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Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucanos.
The first six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will be delivered in July this year and the remaining six on order will arrive before the end of October.
This emerged during a Nigerian oversight visit to the United States. The National Assembly (NASS) Joint Committee on Defence and Air Force, led by Senator Michael Nnachi, arrived in the United States on 27 May to assess the status and progress of work on the NAF’s Super Tucano aircraft.
While briefing the NASS team, Colonel Authur Ford of the United States Air Force Fighters and Advance Aircraft Directorate stated that 10 out of the 12 aircraft were ready for delivery while two were undergoing modification and integration to NAF specific operational configuration. He went on to state that six of the aircraft are scheduled to arrive in Nigeria in July 2021 while the remaining six will be delivered before the end of October 2021