Insurgency: Six Super Tucano Aircraft Depart US for Nigeria

Punch Newspaper

15 July 2021



The first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America en route Nigeria, the Nigerian Air Force has said.

NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Thursday, said the fighter jets departed from the US on Wednesday and are expected in Nigeria anytime soon.

Destination Nigeria: Super Tucano Jet Fighters


The statement was titled, ‘First Batch Of A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft Depart The United States Of America For Nigeria’.

It partly read, “The six aircraft will be leapfrogged through 5 countries including Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Algeria before arriving their final destination in Nigeria towards the end of July 2021.

“An official induction ceremony of the aircraft into the inventory of the Nigerian Air Force is already being planned at a later date in August 2021 to be announced in due course. The Office of the Director of Public Relations and Information remains open to any inquiry regarding the arrival and induction of the aircraft.”

The PUNCH had earlier reported that the Federal Government in February 2018 placed an order for 12 Super Tucano aircraft at a cost of $496 million. Several delivery dates have been announced for the aircraft before Thursday’s announcement.

The fighter jets are expected to boost the operations of the military in its anti-terrorism war against Boko Haram and splinter group, the Islamic State in West Africa Province, in Nigeria’s North-East.

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Toy aeroplanes, I will get one for my 2 year old - lmao .

Cockpit of Super Tucano A-29

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Really

Rossinkipp:
Cockpit of Super Tucano

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Toys

Ogaboss44:
Really

Yeah, really.

Wait, all the billions budgeted for ammunition, na this old model of fighter jets dem go buy. Just one RPG from Boko boys or bandits will send these toys in flames

Starseed:
Wait, all the billions budgeted for ammunition, na this old model of fighter jets dem go buy. Just one RPG from Boko boys or bandits will send these toys in flames

Air head dunce. How many seconds of military training do you have, to know all this?

Or we are simply to accept your claim because....??

Are you aware that the US military itself uses Super Tucano aircraft and placed an order for 200 of them?

''In 2009, the Super Tucano was offered in a U.S. Air Force competition for 100 counterinsurgency aircraft. On 12 April 2010, Brazil signed an agreement that opened negotiations for the acquisition of 200 Super Tucanos by the U.S...''

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano#Military