By Linus Aleke
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Wednesday said, it is deepening its bilateral military cooperation with the Pakistani Air Force, as part of its strategic and innovative means of tackling the myriads of security challenges currently facing the nation.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, said this while, comparing notes with his counterpart from the Pakistani Air Force, as well as other senior military leaders, at the sideline of the ongoing 11th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS), 2022 held at Karachi, Pakistan.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in a statement said the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar 2022, will provide an opportunity for the CAS and other military leaders worldwide to view a wide variety of defence systems, ranging from equipment used in developing nations to the most sophisticated technology from developed countries.
Signed by the Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the statement said, the exhibition also showcases technologies of the future and innovations in defence as well as several other weapon systems and equipment on display.
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The NAF said, “the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS), is a biennial defence industry show and one of Central Asia’s best platforms for international defence systems promotion. It brings together international defence and security equipment manufacturers to explore opportunities for cooperation through joint ventures, outsourcing and collaboration”.
Air Commodore Gabkwet added that the IDEAS 2022, provides an ideal interactive platform for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and other defence forces to access the most suitable products and technologies available to cater for their respective peculiar defence and security needs.
“Bearing in mind the game-changing role that modern technology has brought to bear in NAF’s current counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations, the various products and innovations on display at IDEAS 2022 provide the CAS with the best options suitable to continually face, head-long, the security challenges in Nigeria,” the statement concluded.
