The Presidency has affirmed that the United States, US,
would deliver six Super Tucano light attack aircraft to Nigeria in mid-July.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu,
disclosed that the six are part of the 12 jets to be delivered to Nigeria by
the US.
He also disclosed that 14 personnel of the Nigerian Air
Force, NAF, are currently in Georgia for training on how to deploy the jets.
Shehu disclosed this in his verified Twitter handle.
“Test flight operations for @NigAirForce newly acquired
Super Tucano combat aircraft.
“Six of the 12 Super Tucanos are on track to arrive in
mid-July 2021. With the remaining six shortly after that. There are 14 Nigerian
pilots currently training at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia,” he tweeted.
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