Nigerian Armed Forces to Receive 46 Aircraft, Helicopters, and Drones
19:15 16.02.2026 (Updated: 19:24 16.02.2026)
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Nigerian Armed Forces to Receive 46 Aircraft, Helicopters, and Drones
The upcoming influx of new military hardware to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) includes:
🟠24 M-346 ground attack aircraft;
🟠12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters;
🟠10 AW-109 Trekker helicopters.
Pilot and technician training is currently underway, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke announced during a ceremony at the Kaduna air base.
The overall mission of the NAF is "to enhance and sustain a highly motivated, professional, and mission-ready force capable of delivering decisive airpower effects in synergy with surface forces for the realisation of national security objectives," Aneke stated.
Footage shows Nigerian military personnel maintaining Alpha Jet aircraft
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