Nigerian Air Force And Its Crashing Planes By Reuben Abati
There is however a need to insist on transparency. Air mishaps involving the Nigerian military have now become so regular, so unbelievable. The latest occurred on Friday, May 21, 2021 when a Beechcraft KingAir 350i, NAF 203 crashed near Kaduna International Airport.
by Reuben Abati
May 25, 2021
The Nigerian Air Force is the youngest arm of the Nigerian military having been established only on April 18, 1964. In the course of its 57 years of operation, defending the air space of Nigeria and the country’s territorial integrity, the NAF has seen action in many theatres of operation: the Nigerian Civil war, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali, the Gambia and Nigeria’s zone of terror, the North East, producing in the process some of the finest officers that have served their country in the best traditions of military service. Modern warfare is no longer all about boots on the ground or physical combat. Advancements in technology a
Nigerian Air Force and its crashing planes, By Reuben Abati
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The Nigerian Air Force is the youngest arm of the Nigerian military, having been established only on April 18, 1964. In the course of its 57 years of operation, defending the air space of Nigeria and the country’s territorial integrity, the NAF has seen action in many theatres of operation: the Nigerian civil war, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali, the Gambia and Nigeria’s zone of terror, the North-East, producing in the process some of the finest officers that have served their country in the best traditions of military service. Modern warfare is no longer all about boots on the ground or physical combat. Advancements in technology and Artificial Intelligence have motivated more countries to invest more in technology, brain power and air power, in the same manner in which having a large navy was the fashion at the turn of the 19
The Nigerian Air Force is the youngest arm of the Nigerian military having been established only on April 18, 1964. In the course of its 57 years of operation, defending the air space of Nigeria and the country’s territorial integrity, the NAF has seen action in many theatres of operation: the Nigerian Civil war, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali, the Gambia and Nigeria’s zone of terror, the North East, producing in the process some of the finest officers that have served their country in the best traditions of military service. Modern warfare is no longer all about boots on the ground or physical combat. Advancements in technology and Artificial Intelligence have motivated more countries to invest more in technology, brain power and air power, in the same manner in which having a large Navy was the fashion at the turn of the 19th Century.
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An overview of Pakistan’s naval prowess
National
February 15, 2021
LAHORE: In what could be branded as an impressive firepower display over the waves of the North Arabian Sea on January 12 this year, the Pakistan Navy Fleet comprising its submarines, had also successfully engaged its intended targets with anti-ship missiles and torpedoes.
And then recently, the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, kicked off a five-day multinational exercise in the Arabian Sea, with 45 nations participating in the event that has surely caught the eyes of all the international military powers to reckon with.
Renowned American news agency, the “Associated Press” writes: “Pakistan has been hosting the exercise since 2007 but has never invited neighboring India, and bitter relations remain after three wars fought between the two since independence from British rule in 1947. The exercise began days after Turkish troops arrived in Pakistan for a separate joint military exercise