamics. “We usually need the SANDF as a launch customer,” says Wessels, “but, typically, less than 20% of production could go to the SANDF and more than 80% to export customers”.

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Sea Spears, Sky Darters - DEVELOPING NEW SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS An A-Darter missile on the wing tip of an SAAF Gripen

The company is enjoying particular success with its Umkhonto SAM and A-Darter infrared (IR) homing AAM.
The Umkhonto (which translates into English as ‘spear’) is a naval SAM that is already in operational service with the South African Navy (SAN) and Finnish Navy (and was selected for purchase by a another Scandinavian navy before defence cuts forced the termination of the acquisition). The Umkhonto system is designed to allow the simultaneous engagement of multiple targets.

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POINT DEFENCE An Umkhonto is launched by the Finnish Navy Hämenmaa-class minelayer

The company is now seeking to further develop the missile, which currently fulfils what is called ‘point defence’: that is, it is intended to defend the ship carrying it. In contrast, ‘area defence’ missiles can defend a number of ships sailing together, such as a task group (naval vessels only) or a convoy (merchant ships escorted by naval vessels). Deployment of even a limited area defence version of the Umkhonto would significantly augment the operational capabilities of the SAN, while making the missile even more attractive on the export market.
“If we fit the Umkhonto with a new, dual pulse, rocket motor, we can increase its range by more than 20 km,” reports Denel Dynamics air defence missile group manager Erick Huysamer. “If we add boosters, we can extend the range by more than 40 km.” The latter would make the Umkhonto a true area defence SAM.

(It should be noted that Denel Dynamics missiles are powered by rocket motors developed by Rheinmetall Denel Munitions, in which the Denel group has a 49% share- holding. A dual pulse rocket motor would allow the selection of either higher speed, shorter range or lower speed, longer range, options, depending on the tactical situation.)
However, extending the range significantly also requires the replacement of the current IR seeker head with a radar seeker head, which would also improve the all-weather capability of the SAM. The development of the long-range version of the missile will require a foreign partner. While one trend of development for the Umkhonto is long range and fitting a radar seeker, another is to fit a global positioning system (GPS) receiver to the IR version of the missile, so that it can also act as a surface-to-surface missile (SSM).

Further, the company is also looking at integrating the IR-guided Umkhonto onto offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). These are simple, affordable naval vessels used for ‘constabulary duties’ such as fisheries protection, antismuggling, antipiracy and so on.
However, for many small navies, OPVs are their biggest vessels and there is a real interest in increasing the operational capabilities of these ships, provided it can be done affordably.

OPVs usually have rather basic sensor suites composed of optronics (including IR) with 360˚ coverage and a navigation radar. “We’re looking to integrate the Umkhonto-IR with these sensors,” says Huysamer. “We intend to partner with a big international company to look at solutions in this area. The Umkhonto for OPVs would be a dual-role weapon – SAM and SSM.”

The remaining proposed development of the Umkhonto is as a land-based, containerised, truck-mounted SAM. Early warning would be provided by a truck-mounted extendable mast radar, and one such radar could support up to four launchers.
The A-Darter is a fifth-generation short-range AAM, and is thus one of the leading weapons in its category today. “This technology has come from many technology development programmes over many years,” states the company’s AAM manager, Denise Wilson. Originally a purely South African project, in 2006, it became a joint project with Brazil and has since then been developed on a shared basis.
“The A-Darter programme has developed a new generation of rocket scientists and engineers, through mentorships and training; developed skills and capabilities in Denel and the wider industry; created jobs; and created a new sustainable international partnership with Brazil, including a commitment to cooperate on other projects,” she sums up. “The A-Darter has also reinforced South Africa’s international credibility through its integration on the [Saab] Gripen [fighter]. We have cleared the full envelope of the A-Darter on the Gripen, and the Swedish test pilots think we have a ‘cool missile’.”
The A-Darter is now rapidly approaching qualification. Integration of the AAM onto the Hawk fighter-trainer is proceeding in parallel. The SAAF will receive training missiles and operational capability from 2013 on. There are also plans and proposals to develop further versions of the A-Darter, such as an A-Darter Light, an A-Darter Extended Range, and an A-Darter ASM, as well as projects to continue the development of the current missile to create an A-Darter Mark (Mk) 2 and later an A-Darter Mk 3.

In addition to the A-Darter, the company has a project to develop a new radar-guided, beyond-visual-range AAM (BVRAAM), currently known as the B-Darter. This will be based on ten years of investment since the deployment of South Africa’s last indigenous BVRAAM, the V4.
Central to this project has been the development of powerful radar technology compact enough to fit into the airframe of a BVRAAM. (Denel Dynamics has confirmed that this technology will be directly employed for the seeker head of the radar-guided version of the Umkhonto.)

“We are ready to produce a BVRAAM demonstrator,” affirms Wilson. “But we need an investment partner for full-scale industrial development, like on the A-Darter. At home, we need government support and a user requirement from the SAAF.”
The proposed B-Darter would probably have a maximum range greater than 80 km. “Our target is to be in the middle of the market –medium range and medium cost,” she asserts.

Earth Movers, Tank Killers
Denel Dynamics also produces ASMs and PGMs. The longest ranged of these weapons is the Raptor. Originally developed with DoD funding, foreign investment has allowed the development of an improved version, the Raptor II, which is in production for the investor country. While the Raptor I is an unpowered PGM, the Raptor II is an ASM, with significantly greater range.

“The Raptor is a more strategic weapon, in production, mature, with constant upgrades,” explains company standoff weapons group Umbani production manager Coenie Loock. “We recently conducted a highly successful test in a foreign country. The weapon was launched at a range of 75 km and, fitted with a new seeker, and with no in-course [data] updates, hit the target precisely.”

The Raptor II has a range of some 80 km if launched at an altitude of about 5 000 m, increasing to more than 120 km from some 12 000 m. (The Raptor I has been reported to have a maximum range greater than 60 km.) It has an optical seeker – either TV or imaging IR (IIR) – and a hybrid inertial navigation system (INS), including GPS and an accuracy of less than 2 m.

