Nigeria’s Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar has lauded the management of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) Company for providing the needed technical support that has enabled the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to sustain its operations against the Boko Haram insurgents.

Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, Director of Public Relations and Information of Nigeria Air Force, said in a statement on Wednesday that the CAS gave the commendation while receiving the Chairman IVM, Mr Innocent Chukwuma and team members in his office.

The military chief had during the meeting noted that at a time when the NAF would have been forced to ground its entire fleet of Alpha Jets due to lack of brake assembly, IVM helped to locally modify and overhaul the brake assembly of the MB-339 aircraft for adoption on the Alpha Jets.

“This ingenious effort by IVM is instrumental to the continued operation of the Alpha Jets, and had helped to save the day when help was not forthcoming from abroad,” Abubakar was quoted as telling his guests.

Abubakar stated that the feat not only saved the country huge foreign exchange that otherwise would have been spent abroad but also added value to Nigeria through provision of job opportunities.

The Air Chief noted the contribution by IVM deserves national recognition and award, given the important role played by the Alpha Jet in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in North-east Nigeria.

“The collaboration between the NAF and IVM is in line with one of the key drivers of the CAS vision which is “strategic partnership with ministries, departments and agencies for enhanced research and development,” said the CAS.

He added that beyond the feat, the NAF is poised to exploit the possibilities of mass producing the Alpha Jet break assembly and other parts locally through partnership with IVM, as well as other credible organisations, to build own capacity for enhanced self-reliance.

The invitation of IVM team to the Headquarters Nigerian Air Force, according to him, was for further discussions based on this premise.

He expressed the willingness by NAF to expand the scope of its existing research and development collaboration with IVM.

“Our partnership with IVM would not end with the Alpha jet break assembly but a leeway to forge new frontiers, through research and development, to replicate some of the spares needed by our platforms,” the CAS said.

In his response, the Chairman of IVM expressed the readiness of his company to partner with the NAF to help manufacture some of the spares needed to keep its aircraft operational locally.

Chukwuma noted that such synergy as existing between the NAF and IVM would help to reduce the dependence on foreign technology while promoting self-reliance, as well as technological and economic development.

He disclosed that his company has the expertise to locally manufacture and assemble a number of automobile products that would be of benefit to the NAF.


http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2016/02/10/innoson-keeps-our-jets-in-operation-against-boko-haram-chief-of-air-staff/

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Kudos to the military for this promotion of our industry . government should create enabling environment to boost industrialisation in Nigeria .

I see Innoson going too many places

Destined2win:
I see Innoson going too many places

If some people will not use bad belle for the man. "Pull Him Down Syndrom"(PHDS) is what is killing Nigeria and black race in General.

Innoson doing big things. Kudo's to them

****** AND *********** KWENU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

So innoson successfully modified d braking system of Fighter jets?

Dis South West people will cm here ns tell s dat innoson is just an Assembly Plant!

Yoloba people una dey here?

Nothing to castigate that is why this thread is not up to a page. Hateful people.

That's nice, they need more patronage from all the state and federal government officials. It's time for PMB and the NA to walk the talk and not just promoting naija made on news paper pages.

I am surprised this thread hasn't made it to front page despite being relisted 4 times. What a hateful country we are in and pretend to love each other in the name of one Nigeria.

We have robbery threads making it to FT but not this. SMH!

Nice one from innoson,if fed govt can help to expand the scope of local automobile manufacturer to meet the demand of the people and lead by example by patronising them,i believe the citizens as well will have change of heart on foreign made vehicles thereby helping our economy.

Mehn this is great o. If una see better thing make una talk o

I wake up everyday asking God to continue to bless and protect Igbo people in this wicked country. Despite killing them in Aba, they are still helping the wicked country in one of the most sophisticated fields...aeronautics. News like this will never make front page!

i wonder why this thread is not yet in the right place (front page)

Innoson has advanced auto manufacturing line in umudim nnewi anambra state

Innovative creativity ....Nigeria is growing...

Innovative thinking creates wealth, thanks to Innoson, the sky is too small to be ur limit.

tonychristopher:

You will not see this thread on a front page ..ask mynd

What you see in front page is
How to make love to a new date
How to enlarge your penis
How the igbo man was caught in airport

But you will never see this

Whether front Or back page they can never stop us from progressing

Brilliance9000:
I wake up everyday asking God to continue to bless and protect Igbo people in this wicked country. Despite killing them in Aba, they are still helping the wicked country in one of the most sophisticated fields...aeronautics. News like this will never make front page!

Please don't fool yourself . This is not sophisticated aeronautics. They are just moulding and machining s sub-component of a component that goes into a spare part inside a sub-assembly that is contained inside a sub-system of another system that was purchased by the aircraft manufacturer we bought the jet from.

