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 NAF.

Also produced by the NAF R& D were the ground based rail launcher and vehicle mounted rail rocket launcher. The rocket launchers are fired through a remotely controlled firing based system. Aside from the display of air defence weapon, there was also a spectacular demonstration of weapon delivery by some of the NAF platforms.

The aircraft fired both rockets and canons with high level of precision. A 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.

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”.

Gen Olonishakin also disclosed that Nigeria can boast of an Air Force that can deliver appropriate air power as witnessed in the North East where the NAF air interdiction, ground attack and close air support missions played a pivotal role in the counter-terrorism/insurgency operations.

Source; http://www.nationalhelm.net/2017/04/nigerian-air-force-test-fires-locally.html

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IDP camp out of target

Nice one.

thats good

Mtcheeeew.... na this kind thing their mate dey display?.. .. Dis one sef no fit kill matured bush rat sef... lol.

This one na knockout compared to north Korea own

Mtshew, this na wetin weilder fit do with carbide

Make the thing no go miss road enter mama amina kitchen

meezynetwork:
Mtshew, this na wetin weilder fit do with carbide

Lol

Benue people should better watch out.

Any Nuclear weapon

Its a good start,but more needs to be done in terms of funding and technology acquisition to kick-start various military R & D projects.
We should be working towards building our own indigenous tank and trainer aircraft.

I respect this effort. I hope the release some video. It's usually entertaining watching these things blow up stuff.

Nigeria army is ready for china and north Korea MOB, missiles etc

I guest we can now look for north korea trouble.

Hmmm....

Smart41:
Mtcheeeew.... na this kind thing their mate dey display?.. .. Dis one sef no fit kill matured bush rat sef... lol.

This one na knockout compared to north Korea own

you be North Korea mate in GDP? think before you talk

Mantain:
I guest we can now look for north korea trouble.

Mantain:
I guest we can now look for north korea trouble.

Nor try dem ... U are On Your Own.

People dy sleep here
Coz because i even open 1 page
Please Dan full with comments alrdy

EVarn:
Its a good start,but more needs to be done in terms of funding and technology acquisition to kick-start various military R & D projects.
We should be working towards building our own indigenous tank and trainer aircraft.

If only we spent as much on science as we waste on religious nonsense.

Imagine if all that money that is frittered away on sending people on pilgrimage was spent on something useful, such as investigative science...

Ok

WTF, na matches dem pack full inside. Anyways I no even know how I take reach here. My people...

Nice, make them test fire am for Sambisa sha

Jeffboi:
Any Nuclear weapon

This one wey we never fit produce "Tear Gas".

Is that suppose to be our own Patriot Missile? Na small small sha but that thing can't hit anything in the air even a big 747 commercial jet

Preparing to go bomb IDP abi?




Why will a general in the army be using walking stick?

Good

Good for them long overdue

Good but we need bigger bombs this 1 na for just show off
but nice work