The first batch of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America and will arrive Nigeria before the end of July, says Nigerian Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet.
Gabkwet who disclosed this to journalists in Abuja said the six aircraft would be leapfrogged through five countries: Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Algeria, before arriving at their final destination in Nigeria.
An official induction ceremony of the aircraft into the inventory of the Nigerian Air Force is already being planned at a later date in August 2021 to be announced in due course,” he said.
Nigeria requested the 12 aircraft from the United States to fight ongoing insecurity in the country.
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