Tag: Nigerian Air Force
We shot down NAF Alpha Jet: Boko Haram
Boko Haram terrorists have claimed responsibility for the crash of Nigerian Air Force's Alpha Jet that went missing in Borno…
Air Force names missing pilots with ominous message
Spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force, Edward Gabkwet drops an ominous message about the fate of the two missing pilots…
Air Force reveals names of pilots in missing Alpha jet
Nigerian Air Force says its Alpha jet that went missing on Wednesday in Borno was piloted by John Abolarinwa and…
Missing Air Force Alpha jet found, fate of pilots unknown
The missing Alpha jet of the Nigerian Air Force has been found. It was found to have crashed at Abba-Jille…
Breaking: Nigerian Air Force combat aircraft missing in action
The Nigerian Air Force has declared one of its aircraft missing in action. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet in a terse…
Boko Haram war: Nigerian Air Force set to receive 6 Super Tucano attack aircraft soon
Boko Haram and ISWAP, your days of terrorism are numbered as the Nigerian Air Force will soon take delivery of…
Nigerian Air Force confirms 7 dead in Abuja plane crash
Nigerian Air Force has confirmed seven dead in the crash of its jet near Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on…
Six feared dead in Abuja Nigerian Air Force plane crash
Six feared dead as Nigerian Air Force, NAF201 crashes near Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, killing all onboard
Fly-Out parade held for ex-Air Staff chief
Outgone Chief of Air Staff Sadique Abubakar on Tuesday in Abuja flew out of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), having…
NAF conducts joint combat search on Kaduna-Abuja highway
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) conducted a Joint Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), Special Forces (SF) and Air Police K-9…
Buhari commissions NAF helicopter, Alpha jets
President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the NAF MI-171E Helicopter and two reactivated Alpha Jets and one L39ZA aircraft, all belonging…
Air Force decorates 16 new AVMs, 31 Air Commodores [Photos]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Friday decorated 16 Air Vice Marshalls, (AVMs) and 31 Air Commodores, urging them to…
82 bandits hiding in caves neutralised in air strikes: DHQ
No fewer than 82 bandits, hiding in caves, have been eliminated in two air strikes executed by Air Component of…
No helicopter was shot down in Borno – Nigerian Air Force
The Nigerian Air Force has dismissed reports that Boko Haram insurgents shot down a United Nations, UN, helicopter in Borno…
Air Force hits Boko Haram targets, scores of terrorists killed (Video)
Air strikes by the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE under subsidiary Operation HAIL STORM have hit several Boko…
4 Air Force men convicted for embezzlement, Warrant officer Oyebanji jailed 21 years
Michael Oyebanji, a master warrant officer with the Nigerian Air Force in Makurdi has been sentenced to 21 years of…
Nigerian Air Force expects 12 combat aircraft for Boko Haram war
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it is expecting the delivery of 12 additional aircraft to be deployed in the…
Nigerian Air Force first A-29 Super Tucano completes inaugural flight (Video)
The first of 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack, combat and reconnaissance aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has…
Nigerian Air Force postpones entrance examination
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has postponed the entrance examination into the Air Force Military School (AFMS) and Air Force…
Boko Haram war: Nigerian Air Force opens aircraft hangar in Maiduguri
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has established an aircraft hangar at the 105 Composite Command, Maiduguri, to enhance its operations…
Nigerian Air Force bombs ISWAP hideout
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) announced Thursday that it has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) hideout…
Buhari orders Air Force bombard bandits in Niger
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the repeated attacks by bandits on communities in Niger state and its environs and has…
Air Force postpones induction of new Agusta helicopters
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has postponed the ceremony to induct two newly acquired Agusta power helicopters, procured for the…
Air Force kills scores of Boko Haram terrorists meeting in Sambisa
Scores of Boko Haram terrorists holding a meeting in Sambisa Forest have been killed via airstrikes by a jet of…
Reps commend NAF operations in Borno
The House of Representatives Committee on Air Force, has lauded the effort of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) for destroying…
Air Force announces redeployment of 36 AVMs, 40 commodores(Full List)
In what it called a routine exercise, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the redeployment of 36 Air Vice…
NAF bombs Boko Haram terrorists as Operation Rattle Snake 2 begins
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE neutralised several Boko Haram Terrorists…
Video: Nigerian Air Force bombards Boko Haram terrorists while meeting
Some Boko Haram terrorists were killed Friday in a bombardment of their meeting venue by the Air Task Force (ATF)…
Pakistan reassures NAF of continued support
The Pakistan Air Force has promised to further strengthen its partnership with the Nigerian Air Force in the ongoing fight…
AVM Idi Amin flags off training for NAF Special Forces
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the training of another batch of Special Forces (SF) personnel to boost internal…