Nigerian Air Force test fires locally produced rockets
- NAF has test fired its locally made rockets - The rockets produced by the NAF R& D were the ground based rail launcher and vehicle mounted rail rocket launcher - The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonishakin commended the commitment of the current NAF leadership for improving the capacity of officers and men
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| Nigerian Air Force test fires locally produced rockets |
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully test fired 30.1mm ground to air Inert Head Rockets locally produced by its Research and Development Team. The rockets were test fired during the Weapons Meet at Kwenev Air Range, Makurdi to commemorate the 53rd anniversary celebration of the NAFA total of 4 NAF aircraft participated in the weapons meet with each arriving over the range with a spacer pass at 200ft for the helicopters and 300ft for the jets. The participating aircraft included Augusta 109 LUH with backdoor gunner, L-39ZA, Alpha Jet and F-7Ni.The exercise was aimed at sharpening the targeting skills of NAF pilots to acquire and engage targets as well as test the precision of the aircraft in hitting the targets. Four designated targets were identified and the formations attacked the targets one after the other starting with cobra, tiger and aggressor formations.
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| The NAF planes were precise and efficient in hitting their targets |
In his remarks at the occasion, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonishakin felicitated with the NAF on its 53rd anniversary celebration and commended the commitment of the current NAF leadership for improving the capacity of officers and men.
“Today, I am proud to declare that the NAF has lived up to expectation. This sequencing, airmanship and accurate delivery of firepower from the various platforms that participated at the Air Weapons Meet are highly commendable.
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| General Olonisakin delivering his speech at the event |
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