Airbus signs integrated support contract for Egypt’s C295 fleet
Airbus and the Egyptian Air Force (EAF), recently signed a five-year services contract for performance-based support for its 24-strong C295
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Aircraft
Nigeria’s NIMASA receives Special mission Cessna CJ3 Citation aircraft for Deep Blue Project
Nigeria’s Deep Blue Project acquisition phase appears to be moving towards completion with the delivery of two Special mission CJ3
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Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucano: All you need to know
Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucano aircraft, all you need to know. The timeline of delivery.
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Nigerian Air Force Alpha jet lost during counter-terror operations
A Nigerian Air Force Alpha jet has crashed during an attack run against terrorists in the northern part of Nigeria.
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Contest for Botswana’s new fighter jet gathers momentum
The search to replace the legacy Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighters operated by the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Air Arm has
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Nigeria’s JF-17 Thunder fighter jet arrives home
The Nigerian Air Force has taken delivery of the first three JF-17 Thunder from Pakistan. The JF-17 Thunder fighter jet
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Senegal accepts CN235-220 maritime patrol aircraft from Indonesia
The Senegalese Air Force has taken delivery of an additional CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft from PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI –
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Nigeria: Leonardo M-346 jets set to replace longstanding Alpha jets
Italian defence contractor Leonardo has been contracted to supply at least 24 new Aermacchi M-346 combat training aircraft to the
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Egypt in search of new trainer aircraft
The Egyptian Air force (EAF) is in the market for a new trainer aircraft to replace its aging fleet and
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First Kenyan C-145 Skytruck aircraft arrives
The first of three C-145A Skytruck twin-engine light cargo and passenger aircraft has arrived Kenya from the United States. Kenya
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Second Nigerian ATR-42 ISR aircraft in Germany for maintenance
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has sent its second ATR 42-500MP surveillance aircraft to Germany for maintenance as in order
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Angolan Air Force receives final K-8W Karakorum aircraft from China
Six additional Hongdu JL-8 (Nanchang JL-8) also known as K-8W Karakorum combat trainer aircraft have been delivered to Angola. The
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Tunisian Air Force modernization plans frustrated by US delays
Plans to bring the combat capacity of the Tunisian Air Force to modern standard is being unnecessarily delayed by the
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Air Force of Zimbabwe SF-260 trainer crash, pilots killed
A SIAI-Marchetti SF260 trainer aircraft belonging to the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) crashed in a compound in Somabhula, about
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Hackers leaks data of Nigeria’s A-29 Super Tucano
Hackers have gained access and leaked some of Brazilian company Embraer private files after the company refused to negotiate and
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NAF reactivates additional L-39ZA aircraft in-country
To enhance its aircraft availability ratio in order to sustain its high tempo counter insurgency operations, the Nigerian Air Force
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Mali orders additional C295 aircraft
The Malian Ministry of Defence has ordered an additional C295 transport aircraft from Airbus Defence & Space, to be delivered
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Nigerian airspace is left unguarded
With almost all of Nigeria’s frontline air defence fighter jets now in China, the country’s airspace is now literally unguarded.
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Nigeria: 78% of frontline F-7 aircraft fleet in China for maintenance
Even with improved aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul track record in recent times, Nigeria still relies on the Republic of
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Kenyan Air Force takes delivery of third and final C-27J Spartan
The Kenya Air Force has received its third and final C-27J Spartan transport aircraft it had ordered after delays caused
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Algerian Air Force receives MiG-29M/M2: most capable version
The Algerian Air Force is taking delivery of its first Russian-made MiG-29M/M2 multirole combat aircrafts in a deal which is
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Ex-SAAF Cheetah jet restored, ready to join Draken Aggressors
A former South African Air Force Cheetah combat aircraft has been restored after spending 18 years in storage. The Cheetah
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Tunisian Air Force F-5 fighter jet crashes
The Tunisian Air Force has lost an F-5 Freedom Fighter combat aircraft in a crash near Remada district of the
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Nigerian Air Force three Hawker 4000 aircraft up for sale
The Nigerian Government Presidential Air Fleet will now own one less VIP jet in no distant time, the President has
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Cameroon’s C-130H Hercules damaged in runway excursion
A Cameroonian Air Force C-130H Hercules transport aircraft has suffered a runway excursion on Sunday, 2 August, at the Maroua
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