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This would be the largest in West Africa and Second largest in Africa.

1 out of the 12 AW-109 trekker Ms ordered by the NAF from Leonardo Italy.

This should be the 3rd one ready now. I'm guessing 6 will be delivered this year another 6 next year.

I remember a couple years back they said they planned on making tanks i was thinking that they would likely buy a licence for T-90 or T-72 tanks and upgrade them but I guess that might not happen due to sanctions on russia.

It's indigenously developed amd it's interesting to see whete it goes from here. If it will ever be finished, launched or adopted by the Armed Forces.

Source is @HarrisonAkadidi on X

Would be great if the Navy finally decides to stop working as a coast guard and start installing missiles on our ships like they were designed to.

Vice-President Shettima is also there attending the inauguration.

This is likely to aid with the rescue operations of the kidnapped students and teachers.

But this has been circulating X which I feel is a bad idea as it make the kidnappers act more irrational if they feel pressure and may lead to the deaths of more people.

This is really bad OPSEC imo.

Great work to the AFN no losses in Months consistently ramping up pressure against insurgents in all theatres.

This is terrible news for security in the Sahel and West Africa at large. Mali must not be allowed to fall or we will have a jihadist state in West Africa.

I still believe we are wasting too much money using MALE and HALE drones for these kind of strikes. We should either increase the use of fpv drones like in Ukraine or one-way drones.

I'm guessing the NAF is avoiding this since this isn't really their method of operation and they prefer using platforms that they have a lot of experience with. Also targeting data can easily be given to human rights orgs anytime there are accusations of strikes against innocent civilians.

But the army should definitely be utilising them a lot more. If we already see them having to increasing use drone jammers due to ISWAP members then we should also provide deones to all units. Atleast until the army aviation gets all of its ordered helicopters and planes.

Pretty much every OSINT analyst on x agrees thay Lake Chad should be the primary focus of strikes and joint operations as ISWAP and other groups use it as a defacto headquarters to plan attacks on not just Nigeria but other West and Central African countries.

More strikes like this are on the way and the Nigerian navy and Army are holding joint exercises planning to clear the axis.

Unfortunately our defense apparatus is spread thin and moving troops and equipment from one theatre towards Lake Chad leaves it vulnerable to attacks. Which is why we need to re-arm and re-train the police and NSCDC