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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is the air branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces.It is the youngest branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces.It is one of the largest in Africa, consisting of over 18,000 personnel as at 2021 and aircraft including 9 Chengdu F-7s, 11Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jets, three JF-17 Thunder Block II and 12 Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano aircraft, 24 Ameracchi M-346 FAs on order ...
On the evening of 21 May 2021, a Nigerian Air Force Beechcraft King Air 350i with Ibrahim Attahiru and ten other occupants were on a visit to the northern state of Kaduna to attend a Nigerian Army recruit passing out parade the following day. [2] During the flight the aircraft crashed killing all on board including Attahiru.
Diamond DA62. The Diamond DA62 is a five- to seven-seat, twin-engine light aircraft produced by Diamond Aircraft Industries and first announced in March 2012. [2] [3] [4] The prototype, designated as the DA52, first flew on 3 April 2012 after six months of development. [3] [5] In June 2014 it was announced the production aircraft would be ...
On 31 March 2021, a Nigerian Air Force Alpha jet (NAF475) went missing near Borno State in northeastern Nigeria while carrying out air support for Nigerian troops fighting against Boko Haram, both pilots were missing, presumed dead. A video was released claiming to show the jet being shot down, however the video was evidently doctored including ...
In 2007, the Air Force had a strength of 10,000. It flies transport, trainer, helicopter, and fighter aircraft. By 2021, the number of the Air Force personnel had increased to 18,000. The Air Force sponsors the Air Force Military School, Jos, Nigeria and the Air Force Institute of Technology. Nigeria also has pursued a policy of developing ...
The CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder ( Urdu: جے ایف-17 گرج ), or FC-1 Xiaolong ( Chinese: 枭龙; pinyin: Xiāo Lóng; lit. 'Fierce Dragon'), is a lightweight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China. [1] It was designed and developed as a ...
Nigerian Air Force RV-6A Air Beetle. The RV-6 has a rare distinction in the world of kit built aircraft – it is used as a military training aircraft. The Nigerian government's Aeronautical Industrial Engineering Project (AIEP) searched for a suitable trainer that could be assembled in Nigeria using local labour and selected the RV-6A. Van's ...
Nigerian Air Force – 12 aircraft on order. First batch with 6 aircraft delivered on the 22nd of July 2021, and the delivery was completed with the arrival of the final batch to Nigeria in October 2021. Philippines. Philippine Air Force – 6 aircraft delivered on 13 October 2020. 16th Attack Squadron "Eagles" Turkmenistan