IDEAS 2014: Nigeria 'close to signing up' for JF-17

[SQ8]

Lets not count the chicken before they hatch.

 

[Burhan Wani]

LOL Nigeria

Red tails.

 

[SQ8]

LOL Nigeria

Their princes are really loaded, and they make offers on the internet to just give money away

 

[jarves]

Transparency International - News feature - Nigeria: corruption and insecurity

"Unfortunately, simply bringing in financial help and military hardware from around the world to help locate the missing girls is only a stop-gap measure for Nigeria: it will not halt the endemic problem of corruption that fuels insecurity.

Nigeria’s government and its armed forces and police are mistrusted by the people – nine out of 10 people said the police were corrupt in the 2013 Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer and 45 per cent said the military was corrupt.

The scandals surrounding so-called “security votes”, which allow politicians to appropriate millions of dollars behind closed doors simply by evoking “national security”, for example, are well documented.

Former president Sani Abacha is estimated to have allegedly siphoned off more than $1.1 billion using 60 “security votes”, leaving the Nigerian military extremely under-resourced. The slow response to Boko Haram’s abduction of the girls is a legacy of an institution not fit for purpose.

In the recent Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index, which rated 82 countries on their anti-corruption policies, Nigeria’s score indicated a very high level of corruption risk. It was criticised for its lack of overall transparency and having no anti-corruption plan in place for the military, no training for personnel, and significant opaque off-budget military expenditure."

Same story with almost all african nations.

 

[C130]

Nigeria needs all the high tech weapons they can get.
Boko Haram to the North is a serious threat to the country if not the entire region.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Nigeria needs all the high tech weapons they can get.
Boko Haram to the North is a serious threat to the country if not the entire region.

for that.
(PAF will hate me for saying this) they dont need JF-17 but Mi35s

 

[C130]

for that.
(PAF will hate me for saying this) they dont need JF-17 but Mi35s

a good balance of the two would be ideal. with a good targeting sensor and weapons could be just as deadly as a Mi-35/Su25

Would Nigeria want something Zimbabwe has rejected?

Zimbabwe is poor I doubt they could even afford to fly and maintain even the JF-17 for too long.

 

[HRK]

for that.
(PAF will hate me for saying this) they dont need JF-17 but Mi35s

but ironically Mi-35 is more expensive then JF ...

Would Nigeria want something Zimbabwe has rejected?

hope one day LCA (& you as well) will live an 'adult life' .... u despoooooo

 

[Otocal]

a good balance of the two would be ideal. with a good targeting sensor and weapons could be just as deadly as a Mi-35/Su25



Zimbabwe is poor I doubt they could even afford to fly and maintain even the JF-17 for too long.

Zimbabwe has a reasonable air force.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Zimbabwe has a reasonable air force.

Nigeria has the largest economy in Africa and when did Zimbabwe test the JF?

P.S: Even Zimbabwe uses our K-8 trainers..

 

[monitor]

full article...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is close to finalising an order for the purchase of one or two squadrons of the JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft co-produced by Pakistan and China, a senior Pakistani Ministry of Defence official told IHS Jane's on 2 December.

Speaking at the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2014 in Karachi, the official said the NAF finalised its recommendation for the purchase of 25-40 JF-17s after NAF chief air marshal Adesola Nunayon Amosu visited Pakistan in October. AM Amosu's engagements in Pakistan included a visit to the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) at Kamra, north of Islamabad, where the JF-17 is manufactured.

So far, the PAC has produced 50 Block 1 JF-17s and began work on another 50 Block 2 variants in late 2013. Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officials have told IHS Jane's that a Block 3 variant is being planned. While the JF-17 has PAF capability plans, it has so far failed to find an export customer.

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PAF officials have described the JF-17 Block 3 as a fourth-generation-plus fighter, a term that is used to describe Western aircraft such as Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 60s, the Saab Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, and Dassault Rafale, among others.

Western officials have previously said that a first successful export of the JF-17 holds the key for the programme's long-term sustainment. Potential export customers mentioned as likely candidates for the JF-17 have included Egypt, Nigeria, Myanmar, and Venezuela.

Senior PAF officials have promoted the JF-17 as costing much less than comparable fighters produced by Western manufacturers. However, prospective customers are likely to consider established manufacturers ahead of PAC, which is a relative newcomer to the international market.

bold part seems more interesting and promising then Nigeria buying JF-17 before any contract are sign as we have many customer have shown interest Egypt were/are mulling but at the end nothing materialize . however i hope this time something will happens best of luck Pakistan .

 

[C130]

Zimbabwe has a reasonable air force.

define reasonable??

 

[SipahSalar]

for that.
(PAF will hate me for saying this) they dont need JF-17 but Mi35s

Gunships have their advantages over an active battlefield, but nigerian military wont have a problem facing boko haram head on. Still if you want to strike suddenly and take out leaders, then JF 17 will be better.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

for that.
(PAF will hate me for saying this) they dont need JF-17 but Mi35s

But it can't offer the capabilities of a multirole fighter ? Nope:

 

[Otocal]

define reasonable??

Mig-23, F-7, A-5 and IL-76.

Nigeria has the largest economy in Africa and when did Zimbabwe test the JF?

P.S: Even Zimbabwe uses our K-8 trainers..

Nigeria has tested the FC-1?

Zimbabwe operates the Hongdu JL-8. Your point being?