By Ayodele Oni
An addition to the fleet of the Nigeria Airforce is being expected in the country by the end of the month.
The air wing of Nigeria armed forces will take delivery of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft into its fleet as part of measures to boost its operations.
A statement on Thursday by spokesman of the force, Edward Gabkwet, an Air Commodore, disclosed that the aircrafts departed the United States of America on Wednesday, 14 July 2021 enroute Nigeria.
The statement added that the six aircrafts will be leapfrogged through five countries of Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Algeria before arriving their final destination in Nigeria towards the end of the month.
“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.
“The Office of the Director of Public Relations and Information remains open to any inquiry regarding the arrival and induction of the aircraft.”
