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...
The Chief of Army Staff {COAS},Nigerian Army,Lieuenant General TY Buratai,ysterday monday 26th June 2017,addressed members of Royal United Services Institute {RUSI},a British think-tank and foreign relations experts in London.The Chief of Army Stafff spoke to them on the ''Current Nigerian Army Operations and the fight against Boko Haram terrorists''.During the presentation,he discussed Nigerian Army's approach in countering the Boko Haram terrorists,strategy and tactics being employed against the terrorists,current situation in the north eastern Nigeria and the ongoing clearance and stabilizing operations in the threatre.The presentation attracted other personalities from Transparency International,diplomats from France and the United States,as well as academicians from London School of Economics and participants at Royal College of Defence Studies.After the presentation at RUSI,.he also interacted with Nigerian Army officers on courses at various institutions in the United Kingdom and thereafter moved to the Ministry of Defence where he had meeting with Major General Giles Hill,Assistant Chief of Defence Staff {CDS}N of the United Kingdom at the Ministry of Defence.Earlier on arrival at the MOD,he was conducted round memorial arcade by his host at the courtyard of the Ministry.The Chief of Army will also attend 2017 RUSI Land Warfare Conference and visit the Royal College of Defence Studies {RCDS}.






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