The Nigerian Air Force will buy Mil Mi-35 assault helicopters from the Russia. That was reported by naij.com. The Nigerian Air Force is making efforts to boost its capacity in order to meet its responsibilities and to defeat Nigeria’s adversaries. Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar said that the Nigerian Air Force   would soon take […]

The United States government Thursday‎ officially handed over 24 mine-resistant armour-protected vehicles to the Nigerian army. At a brief ceremony in Lagos, the US government said the donation was part of its commitment to assist Nigeria in its war against insurgency. ‎”For many years the Nigerian armed forces has been a strong partner of the […]

The Federal Government is proposing to spend N65.03bn for the acquisition of various military aircraft, combat equipment, trucks and maintenance of boats among others in the 2016 fiscal period. The Nigerian Air Force has a total budget of N85.61bn, made up of N62.15bn for recurrent expenditure and N23.46bn for capital expenditure. Giving details of the […]

The latest commercial satellite imagery acquired by DigitalGlobe confirms the arrival of two Cessna-208 Caravan to Nigerien Air Force’s Base Aérienne 101 in Niamey. In October 2015, it was reported that the U.S. Ambassador presented the two Caravan along with $36 million worth of additional equipment and training. The U.S. Embassy in Niger notes the aircraft are equipped […]

Nigerian used «Shershen-D» Belarusian third generation anti-tank guided missiles. The «Shershen» (English: Hornet) is a Belarusian third generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) that is designed to defeat modern armored vehicles, protected objects (such as bunkers, pillboxes, earth-and-timber emplacements) and low-speed low-altitude targets (helicopters, UAVs). Being a logical extension of the ATGM “Skif”, “Shershen” beats it […]

BTR-4 8×8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in Ukraine by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (SOE KMDB) was spotted near the frontlines of Northeastern Nigeria. The BTR-4 was delivered for Nigerian Army in 2014. Previously there was no information about contracts on delivery of such armaments to Nigeria. However, the information about […]

The Igirigi APC is the Nigerian Army’s locally manufactured armoured personnel carrier. Designed and manufactured by the army Corps of Engineers, the APC was first introduced to the media during the 2012 Nigeria Army Day celebrations (NADCEL). While actual specs of the vehicle are still undisclosed, observers noted the remote control weapons station, and its […]

This CS/VP3 «Bigfoot» MRAP, manufactured by Poly Technologies Incorporated(China), has been armed with a pair of W85 12,7mm heavy machine guns. The W85 HMG is produced NORINCO of China. beegeagle.wordpress.com

Photo of BTR-3UN Armored Personnel carrier of Nigerian army These APCs are equipped with twin towers with 12.7-mm machine gun NSVT-12, 7 and supplied from Ukraine The BTR-3 is an 8×8-wheeled armored personnel carrier was designed KMDB in Ukraine. The BTR-3U is not an upgrade of the BTR-80 and is a new vehicle similar to […]

Nigeria’s use of China origin CH-3 UCAV confirmed – 75 Strike Group at Yola Earlier Pictures of the wreckage posted on Twitter show an unmanned combat aerial vehicle that closely resembles the CH-3 drone made by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Missiles fixed to two hardpoints and a sensor payload are all apparent […]