# Nigeria acquiring military simulators

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2025/01/nigeria-acquiring-military-simulators/
- Published: 2025-01-24T08:40:53+01:00
- Author: Ekene Lionel

The Nigerian military is acquiring simulators to enhance their combat competence
and improving training regime.

In the 2025 budget proposal tendered by both the Army and Air Force, a total of 
N5.1 billion naira ($3,277,613.90) were allocated for acquiring simulators.

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Individually, N2,516,410,110 was allocated by Army, while N2,686,000,000 for the
Air Force in the 2025 budget proposal.

Although the Army did not indicate what type of simulator it intends to acquire,
however, the Air force stated that it was getting Super Mushshak full motion flight
simulator.

The Nigerian Army [already operates ](https://www.military.africa/2021/07/nigerian-army-conducts-battle-simulation-with-masa-sword-and-vbs4/)
MASA Group and Bohemia Interactive MASA Simulated War gaming for Operational Readiness
and Doctrine (SWORD) and the Virtual Battle Space Series 4 software at the Army’s
Land Forces Simulation Centre.

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This was acquired in 2021 to provided strategic and tactical war gaming scenario
and simulation for the Army, as well as provide high-level training and analysis
for battlefield officers.

For the Air Force, the it’s Super Mushshak full flight simulator will enhance the
basic training of airmen before they transition to fast jets. The MFI-17 Mushshak
is a light-weight, robust, two/three seats, single engine, predominantly all metal
aircraft with tricycle fixed landing gear.

The Air Force [received](https://www.military.africa/2018/01/the-nigerian-air-force-takes-delivery-of-final-batch-of-pac-super-mushshak-suffers-helicopter-mishap/#google_vignette)
10 Super Mushshak trainers, with the first five batch received in 14, July 2017,
and the rest in January 2018. The Air Force has lost about two units in [crashes](https://www.military.africa/2022/04/nigerian-air-force-super-mushshak-trainer-aircraft-crash-crew-killed/?relatedposts_hit=1&relatedposts_origin=51&relatedposts_position=0&relatedposts_hit=1&relatedposts_origin=51&relatedposts_position=0).

![](https://www.military.africa/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20250124_081330-1024x818.
jpg)

A full motion simulator of the MFI-17 Mushshak aircraft on landing approach.

For quite a while, the Nigerian Air Force has fielded flight simulators for proficiency
and combat training, particularly the A-29 Super Tucano full flight simulator.

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In early 2022, the United States [supplied](https://www.military.africa/2022/02/naf-a-29-super-tucano-pilots-are-using-simulators-for-training/)
A-29 Super Tucano full flight simulator to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) as part 
of the $500 million deal for the aircraft.

Likewise, it was also revealed last year that Ariegsa, an Egyptian company known
for providing tailored solutions for high-level needs and integrating defense and
attack systems across diverse platforms [will supply simulators](https://www.military.africa/2024/09/egypts-ariegsa-to-supply-aircraft-simulators-to-nigeria/)
to the Nigerian Air Force.

Ariegsa and the Nigerian Air Force signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to
provide simulators for all aircraft operated by the Nigerian Air Force.

The commitment was made on 4 September 2024, when The Nigerian Air Force Chief of
the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar attended the [Egypt International Airshow](https://www.military.africa/2024/09/the-egypt-international-airshow-underway/)
held at El-Alamein International Airport.

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