Denel Dynamics has a proposal for a Raptor III, which would have a maximum range approaching 300 km, if launched at 12 000 m. It would have the same types of guidance and seeker systems as the Raptor II but would be more accurate still. The company is awaiting feedback from potential customers before deciding how and when to proceed with the project.

The tactical end of Denel Dynamics’ current air-to-ground range is the Umbani PGM. More strictly, the Umbani (the word translates into English as ‘lightning’) is a PGM kit – guidance system, control surfaces and stabili-sation fins – which can be attached to standard US/North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) Mk 81 (120 kg), Mk 82 (250 kg) and Mk 83 (500 kg) bombs. (These types of bombs are also produced and used by many countries outside Nato.)

“The Umbani is a lower-cost weapon, with a launch altitude of up to 11 000 m above sea level and an operational range of up to 100 km,” says Loock. “GPS is the heart of the guidance system, but you can also have INS, or INS and a laser seeker, or INS and TV/IIR, or INS and a proximity fuse. You can even add a booster rocket module at the rear of the weapon.”

The Umbani, the development of which was funded by the DoD, has been integrated on to the SAAF’s Hawks (which have an operational as well as a training role) and the PGM has won a major export contract. “We have a project to extend the range to 200 km,” he reveals. “We have a client who wants to put in a datalink to update target information. We can also add a wing kit to extend the range.”

Denel Dynamics is also working on a totally new weapon concept, currently being referred to simply as the Small Guided Missile (SGM). Today, in many operational (including peacekeeping) missions there is a need for extremely precise weapons with small warheads that destroy their targets but, in the process, produce only limited blast effects, minimising the risks to civilians and civilian infrastructure (homes, shops, clinics and so on – otherwise known as collateral damage), and which can be launched from fast jets.

Currently, there is only one such weapon operational – the Brimstone missile, used only by the UK and Saudi Arabia, and developed for Britain by European missile group MBDA (with Boeing of the US as the prime subcontractor), which entered service in 2006. This weapon is being employed by the UK Royal Air Force with great success in the current Libyan War, arousing much international interest. There is thus a big oppor-tunity is this segment of the market.

Denel Dynamics has been working on the SGM concept for a while now. “We are currently conceptualising it for a potential client,” says Wessels. “The development timescale depends on the client’s procedures. But there is broad generic interest in this type of weapon. We have been asked by a number of countries if we have an SGM-category weapon, but we are not marketing it yet. There is no brochure for it yet and the SAAF has no official requirement for this type of weapon yet.”

Currently, the concept is for a weapon with a mass of less than 50 kg that would be able to impact on its target at angles (which would be programmable) of 10˚ to 90˚. It would have a maximum range of 40 km if launched from about 70 m above ground level, increasing to 80 km from 10 000 m.

It would be able to penetrate the top area armour of a main battle tank (MBT) or concrete. “It would have a programmable warhead – no explosion, partial explosion, full explosion. The ‘kill’ radius would vary from 1 m (no explosion) to 30 m (but not lethal at 30 m). The accuracy would be about 1 m,” reports Loock. (In no-explosion mode, the SGM would destroy the target using only the kinetic energy it had acquired since being released from its carrier aircraft.)

The SGM is aimed at arming UAVs or at giving conventional attack aircraft large weapons loads. “A fighter could carry up to 32 SGMs,” he points out. “They would be fire and forget weapons. A fighter could ripple fire all 32 in a swarming attack.”

In the ATGW area, Denel Dynamics has two products – the Ingwe (‘leopard’) and Mokopa. The Ingwe has been in service for quite a few years now, both with the SANDF and internationally. In South Africa, the Ingwe is used by the South African Army, arming the tank destroyer version of its Ratel fighting vehicle. For an export customer, it has been integrated onto the Russian Mil Mi-24 family of attack helicopters.

The Ingwe is a laser-beam-guided weapon (it follows a laser beam until it hits the target) with a maximum range of 5 km and a maximum armour penetration capability of 1 000 mm. Denel Dynamics continues to upgrade the Ingwe, and will demonstrate a multipurpose penetrator warhead for the missile later this year, which would be used to destroy bunkers.

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IN SERVICE AT HOME AND ABROAD An Ingwe ATGW is fired by an SA Army Ratel tank destroyer
The Mokopa is a much more recent design, and is now ready to go into production. It has a maximum range of 10 km and a maximum penetration of 1 350 mm, and uses semiactive laser (SAL) guidance (a laser beam illuminates the target and the missile homes onto that illumination – it does not fly down the beam).

Key factors driving the development of ATGWs today are, on the one hand, the major advances in armour and ‘active protection’ systems for MBTs (the latter being small missiles which intercept and destroy incoming ATGWs or unguided antitank rockets, like RPGs) and, on the other, the increasing use of ATGWs as multipurpose weapons, because of their accuracy, and small and directional warheads, which reduce collateral damage. Internationally, ATGWs are often used to arm UAVs and other low- and slow-flying aircraft, such as observation and even transport aircraft, to create ‘gunships’ that are cheaper to operate than the classic ATGW armed helicopters. The company is seeking to keep abreast of these trends.

The Mokopa, especially, because of its range, can potentially fulfil a wide range of roles. “For South Africa, possible future platforms are light armoured vehicles, UAVs, light fixed-wing aircraft, light helicopters, naval helicopters and OPVs,” highlights Denel Dynamics surface targets group manager Petrus Mentz. “We are busy engineering the integration of the Mokopa onto the [AgustaWestland] Lynx [maritime] helicopter. We are working on light heli- copters – a cost-effective solution. And, obviously, Rooivalk is still there!” (The Mokopa has been test-fired from Rooivalks, but has not yet been formally integrated onto the aircraft, meaning that the missile cannot yet be used by the helicopter in operational situations. This is purely the result of SAAF funding priorities.)

As a consequence, the company is looking at various developments for the Mokopa, such as fitting a fixed seeker head for the SAL, or adding a stabilised IIR seeker to the SAL seeker, adding a datalink, fitting tandem high-explosive antitank warheads or high-explosive fragmentation warheads. It is also planning a lighter Mokopa for use on UAVs. This version has been given the name Impi.