Please get tribalism out of it. The initial work was done by NAF itself . We encourage the government to fast forward their plans of skills development because this is the way Iran and India started but please get tribe out if it. All Nigerian tribes are extreme good. The most talented auto designer in the US is Hausa. Boko Haram, a bunch of Kanuri boys fielded some amazing home made weapons against the NA last year and they have brought down jets with theur modified AAAs . They have weapons factories working underground and in caves in Sambisa forests.

Adminisher:


Please don't fool yourself . This is not sophisticated aeronautics. They are just moulding and machining s sub-component of a component that goes into a spare part inside a sub-assembly that is contained inside a sub-system of another system that was purchased by the aircraft manufacturer we bought the jet from.

Please get tribalism out of it. The initial work was done by NAF itself . We encourage the government to fast forward their plans of skills development because this is the way Iran and India started but please get tribe out if it. All Nigerian tribes are extreme good. The most talented auto designer in the US is Hausa. Boko Haram, a bunch of Kanuri boys fielded some amazing home made weapons against the NA last year and they have brought down jets with theur modified AAAs . They have weapons factories working underground and in caves in Sambisa forests.

Typical Yoruba bigot...Go and mould your own nah. Very envious people that's why nothing good will ever come out of your dirty heart filled region. 80% of all successes in invention, innovation, education, manufacturing, e.t.c in Nigeria have all been coming out of SE...nothing from SW. Anumanu!

Bryan37:
So innoson successfully modified d braking system of Fighter jets?

Dis South West people will cm here ns tell s dat innoson is just an Assembly Plant!

Yoloba people una dey here?

Innoson dies not have the technology to modify braking system of jets. Please expand your mind. They merely fabricated some minor spare parts.

Brilliance9000:


Typical Yoruba bigot...Go and mould your own. Very envious people that's why nothing good will ever come out of your dirty heart filled region. 80% of all successes in invention, innovation, education, manufacturing, e.t.c have been coming of SE...nothing from SW. Anumanu!

Moulding and casting spare parts is routine at the Oshogbo Machine Tools factory. Routine stuff. The best jig and tool designers and mould makers are there please.

Adminisher:


Innoson dies not have the technology to modify braking system of jets. Please expand your mind. They merely fabricated some minor spare parts.

Yoruba showing their hate and jealousy as expected. Igbos...stay away from this people!

Adminisher:


Moulding and casting spare parts is routine at the Oshogbo Machine Tools factory. Routine stuff. The best jig and tool designers and mould makers are there please.

We are not talking of moulding truck tanks here my friend, no be only Oshogbo, how about Oketipula machine tools factory?
Why didn't NAF locate them and they were partnering with foreign expertise before Innoson?

Ordinarily, commendations like this from d highest authority in d war against d insurgents shd have made FP even with one comnent but you ll be surprised d mods even feel pained and most mbrs from a particular section avoiding to promote such natnl news (561 views with only 26 comments). If it is one reproachable action from d 5%, u wud v seen it on FP. We can to be enforcing Rule9 but our main intention is to have a section of d country annihilated thru suppression and intimidation by ensuring their progress is not being reported. Coming bak from a two week ban by d mods has only spurred my inner man to say more truth. Cant wait to v d Natnl assembly agree to use customized vehicles from IVM. Thumbs up nwa afo. Ka udo chia

Great! Proud of hardworking Nigerians anyday. The legislators should buy Innoson vehicles too and save our money.

Adminisher:


Moulding and casting spare parts is routine at the Oshogbo Machine Tools factory. Routine stuff. The best jig and tool designers and mould makers are there please.

this yoromba man ehee, you no get shame!!!!

Adminisher:


Please don't fool yourself . This is not sophisticated aeronautics. They are just moulding and machining s sub-component of a component that goes into a spare part inside a sub-assembly that is contained inside a sub-system of another system that was purchased by the aircraft manufacturer we bought the jet from.

Please get tribalism out of it. The initial work was done by NAF itself . We encourage the government to fast forward their plans of skills development because this is the way Iran and India started but please get tribe out if it. All Nigerian tribes are extreme good. The most talented auto designer in the US is Hausa. Boko Haram, a bunch of Kanuri boys fielded some amazing home made weapons against the NA last year and they have brought down jets with theur modified AAAs . They have weapons factories working underground and in caves in Sambisa forests.

Jealousy will kill some people

If innoson was Yoruba, this poster wouldn't have allowed us to rest.

I think IVM, PROFORCE and DICON should go into a long term partnership in R&D. I believe something good will come out of such arrangement in a few years time.