SOI: MALAYIKA

DOI: 15TH.08.2015

TOI: 1800HRS

SUJ: COMPANIES SELLING MILITARY WEAPONS/ARMS AND OTHER EQUIRPMENTS TO RDF

RWANDA DEFENCE FORCE ENGINEER BRIGADE HEADQUARTER ACQUIRES NEW OFFICE BUILDING, KIGALI 12TH AUGUST 2015

THE RWANDA DEFENCE FORCE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF, GEN PATRICK NYAMVUMBA  ON AUGUST 12 INAUGURATED THE NEW BUILDING OF RDF ENGINEER BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT REBERO IN KICUKIRO DISTRICT.

THE RDF CDS CONGRATULATED ENGINEER BRIGADE FOR HAVING GENERATED THEIR OWN RESOURCES TO CONSTRUCT THE INAUGURATED MODERN OFFICE BLOCK AND FACILITIES. HE URGED THEM TO UPHOLD DISCIPLINE AND TO REMAIN FOCUSED ON THEIR PRIMARY ROLE OF CREATING MOBILITY CORRIDOR TO RDF TROOPS IN OPERATION. "WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE, WE CAN ACHIEVE MORE, ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THE INITIATIVE", HE TOLD THE RDF ENGINEER BRIGADE.

APART FROM THE OFFICES, THE NEW MODERN BUILDING CONCEIVED AND CONSTRUCTED IN SEVEN MONTHS BY THE RDF ENGINEERS HAS A MEETING HALL (AUDITORIUM) THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE MORE THAN 130 PEOPLE AND A CAFETERIA.  

DESPITE CHALLENGES (HUMAN RESOURCES AND EQUIPMENT) THE RDF ENGINEER SUCCESSFULLY HAS UNDERTAKEN 111 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS NATIONWIDE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND THE RWANDA TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FROM 2014 TO 2015. MORE THAN 1700 UNEXPLODED ORDINANCES WERE RECOVERED AND DESTROYED IN ALL FOUR PROVINCES AND CITY OF KIGALI.

THE PRIMARY MISSION OF RDF ENGINEER BRIGADE IS TO PROVIDE INTIMATE COMBAT ENGINEER SUPPORT TO MANEUVER UNITS IN THE BATTLEFIELD AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING SERVICES TO RDF AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN PEACE AND WAR SITUATION.

THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW RWANDA DEFENCE FORCE ENGINEER BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY THE RDF SERVICES CHIEFS, GENERALS AND RDF ENGINEER BRIGADE PARTNERS.

ACHIDATEXNAZARETH ELITE (1977) LTD.3 HAAVODA ST., P.O.BOX 1040NAZARETH ELITE 17841, ISRAELTEL: 972-4-6556008FAX: 972-4-6552588E-MAIL:achidatex@achidatex.com

COMPANY OVERVIEW

ACHIDATEX NAZARETH ELITE LTD. ENGAGES IN THE MANUFACTURE AND PROVISION OF PERSONAL MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. THE COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED IN AUGUST 1977 AND IS BASED IN RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL. AS OF JUNE 18, 2001, ACHIDATEX NAZARETH ELITE LTD. IS A SUBSIDIARY OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC.

RDF ORDER STATUS

CLIENTS CHECK THEIR ORDER STATUS, BY SIMPLY LOGING IN TO THE RDF (MOD) ACCOUNT AND CLICK THE "ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE" LINK THAT APPEARS UNDER THE CUSTOMER LOGIN AREA.

ALL ORDERS SHIPPED OUT RECEIVE A FEDEX GROUND TRACKING EMAIL ONCE ASSIGNED AND A SHIP EMAIL.

ALL ORDERS ARE SENT SIGNATURE REQUIRED VERIFYING DELIVERY IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE SOMEONE WILL BE THERE TO SIGN FOR THE PACKAGE ANY RETURNED ORDERS DUE TO LACK OF SIGNATURE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A 15% RESTOCKING FEE.

