‎‎NAF RECEIVES FIVE NEW HELICOPTERS AS FG ACCELERATES AIRPOWER MODERNISATION. (PHOTO).

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 ‎‎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...

NAF AIRSTRIKES DESTROY ILLEGAL OIL REFINING SITES IN RIVERS STATE.(PHOTOS).


NAF AIRSTRIKES DESTROY ILLEGAL OIL REFINING SITES IN RIVERS STATE


The Nigerian Airforce-NAF says airstrikes by the air component of Operation Delta Safe has on December 23, destroyed 6 illegal oil refining sites in Opu Arugbana in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State.

In a statement by Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet says the illegal sites were sighted clustered within a radius of about 80 metres at a location about 6 nautical miles south of Opu Arugbana.

Having been confirmed to be active, authorization was obtained to destroy the 6 sites, thus discouraging the criminals from continuing with their acts of illegality.

According to the statement, despite the festive season, air operations against criminals in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country continued unabated.

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar who spent the Christmas day with troops in the North-East, has since commended the efforts of the Air Component Commanders in all the theatres of operation, while calling on them not to rest until criminal activities are reduced to the barest minimum.

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