Tag Archives: ALPHA JET

NIGERIAN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL EXIT NIGERIA FOR AFISMA OPERATIONS

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

Tavor rifle-wielding ground troops of the Nigerian Air Force board a G222 plane enroute Niamey AVM Tayo Oguntoyinbo(c), AFISMA Air Component Commander flanked by very senior NAF officers

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE PILOTS DEPLOY TO NIGER AHEAD OF MALI OPERATIONS

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet pilots receive a pre-flight briefing from Air Component Commander, Air Vice Marshal Tayo Oguntonyibo (2nd right) prepare to take off to Niger from Abuja

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE ALPHA JET PILOT PREPARES TO DEPART NIGERIA FOR MALI OPERATIONS (THISDAY NEWSPAPERS PHOTO)

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet pilot prepares to jet out to Niger enroute Mali theatre of operations PHOTO CREDIT: THISDAY NEWSPAPERS http://thisdaylive.com/articles/naf-deploys-two-alpha-jets-to-mali/136800/

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE DEPLOY TWO ALPHA JET AIRCRAFT FOR MALI OPERATIONS; FLOWN OUT FROM ABUJA..NEXTDOOR NIGER WILL BE OPERATIONAL HUB FOR AFISMA SORTIES

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

An upgraded Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet, NAF 465 THISDAY 18 January, 2013 by Senator Iroegbu The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in continuation of its contingent deployment to Mali has sent two Alpha Jet aircraft to operations in support of … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE DEPLOY F-7NI AIRGUARD SUPERSONIC JETS, ALPHA JET AIRFRAMES TO MALI: 66 AIRMEN JET OUT OF PORT HARCOURT IN AN ALENIA G222 PLANE

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Nigerian Air Force F7-NI AirGuard fighter jets Nigerian Army paratroopers jump off an Alenia G222 plane during ‘NADCEL 2012′ at Jaji VANGUARD January 18, 2013 By KINGSLEY OMONOBI ABUJA Following the directive by President Goodluck Jonathan to the Armed Forces … Continue reading →

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BLOG EXCLUSIVE: ECOMOG AIR OPERATIONS(II) -SPOTLIGHT ON THE PHASES AND STATISTICS OF ‘OPERATION LIBERTY (1990-97)’ AND ‘OPERATION SANDSTORM(1997-98)’

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

A Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet deployed for ECOMOG operations at the Lungi Airport,Sierra Leone 1999 SOURCE: Board of Officers to Assess the Nigerian Air Force Participation in “OPERATION LIBERTY” and “OPERATION SANDSTORM” (reviewed 19 Feb. 2001-Feb. 2002) excerpted by … 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

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

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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NIGERIA’S UPGRADED ALPHA JET AIRCRAFT HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN OPTIMISED FOR MARITIME AND COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

NAF 465 – One of four recently-refurbished and upgraded Alpha Jet airframes An upgraded Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet, NAF 465 The Nigerian Air Force order for 24 units of Alpha Jets were the only ones delivered through German (Dornier) … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE ‘AIR EXPO 2012′ : MORE PHOTOS

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

NAF 465 – One of four recently-refurbished and upgraded Alpha Jet airframes NAF 575 – a military-variant Agusta A109LUH

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FLASHBACK: NIGERIAN AIR FORCE ALPHA JETS, TROOPS RETURN FROM ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

A Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet deployed for ECOMOG operations at the Lungi Airport,Sierra Leone 1999 Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) 09 october 2002 Three Nigerian Air Force Alpha jets and about 30 support personnel deployed to Abidjan in the wake of … Continue reading →

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