The Nigerian Air Force on Thursday announced that the first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft procured by the Federal Government, departed the United States of America on Wednesday, 14 July 2021 enroute Nigeria.
A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said that the six aircraft will be leapfrogged through five countries including Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Algeria before arriving their final destination in Nigeria towards the end of July 2021.
Gabkwet said that 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 that the Office of the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force remains open to any inquiry regarding the arrival and induction of the aircraft.
