DTN News - MALI UNREST (AFRICA): Nigerian Air Force Deploys Two Alpha Jets To Mali

DTN News - MALI UNREST (AFRICA): Nigerian Air Force Deploys Two Alpha Jets To Mali

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 21, 2013: Abuja — Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in continuation of its forces deployment to Mali has sent two Alpha Jets to strengthen the ECOWAS intervention force battling extremist rebel forces in Mali's northern flank.

 

The fighter jets, which was authorized for combat operation by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, took off yesterday from the domestic wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

The Air Component Commander, Air Vice Marshal Tayo Oguntoyinbo, led the Alpha Jet team and flew to Niamey, in Niger Republic, where they will be based during the Mali operations.

Accordingly, the team of fighter pilots was seen off by the Chief of Training and Operations at Nigerian Air Force headquarters, AVM Dickson Dillimono, as they flew out of Abuja for Niamey.

Speaking to journalists before the take-off of the fighter jets, the Director of Information and Public Relations, NAF, Air Commodore Yusuf Anas, disclosed that the next deployment of Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopters from Nigeria to Mali will take place later today.

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DTN News - MALI UNREST (AFRICA): Nigerian Air Force Deploys Two Alpha Jets To Mali

DTN News - MALI UNREST (AFRICA): Nigerian Air Force Deploys Two Alpha Jets To Mali

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 21, 2013: Abuja — Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in continuation of its forces deployment to Mali has sent two Alpha Jets to strengthen the ECOWAS intervention force battling extremist rebel forces in Mali's northern flank.

 

The fighter jets, which was authorized for combat operation by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, took off yesterday from the domestic wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

The Air Component Commander, Air Vice Marshal Tayo Oguntoyinbo, led the Alpha Jet team and flew to Niamey, in Niger Republic, where they will be based during the Mali operations.

Accordingly, the team of fighter pilots was seen off by the Chief of Training and Operations at Nigerian Air Force headquarters, AVM Dickson Dillimono, as they flew out of Abuja for Niamey.

Speaking to journalists before the take-off of the fighter jets, the Director of Information and Public Relations, NAF, Air Commodore Yusuf Anas, disclosed that the next deployment of Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopters from Nigeria to Mali will take place later today.

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DTN News - MAURITANIA DEFENSE NEWS: Mauritania Receives Brazilian-Made Super Tucano Jet Fighter

DTN News - MAURITANIA DEFENSE NEWS: Mauritania Receives Brazilian-Made Super Tucano Jet Fighter

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 25, 2012: Mauritanian Air Force has received its first Brazilian-made Super Tucano jet fighter under a military deal passed last march with the aircraft manufacturer Embraer, without saying how many planes will be delivered to the African nation.

However, some foreign diplomatic and intelligence sources say that Mauritania will be supplied at least three EMB-314 Super Tucano light military planes which can be used for pilot training, reconnaissance, internal security, border patrol and counter-terrorism and anti-narcotics trafficking missions.

Equipped with an advanced laser inertial navigation and attack system, a GPS and a traffic alerting and collision avoidance system (TCAS), the Super Tucano has an integrated advanced weapon system. This includes  a centerline hard-point for air-to-surface weapons beneath the fuselage, besides wing-embedded cannons.

The aircraft also includes the Safire thermal imaging system from FLIR, which allows the aircraft to carry out night surveillance and attack missions. Powered by a PT6A-68A turboprop engine developing 969kW, the aircraft can fly at a maximum speed of 560km/h. It is also capable of operating from remote bases and unpaved runways.

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DTN News - AFRICA DEFENSE NEWS: Burkina Faso Colonel-Major Barro Gnibanga Appointed Commander Of The ECOWAS Force In Guinea-Bissau

DTN News - AFRICA DEFENSE NEWS: Burkina Faso Colonel-Major Barro Gnibanga Appointed Commander Of The ECOWAS Force In Guinea-Bissau

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 28, 2012: Burkina Faso Colonel-Major Barro Gnibanga, appointed commander of the ECOWAS force in Guinea-Bissau, poses for a photograph at the end of an emergency ECOWAS summit held to discuss violence and unrest in Mali and Guinea Bissau, on April 26, 2012, in Abidjan. 

The ECOWAS leaders announced that a regional military force would be sent to northern Mali and between 500 and 600 troops to Guinea-Bissau to help 'secure' the transition after the outbreak of political and military crises in the two countries. (Photo - Getty)

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DTN News - MALI DEFENSE NEWS: Military Junta Declares Coup In Mali, Raising Fears And Prompting Uncertainty In The Region

DTN News - MALI DEFENSE NEWS: Military Junta Declares Coup In Mali, Raising Fears And Prompting Uncertainty In The Region

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 23, 2012: Soldiers secure the area around the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali Friday March 23, 2012. 

The whereabouts of Mali's president Amadou Toumani Toure is unknown Friday, a day after mutinous soldiers declared a coup, raising fears and prompting uncertainty in a West African nation that had been one of the region's few established democracies. (Photo - AP)

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DTN News - MALI DEFENSE NEWS: Military Junta Declares Coup In Mali - Soldier Participating In Mutiny

DTN News - MALI DEFENSE NEWS: Military Junta Declares Coup In Mali - Soldier Participating In Mutiny


(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 22, 2012: A soldier participating in a mutiny stands near civilians and burning tires lit in support of the mutiny, in Bamako, Mali Wednesday March 21, 2012. 


Gunshots could still be heard in the Malian capital late Wednesday, hours after angry troops started a mutiny at a military base near the presidential palace.


 Soldiers stormed the offices of the state broadcaster, yanking both TV and radio off the air. 
(Photo - AP)


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DTN News - MALI DEFENSE NEWS: Military Junta Declares Coup In Mali - Civilians Cheer Mutinous Soldiers

 DTN News - MALI DEFENSE NEWS: Military Junta Declares Coup In Mali - Civilians Cheer Mutinous Soldiers 

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 22, 2012: Civilians cheer as mutinous soldiers drive past in Bamako, Mali Wednesday March 21, 2012.


Gunshots could still be heard in the Malian capital late Wednesday, hours after angry troops started a mutiny at a military base near the presidential palace. 


Soldiers stormed the offices of the state broadcaster, yanking both TV and radio off the air.
 (Photo - AP)


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