But there are also plans for radical developments based on the Ingwe experience. “We are looking to have a very stealthy missile, with a bit more range but reduced mass, giving better performance,” he states. “It would have a multipurpose warhead – direct or top attack. (We need to look at the fusing.) It would be capable of attacking various targets. Its range would be from 500 m to 2 000 m and it would have vehicles and helicopters as its launch platforms. To minimise radar cross section, it probably couldn’t have a seeker head so it will probably be a beam rider. Its launch signature will be reduced.”


Futurescope
The long development times for high-tech- nology defence systems put all companies in the business in the awkward position of having to try to predict the future. To this end, Denel Dynamics has a Strategic Engineering Group, pondering future scenarios and the tech- nologies required, especially by the SANDF, to meet them.

“How do you look into the future?” queries the head of this group, Dr Gerrit Viljoen. “It’s very difficult!” South Africa has been at peace for a little over 20 years now, but the world, if anything, is getting more turbulent. Fortunately, a number of major countries with recent (and continuing) war experience publish their experiences, lessons and future warfighting concepts on the Internet, so anyone can access them. (They give away no secrets.) “So we read them, and we attend international conferences.” The company seeks to have a 10- to 20-year view into the future.

One new technology area into which it is moving is active protection for MBTs and other armoured vehicles. The Russians and Israelis have both developed and deployed such systems, and the Israeli system is already proving itself operationally.

Denel Dynamics has already developed the interceptor missile part of such a system. Designated Mongoose 1, it has a minimum range of 5 m and a maximum range of 20 m. It detonates the warhead of the incoming weapon. The Mongoose 1 was successfully demonstrated in the US last year. A further development is the Mongoose 3 missile, which is intended to shoot down tank shells and mortar bombs as well as missiles and RPGs and would also have a minimum range of 5 m but a maximum range of 300 m.

Other proposals being considered by Denel Dynamics include a guided 35 mm anti- aircraft shell and associated acquisition and tracking system, and a man-portable Fire Support for Infantry Missile (FSIM), which would be a low-cost weapon intended to replace systems like the RPG-7 and its Western counterparts. However, the FSIM would be able to loiter for a while after launch and would be able to attack targets not in the line of sight of the launcher.

“Technology is a very important force multiplier,” concludes Viljoen. “And Denel Dynamics is the technology partner for the SANDF.”

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/south-african-missile-company-provides-sandf-and-friendly-countries-with-force-multipliers-2011-08-26

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^^Some very old pics.

Bonus photo's

Moroccan gendarmerie

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toujours le gendarme ,mais cette fois avec un motard de la police
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Had problems posting the images, so here is a link: http://www.zimbabwedefence.com/Type-89_IFV_1.html

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Had problems posting the images, so here is a link: http://www.zimbabwedefence.com/Type-89_IFV_1.html

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FAQ ~ About SSC ~ Uploading images and videos? (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=852022)

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Ensuite d'insérer le code entre les balises spécifiques à chaque type de vidéo

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Comment télécharger, réduire et poster vos images sur le forum


Vous pouvez utiliser par exemple l'hébergeur http://imageshack.us/


1 - Chercher l'image à transférer
2 - Option de redimensionnement (seulement si l'image est trop grande)
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Et c'est à peu près la même chose avec les autres hébergeurs d'images

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When hope seems to giving up they are there to DEFEND HOMELAND !

Skieen battalion

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^^ Resize your pictures please :)

A plane from the Nigerian Air Force has had to be escorted into Cambridge Airport by two RAF fighter jets.

The Hercules was flying into Cambridge for maintenance work but had a radio failure over France and was shadowed by fighters for hundreds of miles.

Its arrival at the airport at 19:30 BST on Saturday was accompanied by a high level of security.

Marshall Aerospace at Cambridge are specialists in servicing transport planes from all over the world.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-14709434

The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Ghana has signed a contract with Airbus Military for the acquisition of two C295 aircraft.

The aircraft are to be delivered from the beginning of 2012. His Excellency Minister of Defence Lt Gen. JH Smith, said the C295 will enable the Air Force to move troops and other security agencies across the country and within the West African sub-region. The aircraft will also be used for medical evacuation, paratrooping, training and humanitarian operations including assistance to organizations such as National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the peace mission of the United Nations. The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Ghana is a new Airbus Military customer.

http://www.xairforces.net/newsd.asp?newsid=470&newst=2

All Pictures were sourced by the honorable Nigerian Beeg Eagle

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Obscured from view by the fence: Nigerian Air Force Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma in Marseille Provence for upgrade, Feb.2011

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A NIGERIAN AIR FORCE LOCKHEED CHARLIE C130-H30 TOUCHES DOWN IN CAMBRIDGE(UK) FOR MAJOR REFIT
27 AUGUST, 2011.

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FIRST BATCH : SIX UNITS OF Mi-35P FROM RUSSIA - 2000

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Mi-35P+Mi-24V(behind)

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Mi-35P

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Mi-24

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The killers

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Tarik Ben Ziad livrée aujourd'hui à la marinr royale
cpUj778UCX0

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The Moroccan military has undertaken a sweeping
effort to modernize a military force that fields
predominantly Korean and Vietnam War era equipment. While
the F-16 and T-6 sales from the vast bulk of the dollar
figure for this modernization, the total Foreign Military
Sales and Foreign Military Financing portfolio totals some
120 cases in excess of USD 3 billion. The list of pending or
prospective sales includes 200 M1A1 main battle tanks; CH-47D
and SH-60 rotary wing aircraft; Gulfstream and Beechcraft
operational/Distinguished Visitor (DV) support aircraft;
Hawk, Chaparral and Stinger anti-aircraft systems; and
solicitations for surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft
and unmanned aerial vehicles. Morocco is the second largest
recipient of excess defense articles (EDA) from the U.S.
These sales and transfers permit the Moroccan military both
to hold its position as a regional power and be able to
participate as a coalition partner. They further solidify
the substantial U.S. inclination by the Moroccan military,
although there are competitors that can dramatically underbid
U.S. offerings, and Morocco does not limit itself to U.S.
equipment.

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+ Russian contracts :cheers:

WUUUUT! you have air refueling planes in morocco? Or is that just the USA testing 'em hoties?

