NAF RECEIVES FIVE NEW HELICOPTERS AS FG ACCELERATES AIRPOWER MODERNISATION. (PHOTO).
NAF RECEIVES FIVE NEW HELICOPTERS AS FG ACCELERATES AIRPOWER MODERNISATION The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of five new helicopters as the Federal Government accelerates efforts to modernize Nigeria’s airpower capabilities and strengthen the Armed Forces’ capacity to respond effectively to contemporary security challenges. A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame indicates that the platforms comprise three AW-109 Trekker B helicopters and two H-125 helicopters. The three AW-109s, which form part of 10 recently acquired by the Federal Government, were received in Lagos on 15 September 2026, with the remaining seven expected to be delivered before the end of 2026. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, described the acquisition as another significant milestone in the Federal Government’s sustained investment in the modernization and re-equipment of the NAF noting that the new pl...
Yesterday friday the African Union has suspended Burkina Faso and will impose sanctions on coup leaders if they do not restore the interim government and release its leaders.Soldiers from the elite presidential guard {RSP} stormed into a cabinet meeting on wednesday and abducted President Michel Kafando and Prime Minister Zida,disrupting a transition period due to end with polls next month.General Gilbert Diendere,a former spy chief,was named junta head the next day.The AU statement followed a meeting of the Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa.It gave coup leaders 96 hours,or until September 22,to restore the transitional government or face travel bans and asset freezes.
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