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TO PLACE A LAYAWAY ORDER ON THE WEB SITE MOD (RDF ) FOLLOWS THESE STEPS;

1.  LOG INTO THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ACCOUNT.2.  THEN IT ADDS THE ITEM OR ITEMS TO THE SHOPPING CART.3.  IN THE LOWER LEFT OF THE CART THERE IS THE LAYAWAY BUTTON CLICK ON THE BUTTON.4. THIS WILL OPEN A NEW WINDOW WITH THE LAYAWAY INSTRUCTIONS.5.  ENTER IN YOUR DEPOSIT AMOUNT AND HIT THE APPLY DEPOSIT BUTTON, THE CLICK TERMS OF SERVICE & CHECKOUT TAB.6.  HERE RDF MAKES FUTURE PAYMENTS BY LOGGING INTO THE ACCOUNT .THESE PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE MULTIPLE SMALLER AMOUNTS OR ONE LUMP SUM AND WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN 45 DAYS OR LESS.

RDF FIREARMS SHIPPING INFORMATION

ALL FIREARMS SENT TO RWANDA DEFENCE FORCE, ARE SENT OUT INSURED WITH TRACKING NUMBERS. SHIPPING CHARGES AREA TO BE PAID BY BUYER UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED AT INITIAL CONTACT.

DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE DURING SHIPPING, ALL ITEMS ARE SHIPPED INSURED. ONCE AN ITEM IS RECEIVED AND IT’S DAMAGED, MOD (RDF) GETS THE TRACKING NUMBER READY AND CONTACTS THE SHIPPER DIRECTLY TO PLACE A CLAIM. RDF RETAINS ALL BOXING AND SHIPPING

MATERIALS AS THEY MAY NEED TO BE INSPECTED PRIOR TO A CLAIM BEING SETTLED.

RWANDA BOUGHT TL- 50 AIR DEFENCE MISSILES FROM CHAINA

A PHOTO OF THE TL-50 SYSTEM

CHINA NORTH INDUSTRIES CORPORATION BASED IN BEIJING EXPORTED ITS TL-50 OR SKY DRAGON 50 AIR DEFENSE MISSILES TO RWANDA, ACCORDING TO A CONTACT FROM RDF’S MECHANIZED DIV

RWANDA IS THE FIRST AND CURRENTLY THE ONLY NATION IN AFRICA TO USE THE TL-50. DESIGNED BASED ON CHINA'S PL-12 AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE, THE TL-50 CAN ATTACK TARGETS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KILOMETERS FROM THE GROUND WITH AN ATTACKING RANGE OF 50 KILOMETERS. THE SOURCE SAYS IT IS NOW THE MOST ADVANCED AIR DEFENSE MISSILE IN EAST AFRICA, THOUGH RWANDA HAS PURCHASED ONLY A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF THE MISSILES.

WITH THE ABILITY TO TRACK 144 TARGETS, THE TL-50 CAN LAUNCH 12 MISSILES TO INTERCEPT 12 INCOMING TARGETS SIMULTANEOUSLY. RWANDA MUST HAVE AT LEAST FOUR TL-50 LAUNCHERS AS THIS IS THE SYSTEM'S LOWEST OPERATIONAL UNIT.

WITH THE ABILITY TO TRACK 144 TARGETS, THE TL-50 CAN LAUNCH 12 MISSILES TO INTERCEPT 12 INCOMING TARGETS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE MISSILE ALSO HAS FIRE AND FORGET CAPABILITY. HOWEVER, THE TL-50 HAS NOT ENTERED SERVICE IN CHINA, AS THE PLA HAS SELECTED THE HQ-16 AS ITS CURRENT STANDARD AIR DEFENSE MISSILE.

ROSOBORONEXPORT STATE CORPORATION

27, STROMYNKA STREET, MOSCOW, 107076, RUSSIAN FEDERATIONTEL: +7 495 5346183;FAX : +7 495 5346153;

ROSOBORONEXPORT • CORE AREAS OF ACTIVITIES

EXPORT / IMPORT OF ALL TYPES OF CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS, MILITARY AND DUAL-USE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.

ORGANIZATION OF LICENSED PRODUCTION OF ARMAMENTS AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT ABROAD, JOINT R&D EFFORTS WITH FOREIGN PARTNERS.

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF EARLIER SUPPLIED WEAPONRY AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT.

MODERNIZATION OF RUSSIAN-MADE WEAPONS AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT.