WUUUUT! you have air refueling planes in morocco? Or is that just the USA testing 'em hoties?
That's American. It was when they delivered the F-16s
I think the Royal Air Force uses C130 as refueling planes.
edit: According to wikipedia we have 2 KC-130 tankers and 2 KC-135 stratotankers, but I don't know if the last is true.

That's American. It was when they delivered the F-16s
I think the Royal Air Force uses C130 as refueling planes.
edit: According to wikipedia we have 2 KC-130 tankers and 2 KC-135 stratotankers, but I don't know if the last is true.

The last is false. We only have 2 KC-130.

DCNS launches Moroccan FREMM frigate

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DCNS launches Moroccan FREMM frigate

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On 14 September 2011, DCNS launched the FREMM multimission frigate for the Royal Moroccan Navy. The launch took place at DCNS's Lorient shipyard in the presence of senior Moroccan and French officials and is a major milestone in the construction of the vessel, scheduled for delivery in 2013.

DCNS today launched the FREMM multimission frigate for Morocco. The event at the Group's Lorient shipyard was attended by Admiral Laghmari, Inspector General of Royal Moroccan Navy, Admiral Verwaerde of the French Navy and Patrick Boissier, Chairman & CEO of DCNS.

Around 500 DCNS personnel and guests watched as the first FREMM frigate for an export customer was manoeuvred by tugs to the quayside at DCNS's Lorient facility.
Construction of this state-of-the-art warship for the Royal Moroccan Navy began at Lorient in December 2008.

As a frontline frigate, it will enhance the Royal Moroccan Navy's operational capabilities. Designed for reduced crewing, with a complement of just over 100, it will operate in anti-air, anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare roles.

In the next few months, DCNS personnel at the Lorient facility will continue assembly work on the vessel at the quayside. The next major phase is installation of the mast infrastructure, which will house the vessel's sensor suites.


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FREMM, A MAJOR PROGRAMME FOR DCNS AND PARTNERS
The French FREMM programme calls for 12 ships — 11 for the French Navy and one for the Royal Moroccan Navy.

FREMM frigates are among the most technologically advanced and competitively priced on the world market. These heavily armed warships are being built under DCNS prime contractorship to carry state-of-the-art weapons and systems including the Herakles multifunction radar, Aster anti-air missiles, Exocet MM40 anti-ship missiles and MU90 torpedoes.

These innovative multirole frigates are designed to respond to all types of threats with unparalleled flexibility, interoperability and availability. The contract to build a FREMM frigate for the Royal Moroccan Navy demonstrates that the type also meets the needs and expectations of international client navies.

FREMM technical data:
• Length overall: 142 m
• Beam: 20 m
• Displacement: 6,000 tonnes
• Max. speed: 27 knots
• Complement: 108 (including helicopter crew)
• Accommodation: 145 men and women

French shipbuilder DCNS has launched Morocco’s first and only FREMM frigate, just days after Morocco’s first SIGMA class frigate was handed over to the Royal Moroccan Navy.

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The Royal Moroccan Navy is modernising and expanding its capabilities, especially with the acquisition of two French-built Floreal class frigates in 2002 and the purchase of three SIGMA frigates in 2008. Morocco’s first SIGMA class frigate, Tarik ben Ziyad, was on Monday, September 12th, 2011 transferred to the Royal Moroccan Navy after completing sea trials and outfitting. At the end of this month, after training is concluded, the Tarik ben Ziyad will start her maiden voyage to Morocco.

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Morocco will use the FREMM frigate to patrol its long coastline and take part in joint operations with NATO and other navies. The Navy has also expanded the number of offshore and coastal patrol vessels to counter illegal fishing and people smuggling.

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Morocco’s current naval fleet includes two Floréal-class frigates and a Descubierta-class corvette in addition to some 21 patrol craft and a number of other ships and vessels. Four more patrol craft are also on order.

Morocco is in the process of upgrading its armed forces and is buying large amounts of military equipment. Last month the Royal Moroccan Air Force took delivery of the first of 24 Block 52 F-16 Fighting Falcons from Lockheed Martin, fitted with Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 Enhanced Engine Package engines and Raytheon ACES electronic warfare suites.

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In July last year Alenia Aeronautica delivered the first of four C-27J Spartan transport aircraft, which were ordered in October 2008.

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Morocco is currently taking delivery of 24 Hawker Beechcraft T-6C Texan II turboprop trainers to replace its Beechcraft T-34 Mentor and Cessna T-37 Tweets.

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The Royal Moroccan Navy placed an order for three SIGMA frigates in April 2008.

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The contract includes one SIGMA 10513 ship of 105m length (pennant number 613), with delivery after 44 months, and two SIGMA 9813 ships of
98m (pennant numbers 614, 615), delivery 50 and 56 months after signature, all with commonality in the systematic arrangement including a state of the art Tacticos combat management system with antisubmarine, surface warfare, air defence and electronic warfare capabilities. Electronic systems include a Smart-S Mk2 surveillance radar, a LIROD Mk2 tracking radar, a Thales Kingklip sonar system, an IFF system, an integrated communication system comprising external communication system and FOCON internal communication subsystem, two target designation sights, a VIGILE ESM system, a SCORPION ECM system and an integrated navigation system.

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The shipyard notes the vessels will be fitted with a 76mm Oto Melara main gun, as well as MBDA Exocet surface-to-surface and MICA surface-to-air missile system, the latter using vertical launch.
The frigates will further have flight decks and hangar accommodation for a medium-sized helicopter and be fitted with Eurotorp torpedo launchers.

The 105-metre frigate, named Tarik ben Ziyad, has left Vlissingen on
May 6 and wrapped up the trials May 20. The ship, bearing the pennant number 613, reportedly underwent a “very intensive programme … in which the platform as well as the sensor weapons and communications suite
was extensively tested. The tests were performed by representatives of
the yard in close cooperation with representatives of the subcontractors,
the Royal Moroccan Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy.

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Damen, in a statement, said the commanding officer, Captain (RNLN) Jilles Goedknegt, “was very satisfied with the results of the sea trials.
The seakeeping capabilities and the maneuverability of the ship proved to be very good and the performance of the combat system were excellent.”


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After successful sea trials and finishing of outfitting details, SIGMA-class Frigate Tarik ben Ziyad, built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) in Vlissingen, was transferred to Rear Admiral Mohamed Laghmari, Commander in Chief of the Royal Moroccan Navy.

