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Six of NAF’s 12 A-29 Super Tucano attack, combat/reconnaissance aircraft to be delivered mid-July, says Presidency

The first six of Nigerian Air Force (NAF)’s 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack, combat/reconnaissance aircraft will be delivered to Nigeria by mid-July, the Presidency announced on Thursday.

The A-29 Super Tucano aircraft has a precision offered by laser-guided bombs and the ability to strike at night. This means that with its inventory into the NAF fleet, the “enemies know that they can hide anywhere, but not from A-29.”

It is designed and built for the counter-terrorism missions.

Presidential Spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said via his Twitter handle that while the first six will arrive mid-July 2021, the remaining six will arrive “shortly after that.”

Shehu said: “There are 14 Nigerian pilots currently training at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia.

“The Super Tucanos came off the production line in Jacksonville Florida and are now being equipped and flight tested. Nigerian pilots and maintenance personnel are training on these planes. Currently, the construction is ongoing, which will house the aircraft.

“The Air-Ground-Integration school is the training hub on targeting and minimization of civilian casualties.

“At present, five Nigerian Super Tucanos are at Moody AFB in Georgia for pilot and maintainer training. The two companies released images of the sixth aircraft, which also will be flown to Moody, in a jungle camouflage scheme.

“The painted jungle scheme NAF A-29 now moves on to mission modification at Moody Air Force Base,” says SNC. “Following modification, before delivery, NAF pilots and maintenance personnel will further train in the aircraft.”

“In November 2018, SNC was awarded a $329 million Foreign Military Sales contract from the US government to build 12 A-29s for the Nigerian air force. The armed turboprops are intended for use against Boko Haram and Islamic State militants.”

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