Tag: Air Force
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Fed Govt set to acquire 12 Viper jets to boost NAF’s capability
The Federal Government has begun negotiations with the United States for the procurement of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to boost the capability of the Nigerian Air Force(NAF). NAF Spokesman Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame revealed this in a statement yesterday. Designed and produced by America’s aerospace manufacturer, Bell Helicopter, AH-1Z Viper is the only attack…
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Excitement as NAF engineers revive aircraft grounded for 23 years
Nigeria Air Force (NAF) says its aircraft engineers and technicians have, in a phenomenal display of ingenuity, reactivated a Dornier DO-228 aircraft which had been grounded for 23 years.
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JUST IN: 2 pilots killed as military jets crash
Two French pilots died when their military jets collided mid-flight in eastern France, the nation’s Air Force said in a post on X.
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How Air Force general foiled ‘one chance’ robbery, rescues victims in Abuja
A serving officer of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore John Ijudigal, has foiled a ‘one-chance’ robbery and kidnap attempt in Wuse, Abuja. The officer ensured the arrest of the three suspected robbers and the rescue of the two female victims.
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Court quashes N21.5bn charge against ex-Chief of Air Staff, Amosu
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, quashed a criminal charge preferred against a former Chief of Air Staff, Adesola Amosu, and two others over N21.5 billion money laundering. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had re-arraigned th
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Air Force flies out ex-CAS, Amao from service
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday, flew out of service, the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao. Amao was replaced as Chief of Air Staff by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, a development
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Air Force redeploys branch chiefs, AOCs, spokesperson in major shake-up
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday in Abuja approved the appointment and redeployment of new Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-Service and NAF Institutions. It also approved the appointment of a new spokesperson and other senior officers.
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BREAKING: Military fighter jet crashes; pilot killed
A military fighter jet crashed on Wednesday during routine training, killing its pilot in northwestern Myanmar.
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Military helicopter with Defence chief aboard crashes
Indian Air Force on Wednesday confirmed that there was an accident with an Indian military helicopter with Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat aboard. Earlier, the media had reported that the helicopter crashed, and a search and rescue operation had been launched. Nine people were on board the copper and three were rescued, according to…