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By Kingsley Nwezeh The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, yesterday, said the present security challenges in the country required robust security architecture and a versatile air force capable of rapid air power deployment across the theatres of war. Speaking against the backdrop of concerns that bandits and terrorists had acquired the capacity to bring down fighter planes, Amao, who was addressing troops in Maiduguri, Borno State, during the Sallah celebration said, the security threat confronting the nation required robust security architecture capable of rapid deployment of air ...

Air crash: ‘Your gallantry relieved me’, Buhari hails pilot Dairo The Punch Published 20 July 2021 The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), hailed the “gallantry” of Flt. Lt. Abayomi Dairo, the pilot of Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet who survived an air crash. The PUNCH had reported that Dairo successfully ejected from the Nigeria military’s Alpha Jet before bandits shot it down in Zamfara. The Alpha Jet aircraft returning from a successful air interdiction mission between the boundaries of Zamfara and Kaduna, came under intense enemy fire about 12. 45 p....

Credible sources told our correspondent that the fighter jet crashed near a community located 15km west of Dansadau town. A resident said: “The pilot jumped down using parachute and quickly headed to a nearby community. The residents upon realizing what had happened decided to hide him so that he might not be identified and killed by armed bandits.” “The armed criminals were spotted loitering around the scene of the crash probably looking for any survivor.” Daily Trust reports that the Kumbayana forest, where the jet crashed straddling Zamfara, Kebbi, and Niger states is heavily infes...

Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, yesterday commended the pilot of the downed Alpha Jet fighter aircraft, Flt. Lt. Abayomi Dairo, for his bravery. Irabor, who met the pilot in company with the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, before proceeding to a meeting with military veterans in the North-west, commended the pilot for the gallantry and bravery he demonstrated in the fight against banditry. Earlier, the NAF had announced the crashing of a fighter jet in Zamfara State while returning from an interdiction mission. A statement by the spoke...

Défilé aérien du 14-Juillet: découvrez les avions qui survoleront le ciel du grand Paris Le La Patrouille de France dans le ciel de Paris, le 14 juillet 2020 - Zakaria ABDELKAFI © 2019 AFP Chaque année, le défilé aérien du 14 juillet est la cerise sur le gâteau du défilé terrestre des Champs Elysées. Voici l'ordre d'apparition et la liste des avions qui survoleront le ciel du grand Paris. Dès le matin, les Franciliens lèveront les yeux vers le ciel dès qu'ils entendront les rugissements d'avions dans le ciel de Paris. Cette année, le défi...