Nigerian Air Force, NAF, says it had acquired new platforms and was currently reactivating old aircraft to better fight enemies of the state.
Chief of Air Staff, CAS, Sadiq Abubakar, said this Wednesday at the inauguration of newly built Air Force Secondary School and Airmen Transit Accommodation at 401 Communications Depot, Shasha, Lagos State.
“Recently, we reactivated six engines of Alpha Jets that would have been taken outside the country,” he explained
“Those six engines have been mounted on the aircraft and now flying.
“We inducted MI-35 helicopter and helicopter gunships in Makurdi recently through the help of federal government.
“We are tying as much as possible to attend to the welfare of officers and men as they are putting in their best and we are seeing the benefits in their inputs.”
The Air Chief disclosed that some NAF personnel were being trained abroad and would come back home to save the country of resources that would have been spent abroad.
“This has contributed immensely toward equipping the service to conduct counter insurgency operations and also contend with other emerging security challenges across the country.
“Be assured that we will continue to do our best in meeting our statutory responsibilities of defending the territorial integrity of the nation”, he said.
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