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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Presidency has affirmed that the United States, US, would deliver six Super Tucano light attack aircraft to Nigeria in mid-July.<\/p>\n

President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s spokesman, Garba Shehu, disclosed that the six are part of the 12 jets to be delivered to Nigeria by the US.<\/p>\n

He also disclosed that 14 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, are currently in Georgia for training on how to deploy the jets.<\/p>\n

Shehu disclosed this in his verified Twitter handle.<\/p>\n

\u201cTest flight operations for @NigAirForce newly acquired Super Tucano combat aircraft.<\/p>\n

\u201cSix of the 12 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,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Presidency has affirmed that the United States, US, would deliver six Super Tucano light attack aircraft to Nigeria in mid-July. President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s spokesman, Garba Shehu, disclosed that the six are part of the 12 jets to be delivered to Nigeria by the US. 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