Air Force, NAMA Close Ranks on Safety

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reassured the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) that the force would continue to collaborate with the agency on issues bordering  on security, surveillance and personnel training.

Air Marshal Alex Badeh, chief of Air Staff, made the remark while playing host to the management of NAMA led by Engineer Nnamdi Udoh, the managing director, in Abuja at the weekend.

Badeh, who appreciated the coverage and operation of the new  radar in the country, said that the system has improved the surveillance of the airspace tremendously.

He lauded the initiative of the agency on its proposed deployment of Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast-ADS

-B multilateration to capture low flying aircraft like helicopters in the Niger Delta area .

Earlier in his speech, Engineer Udoh acknowledged the current partnership between the two organisations, pointing out that such effort has enhanced the smooth running of the nation's airspace under the joint civil/military joint users' collaboration.

NAMA's boss, assured the Chief of Air Staff that the agency would always be willing to make available its facilities for NAF personnel training necessary for their practical exposure, especially on engineering and air traffic control.