Nigeria

Africa Naval 

Damen Shipyards Sharjah Lays Keel for Nigerian Navy LST 100 Landing Craft

February 18, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Damen LST 100, Damen Shipyard, Damen Shipyards Sharjah, Landing craft, Nigeria, Nigerian Navy, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Damen Shipyards Sharjah in the UAE held a keel-laying ceremony for an LST 100 landing craft for the Nigerian Navy

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Africa Misc 

RAF Force Protection Complete Short Term Training Team in Nigeria

January 13, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Nigeria, RAF Force Protection (FP) Force, RAF Police, RAF Regiment, Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

Royal Air Force (RAF) Force Protection, consisting of the RAF Police and the RAF Regiment, deployed a short term training

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Africa Air 

Nigerian Air Force Helicopter Crash-Lands in Enugu

November 14, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Helicopter, Nigeria, Nigerian Air Force (NAF)

A Nigerian Air Force helicopter has crashed on landing in Enugu in southeastern part of the country during a routine

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Africa Land 

Nigerian Air Force Takes Delivery of Marauder Armoured Personnel Carrier from Paramount Group

April 3, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armoured personnel carrier (APC), Armoured Vehicle, Marauder MRAP, Nigeria, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Paramount Group

Paramount Group, the African-based global defence and aerospace company, has delivered its Marauder armoured vehicle and personnel carrier to the

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Africa Misc 

Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Orders Two Additional Damen 3307 Patrol Vessels

March 12, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Damen FCS 3307, Damen Shipyard, Homeland Integrated Offshore Services, Nigeria, Patrol vessel

Damen Shipyards Group and Homeland Integrated Offshore Services of Lagos have signed a contract in Singapore for the delivery of

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Africa Air 

Embraer, Sierra Nevada Corporation Awarded Contract to Deliver 12 A-29 Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft to Nigerian Air Force

February 6, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Embraer, Embraer A-29/ EMB 314 Super Tucano, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Light attack aircraft, Nigeria, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), USA

Embraer Defense & Security and its partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) were awarded a contract to deliver 12 A-29 Super

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Africa Air 

Nigerian Air Force Commences Periodic Depot Maintenance of Three Alpha Jet Light Attack Aircraft

December 24, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet, Light attack aircraft, Nigeria, Nigerian Air Force (NAF)

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the in-country Periodic Depot Maintenance (PDM) of three Alpha Jet light attack aircraft

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Africa Air 

Sierra Nevada Corp. Wins $329M Order to Supply 12 A-29 Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft to Nigerian Air Force

November 29, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Embraer A-29/ EMB 314 Super Tucano, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Light attack aircraft, Nigeria, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), USA

Sierra Nevada Corp. has been awarded a $329 million undefinitized contract action (UCA) to supply 12 A-29 Super Tucano light

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Africa Air 

Pakistan’s ECC Approves Sale of Three JF-17 Thunder Fighter Jets to Nigeria

October 25, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Fighter aircraft, Nigeria, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), PAC/CAC JF-17 Thunder/FC-1 Xiaolong, Pakistan, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC)

Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved issuance of sovereign guarantee certificate for the sale of three JF-17 Thunder fighter

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Africa Air 

Two Nigerian Air Force F-7NI Fighter Jets Collides Mid-Air While Rehearsing for Independence Day Flypast

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Chengdu J-7/F-7, Fighter aircraft, Nigeria, Nigerian Air Force (NAF)

Two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) F-7NI fighter jets collided mid-air on Friday while rehearsing for the flypast celebrating Nigeria’s 58th

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