Tag: DRONE

Kaduna: Military drone, not helicopter crashed’ NAF Spokesperson

Aminu Imam
NAF on military drone

Contrary to reports on social media as well as on a handful of traditional media outlets that a NAF helicopter had crashed in Kaduna earlier yesterday, be informed that no helicopter crash occurred. According to an issued press statement by the NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice-Marshal Edward Gabkwet, said instead, its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) experienced a mishap after take-off for a mission, at a location near Rumji Village and about 15 kilometres from Base. The statement said, “Since it is an unmanned vehicle, there were…

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Ukrain says it repelled drone attack on Odessa

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Ukraine said on Monday that it had repelled a major Russian drone attack on the Black Sea region of Odessa overnight. The air defence of the southern Ukrainian region shot down nine drones, military governor Oleh Kiper wrote on Telegram. In the harbour area, falling debris damaged the roof of a building and caused a fire, which has since been extinguished, Kiper wrote. At first, there was no information about possible victims. A total of 14 drones and one missile were repelled throughout the country, according to the Ukrainian military.…

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