Nigeria’s Presidency, on Thursday, said six of the 12 Super Tucano fighter aircraft earlier ordered by the Federal Government are billed to arrive by July 2021.
The Spokesman for the President, Garba Shehu, announced this in a statement titled, ‘Nigeria’s Super Tucanos To Arrive Mid-July 2021’.
It read, “Six of the twelve Super Tucanos are on track to arrive in mid-July 2021. With the remaining six shortly after that. There are 14 Nigerian pilots currently training at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia.
The Federal Government in February, 2018 placed an order for 12 Super Tucano aircraft at a cost of $496million. Several delivery dates have been announced for the aircraft but the fighter jets have not been delivered.
It was earlier earlier reported that the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.), alleged that $1bn funds meant to purchase arms including the Super Tucanos to tackle insurgency during the ex-service chiefs’ tenure got missing.
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