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Apr
21
2024
By CAMILLUS EBOH
Nigeria to acquire 24 fighter jets from Italy’s Leonardo

Nigeria to acquire 24 fighter jets from Italy’s Leonardo

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NIGERIA plans to acquire 24 fighter jets from Italy's Leonardo to modernize its fleet and bolster its air force, air force spokesperson Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet said on Friday. The aircraft will arrive in the country in four batches of six jets each, the Air Force said. Africa's most populous nation will receive the first six M-346 fighter aircraft before the end of the year, Gabkwet said in a statement. The news followed a visit by Claudio Sabatino, Leonardo vice president, to Nigeria's air force chief in Abuja on Wednesday. Leonardo will provide a minimum of 25 years of maintenance…
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Mar
09
2024
By GARBA MUHAMMAD
Nigeria Air Force trainer plane crashes but pilots survive

Nigeria Air Force trainer plane crashes but pilots survive

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A Nigerian Air Force Super Mushshak trainer aircraft was involved in "a minor mishap", but the two pilots on board survived the crash, the Air Force said. The incident occurred at about 1335 GMT near a military airfield in the northern city of Kaduna as the plane was returning from a routine training flight, Air Force spokesperson Edward Gabkwet said in a statement. Nigeria Air Force authorities have ordered a preliminary investigation to determine the immediate cause of the crash, the statement said. No further details were provided. The crash follows a Nigerian Air Force MI-35P helicopter that went down in December…
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Jan
29
2024
By GARBA MUHAMMAD
Nigeria Air Force owns up to 2023 bombing that killed civilians

Nigeria Air Force owns up to 2023 bombing that killed civilians

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said that it regretted a strike that killed dozens of civilians and injured others a year ago, accepting for the first time its responsibility for the incident investigated by Reuters. Dozens of ethnic Fulani herders died in the January 2023 aerial bombing in central Nasarawa state as they unloaded cattle retrieved from authorities in a neighbouring state, according to witnesses, local leaders and detailed complaints. In a rare acknowledgement of responsibility, the Air Force said its chief of air staff Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar had at the weekend visited affected communities after reviewing reports of the…
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