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Nigeria Expecting Delivery Of Six Super Tucanos Combat Aircrafts In Mid-July – Presidency
- The announcement follows the appearance of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru, before a committee of lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Monday
Nigeria is expected to receive six of the 12 Super Tucanos ordered from the United States in mid-July, the presidency said on Tuesday.
Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, disclosed that 14 Nigerian pilots are currently training with the aircraft at the Moody Air Force Base in Georgia.
He posted a video of what appeared to be test-flight operations on his verified Twitter handle.
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The video was credited to the Sierra Nevada Corporation, a private American aerospace firm.
Test flight operations for @NigAirForce newly acquired Super Tucano combat aircraft.
Video Credit: Sierra Nevada Corporation via @Vimeo pic.twitter.com/VTnW1wqYuI
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) April 13, 2021
The committee is reviewing the purchase, use, and control of arms, ammunition, and related hardware by the military, paramilitary, and other law enforcement agencies in Nigeria.
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