TRAINING FOREIGN SPECIALISTS IN RUSSIA AND CUSTOMER COUNTRIES IN THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SUPPLIED MILITARY EQUIPMENT.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MILITARY INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES: DEFENSE PLANTS, AIRFIELDS, DEPOTS, RANGES, TRAINING CENTERS.

ROSOBORONEXPORT • DIRECTOR GENERAL

ANATOLY P. ISAYKIN

MR. ISAYKIN WAS BORN IN VLADIVOSTOK ON 17 DECEMBER 1946.

HE GRADUATED FROM THE IRKUTSK HO CHI MINH TEACHERS' TRAINING COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES.

MR. ISAYKIN SERVED IN THE USSR KGB, LATER ON SUCCEEDED BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE (FSS), IN 1972-1996.

HE WORKED AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE PROMEXPORT FEDERAL STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE IN 1999-2001.

IN 2001 HE WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE ROSOBORONEXPORT STATE CORPORATION AND PUT IN CHARGE OF SPECIAL EQUIPMENT EXPORTS, ADVERTISING AND DEFENCE SHOWS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND SECURITY.

MR. ISAYKIN WAS APPOINTED ROSOBORONEXPORT DIRECTOR GENERAL UNDER PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1574 DATED 26 NOVEMBER 2007.

MR. ISAYKIN IS A MAJOR GENERAL, RETIRED.

HE HAS BEEN DECORATED WITH THE ORDER OF THE RED STAR, THE ORDER OF FRIENDSHIP, AND THE MEDAL OF VALOUR.

HE IS MARRIED, HAS A SON.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE NEWELY ACQUIRED WEAPONS BY THE RDF FROM RUSSIA AND ISRAEL, AND THEY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING;

1. SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES (SAM) OR GROUND TO AIR MISSILE (GTAM);

RUSSAIN MANPORTABLE SAM SYSTEM SA-7B/GRAIL(30 PICS)

RUSSIAN MANPORTABLE SAM SYSTEM SA-14/GREMLIN(30 PICS)

2. ANTI TANK GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHER;

RUSSIAN ATGM LAUNCHER AT-4/A7-5(30 PICS) RUSSAIN ATGM LAUNCHER AT-7/AT-13(50 PICS)

3. ANTI TANK GRENADE LAUNCHER;

RUSSIAN 40-MM ANTI TANK GRENADE LAUNCHER RPG-7V(50 PICS) RUSSIAN 72-MM DISPOSABLE ANTI-TANK GRENADE LAUNCHER RPG-

22(30 PICS) RUSSIAN 105-MM ANTI TANK GRENADE LAUNCHER RPG-29(40PICS)

4. ANTI AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY SYSTEMS;

RUSSIAN 23 MM TOWARD AAGUN ZU 23(50 PICS) RUSSIAN 14.5MM HEAVEY MACHINEGUN ZUP-4(30 PICS) RUSSIAN 12.7MM HEAVY MACHINE GUN NSV-T(20 PICS) RUSSIAN 82-MM RECOILLES GUN(20 PICS) ZSU-57-2 SELF-PROPELLED ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN SYSTEM(5 PICS) BELOW IS AN NSV-12, 7 HEAVY MACHINE GUN ON 6T7 INFANTRY

TRIPOD. (10 PICS)

KALASHNIKOV PKM MACHINE GUN, LOADED WITH 100-ROUND BELT IN BOX AND READY TO FIRE.(20 PICS)

ABOVE IS ZPU-4 QUAD MOUNT WITH FOURKPVT-14, 5 MACHINE GUNS.

SOME OF THE RUSSIAN MADE AK 47 BOUGHT BY THE RDF INCLUDE;

TYPE 1 (1947-1949)

THE TYPE 2(1949-1953-54)

THE TYPE 3 (1953-54-1959)

HERE ARE SOME OF THE STICK HAND GRENADE THAT THE RDF PURCHASED

ROSOBORONEXPORT • DEPUTIES DIRECTOR GENERAL

IVAN M. GONCHARENKOFIRST DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL

BORIS V. KALENOV DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL

ANDREY V. KONDRATIEV DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL

SERGEY S. GORESLAVSKY DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL

SERGEY F. LADYGIN DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL

IGOR O. SEVASTYANOV DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL

VADIM YU. VOSTOKOV DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL

NEXT YEAR WILL COVER THINGS LIKE REPLACING RDF TYPE 59 TANKS WITH SURPLUS T-55M TANKS, ADDING SURPLUS BMP-1PS, SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY, ETC.

