Newly confirmed Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has pledged to lead a versatile, disciplined, and lethal Nigerian Air Force (NAF) capable of keeping insurgents “running without time to think or plan.”
He stated this during his confirmation before the National Assembly on October 29, 2025, adding, “I use the word ‘lethal’ in a professional sense,” he explained, “because a man running from you will not have the time to plan to hurt you.”
Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, in a statement, said the CAS further noted that his leadership vision is anchored on training, technology, safety, and strategic innovation, emphasizing that “true military power is not measured by brute force but by superior intellect and adaptability.”
The statement added that the new CAS vowed to build an Air Force that responds swiftly, strikes precisely, and acts intelligently across all spectrums of military operations, a force defined not only by strength but by precision, professionalism, and purpose.
