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KingAzubuike:
Where did this one get such ridiculous information from? Nigeria has the best land troops in the world and USA paid them to capture Taylor ?

An old ferry tale......,

Odunayaw:
Ezugwu and IPV2 have made its debut

Seriously.....
Ezugwu already in the front lines.

Toju200:
is this not old news

Nope it's not old

Presidential fleet: NSA hands over two aircraft to NAF


The National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd), has handed over two aircraft in the Presidential fleet to the Nigerian Air Force.
Monguno handed over the two aircraft, Augusta AW101 Very Important Personality Helicopters to the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, in the presence of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, his Army counterpart, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, and other top security chiefs in Abuja.
He said that the release of the aircraft to the NAF was in fulfillment of the promise of President Muhammadu Buhari to reduce the amount of money being spent on the maintenance of the Presidential Air Fleet.

He said that the President had earlier released a AW109 helicopter and a King Air Beechcraft in 2015 with the intent to enhance the operational capacity of the NAF in the ongoing campaign against the insurgency in the North East.
He stated further that the committee set up by the Presidency on the approved sale of two other aircraft, a Falcon 7X and Hawker 4000 aircraft, would soon compete its assignment.
He said that the aircraft which were handed over to the NAF ‘have ballistic defence capabilities and are equipped with defensive aid suites against certain forms of missile attacks.” read more https://punchng.com/presidential-fleet-nsa-hands-two-aircraft-naf/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Proud of these young female pilots...

The faces of the newly decorated First Female Fighters/Helicopter Pilots, Kafayat Sanni and
Tolulope Arotile who were decorated with Pilot Wings in a beautiful ceremony at the Nigerian Air Force Headquarters today 15/10/19.

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NAF WINGS FIRST FEMALE FIGHTER, HELICOPTER PILOTS, DECORATES FIRST FEMALE AIR WARRANT OFFICER

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) made history today, 15 October 2019, with the decoration of the first female fighter pilot, Flying Officer Kafayat Sanni, and first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, with their pilot wings. The 2 female NAF pilots were decorated alongside 11 other young officers after successful completion of their flying training courses. With today’s ceremony, the NAF has successfully winged over 100 pilots in the last 4 years, who are now adding impetus to the fight against insurgency and other internal security operations in the country. During the ceremony, the NAF also decorated the first female Air Warrant Officer (AWO) in the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Grace Garba, with her new rank. AWO Garba was promoted to the highest rank in the Non-Commissioned Officers’ cadre for her exceptional hard work and contributions to the Service over the years.

Speaking at the event, the Special Guest of Honor (SGOH), the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Dame Pauline Tallen, noted that the winging of the first ever female fighter pilot and first female combat helicopter pilot produced by the NAF, is a commendable feat. She added that the event attests to the laudable achievements and transformation taking place in the NAF and indeed portrays the Service in good light. She affirmed that the NAF is a gender friendly institution which has continually strived to provide equal opportunity for both male and female personnel, adding that this would, no doubt, encourage all personnel to strive to achieve excellence in their career. She remarked that it was obvious that the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) has provided the right leadership and guidance to ensure the realization of the primary key driver of his Vision, which is hinged on human capacity development. “We are indeed proud of the milestones attained by the NAF and the achievements of the Chief of the Air Staff," she added.

According to her, the winging of the pilots is a demonstration of the preparedness of the NAF towards meeting Nigeria’s national security needs. While commending the newly winged pilots, the Minister emphasized the need for them to continue to work hard in order to add value to the operations of the NAF. She further thanked President Muhammadu Buhari, who in spite of competing economic needs in the Country, continues to support and give special attention to the operational requirements of the Armed Forces.

Earlier in his remarks, the CAS, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, noted that the ceremony indeed marked another milestone in the history of the NAF and expressed his delight over the achievement. He added that he was particularly happy because 2 of the 13 pilots winged were female Regular Combatant officers. According to him, the 2 female pilots were celebrated, not only because they are female officers, but also outstanding aviators. He revealed that the first female fighter pilot was trained in the United States, following an excellent performance during her initial flying training course at 401 Flying Training School Kaduna, while the second graduated from Starlite International Academy.

