Tag: Fighter Jets
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Biden to move ahead with sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey
U.S. President Joe Biden wants to move ahead with the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, his National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday. Biden for months made it clear that he supported the sale of the aircraft to Turkey
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US fighter jets shoot down Chinese Spy Balloon
The United States has shot down a Chinese Spy Balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of America. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed on Saturday that US fighter jets shot down
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Nigeria expecting 12 fighter jets from U.S. in July – Emefiele
Nigeria is expecting 12 Tucano fighter planes from the United States as part of efforts towards fighting insecurity in the country. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele said this on Tuesday while fielding questions at the end of a two-day Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja. “About three years ago, the Federal…
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Insecurity: NAF expecting 15 aircraft, eight drones, says ex-CAS
The immediate past Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has said that the 15 aircraft and eight drones being expected by the Nigeria Air Force would reposition the service in addressing the security challenges facing the nation. According to him, the air force now has enhanced research and development capacity through its…
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Fighter jet destroys Boko Haram hideout in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has conducted a successful attack on a Boko Haram Terrorists’ hideout in Daban Masara in Borno State. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said that the operation…
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Buhari was misled to approve $469m for fighter jets
President Muhammadu Buhari was misled to approve $469 million for the procurement of 12 Super Tucano aircraft from the US without the backing of the national assembly. The money was said to have been withdrawn from the excess crude account (ECA). In August, the US government sold the aircraft to Nigeria to enable it combat…
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Boko Haram: Saraki appreciates U.S over sale of fighter jets to Nigeria
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has commended the United States government for agreeing to sell fighter jets to Nigeria to combat the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East. The U.S government, through its Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington, had on Thursday announced its decision to sell A29 Super Tucano fighter jets to the…
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Plateau killings: NAF deploys fighter jets to check incessant violence
Sequel to the incessant killings and violence in Plateau State, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said it has deployed its air assets and personnel to the state to curtail the ugly trend that has claimed several lives in the state. The Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Air Commodore Olatokunbo…
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Insurgency: Trump to sell $600million fighter jets to Nigeria
President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing forward with plans to sell up to a dozen aircraft to Nigeria’s air force for the fight against the extremist group Boko Haram. Sources said the deal could be worth up to 600 million dollars. Sources also said the Super Tucano A-29 aircraft, an agile, propeller-driven plane with reconnaissance…