Kenya Defence Force

mJESHI mMOJA wrote:Risasi iko wapi??

.niko baba tuna tengeza mambo mazuri for 12 Dec. watu wajione.

Whats the fate of The Hongdu L-15 Falcon after the ups and down

mJESHI mMOJA wrote:Whats the fate of The Hongdu L-15 Falcon after the ups and down

we need these birds today more then will need them tommorrow

why has the trail gone so cold

guys i know u would like to hear on the wikileaks/T-72 saga. but the truth is we are also supprised at the findings

Risasi# wrote:guys i know u would like to hear on the wikileaks/T-72 saga. but the truth is we are also supprised at the findings

Risasi, i thought this Wiki leaks stuff only reflects the opinion of the US ambassador thus may not necessarily be true in all counts. What do you make of the T-72 saga? Whatever it is, arming S.Sudan also represents a good strategic thinking by the planners. It is in our best interest and that of the region as well.

well if what the US Amb. says is true then must of it happened in a incircle of a incircle and a few only knew about it. i am waiting to get a comfirmation from a army Friend.

on the Ar-15 I feel that opportunities were misplaced. The AR-15 is a extremely reliable assault rifle and it should have be issued to the Main military force the KA and not to policing units like the GSU. why the army still clings to its out dated G-3 while para military unit can afford Modern assaults rifles??

The G3 that the KA is using is an upgrade version: Heckler & Koch G3 A series second edition. G3A2.


the G3 is also a standard assault weapon for NATO FORCES.

the G3's that Nato use are of the 7th series . the G3A7. the kenyan model G3A3 is no where closer to it.

Flying Crane wrote:the G3's that Nato use are of the 7th series . the G3A7. the kenyan model G3A3 is no where closer to it.

Yes there you go again. You are just fond of countering people's posts and when anyone counters yours you start throwing tantrums. Just a play boy isn't it?

The G3A7 is a Heckler & Koch assigned model number for the Turkish-made version of the G3A3. a local and not an improved version of the G3A3. get the difference?? Read through below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_G3#Variants

Mr crane what happened to the Gilas ? I hear they have being turned into Somalia street scrapes.

Mr Crane, Mr Olekoima is an experience Blogger. He has fought many battles and is decorated with distinguished services. mind you comments or you will be caned.

@mjeshi Gila zina nini tena.

ya what happened to the Gilaz

Risasi# wrote:Brig. Awour has ditched us. TATAs !!!

is Brig. Gen awour related to moody awour? fomer V.P. that would explain alot

Sisal Makonge wrote:

Risasi# wrote:Brig. Awour has ditched us. TATAs !!!

is Brig. Gen awour related to moody awour? fomer V.P. that would explain alot

Moody Awour is a Luo while Brig. Arthur Awour is a Musamia Luhya

Brig.Awour

Head counter .................................

mJESHI mMOJA wrote:Head counter .................................

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whats the take on the tigers

privileged son wrote:

mJESHI mMOJA wrote:Head counter .................................

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whats the take on the tigers

A head counter is a command issued after a battle to see how many survived it. ……………Risasi# present and High.

About the tigers, if you are at the coast then you would have noticed them roaming over the skies. 1 EM, 1FM, 2E and 1F seiries nesting at Fob Mombasa

whats the differences between the F-5E class and the F-5EM class? what does the "M" standard for? i am a ground boy all these alphabet are confusing

The f-5em is said to be the best fighter if not the most advance in the f-5 series in the world today. The “EM” denotes E series Modified and the FM is its double seat version used in training and long Endurance mission. The F-5EM is all weather day and night attack fighter posing almost all features of an 4th generation fighter. The built of an f-5 makes it effective in dog fighting cap.

Risasi# wrote:
The f-5em is said to be the best fighter if not the most advance in the f-5 series in the world today. The “EM” denotes E series Modified and the FM is its double seat version used in training and long Endurance mission. The F-5EM is all weather day and night attack fighter posing almost all features of an 4th generation fighter. The built of an f-5 makes it effective in dog fighting cap.

This is all nonsense, the F-5 has out leaved its days…..it comes no where near a 4th generation fighter.

To add to what has been said above they is no internet link that suggest Kenya has the EM class F-5.

Flying Crane wrote:To add to what has been said above they is no internet link that suggest Kenya has the EM class F-5.

The F-5EM are mention in the Kenya air force page at wikipedia .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Air_Force

its on the “History ”topic 3rd paragraph. 3 F-5EM were purchased from Jordan.

wikipedia can be edit by any one

Mr Crane, its not the Kenya Media or peoples or bloggers for that matter who are pasting a good name for the F-5EM. its that professionally that are saying it. The F-5EM has a 15 year life span in the modern world

@MR Crane and Mzalendo
To add on my posting go through Deagal.com a comprehensive weapons analyst site and see what they on the F-5EM

http://www.deagel.com/Strike-and-Fighter-Aircraft/F-5A-Freedom-Fighter_a000718001.aspx

ok but it doesn’t say any thing like kenya owning EM series... wikipedia my friends can be edited by any one....this is a open argument by the way not a confrontation

ya I also agree with mzalendo . show us a site that concludes on the EM series. The rest is just smear campaigning. As far as my knowledge and from the site posted the EM series belong to Brazil. They are called the F-5BR or F-5EM. They is no site that links Kenya to the BR or EM series and the modification were done by Embraer a brazil company.

Whichever way you look at it, there are no decent jets in the region that can rival the F-5s at the moment.
Somebody said above that the F-5 has outlived its usefulness which is probably true, but which other county's fighter jets in East Africa can out do this bird? The nearest decent 4th generation jets are to be found in the Sudan (MiG 29s) and Ethiopia ( SU-27s). Uganda's few MiG 21s/MiG 23s and Tanzania's F-7s are not any better. Besides Uganda's MiG 23s have never been observed in action thereby casting doubt about their serviceability. These jets were procured as a stop gap measure and meant to restore then air force to full strength following a reduction in its fighter jet numbers. One would expect the reported acquisition of SU-30MK2s by Uganda to give that country a considerable air muscle, but these are yet to be received hence there is very little to brag about as of now. In any case other players in the region will be watching keenly and taking notes with a view to coming up with counter measures of their own. Already TZ is rumored to be shopping for MiG 29s. Talk of an arms race in the region.