Tag: Super Tucano aircrafts

At last, Nigeria takes delivery of 6 Super Tucano first batch aircrafts from US

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Air Force, (NAF), took delivery of the first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft from the U.S. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, announced this in a statement in Abuja, yesterday. According to Gabkwet, the aircraft arrived in Kano, at about 12.34 p.m. He added that the officials that received the aircraft included the Minister of Defence, Major.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd); Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao.

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Security: First batch of 6 Super Tucano aircrafts depart US for Nigeria

Aminu Imam

The first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America en-route Nigeria, the Nigerian Air Force, (NAF), has said. The NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Edward Gabkwet, in a statement yesterday, said the fighter jets departed from the US on Wednesday and are expected in Nigeria anytime soon. The statement was titled: First Batch Of A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft Depart The United States Of America For Nigeria. It partly read, The six aircraft will be leapfrogged through 5 countries including Canada, Greenland,…

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