He lauded President Bola Tinubu for his continued support to the Service, adding that, “we are determined to restore peace in the country”. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, says the Federal Government has procured 12 aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in the last year. Abubakar stated this at the Air War Course 10/2024 graduation ceremony of the Air Force War College Nigeria, on Friday in Makurdi.
He said the federal government deployed the newly acquired platforms to the Service between September 2023 and September 2024, adding that the NAF was expecting to take delivery of more platforms in the coming months.He added that the NAF was expecting to take delivery of more aircraft in the coming months.
“In line with the Federal Government’s resolve to adequately equip the Nigerian Air Force for the safe conduct of training and agile airpower employment to meet the nation’s security challenges, it is indeed gladdening to note that, between the last Air War Course graduation in September last year and today, we have taken delivery of 12 new platforms. These include four Diamond 62 surveillance aircraft; two King Air 360 light transport aircraft, 4 x T-129 ATAK helicopters and 2 x Agusta Westland 109 Trekker.
“Moving forward, the NAF is poised to take delivery of 24 x M-346 fighter aircraft6 and 10 additional Agusta Westland 109 Trekker helicopters from Italy. Others are 3 x CASA 295 transport aircraft from Spain and 12 x AH-1Z Vipper helicopters from the United States,” he said. The CAS further said the Air Force, in collaboration with other sister agencies, has the capacity to address diverse security challenges in the country.
Source: Dailypost