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Once again DSNS has proven to be a highly reliable partner as the ship was delivered in time, on schedule and meeting all the requirements as stated in the contract.

The delivery of the first of three frigates was achieved within four years from the effective date of contract, after a period of thorough engineering and three years of construction.

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After commissioning, the crew will continue with another three weeks of
Sail Safety Training in Den Helder and North Sea. This training will be conducted by training teams of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

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At the end of September, after conclusion of this training period, the Tarik ben Ziyad started her maiden voyage to Morocco.


The next two frigates for the Royal Moroccan Navy are well underway.

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OPV 70 of the Royal Navy of Morocco

This is the largest patrol vessel of their fleet the Royal Navy of Morocco ordered to Raidco Marine in June 2008 and which was built at STX shipyard in Lanester.
Built under civil standards, the Bir Anzarane is an Ocean Patrol Vessel.
This ship mainly dedicated to the missions of state action at sea, such as survey or enforcement services, is nonetheless equipped with a comprehensive weapon system.

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Builder: Raidco Marine, Lorient, France

Unit:
P 341 RMNS Bir Anzaran

Status: laid down: 2009 - launched: 2010 - commissioned: 2011

P 342 ?
P 343 ?
P 344 ?
p 345 ?

Specifications: (Measures, Propulsion, Armament, Aviation, etc.)

Length: 70,00 meters
Beam: 11,30 meters
Draft: 3,25 meters
Displacement: 800 tons
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h)
Range: 4200 Nm (7780 km) at 12 knots
Crew: 64 (+ 6 passengers)

Aviation: no landing pad / no hangar

Propulsion: 2 x Wärtsilä 12V26 (8,16 MW) diesel engines

Armament:
Guns: 1 x Oto Melara 76/62 Super Rapid
1 x Bofors 40 mm gun
2 x 14,5 mm MG
2 x 12,7 mm MG

Systems: DECCA Bridgemaster II radar


Thursday, June 23 Raidco Marine delivered the Offshore Patrol Vessel
Bir Anzarane (341) to the Royal Navy of Morocco represented by the Admiral Mohamed Laghmari.

The ship Bir Anzarane joined its home port in Casablanca in the summer.

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Does anyone know how a M60A4 looks like?

Does anyone know how a M60A4 looks like?


The M60A3TTS with the reactive armor is called the M60A4


African Lion 2006

M-60A3TTS(Morocco)

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Moroccan Ignat ER UAV

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Young soldiers train with americans

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Moroccan Soldiers During Jebel Sahara 2010

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Pics from out biggest naval exercise. It was preformed two days ago :)

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Egypt should get some new Frigates.

I have no idea why the heck have we been ordering mcm ships????

http://www.arms-tass.su/data/Files/File/144.pdf
^^ it's a good file, you'll find Moroccan deals too.

I have no idea why the heck have we been ordering mcm ships????

http://www.arms-tass.su/data/Files/File/144.pdf
^^ it's a good file, you'll find Moroccan deals too.

Damn, Germany is selling alot. Too bad they don't want to sell them to us.

Naval Commado's(Morocco)


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Moroccan Royal Navy | 3 FMMM Frégates Multi Missions Maroc - Class Sigma (By Damen, NL) | 510 M€ | 2007 - 2011 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1344773&page=7)

After the 613, Tariq Ibn Zyaed, the 614 is called Moulay Ismail.

Marine vaartuig 614


zaterdag 05 november '11

Vanmorgen werd het Marine vaartuig MNS 614 SULTAN MULAY ISMAIL vanuit de Sloe naar de binnenhaven gebracht voorbootjes waren VLB 2 en VLB 7 achterboot was de HENDRIK 3
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All pictures by Walter Vercruysse


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Egyptian C-295 in Spain to be delivered to its new home soon.

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Egyptian C-295 in Spain to be delivered to its new home soon.

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Algérie : 10 avions commandés (5 en option), dont 2 Persuader.

Brésil : (12) Après une longue période d’essais, le C-295 a été retenu début novembre 2002 pour remplacer les C-115 Buffalo dans le cadre du programme CL-X, les autres concurrents étant l’Alenia C-27J et l'Antonov An-32. Un contrat de 238 millions d’euros portant sur la fourniture de 12 appareils a été finalisé le 29 avril 2005. Les livraisons ont débuté en octobre 2006, le C-295 étant désigné au Brésil C-105A Amazonas. Ils ont été mis en service par le 1°/9° GAv.

Chili : 3 Persuader ont été commandés le 18 octobre 2007 par la marine chilienne, avec prise d’option pour 5 machines supplémentaires.

Colombie : 2 appareils [FAC1280/81] ont été livrés en juin 2008.

Émirats arabes unis : (4) En mars 2001 Abou Dabi a annoncé une intention d’achat portant sur 4 patrouilleurs maritimes Persuader.

Espagne : (13) Client de lancement, l’Ejército del aire obtint du 21 janvier 2000 du gouvernement espagnol l’autorisation d’acheter 9 appareils à livrer à partir de la fin de l’année. Il faudra pourtant attendre le 15 novembre 2001 pour que le premier appareil soit officiellement remis à la 35e escadre de transport (353 Escuadron). Le dernier fut livré en 2004. Un autre appareil fut acheté en décembre 2005, puis un en décembre 2006 et 2 en juillet 2007. Ces appareils ont effectué de nombreuses rotations entre Getafe et l'Irak en soutien des troupes espagnoles stationnées dans ce pays.

Finlande : (2 + 5) Le 4 mai 2006 le C-295 a été déclaré vainqueur du programme visant au remplacement des Fokker F27 et 2 avions ont été commandés ferme le 15 mai, avec option pour 5 machines supplémentaires. Le premier appareil a été livré le 6 mars 2007.

Ghana : 2 appareils commandés en août 2011 pour une livraison à partir de début 20121.

Jordanie : (2) Début 2003 la Jordanie devint le troisième client du C-295 en achetant 2 appareils. Le premier a été livré dès septembre 2003.

