Precious Nwonu, Enugu The Nigerian Air Force has taken delivery of five new helicopters as part of efforts to strengthen its air operations and improve support for ground troops tackling extremist groups and other security threats across the country. The newly delivered aircraft comprise three AW109 Trekker B helicopters manufactured by Leonardo Helicopters of Italy … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says intelligent reports gathered by its surveillance aircraft, Special Forces, and ground troops indicated that its missing aircraft might have crashed. A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, stated that the cause of the crash and the whereabouts of the … [Read more…]
The tranquility that characterises Nassau Village in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, was on Sunday disturbed when a jet belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crash landed in the area. Noise from aircraft is not strange to residents of the village, being one of the settlements that bordered the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport. … [Read more…]