– Six officers of the Nigerian Army Aviation will be imparted 70 hours of training each on Chetak helicopters

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Monday announced the signing of a contract with the Nigerian Army for imparting Phase-II flying training on Chetak helicopters for six officers of the Nigerian Army Aviation Wing.

The training began on Monday and is planned to be completed by December this year, the aerospace firm said.

HAL added that as part of the effort, each Nigerian officer will be imparted 70 hours of flying training.

This training marks the continuation of a contract signed in April 2021 for imparting Phase-I flying training to six officers of that force, which was successfully completed by December 2021, it said.

The contract was signed by B K Tripathy, General Manager of HAL’s Helicopter Division and Commodore Anthony Victor Kujoh, Defence Adviser at the High Commission of Nigeria in India, during a programme held at the helicopter division recently.

Tripathy said platforms such as Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), with a wide range of capabilities, can be of great strength for the Nigerian Army.

“Nigeria would not only like to further enhance the business relationship with HAL for training, but also towards asset acquisition,” Commodore Kujoh said.