KIGALI, 13 AUGUST 2015

THE FALLEN RWANDA DEFENCE FORCE (RDF) PEACEKEEPERS’ BODIES KILLED IN BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ON 8 AUGUST 2015, WERE RECEIVED WITH MILITARY HONOR AT KIGALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON 13 AUGUST 2015. 

THE FALLEN PEACEKEEPERS WERE KILLED IN AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT, BY AN RDF SOLDIER ALSO SERVING IN THE UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (MINUSCA), WHEN HE SHOT DEAD FOUR RDF SOLDIERS AND INJURED EIGHT OTHERS, IN BANGUI, AT RWANDA BATTALION HEADQUARTERS (RWABATT 2). 

“TODAY THE RDF LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERS OF THE FAMILIES OF FALLEN PEACEKEEPERS  RECEIVED IN HONOR FOUR PEACEKEEPERS SHORT DEAD ON 8 AUGUST AND ONE OF THE INJURED PEACEKEEPERS WHO UNFORTUNATELY DIED LATER AT NAKASERO HOSPITAL WHERE HE HAD BEEN EVACUATED WITH FIVE OTHERS FOR FURTHER TREATMENT, SAID BRIGADIER GENERAL JOSEPH NZABAMWITA, DEFENCE AND MILITARY SPOKESPERSON. 

“AT THIS DIFFICULT MOMENT, THE RDF COMFORTS THE FAMILIES, RDF FAMILY AND RWANDANS FOR THE TERRIBLE LOSS IN A SUSPECTED TERRORIST ATTACK WHILE SERVING IN UN PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC”, BRIGADIER GENERAL JOSEPH NZABAMWITA SAID.

THE FALLEN COMRADES WILL BE LAID TO REST AT KANOMBE MILITARY CEMETERY ON SATURDAY 15 AUGUST 2015. 

INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE TO ESTABLISH THE MOTIVE BEHIND THE DEPLORABLE SHOOTING INCIDENT.

MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN ETERNAL PEACE.

CDS MAJ GEN FRANK KAMANZI MUSHYO GREETS FAMILIES OF THE SOLDIERS THAT DIED IN CAR

RELERATIVES OF THE BEFALLEN AT KANOMBE MILITARY BARRACKS WHERE THE DEAD ARE EXPECTED TO BE BURIED.

PEACEKEEPING CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE: RWANDA

ACTIVE ARMED FORCE

HELICOPTERS

DEFENSE BUDGET

UNIFORMED UN PEACEKEEPERS

UN CONTRIBUTION BREAKDOWN

OTHER OFFICIAL DEPLOYMENTS

33,000WORLD RANKING (SIZE): 75TH

16ATTACK: 5MULTIROLE: 10

2013: US$82M (1.06%

4,802(256 WOMEN)(FEB 2014)

ARMY: 32,000AIR FORCE: 1,000PARAMILITARY/ LOCAL DEFENSE FORCES: 2,000

MULTIROLE / TRANSPORT: 1

OF GDP)2012: US$76M(1.09% OF GDP)2011: US$74M(1.16% OF GDP)2010: US$75M (1.34% OF GDP)

RANKING: 7

OBSERVATIONS

RWANDA DEFENCE FORCES WHO HAVE BEEN ON AU AND UN MISSIONS IN DIFFERENT DEPLOYMENTS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RDF ADMINISTRATION IN TERMS OF PAYMENTS. ACCORDING TO RELAIBLE SOURCES WITHIN THE RDF, SALARIES OF MEN AND OFFICERS ON MISSION IS NOT PAID IN TIME AND YET THE BIGGER PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY PAID TO RWANDA BY THE AU AND UN IS SMARTLY PAID IN KIGALI. THAT IS AMONG THE REASONS WHY SGT RASHID SHOT FOUR RDF TROOPS DEAD, AND INJURING MORE EIGHT AS HE KILLED HIM SELF AS WELL.