Pologne : (12 - 1) Second client du C-295, la Pologne a passé commande de 8 avions pour 212 millions de dollars US le 28 août 2001 dans le cadre d’un accord global entre l’état polonais et EADS, qui est entré à hauteur de 51% dans le capital de PZL-Okecie, qui produit aujourd'hui les panneaux externes de voilure et toutes les portes de l'avion. Débutées le 8 septembre 2003, les livraisons se sont achevées en juillet 2005, l'appareil étant mis en service par la 13 ELTr. Deux appareils supplémentaires ont été commandés le 28 octobre 2006 et deux autres en octobre 2007. Ces avions sont utilisés en Afghanistan et en Irak, au Liban comme en Bosnie-Herzégovine, en soutien des troupes polonaises participant aux opérations de paix des Nations unies.
Le 23 janvier 2008 un C-295 polonais [019] du 13e Escadron de Transport Aérien s’est écrasé peu avant de se poser sur la base de Miroslawiec, au nord-ouest de la Pologne, à 19h05. Parmi les 20 personnes se trouvant à bord, toutes tuées, le General Andrzej Andrzejewski, commandant la Brigade d’aviation tactique de Miroslawiec. Deux jours plus tard les 11 appareils en service furent immobilisés au sol. L’enquête a conclu à des manquements graves de l’équipage et du contrôle au sol, combinés à une météo défavorable.

Portugal : 12 appareils commandés, soit 7 avions de transport tactique et 5 appareils de surveillance maritime. Le premier appareil a officiellement été remis à la FAP le 18 novembre 2008 à Getafe.
République tchèque: (4) Contrat signé le 13 mai 2009

Have I said something wrong :?

aim 120 and sinper pod

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Have I said something wrong :?

no i just wanted to post the information nothing more.

Moroccan Under Negotiations or Possibly Purchased Armament

M104 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge (40)
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M88A2 Hercules Armored Recovery Vehicle (10)
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M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (Enhanced Configuration) (200)
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VT-1A Main Battle Tank (150)
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FREMM Multipurpose Frigate (2nd)
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The M88A2 and Abrmas M1A1 AIM are already ordered.
I don't think that they consider buying VT1A.

"For example, the Ugandan troops of the AU in Somalia." More like rapists and invaders who support their white masters and the puppet who calls himself the somali president.

Moroccan sigma corvette Moulay Ismail (614) at the yard of De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands November 2011.
Sigma corvette with a displacement of 2,100 tons and as dimensions 98,13 (over all) x 13,02 x 3,60 metres. Maximum speed of 28 knots and a range of 3,000 nautical miles with a speed of 18 knots. Armed with 4x1 MM40 Exocet SSM, MICA VL SAm, MU 90 torpedoes, 2x SKWS launchers, 2x1-20mm guns and 1x1-76mm gun. Laid down in March 2009, launched on 4 February 2011 and will be commissioned in February 2012.

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Moroccan sigma corvette pennant 615, yard of the De Schelde at Vlissingen, Netherlands November 2011.
Sigma corvette with a displacement of 2,100 tons and as dimensions 98,13 (over all) x 13,02 x 3,60 metres. Maximum speed of 28 knots and a range of 3,000 nautical miles with a speed of 18 knots. Armed with 4x1 MM40 Exocet SSM, MICA VL SAm, MU 90 torpedoes, 2x SKWS launchers, 2x1-20mm guns and 1x1-76mm gun. Laid down in September 2009, launched in October 2011 and will be commissioned in August 2012.

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Second Moroccan SIGMA frigate completes sea trials

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The Royal Moroccan Navy’s second SIGMA class frigate has successfully completed her sea acceptance trials ahead of delivery in February next year.

The 98 metre long frigate, built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in the Netherlands, left Vlissingen on November 18. During the sea acceptance trials (SAT), the vessel as well as its sensors, weapons and communications suite, were extensively tested. The tests were performed by representatives of the shipyard in close cooperation with representatives of the subcontractors, the Royal Moroccan navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy, DSNS said.
During the SAT the bad weather conditions enabled the team to test the frigate for her sea keeping performances.

The first SIGMA (Ship Integrated Geometrical Modularity Approach) class frigate, Tarik ben Ziyad, was transferred to the Royal Moroccan Navy on September 10 this year.

The second frigate is scheduled to be transferred in February next year whilst the third frigate, also 98 metres long, is still under construction at the Damen yard in Vlissingen and is scheduled for sea acceptance trials in May next year.

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 52+ n° 8012

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Lockheed Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon Block 52+ n° 8024

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20 Dec 2011: Arms flows to Africa – small volume, big impact, says new SIPRI report
(Stockholm, 20 December 2011) Arms flows to sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) are small, at only 1.5 % of the total volume of global arms transfer. Yet even small amounts of arms can have a significant impact on peace and security in the region and need to be controlled. Greater transparency in arms exports and procurement is essential to ensure that such controls can be improved, according to a new report released by SIPRI today.

See: http://books.sipri.org/product_info?c_product_id=435

HM The King Presides In Casablanca Over ‘Tarik Ibn Ziyad’ Frigate Introduction Ceremony

Casablanca – HM King Mohammed VI Supreme Commander and Chief of Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, accompanied by HRH Prince Moulay Rachid,
presided, on Friday in the military port of Casablanca, over the introduction ceremony of the “Tarik Ibn Ziyad” frigate recently acquired by the Royal Navy.

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- A multi-mission frigate equipped with state-of-the-art technologies.

On this occasion, HM the King visited the various facilities of the multi-mission frigate, equipped with state-of-the-art technologies,
meant to serve in scientific missions, international cooperation and the fight against illegal immigration and drug trafficking as well as
any other illegal activities in Morocco’s territorial waters.The Monarch was also briefed on the characteristics and operational capacities
of the frigate such as the information and weapons sensors in addition to the helicopter decks.

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The 105-meter long Sigma frigate measures 13 meters in width. It can carry up to 2,600 tonnes and host 110 individuals.

The new ship can reach a speed of 26 knots and can cruise 4,000 nauticals with a 18-knot speed.

Built in the Netherlands by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, the Tarik Ibn Ziyad frigate is equipped with anti-ship missiles,
a short range surface to air defense system and two torpedo tubes.

The frigate is also designed to navigate in adverse weather conditions and counter ground targets, planes and other ships.