Air Marshal Abubakar further affirmed the readiness of the NAF to continue to invest in human capacity building, since the Service is a veritable instrument for maintenance of national security, stating that the NAF would keep on discharging its constitutional responsibility of protecting Nigeria’s sovereignty and integrity by air. According to him, the records indicate that as at today, the NAF has trained a total of 67 Instructor pilots since 2015. Furthermore, with the winging of the pilots today, the NAF had produced over a hundred pilots within the same period. “Currently, we have 61 pilots undergoing ab-initio/basic flying training, while 50 are undergoing various forms of advanced flying training courses both locally and abroad”, he added. He expressed confidence that the NAF and indeed Nigeria would soon reap the benefits that these pilots would undoubtedly add to NAF operations. He further reassured all Nigerians that the NAF remains fully committed to the successful execution of its constitutional roles and will strive to continually meet its statutory responsibility of defending the territorial integrity of the Nation, acting singly or jointly with sister Services and other security agencies.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Chief of Training and Operations (CTOP), Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, reiterated that the new pilots will no doubt boost the pilot manning capacity of the Service as their deployment to the various NAF platforms will enhance the fulfillment of the constitutional roles of the NAF, especially in the ongoing operations in the North East and North West. He added that, under the leadership of Air Marshal Abubakar, the NAF has trained 22,841 personnel, comprising of 2,414 foreign trained and 20,427 locally-trained personnel, in different specialties over the last 4 years.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

oyinpr:
positive I just concerned with a pilot

Wow...

Toju200:
NAF never release info on today winging.... Which helicopter will she fly MI35m or Agusta

Please am wrong she's an combat helicopter pilot.

oyinpr:
nope they don't accept dssc pilot candidates anymore

Are you sure.....?

Proud of these young pace setters, Flying Officers Kafayat Sanni and Tolulope Arotile. Soar higher, break more records.

Today, we remember the second indigenous Chief of the Air Staff, Col Shittu Alao who died on 15 October 1969, in an air crash at Uzebba, about 50 miles northwest of Benin. May his gentle soul continue to rest in perfect peace. (Amen)

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Signed:

AB Abubakar
Maj Gen (rtd)

seankafor:
enough talk and drama.
When are we receiving the jf17?

Main man, for most of us here we have -"gba kamu".
Meaning we have no choice than to exhibit patience, when good soldiers are dying.

Odunayaw:
React as a normal Nigerian if this were our purchase

Hmmmm me..........
I don't react the way Nigerians do for me the price is not bad for a western hardware. I'll rather think of the cost of maintenance, considering its a trainer jet ?

2 new high speed patrol vessels for the Nigerian navy, NNS OVIA and IRRUA were launched early this year in Wuhan China

Displacement 200 tons. Armament 30mm single barreled RCWS, a top speed of up to 35 knots and a cruising range of 1,200 nautical miles (at a speed of 12 knots .

Tunisia to receive WGU-59/B APKWS II (Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems) made by BAE Systems to turn its Hydra 70 missiles to PGMs.
Work will be performed in Hudson, New Hampshire and Austin, Texas.

Tunisian soldiers clearing IEDs in Chaambi mount.

Tunisian USGN operators.

Tunisian Air Force pilots and service members attended an air to ground combat integration course at Einsiedlerhof Air Station last month.
The course is designed to introduce and employ air assets into a ground conflict.

Tunisian M113 with a TOW anti tank launcher deployed to the southern borders.

Tunisia to purchase 12 T-6C Texan trainer aircrafts for an estimated cost of $234 million.

Toju200:
he is going to be present at the Winging ceremony today..

Yeah...

To further strengthen the existing cordial relationship between NigAirForce & Pakistan Air Force (PAF), the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, hosted the PAF CAS, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Khan, at HQ NAF yesterday.

Nigerian Customs Hands Over 6 Mine-Resistant Military Vehicles To US Government.

#Algeria- additional 5 BM-21 Grad rockets caught in Tamanrasset (#Mali-#Niger borders) on October 10, along with an RPG-7 & 8 rockets

Air force ‘bombs’ Boko Haram meeting venue in Borno


https://www.thecable.ng/air-force-bombs-boko-haram-meeting-venue-in-borno/amp?__twitter_impression=true

SamuelAnyawu:
Brother the Military has refuted this post. Do you have a link?

No but thanks for the update

ocelot2006:
One more drawing from a bored mind.

Not bad at all...