List of equipment of the Nigerian Air Force

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This is a list of equipment currently in service with the Nigerian Air Force, as well as some of the formerly used equipment.

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Aircraft

AircraftPhotoOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Combat aircraft
Alpha Jet Nigerian Air Force Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet Iwelumo-1.jpg Flag of France.svg France Attack A/E15 [1] 4 delivered, 8 of 12 still on order
Chengdu J-7 Nigerian Air Force Chengdu FT-7NI Iwelumo-2.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Fighter F-7
FT-7Ni		7 [2]
1		Used as a conversion trainer. [3] One crashed on 29th October, 2025.
Super Tucano Nigerian Air Force A-29 to enhance their capabilities in providing national security for Nigeria.jpg Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil COIN A-29B12 [4]
JF-17 Thunder Nigerian JF-17 fighter aircraft.png Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China/Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Multirole A/Block 2B3 [4]
M-346 Master Aermacchi M-346 (code MT55219) arrives RIAT Fairford 13July2017.jpg Flag of Italy.svg Italy Light Combat M-346FA24 on order [5]
Special Mission
ATR 42 Nigerian Air Force ATR ATR-42-500MP Surveyor Iwelumo-1.jpg Flag of France.svg France Maritime patrol MPA2 [6]
Cessna CitationJet CJ-1 Citation, Chilean Air Force (FACh).jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Maritime patrol/ISR CJ32 [4]
Beechcraft Super King Air Beech B200C Super King Air, Australia - Army AN0343845.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States ISR 360ER
360I		4 [7]
Diamond Aircraft Diamond Aircraft Industries, OE-VAM, Diamond DA62 (34839110404).jpg Flag of Austria.svg Austria ISR DA42 MPP
DA62 MPP 		1 [4]
4 [8]
Magnus SentinelFlag of Hungary.svg Hungary ISR MF-21220 on order
Transport
Airbus A330 Turkish Airlines, Airbus A330-300 TC-JNL NRT (23708073592).jpg Flag of France.svg France VIP A330-243 1Official presidential jet. [9]
Dornier 228 Dornier Do-228-101, India - Coast Guard JP7712387.jpg Flag of Germany.svg Germany Transport6 [10]
Lockheed C-130 Lockheed C-130 Hercules.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States TransportC-130H3 [4]
EADS CASA C-295 T.21-04 C-295 Ejercito del Aire LEN.jpg Flag of Spain.svg Spain TransportC-295W3 on order [11]
Dassault Falcon 7X Nigerian Air Force Dassault Falcon 7X Iwelumo-1.jpg Flag of France.svg France VIP2
Gulfstream G550 2010-07-21 G550 NetJets CS-DKE EDDF 01.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States VIP1
Helicopter
AgustaWestland AW189 G-OENA (41239910832).jpg Flag of Italy.svg Italy VIP2Presidential Helicopter
AgustaWestland AW139 230202-N-DK722-1017 - U.S. Africa Command, NAVEUR-NAVAF leadership visit Lagos, Nigeria.jpg Flag of Italy.svg Italy VIP3 [12] One was handed over by the Rivers State Government in March 2025
AgustaWestland AW109 Nigerian Air Force Agusta A-109 Iwelumo-2.jpg Flag of Italy.svg Italy Utility/AttackA109E
ALUH		15 [4] 10 on order [13]
Bell 412 Agusta-Bell AB-412 Griffon, Italy - Army (canted).jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Utility/Transport412EP2 [4]
Eurocopter AS332 Nigerian Air Force Aerospatiale AS-332M1 Super Puma Iwelumo-1.jpg Flag of France.svg France Utility5 [4]
Eurocopter EC135 Eurocopter EC135, Lotniczego Pogotowia Ratunkowego.jpg Flag of France.svg France UtilityEC135 T2+3 [4]
Mil Mi-17 Russian Air Force Mil Mi-17 yellow 62.jpg Flag of Russia.svg Russia TransportMi-17161 crashed in August 2023 [14]
Bell AH-1Z Viper AH-1Z attack helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775 Group 41, execute pre-flight checks and procedures (cropped).jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Attack12 on order [4]
Mil Mi-24 Mil Mi 35 Hind (52298634043).jpg Flag of Russia.svg Russia AttackMi-3515 [4]
TAI T129 2022-03-09 PAF T129.jpg Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey AttackT129B6 [15] [16] 6 More Planned
Trainer
PAC MFI-17 Mushshak Pakistan MFI-17 Super Mushshak (mod. flight).jpg Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Basic TrainerMFI-3958 [17]
Aermacchi MB-339 MB339 - RIAT 2008 (2674540983).jpg Flag of Italy.svg Italy Jet TrainerMB-339AN6 [4]
Aero L-39 L-39ZA Albatros (cropped).jpg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Jet TrainerL-39ZA11 [18]
Robinson R66 Robinson R66 G-CIZG.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Rotorcraft Trainer4 [19]
UAV
Bayraktar PAF Bayraktar TB2 at Radom-2023.jpg Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey UCAVTB243 on order [20]
CAIG Wing Loong II Wing Loong II side view.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China UCAV5 [21]
CASC CH-4 at Airshow China Zhuhai 2022.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China UCAV CASC CH-3A
CASC CH-4B 		3 [22]
4
Yabhon Flash-20 MAKS Airshow 2013 (Ramenskoye Airport, Russia) (522-25).jpg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates UCAV 2
Tsaigumi Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria UAV6 on order [23]

