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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA SEEKS PARTNERSHIP WITH NAF

The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has expressed its willingness to partner with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in the area of training as well as Research and Development (R & D) to support the Service in effectively carrying out its statutory role of defending the nation. The Vice Chancellor of UNN, Professor Benjamin Ozumba, stated this yesterday, 24 January 2018, when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, at Headquarters NAF, Abuja. The Vice Chancellor stated that the University decided to partner with the NAF because of its giant strides in R & D and the consistent display of professionalism in the discharge of its role.

While commending the NAF for its efforts towards attaining self reliance, Professor Ozumba added that the NAF is one of the Government agencies that are obviously in tune with the changes in the 21st Century. According to him, the world has gone beyond the era of commodity driven economy to a knowledge-based economy. He added that the efforts of the current NAF leadership at improving the knowledge base of its personnel, through sustained R & D activities, were indeed commendable. The Vice Chancellor therefore reiterated the readiness and capability of the Institution to collaborate with the NAF in all aspects of R & D to ensure that the NAF continues to successfully accomplish its constitutional tasks. He further disclosed that the UNN had been consistently ranked Number 1 in the Google Scholarly Search in West Africa, for the past 3 years, a testimony of the University’s commitment to academic endeavours. The Vice Chancellor also announced the plans of UNN to establish a science park towards advancing technological knowledge. Additionally, Professor Ozumba seized the opportunity to invite the NAF to be part of the Institution’s Innovation Conference scheduled for February 2018.

Responding, the CAS stated that the NAF would be willing to partner with UNN in the area of aircraft maintenance, building technology and other relevant fields. Air Marshal Abubakar further stated that the NAF had, over 5 years ago, identified the need to partner with academic institutions in Nigeria. Accordingly, the NAF had already signed Memoranda of Understanding with 15 other Nigerian universities and the partnerships had started yielding several benefits, especially in the enhancement of NAF’s aircraft maintenance capacity. The CAS, therefore, stated the readiness of the NAF to participate in the establishment of the science park at UNN. He also promised that the NAF would be adequately represented in the Institution’s upcoming Innovation Conference in February this year.

The CAS has already directed that a team of appropriate NAF officers from the Air Force Research and Development Centre as well as from the Air Force Institute of Technology, both in Kaduna, be composed to visit UNN with a view to identifying specific areas of potential partnership between both organizations.

OLATOKUNBO ADESANYA
Air Vice Marshal
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

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SELF RELIANCE: NAF SIGNS MoU WITH NIGERIA MACHINE TOOLS OSHOGBO

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday, 24 January 2018, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigeria Machine Tools (NMT), Oshogbo as part of the efforts of its current leadership to reinforce the culture of self-reliance. The signing of the MoU is also aimed at furthering NAF’s strategic partnerships with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) towards enhancing research and development. Accordingly, some of the areas of partnership identified in the MoU include training, machining, fabrication, casting as well as research and development. The MoU also covers the development and provision of Personal, Vehicular and Aircraft Protective Equipment.
At the signing ceremony, which took place at the Headquarters NAF, Abuja, the Managing Director of NMT, Mr Nobert Chukwumah, expressed delight over the opportunity given to the Company to partner with the NAF. Mr Chukwuma explained that the signing of the MoU would further strengthen the existing cooperation between the NAF and the private sector, which NMT is a part of, with a view to leveraging on the capabilities of both parties for the benefit of the country and the citizenry. He added that the Company possesses the required capability and employs modern equipment in carrying out all its functions, all of which had earned the organization international recognition. Mr Chukwumah equally lauded the drive of the NAF for self reliance and indicated that NMT was happy to become part of the NAF’s increasing success story.

In his response, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, reiterated the commitment of the Service to continually partner with MDAs so as to promote self-reliance in the NAF. According to him, the unrelenting efforts to reposition the Service into a more professional fighting force would be boosted by harnessing all locally available abilities and resources. The CAS further observed that there exists an abundance of talents and capabilities in Nigerian Universities and the private sector but the missing link has always been the seeming lack of willingness by government agencies to integrate those talents and capabilities. “The NAF was able to identify this challenge some years back and had consequently partnered many indigenous companies as well as signed MOUs with 15 Nigerian universities. These have resulted in huge gains for the Service, as it has enhanced the serviceability status of NAF platforms”, the CAS added.
Air Marshal Abubakar further explained that some of the gains of partnership with the University of Maiduguri, for example, resulted in the reactivation of NAF Machine Workshops in Lagos and Markurdi, which had been abandoned for over 25 years. He added that the partnership had also led to the design and development of an Anti-Skid test bench for the Alpha Jet Aircraft, which is critical to the ongoing operations in the Northeast. Besides, similar partnerships with other local entities had resulted in the receipt of patent rights by the NAF for the production of hydraulic diaphragm for the Mi-35 helicopter gunship as well as for the production of Unmanned Ground Vehicles.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Chief of Standards and Evaluation, Air Vice Marshal Kingsley Lar, announced that the idea of the MoU was initiated after a team of visiting NAF officers discovered the capabilities and immense potentials of NMT. He also noted that strategic partnerships with MDAs is one of the key drivers of the CAS Vision of repositioning the NAF into a highly professional force capable of adequately employing air power to meet Nigeria’s national security imperatives. It is worthy of note that similar partnerships by the NAF with academic institutions and private institutions in Nigeria have proved significant in the efforts at securing the nation. The CAS has therefore directed appropriate senior NAF officers to immediately initiate steps at taking full advantage of the newly signed MoU with NMT.

