Editing Nigerian Armed Forces (section)

==== Air Force ====
{{Main|Nigerian Air Force}}
[[File:Roundel of Nigeria.svg|thumb|right|150px|Roundel of the Nigerian Air Force]]
The Nigerian Air Force was formally established in January 1964, with technical assistance from [[West Germany]]. The Air Force started as a transport unit, with the aircrew being trained in [[Canada]], [[Ethiopia]] and [[Pakistan]]. The Air Force did not get combat capability until a number of [[MiG-17]] aircraft were presented by the [[Soviet Union]] in 1966.

In 2007, the Air Force had a strength of 10,000.<ref>[[IISS]] Military Balance 2007</ref> It flies transport, trainer, helicopter, and fighter aircraft. By 2021, the number of Air Force personnel had increased to 18,000.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T8M7zgEACAAJ|title=The Military Balance 2021|date=25 February 2021|publisher=Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated|pages=483|isbn=9781032012278|language=en}}</ref>

The Air Force sponsors the [[Air Force Military School, Jos, Nigeria]] and the [[Air Force Institute of Technology]]. Nigeria also has pursued a policy of developing domestic training and military production capabilities. Nigeria has continued a strict policy of diversification in its military procurement from various countries. The Nigerian Air force is currently headed by Air Marshal [[Hassan Bala Abubakar]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 November 2020|title=Nigerian Air Force trains 200 personnel abroad|url=https://guardian.ng/news/nigerian-air-force-trains-200-personnel-abroad/|access-date=3 June 2021|website=The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}</ref>