The military campaign against terror groups in Nigeria is set to gradually enter a phase that will be associated with the increasing use of manned aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for intelligence gathering and targeted airstrikes. The recent acquisitions of UAVs, commonly known as drones, are expected to rapidly expand the Air Force’s existing […]
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Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet remains missing 62 days after the military aircraft on a combat support mission disappeared from radar over the dreaded Sambisa forest area in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. A search and rescue operation for the pilots; Flight Lieutenant Chapele Ebiakpo and Flight Lieutenant John Abolarinwa was launched when authorities lost […]
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Nigeria is set to induct three newly acquired JF-17 Thunder multiple fighter jets, as the country continues to intensify the use of airpower for internal security operations. The induction of the fourth generation all weather, day and night, multi-role fighter JF-17 will make the aircraft the most advanced fixed-wing in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) […]
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Reacting to a video released by the Abubakar Shekau-led Boko Haram faction Friday, April 2, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has denied claims suggesting that its fighter jet declared missing on Wednesday was downed by insurgents in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. The terror group in a seven minutes 30 seconds-long video had shown the NAF […]
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Nigerian troops are battling an Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) incursion in Damasak, days after the group briefly breached the town in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. HumAngle understands that combat aircraft were deployed to support the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole stationed at the Nigerian Army Super Camp in Damasak, the main town of […]
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Nigerian Air Force all-weather and day-night MI-35M gunships intercepted and decimated a convoy of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) gun trucks in Mainok area of Borno State, Northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, HumAngle can report. Since its delivery in December 2016, the MI-35M gunship has become an important part of the services escort, quick response […]
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The Nigerian Airforce has said it would establish a Forward Operating Base in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria in order to boost its operations against bandits and other criminal armed groups in the region. Sadique Abubakar, Nigeria’s Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), disclosed this on Thursday while on an inspection […]
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The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafia Dole on Thursday attacked a Boko Haram hideout and inflicted heavy casualties on the Boko Haram Terrorist in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State Northeast, Nigeria, the Defense Headquarters said. Nigerian Government several times has said that the terror group has been technically defeated, but its […]
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is expecting three Multirole Joint Fighter 17 (JF-17 ) jets manufactured jointly by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation of China and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex of Pakistan, HumAngle has learnt. The NAF JF-17 jets were seen on display on Wednesday during the formal induction of Pakistani Air Force dual-seat JF-17 block II […]
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