At the end of his visit HM the King signed the Golden book of the Tarik Ibn Ziyad frigate.

Moroccan F-16D Fighting Falcon Block 52+
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Moroccan F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 52+
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Moroccan Sigma corvettes Sultan Moulay Isman (614) and the 615 at the shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Flushing, Netherlands 16 January 2012

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Moroccan Sigma corvettes Sultan Moulay Isman (614) and the 615 at the shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Flushing, Netherlands 23 January 2012

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Eritrean air force pilots were the first African/Black pilots in the world. They fought in various wars against the British, in Libya, the middle east and in WW2. This photo is from 1928.

No. There were black pilots in and prior to WW1.

Emory Conrad Malick
Emory Conrad Malick studied at the Curtiss Aviation School on North Island and received his license in March 1912 making him the first African American pilot, fourteen years earlier than James Herman Banning who was originally believed to be the first. Malick was born in Seven Points, Pennsylvania on December 29, 1881 to Darius and Susanna Malick. He was the third child of Susan (whom died in 1887) and Darius. His father would remarry and have a total of thirteen children. Malick grew up in Seven Points but spent the majority of his adult life in Philadelphia. He remained a bachelor his whole life.
He designed his own glider planes which he flew across the Susquehanna River to a local farm that he worked at. Malick was a skilled carpenter and for most of his life he assisted his father, also a professional carpenter, working in Harrisburg. In Harrisburg, Malick and his father worked on the interior paneling of the Pennsylvania Railroad dinning and sleeping cars.
Still Malick's desire was to be an aviator. He joined the Pennsylvania Aero Club in 1910. He received his International Pilot's License in San Diego, California on March 20, 1912.
http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/exhibits/african_american_exhibit/early-pioneers.php

Eugene Jacques Bullard

aviator
Born: Oct. 1894?
Birthplace: Columbus, Ga.
Born in Georgia, Bullard moved to France as a young man to escape racism. He joined the French Foreign legion in 1914 at the start of World War I, and became known as the “Black Swallow of Death.” Bullard then joined the French Flying Corps, where he became the first black combat pilot on May 5, 1917.



Read more: Eugene Jacques Bullard — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0930881.html#ixzz1ktdvD3rj

And among women:

On June 15, 1921, Coleman became not only the first African-American woman to earn an international aviation license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, but the first African American woman in the world to earn an aviation pilot's license. Determined to polish her skills, Coleman spent the next two months taking lessons from a French ace pilot near Paris, and in September sailed for New York.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Coleman

Eugene Jacques Bullard:

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Kenya's T-72 tanks on tank carriers.

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A Vickers MK3 MBT for Kenya army.

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More Kenyan military pictures.

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WZ 551 APC.

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More Kenya.

Sorry my first two pictures are too big. I will resize and post again below.

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Both Algeria and Morocco are indeed very well armed. However, looking at the airforces, are Moroccan F-16s an adequate response to Algerian Sukhois? Aren't these planes a little bit inferior to the Sukhois? Well i know there are other planes in the inventory such as the Mirage and the F-5s, but Algeria also has other planes too like the MiG 29s. Not that i advocate for war between the two countries, but one never knows.

^^Morocco wanted to buy Rafales but they were too expensive. The f-16s aren't even stationed near the border.

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Kenya army special purposes rig vehicles.

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Kenya army Panhard AMLs.

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More Kenya army Vickers MK3 tanks.

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A Kenya airforce chopper.

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Kenya military arsenal in action against Al Shabaab of Somalia.

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A Kenya airforce ZW-9 attack helicopter.

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Kenya army MRAP vehicle.

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More Kenyan stuff.

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A Kenya navy ship.

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A convoy of Kenya army MRAP vehicles heading to the Somalia front.

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Kenya military in action against the Al Shabaab.

^^Morocco wanted to buy Rafales but they were too expensive. The f-16s aren't even stationed near the border.

They are better off investing in a strong air defence system then in order to counter Algerian formidable airforce. Perhaps this is balanced by the ground equipment. Morocco has a much larger standing army than Algeria.

Kenyan navy offshore patrol boat

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The Liberian Army

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^^Nice Videos GR3TH.

Moroccan Air Gendarmarie
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Morocco and Russia sign millitary cooperation deal.
In Moscow, the signing of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on cooperation in military field


February 9 at the Ministry of Defense of Russia signed an Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on cooperation in military field.

The agreement signed by Russia's Deputy Minister of Defence of Russia Anatoly Antonov, and from Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco Ambassador in Moscow, Abdel Kader Lesheheb.

The document is aimed at creating the legal framework for Russian-Moroccan relations between military departments.
http://www.function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=10943845@egNews

Negotiated the sale of Kornet-E ATGM, Igla-S MANPADS, Mi-17 and Mi-35 helicopters to Morocco, but the signing of the contracts is not reached yet

http://www.newsland.ru/news/detail/id/690648/

Some Westafrican Officers in military schools in Morocco.
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la coopération des FAR avec les armées africaines, ne datent pas d'aujourd'hui ... surtout dans le domaine de la formation, beaucoup des officiers supérieurs des armées africaine, ont fait passage par nos écoles militaire !
en tant que référence dans le domaine, les parashutistes marocains, ont participé à la formation de beaucoup de troupes aéroportés au niveau du continent, et si ces armées ont choisis le Maroc pour ceci, c'est une manière de reconnaitre le Leadership le professionalisme marocain dans ce domaine !!

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Source: Far-Maroc.on.ma

They've got to give the Liberians something better then AK-47's.

Hard to find decent pics of Ivory coast.

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I thought there would be hundreds of them after the conflict.

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Russia to export T-90 tanks to turbulent regions


February 15, 2012
RT.com (http://indrus.in/articles/2012/02/15/author/RT.com)
Russia is to supply Algeria and Turkmenistan with its latest model of T-90C tanks.


In total, Russia plans to sell 150 tanks at a cost of around $500 million – 30 to Turkmenistan and 120 to Algeria, a Russian military insider told Vedomosti.

The relevant contracts were drawn up in 2009 and 2010, when the Arab World was rocked by protests in Algeria's neighbors Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. Among other countries that received Russian tanks were India, Uganda and Kazakhstan.

