Nigerian Air Force

Nigerian Air Force
Badge of the Nigerian Air Force
Founded	18 April 1964; 60 years ago (1964-04-18)
Country	Nigeria
Allegiance	Federal Republic of Nigeria
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	approximately 120 aircraft, and 18,000 active personnel[1]
Part of	Nigerian Armed Forces
Headquarters	Abuja, F.C.T.[2]
Motto(s)	"Willing … Able … Ready"
Anniversaries	Armed Forces Remembrance Day (15 January)
Equipment	Fighter Jet Attack Helicopters Attack Drones Surveillance Drones SAM (Air Defense System)
Engagements	Nigerian Civil War First Liberian Civil War Sierra Leone Civil War Conflict in the Niger Delta Boko Haram insurgency Northern Mali War ECOWAS Intervention in the Gambia
Website	www.airforce.mil.ng
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	President Bola Tinubu
Chief of Defence Staff	General Christopher Musa
Chief of the Air Staff	Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Flag
Aircraft flown
Fighter	JF-17, Chengdu J-7, Aermacchi M-346, Alpha Jet, Aero L-39, A-29 Super Tucano
Helicopter	Mil Mi-24, Bell 412, Mil Mi-17, AW101, AW139, AW109, AS332 Super Puma, EC135
Trainer	Alpha Jet, MB 339A, Aero L-39
Transport	Aeritalia G.222, Dassault Falcon 7X, Gulfstream G550, 737 BBJ

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is the air branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is the youngest branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is one of the largest in Africa, consisting of over 18,000 personnel as at 2021^[3] and aircraft including 9 Chengdu F-7s, 11Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jets, three JF-17 Thunder Block II and 12 Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano aircraft, 24 Ameracchi M-346 FAs on order, attack helicopters, armed attack drones, and military transport aircraft.