From Segun Amure, (The New Diplomat’s Abuja Bureau)
The Presidency on Thursday said six of the 12 super Tucano fighter aircrafts earlier ordered by the Federal Government will arrive in the country by July 2021 to boost the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency and other monsters threatening the peace and unity of Nigeria.
Mr Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President disclosed this on his verified twitter handle. He said six of the twelve super Tucanos are on track to arrive in mid-July 2021 while the remaining six will arrive shortly after that.
In his words, “the super Tucano came off the production line in Jacksonville Florida, and is 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.”
The Federal government had in February 2018 placed an order for 12 super Tucano aircrafts at a cost of $496 million. It’s expected that the
