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You don't see any naval threats,but I insist the potential is there. Say Egypt and the Saudis have a converging interest in this scenario. The former over the Nile,which as you know they have threatened to go to war over,and we begin major irrigation projects with L.Vic waters(the plans are on...

Let me reply with some possible scenarios and perhaps you could fill me in on what you'd do if the purchasing was on your say-so. Firstly as I said our coastline is no longer constrained by the old borders,for all practical purposes it now begins at the Horn and ends in N.Mozambique. We'd...

Point taken but I think you misunderstand me. Few navies can take on the USN in conventional combat and hope to win. My point was to at least possess enough assets to make potential evildoers think very carefully. Seeing as how the NNS Elephant is chopper capable isn't it at least a half notch...

Not a typo,penguin. The Jordanian f5 deal is different from the f15 ee contract which was inked during the tenure of ex CDF Gen.Kianga. I can't find any info on the net and the KDF hasn't released photos,but trust me,the first of the 35 strike eagles are here. Though they're currently based in...

I think I should reiterate. Kenya is now operating under a subtle semi Manifest destiny type policy. All KDF arms have undergone unprecedented upgrades in equipment. The KAF now has mi-17s,chinooks and the first of 35 f-15ees have been delivered while the army has new z-9s,mi28s and ka 50s;the...

Thanks,luftwaffe,I did read it along with several related threads. Yes,Kenya's budget is increasing with the growing economy,and given the economic importance of our expanded de facto coastline that figure for both is definitely doable. Also there are excellent bilateral relations and I'm sure a...

HI! I'm a noobie but not exactly new having been a long time lurker in this place for some years. I know enough to know that forumers here know WTH they talk about. Anyway I've a question about future KN acquisitions which seem to indicate a preference for Zulfiquar F22s. For now the newly...