Nigerian Air Force (NAF)
1 Apr
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has stated that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is currently adopting the predictive maintenance culture across all NAF Engineering and Maintenance units, designed to assist in determining the condition of in-service aircraft and other equipment to estimate, ahead of time, when maintenance should be…
7 Feb
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has come under fire over a portrait of President Bola Tinubu that was designed by one of its officials. The portrait, unveiled during the commissioning of the new NAF aircraft on Tuesday, was presented to Vice President Kashim Shettima on behalf of the president. The controversial portrait bears resemblance to…
28 Dec
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has called on the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to sustain its onslaught on terrorists, bandits and other criminals in the state. When the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, visited him at the Government House, Minna, the governor hinted that the state government was working closely with the…
11 Dec
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that it has neutralised a notorious terrorist and kidnapping kingpin,Yellow Jambros, and scores of his associates in an airstrike carried out on Wednesday, December 6. NAF’s spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday, December 10, 2023. According to the statement, the…
8 Dec
The Deputy Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), AVM Sunday Aneke, has urged troops of the Armed Forces to be more resolute in defeating and destroying all adversaries.
16 Nov
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reiterated its commitment to enhancing Safety Management Systems across all its units with a special focus on operational and engineering units. Chief of The Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar made the disclosure while declaring open the year 2023 NAF Safety Review Board (SRB) meeting earlier today, at…
10 Sep 2023
Graduants The technical manpower of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) received a major boost as 628 personnel successfully graduated from the 2022/2023 Sundry Technical Military Programmes offered by the prestigious Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). In his speech at the graduation ceremony held on Saturday, September 9, 2023, the Chief of the Air Staff,…
27 Aug 2023
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the air component of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) and Operation Hadin Kai carried out successful air interdiction missions on some illegal refining sites and terrorists hideouts in Niger Delta and North East regions.
15 Aug 2023
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI-171 helicopter, on a casualty evacuation mission, yesterday, crashed near Chukuba Village in Niger State. Confirming the crash, NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said: “The aircraft had departed Zungeru Primary School en route Kaduna, but was later discovered to have crashed near Chukuba Village in Shiroro Local Council of Niger.…
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