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NAF COMPLETES TRAINING OF ADDITIONAL SPECIAL FORCES

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) today graduated additional 150 personnel of the Regiment Specialty, who have just undergone an 8-week intensive Special Forces training conducted by an Israeli company. The Combined Graduation Ceremony at the NAF’s Regiment Training Centre (RTC) Kaduna equally witnessed the graduation of 6 officers from the Initial Regiment Officers’ Course and 74 personnel from the Very Important Persons (VIP) Protection Course. Before the commencement of the graduation ceremony, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was also the Guest of Honour, inspected a static display of Special Forces gears, survival equipment and first aid kits. Thereafter, some of the trainees displayed their newly acquired skills in self defence while others demonstrated their ability to rescue captured colleagues from the enemy’s camps, with air cover provided by a NAF helicopter. The NAF Special Forces also treated the selected audience to a demonstration of an assault attack.

The head of the Israeli Training Team, Major Roy, commended the resilience of the trainees, most of whom he said indeed qualified as Special Forces, based on performance. According to him, the impressive performance of the trainees went a long way in indicating the high level of professionalism in the NAF. In his welcome address, the Commandant of the RTC, Group Captain Isaac Subi, gratefully acknowledged the enormous human capacity building efforts of the CAS. He added that the extra effort of inviting foreign experts to come and train students in RTC had added much value to the training capability and stature of the Centre. He then enjoined the graduates to imbibe and make constant use of the lessons from the various courses.

Air Marshal Abubakar, who was the Guest of Honour at the Combined Graduation Ceremony, stated that the objective of the Special Forces Course and the other courses was to bridge the identified gap between force projection and force protection. He further said that the exploits of the NAF in projecting air power in the various conflict areas in Nigeria, and even beyond the shores of the country, was not in doubt. He added that the NAF had, however, identified the need to build more capacity in the area of force protection. In addition, the NAF needed to train more personnel that are capable of undertaking special operations, considering the country’s prevailing security challenges of insurgency and terrorism. He therefore thanked the NAF’s partners from Israel for a job well done, noting that the NAF would continue to strengthen the partnership towards preserving the territorial integrity of Nigeria and ensuring the security of Nigerians. The CAS equally seized the opportunity to appreciate the Federal Government, including the National Assembly, for availing the Service the resources to meet its capacity building aspirations, amongst others.

The second batch of 150 NAF personnel shortlisted for the Special Forces course would commence training shortly.

DOPRI

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bidexiii:
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Hopefully we see some videos

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Odunayaw:
Hopefully we see some videos

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By evening TV station like TVC or Channels will have cuts or shot clips from the event.

bidexiii:
By evening TV station like TVC or Channels will have cuts or shot clips from the event.

Right

make I de wait for Primetime news and News @10 b dat

Odunayaw:
Right

make I de wait for Primetime news and News @10 b dat

Yeap.

I meant there YouTube channels.

Burkina Faso orders Mi-171Sh



https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-helicopter/burkina-faso-orders-mi-171sh-helicopters/

jakeporeshenko:
Why didn’t Egypt approach SA instead

It is a joint-venture the markets the product. It enables Denel to penetrate certain markets. Wouldn't it be futile for Denel dynamics to market the same product?

The money made from these sales goes back to R & D. The UAE air force has been seeking to add a motor and MW radar seeker. Increases the range to around 200km depending on release height. Also enables the weapon to attack moving targets like vehicles.

Denel can't fund some of these deals alone. Majority of the components of the system are made in SA.

jpphilips:
You should first ask of the source of crude before speaking of refining tech

Your argument still doesn't justify pollution as an option!

Special On Presidential Directives To Service Chiefs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKQ8SZfrwAc



Nice video

bidexiii:
Special On Presidential Directives To Service Chiefs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKQ8SZfrwAc



Nice video

I like the uniformity

Egyptian special forces solider from the Battalion 103 Sa'ka in north #Sinai , shown armed with Sig SSG-3000

Exclusive pic for a solider from the #Egyptian special forces unit 999 with T-ATV-1200 all terrian vehicle from Sand Storm Company.

OFF TOPIC

#BREAKING: Israeli military says Patriot missile fired at unmanned aircraft thought to have come from Syria

The second day from the joint exercise between Egyptian paratroopers units & Russian airborne troops " Protectors of friendship 2017 ".

Egyptian modification on BMP-1 APC by adding a D-30 cannon in a new turret to protect it & adding more armor to the sides of the vehicle .

Continuation of brightstar military exercise with the participation of Egyptian armored units and air forces in Mohamed Nagieb military base.

Egypt playing there cards wise.....


Pictures of President El-Sisi's meeting with PM Netanyahu in #NY on the sidelines of #UNGA72.

#Egypt's K8E Sliver star aerobatic team in Athens.

1-411 MP CO's Spc. Hickmon shows Niger Armed Forces how to use communications equipment in Agaez, Niger. #partnership #readiness .

#Egypt: More pics of Mk 118 bomblets (cluster submunitions) allegedly dropped south of #Rafah, North #Sinai .

Happening now is free Medical Outreach at Nwagwu Community Primary School, Nwagu, Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, where Medical Doctors, Nurses and other Medical Staff of 82 Division Hospital and Medical Services are seeing patients, diagnosing and dispensing medications free of charge to patients.

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bidexiii:
Special On Presidential Directives To Service Chiefs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKQ8SZfrwAc



Nice video

Those guys on black around 1:34 in the video are they Dss or army too. They look like Dss

sconp:
Those guys on black around 1:34 in the video are they Dss or army too. They look like Dss

Of course they are soldiers/army.

Guards and escort of the COAS and other top brass present at the exercise.

#THROW BACK


Anybody remember these pictures;

AA-Gun captured from BHT, 2014.

NIGERIAN AIR FORCE DEPLOYS AIR ASSETS IN SUPPORT OF EXERCISE EGWU EKE II

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgtkDpMEmDQ

In line with its commitment to national peace and security, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed some of its air assets, including the Alpha Jet aircraft, to its 115 Special Operations Group in Port Harcourt, to support the ongoing Nigerian Army’s Exercise EGWU EKE II (PYTHON DANCE II). The essence of the deployment is to provide the necessary air cover to the ground troops to enhance overall operational cohesion and efficiency.

It would be recalled the operation began officially on 15 September 2017 and was planned to cover the entire South East Region of the country. The wide expanse of the exercise area and the request by the Nigerian Army for close air support made the involvement of the NAF inevitable. Exercise EGWU EKE II is aimed at combatting security challenges in the Southeastern part of the country. The deployment of the air assets in support of the Nigerian Army is thus in fulfillment of one of the constitutional mandates of the NAF.

DOPRI