Nigerian Air Force
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Apr- 2019 -25 AprilBusiness
Nigeria A-29 Super Tucanos to be based at Kainji in Niger state
Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucanos look set to be based at Kainji, and the service says it expects the aircraft to be inducted in 2020
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2 AprilAfrica
Nigerian Air Force targets Islamic State base at Magari near Lake Chad
Airstrikes "significantly degraded" an Islamic State West Africa province base at Magari in the Lake Chad area of Borno state
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1 AprilBusiness
Nigerian Air Force receives Paramount Group’s Marauder MRAPs
The Nigerian Air Force has received Marauder mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles from South Africa's Paramount Group, the company said
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Mar- 2019 -13 MarchAfrica
Niger says army killed 33 Boko Haram fighters in Lake Chad region
Niger said it had killed 33 Boko Haram "terrorists" and seized vehicles and weapons in an operation in the Lake Chad region in the country's southeast
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Feb- 2019 -7 FebruaryAfrica
BAE awarded $225 million APKWS rocket contract for US, Nigeria, Netherlands
BAE Systems was awarded a $225 million contract to produce Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System units for Nigeria and the Netherlands
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Nov- 2018 -29 NovemberBusiness
Nigeria A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft contract finally lands
Sierra Nevada has been awarded a long-awaited contract for 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force
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Oct- 2018 -28 OctoberAfrica
Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Gashigar near Niger border
Boko Haram attacked a military base in Gashigar in Nigeria's remote northeast region, killing one soldier and injuring four, defense officials said
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Sep- 2018 -28 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria air force pilot killed in F-7Ni crash outside Abuja
Nigeria's air force said that one of its pilots was killed in a plane crash during a rehearsal for the nation's independence day anniversary.
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Aug- 2018 -4 AugustAfrica
Nigeria Air Force strikes Boko Haram ‘hideout’ as attack on village kills five people
The Nigerian Air Force struck a Boko Haram "hideout" in the northern Borno state, while at least five people were killed and a village razed in an attack blamed on the group
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Feb- 2018 -19 FebruaryTechnology
Nigerian Air Force inducts Tsaigumi, first operational indigenous ISR drone
The Nigerian Air Force on February 15 inducted Tsaigumi, its first operational indigenous Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle.
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