OLATOKUNBO ADESANYA
Air Vice Marshal
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

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Seened:
Syrian Army T-55

Bleep what happened to the turrent......?

#GHOST MODE....

#CION
#PROBING AN I.E.D

tdayof:
Yes I have also seen it before. Are you saying the vehicle doesn't originally belong to NA?

Yes.

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olapluto:
I'm no prophet of doom, but I am pretty sure these weapons will be used on our soldiers within the next few weeks, unless they are destroyed by NAF. Almost every time Nigeria makes a gain with BHT, the terrorists find a way of looting a military base to reweaponise.

That's certain.....

Have seen these Toyota hilux couple of times mounted with rocket launchers with our troops during joint operations.

Russia deploys more S-400 air defence systems to Syria


http://defence-blog.com/army/russia-deploys-more-s-400-air-defence-systems-to-syria.html

Turkish SOF with their new Technicals .

India’s 1,000-km range Nirbhay cruise missile system makes its first public appearance at the #RepublicDay parade this year. Here it is at the rehearsal .

#Algeria: Militant with technical carrying a DshK 12.7mm HMG, 2 AKs and ammunition surrendered to the ANP in #Tamanrasset .

#Niger: As well as three vehicles seized put on display, one with a Type 63 12-tube 107mm rocket launcher mounted .

#Niger: Loads of arms and ammunition seized as booty cache.

#Niger: #ISWAP released a detailed photo report on last week's raid against a Nigerien army camp in Toumour, #Diffa Region using light and heavy weapons including KPV 14.5mm HMG, RPG-2, and shoulder-fired SPG-9 recoilless rifle .

#Mali: Armored #MINUSMA vehicle struck by IED around 15h40 LT in the Aliou neighborhood of #Kidal

Seened:
If Nemesis4u was a tank commander ...

Captured them all alive.

PRESS RELEASE
NIGERIAN AIR FORCE REDEPLOYS AIR OFFICERS COMMANDING, 14 OTHER SENIOR OFFICERS

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has redeployed 3 Air Officers Commanding (AOCs) and 14 other senior officers as part of routine exercise at ensuring operational efficiency and effectiveness. The newly appointed AOCs are Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Oladayo Amao, who is now the AOC Tactical Air Command, Makurdi, AVM Mohammed Idris, who has been moved to Air Training Command, Kaduna as the AOC and AVM Remigus Ekeh, who is now the AOC Logistics Command, Lagos. In the same vein, AVM Ibrahim Yahaya, the erstwhile AOC Logistics Command, has now been appointed as the Chief of Administration, Headquarters NAF (HQ NAF) while AVM Christopher Okoye, who was the former AOC Air Training Command, has been redeployed to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) as Director of Evaluation.

Also redeployed are AVM Olusoji Awomodu as Director of Operations at DHQ, AVM Okechukwu Ntukogu as Senior Air Staff Officer, Headquarters Mobility Command, Yenagoa, AVM Napoleon Bali as Director of Operations at HQ NAF, AVM Mahmoud Ahmed as Director of Legal Services at HQ NAF, AVM Dahiru Sanda as Director of Space Utility at DHQ and AVM Charles Ohwo as Director of Evaluation at HQ NAF. Similarly, Air Commodore Ado Inuwa has been appointed as the Deputy Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Air Commodore Aliyu Bello who was the former Commander 401 Flying Training School, Kaduna, is now the Director of Training at HQ NAF while Group Captain Ahmed Dari has been appointed as the Commander 401 Flying Training School, Kaduna. The postings take effect from 29 January 2018.

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OA ADESANYA
Air Vice Marshal
​Director of Public
Relations & Information
Nigerian Air Force

NA SF POSES WITH RUFFLED FITTED WITH SOUND SUPPRESSOR.

jakeporeshenko:
Interesting technicals being used by either Turkish SOF or FSA, firepower is key

I like the 2nd technical...

tdayof:
Invested billions in Dicon? That company looks like its worth nothing less than #150M

#CION

bidexiii:
Please am reporting a gut called ; kabe1.

These guys is been using dirty and abusive words. Please is activities has to be checked on my thread.



https://www.nairaland.com/2239266/battle-field-discussion-picture-video/414#64233512

Am reporting a dude named kabe1 for is abusive comments on my thread. And nairaland is not doing anything about it.

OFF TOPIC...

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155161398462703&id=96184337702


Funny video...

newafricaken254:
show me a photo of nigeria AFSF and other SF using them ?

I'll check through my archive for photos.