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Aermacchi M.B.339A



Origin: Italy

Role: Basic/advanced trainer and close-support aircraft

Max Speed: 485 kt / 559 mph

Max Range: 593 km / 368 miles

Dimensions: span 10.858 m / 35 ft 7.5 in

length: 10.97 m / 36 ft 0 in

height: 3.99 m / 13 ft 0 in

Weight: empty 3125 kg / 6,889 lb maximum take-off 5895 kg / 13,000 lb

Powerplant: one 1,814-kg (4,000-lb) dry thrust Piaggio (Rolls-Royce) Viper 632-43 turbojet

Armament: provision for up to 1,814 kg (4,000 lb) of stores carried on six underwing hardpoints; the two inboard points can each carry a 30-mm cannon or 7 62-mm (0.3-in) multi-barrel Minigun in a Macchi pod, and the two centre points are 'wet' for the carriage of drop tanks; a wide variety of weapon loads includes bombs, napalm, AS.11/AS.12 or Magic missiles, rocket launchers, and a single four-camera reconnaissance pod


Operators:


Argentina, Eritrea, Ghana, Italy, Malaysia (M.B.339AM), Nigeria, Peru, United Arab Emirates

Helicopter.



Aerospatiale SA.330L Puma


Orgin: France

First Flight: 1965

Role: medium transport helicopter

Max Speed: 263 km/h / 163 mph

Max Range: 550 km / 342 miles

Dimensions: main rotor diameter 15.00 m (49 ft 2.6 in) length, rotors turning 18.15 m (59 ft 6.6 in)

height: 5.14 m (16 ft 10.4 in)

Weight: empty 3615 kg (7,970 Ib); maximum take-off 7400 kg (16,314 Ib) with an internal load or 7500 kg (16,535 Ib) with a slung load

Powerplant: two 1175-kW (1,575-shp) Turbo meca Turmo IVC turboshafts

Armament: generally none, but can include 7.62-mm (0.3-in) forward-firing machine guns, 20-mm side-firing cannon, missiles and rocket-launcher pods


Operators:


Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Chile, Cameroon, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malawi, Morocco, Oman, Mexico, Nigeria, Nepal, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Philippines, Senegal, Spain, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Togo, United Kingdom

Agusta A 109



Origin: Italy

First flight: 4 August 1971

Role: Light utility helicopter

Unit costUS$6.3 million

Max Speed:168 kt/311 km/h

Max Range: 352 nm/652 km

Dimensions: main rotor diam. 36 ft 1 in/11.0 m,

Length: 37 ft 6 in/11.4 m,

height: 11 ft 6 in/3.5 m

Weight: empty 3,428 lb/1,555 kg, max take-off

weight: 6,283 b/2,850 kg

Powerplant: 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206C turboshaft

Armament: internal guns: cabin-mounted 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine gun, max weapon load 1,322 lb/600 kg


Operators:


Argentina, Belgium, Ghana, Greece, Italy, Malaysia, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela

Bell UH-1 Huey




Origin: USA and Italy

First flight: 20 October 1956

Role: multi-role military helicopter

Max Speed: 120 kt / 138 mph

Max Range: 580 km / 360 miles

Dimensions: main rotor diameter 14.71 m / 48 ft 3.2 in

Length: 17.39 m / 57 ft 0.7 in


Height: 4.48 m / 14ft 8.4 in

Weight: empty 2,177 kg / 4.800 lb max. take-off 4,309 kg / 9,500 lb

Powerplant: one 1,400-shp (1044-kW) Avco Lycoming T53-L-1 3B turboshaft flat-rated at 1,100 shp (820 kW)

Armament: can include, singly or in combination, 7.62-mm (0.3-in) and 12.7-mm (0.5-in) machine guns. 7.62-mm (0.3-in) Minigun, 70-mm (2.75-in) rockets, AS.12 air-to-surface missiles, and TOW anti-tank missiles


Operators:


Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bolivia, Myanmar, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iran, Iraq,Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mexico, Nigeria, New Zealand, Peru, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Slovenia, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.

Nigerdeltaboi:
go siddon jare ,ignorant fellow

Will you just keep calm and stop announcing how lame you are? Those crafts are nothing but toys. It's highly vulnerable cause a little impact spells doom, not forgetting, it's archaic and can't really be use in a military combat. It's merely for showoff.

HenryDion:
Will you just keep calm and stop announcing how lame you are? Those crafts are nothing but toys. It's highly vulnerable cause a little impact spells doom, not forgetting, it's archaic and can't really be use in a military combat. It's merely for showoff.

show off oya list those you know who aren't toys

Nigerdeltaboi:
show off oya list those you know who aren't toys

Sorry for quoting you. Was a huge mistake... Smh

HenryDion:
Sorry for quoting you. Was a huge mistake... Smh

brother finish what you started and justify what you posted in the first place.

A country of 200 million pple cannot boast of any tangible technology. Our best technology is car rebuilding and palm front aircrafts.

All our fighter aircrafts are not up to what could get destroyed in one hollywood film

ehinmowo:
A country of 200 million pple cannot boast of any tangible technology. Our best technology is car rebuilding and palm front aircrafts.

All our fighter aircrafts are not up to what could get destroyed in one hollywood film

You are a fool,and out of touch of reality for comparing Hollywood and a country.
All those things you see in Hollywood are mostly fake.

@explorers if u may, I would really like to know, if u are privileged to answer, why are the aircrafts so old, in the same light, it won't be a bad thing if someone in the NAF sheds some light on the latest additions!!
It's a thing of pride actually!!
Not all theses 1957 and 1965 things!!!
D they even have the latest radar systems
I wonder

magabounce:
@explorers if u may, I would really like to know, if u are privileged to answer, why are the aircrafts so old, in the same light, it won't be a bad thing if someone in the NAF sheds some light on the latest additions!!
It's a thing of pride actually!!
Not all theses 1957 and 1965 things!!!
D they even have the latest radar systems
I wonder

I think it's because of the cost, that's what we can afford.

Some of the most advanced fighter jets are the F-15, F-16, F-18, and they cost about $27m - $30m per unit.

Not to talk of new generation Fighters like F-22 raptor /F-35 that goes for like $100m - $150m per unit.

ehinmowo:
A country of 200 million pple cannot boast of any tangible technology. Our best technology is car rebuilding and palm front aircrafts.

All our fighter aircrafts are not up to what could get destroyed in one hollywood film

What are your contributions towards Nigeria technological advancement? Or are you not a Nigerian?

Very shameful fleet!
Yet na Gambia we dey show muscle for!