The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has urged senior officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to embrace innovation, strategic foresight, and decisive management because the Service refines its operational technique for 2025.
Speaking on the First Quarter Meeting with Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), and Commandants, Air Marshal Abubakar underscored the necessity for proactive management to handle evolving safety challenges.
He pressured that trendy warfare calls for adaptability, highlighting classes from ongoing conflicts such because the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Middle East disaster, the place drone warfare, synthetic intelligence, and digital warfare have reshaped fight methods.
To make sure the NAF stays on the forefront of airpower, the CAS known as on senior officers to combine superior applied sciences, refine doctrines, and develop sturdy counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Counter-UAV) capabilities to guard nationwide safety.
Air Marshal Abubakar acknowledged the successes recorded in counterterrorism operations within the Northeast and Northwest, attributing them to improved synergy between the NAF and floor forces.
However, he cautioned in opposition to complacency, citing rising threats such because the resurgence of Boko Haram, the proliferation of drone-based assaults, and instability within the Sahel area.
On regional safety, he highlighted the potential influence of political shifts in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso on counterterrorism efforts.
The latest withdrawal of those international locations from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), he famous, might have an effect on the operational framework of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).
He known as for a extra agile and adaptive strategy from the NAF to handle rising safety gaps.
Beyond army operations, the CAS pressured the significance of capability-based assessments to make sure the NAF stays agile and mission-ready.
He revealed that committees tasked with evaluating the Service’s core capabilities had accomplished their assessments and would current strategic suggestions throughout the assembly.
He urged officers to have interaction critically and supply actionable insights to form the NAF’s operational roadmap for 2025.
“The leadership responsibility we carry is not just a duty; it is a calling that demands results driven by initiative, strategic planning, and foresight,” Air Marshal Abubakar acknowledged.
“No idea is too small, and no concern is insignificant. The strength of our projections for 2025 will be shaped by the depth of our collective insights.”
The two-day assembly will evaluation previous achievements, establish challenges, and develop methods to boost NAF’s effectiveness. With a concentrate on innovation, inter-agency collaboration, and superior expertise, the NAF goals to strengthen Nigeria’s airspace safety and nationwide protection capabilities.