Aircraft munitions

NamePhotoOriginTypeNotes
Air to air missiles
PL-5 Misil aire-aire de corto alcance (SRAAM) PiLi-5 (PL-5) - (inertes para entrenamiento).jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Short range air-to-air missile
PL-9C Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Short range air-to-air missile
Air to ground missiles
AGM-65 Maverick Een AGM-65 Maverick lucht-grond raket onder de vleugel van een F-16 (2107 97022619).jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Air-to-surface missile
AR-1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Laser Guided Missile
9M120 Ataka-V Engineering Technologies 2010 Part7 0032 copy.jpg Flag of Russia.svg Russia Anti-Tank Guided Missile
UMTAS T-129-1001-FAR14-3653.JPG Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Anti-Tank Missile
APKWS 12th CAB Conducts a Live-Fire Exercise for a New Rocket System (6864585).jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Laser Guided Rocket
Cirit RoketsanIDEF2015 (8).JPG Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Laser Guided Rocket Supplied to the Nigerian Air Force alongside TAI T129 ATAK
Hydra 70 AGM-114 and Hydra 70.jpeg Flag of the United States.svg United States Unguided Rocket
TL2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Laser-Guided Missile
AG-300MFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Laser-Guided Missile
General purpose bomb
GBU-12 Paveway II GBU-12s loading on F-14.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-58 Paveway II Paveway IMG 1516.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Laser Guided Bomb
Mark 81 Mk. 81 250-lb and Mk. 82 Snakeye I 500-lb.jpg Flag of the United States.svg United States Unguided Bomb
Mark 82 Mark 82 bombs at Rygge.JPEG Flag of the United States.svg United States Unguided Bomb
FT-5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Guided bomb
LS‑6 JF17-10-114-1748.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Guided bomb
YC-200Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Guided bomb

Pod

NameOriginTypeIn serviceNotes
Targeting Pod
ASELPODFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey Targeting pod U/NUsed by JF-17 Thunders of the Nigerian Air Force.

Radar

NamePhotoOriginTypeIn serviceNotes
Radar
36D6 Tin Shield ST-68U with generator, Ostrava 2019.jpg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Ground based radar U/N
RPA 200MC 3DFlag of Argentina.svg Argentina Ground based radar 1

(8+ on order)

The Air Force uses the radar as a secondary user

Retired Aircraft

AircraftPhotoOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Aircraft
Dornier Do 28 Dornier Do 28 02.jpg Germany utilityDornier 12811 [4] Likely retired from service of the Nigerian Air Force
Aeritalia G.222 Nigerian Air Force Alenia G-222 (cropped).jpg Flag of Italy.svg Italy transport1

References

  1. ↑ Lionel, Ekene (19 April 2025). "Nigeria operationalize additional Alpha jets". Military Africa. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Nigerian Air Force lose FT-7N trainer aircraft". Military Africa. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. ↑ https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/560779
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "World Air Forces 2024" . Flightglobal Insight. 2024. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Dangwal, Ashish (20 April 2024). "Unhappy With JF-17 Thunder Jets? Nigeria Set To Receive Italian M-346 Fighter Aircraft By End Of 2024". Eurasian Times. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Second Nigerian ATR-42 ISR aircraft returns from maintenance in Germany". Military Africa. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Nigerian Air Force receives second and final Beechcraft King Air 360ER aircraft for special missions". Military Africa. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Lenkov, Alexey (7 October 2023). "Nigeria got all four DA62 MPPs versatile tracking mission aircraft". BulgarianMilitary.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Reporter, Our (4 May 2023). "Excitement as Eagle One gets ready for incoming President". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Nigeria's Dornier 228 flies again after 23 years". Military Africa. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Abuja, Musa Umar Bologi (16 July 2025). "NAF will get all aircraft airworthy by Q4, says CAS". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Nigerian Air Force | RIVERS STATE DONATES HELICOPTER TO NAF FOR PROTECTION OF CRITICAL NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE". Laravel. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  13. ↑ Mukherjee, Upasana (15 October 2024). "NAF to acquire M-346 jets and AW-109 Trekker helicopters". Airforce Technology. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  14. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Mil Mi-171E NAF582, Monday 14 August 2023". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "son iki Atak da Nijerya'da" (in Turkish). 23 December 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  16. ↑ "Nigeria gets 2nd batch of Türkiye's T129 Atak helicopters". 5 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "Nigerian Air Force Super Mushshak aircraft involved in minor mishap". Military Africa. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "Three more modernized L-39ZA Albatros to boost Nigeria's air power". Military Africa. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  19. ↑ r.morningtonsanford (26 January 2024). "Keep Your Rpm In The Green" . Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "Nigeria to acquire 43 Bayraktar TB2 drones from Türkiye - Türkiye Today" . Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "Nigerian Air Force discreetly receives 5 Chinese-made Wing Loong II drones". airrecognition.com. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  22. ↑ "Nigerian Military Drones & UAV: Current Army, Air Force, and Navy UAV Inventory". Military.Africa. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  23. ↑ Binnie, Jeremy (16 February 2018). "Nigerian Air Force to develop armed UAV". Jane's Information Group.
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