Monthly Archives: August 2012

TRANSFORMING AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

Amebo-II: Made-in-Nigeria Unmanned Aerial VehicleTHE GUARDIAN 30 August, 2012 A BLUEPRINT that can enable Nigeria join the league of developing countries like South Africa, Malaysia, India and China with vibrant aerospace technology has been developed. A professor of rotating machines … Continue reading →

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BLOG EXCLUSIVE: ECOMOG AIR OPERATIONS DURING THE LIBERIAN CIVIL WAR..AN OFFICIAL OVERVIEW OF THE EARLY PHASES; 1,000 SORTIES FLOWN OCTOBER 1992-JULY 1993

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A Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet deployed for ECOMOG operations at the Lungi Airport,Sierra Leone 1999 Nigerian ECOMOG troop reinforcements disembark from a NAF C130 at Lungi, Sierra Leone, 28 May 1997 (culled from the Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna, Defence … Continue reading →

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NNS BRASS P169 AND NNS YOLA P166, GERMAN-BUILT 31 metre COASTAL PATROL CRAFT

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

These 31 metre Abeking and Rasmussen craft inspired the design of the Made-in-Nigeria 31 metre vessel, NNS Andoni P100

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NIGERIA SECRET POLICE(SSS) DETAILS LEAKED – AP EXCLUSIVE

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

30 August, 2012 Personnel records of former and current members of Nigeria’s top domestic spy agency, including home addresses and names of immediate family members, leaked onto the Internet in a threatening message that claimed to come from a radical … Continue reading →

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POLICE GET 44 LIGHT ARMOURED AND CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION VEHICLES FOR FEDERAL HIGHWAY PATROLS..FURTHER DELIVERIES EXPECTED

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

Men of the Police Mobile Force(MOPOL) on foot patrol in a terror-afflicted zone NATIONAL MIRROR 30/08/2012 The Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar, yesterday gave out 40 light armoured patrol vans and four specially built crime scene management vehicles … Continue reading →

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U.S. NAVY SECRETARY VISITS BENIN REPUBLIC

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

Benin Navy OCEA 32m Coastal Patrol Craft ‘ALIBORI’ 20mm cannon OCEA-BUILT FPB 98 MK.I 32m Coaastal Patrol Craft of the Benin Navy COTONOU Aug. 29 (Xinhua) U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on Tuesday arrived in Cotonou for an official visit … Continue reading →

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P248, A 17 metre MANTA MK.II ASD LITTORAL INTERCEPTOR

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NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE: AIR BORDER PATROL UNIT DORNIER Do 228

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

Dornier Do 228 of the Air Border Patrol Unit Do 228s of the Air Border Patrol Unit Elsewhere, BEEGEAGLE WROTE: http://beegeagle.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/threat-assessment-by-an-armchair-general/ Quote “During the time (around 1988) as Internal Affairs Minister of Colonel (later Brig. Gen) John Shagaya, Nigeria DID … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN RENEW COMMITMENT TO TACKLING ILLEGAL ARMS TRADE

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

Mr Abdullahi Dikko Inde, Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service FREEDOM RADIO Jos Tuesday, 28 August 2012 Nigeria and the Republic of Benin on Tuesday in Abuja renewed their commitment to tackling illegal trade in small arms and light weapons across … Continue reading →

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JSTF AVERT MULTIPLE BLASTS, KILL SUSPECT

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

Rear view of the Cobra: the V-hull and high wheel arches make for better mine and blast protection THE GUARDIAN 28 August, 2012 The military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Maiduguri, Borno state has averted the detonations of two separate … Continue reading →

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