In 2012, the volume of tanks sold to those countries is expected to grow seven-fold, permitting Russia to overtake China as the world's biggest tank exporter.

In March 2011, the Russian military's chief of staff slammed T-90 tanks as being of too poor quality for his country's army. He said that Russia would be better served spending the same amount of money on three German Leopard tanks for the price of one T-90.

How good are the T-90 tanks? The Russians do not seem to like them that much as per this article.

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What kind of a vehicle is this?

^^http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ERC_90_Sagaie

^^http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ERC_90_Sagaie

Thanks for the info.

It looks like Russian T-90 tanks are graduaaly finding market in Africa. First it was Algeria, now Uganda is coming in with Libya being mentioned as well.

http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product889.html

^^But in what configuration? I think only Algeria will get the best config.

^^But in what configuration? I think only Algeria will get the best config.

I don't know about that, but i think some of these tanks have already served in the Russian army. The Russians themselves do not seem impressed by them.

I think the russians will soon get the newest version T-90MS
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I don't know about that, but i think some of these tanks have already served in the Russian army. The Russians themselves do not seem impressed by them.

Oh really?that's funny!!!! how did you know that??:lol:

^^It's the truth. The russians aren't happy with it. They even wanted to buy Leopards.

They're not any good for desert climate, why is Algeria buying them?

The Russians actually prefer to stick to the T-72 tanks over the T-90

Prepartions have started for African Lion 2012
African Lion 12 ready to roar: Marine Forces Africa conducts final planning conference

2/7/2012 By GySgt. Will Price , Marine Forces Africa
AGADIR, Morocco — Marine Forces Africa conducted the final planning conference for African Lion 12 at several locations in Agadir, Morocco, to include the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces southern headquarters facilities, Jan. 23-27.
Exercise African Lion is a bilateral, theater security cooperation exercise led by MFA and is conducted annually between the U.S. military and the Kingdom of Morocco to further develop joint and combined capabilities.

During two weeks of intense training scheduled for mid-April, Task Force African Lion is planning to conduct a variety of exercises, which will include: field and aviation training, humanitarian civic assistance, amphibious landings, intelligence capacity building, and command post and peace support operations.

According to Capt. Jim Philpot, MFA lead planner for AL-12, this conference was crucial to the success of the mission. This was the third and final conference for all forces involved prior to the beginning of military exercises.

This is also the fourth year in row, MFA has taken the lead for this exercise, since its inception in 2008.

"We are honored to have the opportunity to continue this essential partnership between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States. African Lion is our largest exercise on the continent that provides military personnel from both countries a venue to plan, coordinate and execute military operations while strengthening bonds of professionalism and friendship,” Philpot said. “Continuing to build on the progress of previous African Lion exercises is essential to evolving and adding complexity to the exercise. Now we are ready to see it all come to fruition.”

The U.S. and Moroccan armed forces will do everything from combined arms fire and maneuver ranges, aerial refueling and deliveries of supplies, to command post and non-lethal weapons training.

"There are a lot of moving parts to the conference and the exercise, but we are putting it all together," said Mike Hurst, MFA assistant lead planner. "We are committed to showing AFRICOM and the Kingdom of Morocco our commitment to excellence."

Col. Roger Garay, commander of the 14th Marine Regiment, will lead Task Force African Lion, comprised of more than 1,200 Marines, sailors and soldiers. Col. Maj. Brahim Hassani is the AL-12 lead planner for more than 900 Royal Moroccan soldiers throughout the exercise.

“Working with the Moroccans is a great opportunity to exchange both militarily and culturally,” said Garay. “The planning and training has hit all the targets with precision. With the addition of the 24th MEU [Marine Expeditionary Unit] we are more mission capable than ever.”

Concurrent with the exercise, U.S. military professionals from the Utah Army National Guard, along with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, will provide medical, dental and veterinarian assistance to the local residents in and around Agadir.

“Our intent is to see more than 1,000 patients a day throughout five cities near Agadir,” said Lt. Cmdr. Chuck Kreager, lead medical officer for AL-12. “As well we hope to provide prescription eyeglasses for more than 1,600 Moroccan children.”

After long days of planning and reviewing all of the concepts of operations the week concluded on Friday at an official signing of execution documents.

Both Garay and Hassani, along with lead elements of the U.S. Embassy in Morocco, MFA, the MEU, and the aviation squadrons made the future of African Lion 12 official.

After six months of dedicated planning and coordination, African Lion 12 is ready to roar.
http://www.marines.mil/unit/marforaf/Pages/AfricanLion12.aspx#.T0VYv9UWM7t

WTH, is that a yearly exercise :?

^^yes

okay, you can find about 13/14 exercise over here,

http://pksoi.army.mil/conferences/sotew/documents/Partnership%20Guide%20Draft%2001%20Feb%202012.pdf

Oh really?that's funny!!!! how did you know that??:lol:

Read the article above that i posted on the 21st or better still follow the story in this link.

http://www.army-technology.com/news/newsrussia-to-supply-t-90-tanks-to-algeria-turkmenistan/

from the article
However, the tanks were dubbed as being of too poor quality by the Russian military's chief of staff in 2011, who said the nation would be better served by spending the same amount of money on purchase of three German Leopard 2 tanks for the price of one T-90.

How good is the T-90SA that Algeria bought? IS it superior than normal T-90?

They're not any good for desert climate, why is Algeria buying them?

algeria is not all desert:nuts:

That not the point, Algeria already have other Russian tanks, they don't have any main tanks that are suitable for desert climate. considering the fact that algeria's is mostly in the desert my point is still valid.

^^Didn't know that russian tanks aren't good in desert. So this is why our T-72 are based in the north-east.

No, every tank is bad in the desert you can modify existing tanks they all need a filter to survive the desert sand

^^Didn't know that russian tanks aren't good in desert. So this is why our T-72 are based in the north-east.

Hey, north-east of which country?

Morocco

By Christo Crous

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Wow! Amazing picture!

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Mil Mi-28 anti-armour attack helicopter. The Kenya airforce has reportedly ordered 16 of these with 3 having been delivered by February 2012 according to Wikipedia.

Algerian Air Force, Su30

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