AFSAC awards $36.1 million construction contract for A-29 beddown

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFLCMC) – Construction of new facilities to support an A-29 Super Tucano wing at an air base in Nigeria, has started, after the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate’s Foreign Military Sales Construction Division awarded a $36.1 million contract to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District.

The facilities will support 12 Nigerian Air Force A-29 aircraft, and include the construction of new airfield hot cargo pad, perimeter and security fencing, munitions assembly and storage, small arms storage, a flight annex wing building for simulator training, airfield lighting, and various airfield apron, parking, hangar, and entry control point improvements.

“With this recent contract award, we are ready to be part of the modernization of Nigerian Air Force facilities and infrastructure,” said Brig. Gen. Brian Bruckbauer, director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate. “As a member of the Nigeria A-29 FMS Program, and this being AFSAC’s first major construction project in sub-Saharan Africa, we are thrilled to be able to support the Nigerian people in advancing their defensive capabilities. We look forward to building and strengthening this strategic partnership with the Nigerian people.”

https://www.aflcmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2328270/afsac-awards-361-million-construction-contract-for-a-29-beddown/
God Bless PMB

God Bless Nigeria.

For the first time in our history, we are getting a world class air force base with world class facilities, airfield hot cargo pad, perimeter and security fencing, munitions assembly and storage, small arms storage, a flight annex wing building for simulator training, airfield lighting, and various airfield apron, parking, hangar, and entry control point improvements.


This is part of the 12 A-29 Tucano package that we've already paid for.

Base to employ so called repentant boko haram

As long as this will not be constructed in Daura, it's fine by me.

Igbos will not be happy with their daddy Trump because of this news. How dare he build a military base in the 'zoo' to support the 'zoo' soldiers crackdown on their people?

Karemarealty288:
Base to employ so called repentant boko haram

tell them o na repentant terrorists training ground

NGpatriot:


They are mad and barking like bingo already..

Who cares? They are inconsequential.

Everything does not have to turn into ethnic wars. No part of United States should be used as a listening post in any African country.

So it is modern and first class because it is foreign. When is anything coming out of your villages going to be modern and first class?

The last I heard, USA is carrying last in the world on Covid-19 cases and death, even behind Nigeria. We need to help them out.

Aboks:


tell them o na repentant terrorists training ground

35824L:
Who cares? They are inconsequential.

The one above you shows how demented and inconsequential they are.

googi:
Everything does not have to turn into ethnic wars. No part of United States should be used as a listening post in any African country.

So it is modern and first class because it is foreign. When is anything coming out of your villages going to be modern and first class?

The last I heard, USA is carrying last in the world on Covid-19 cases and death, even behind Nigeria. We need to help them out.

It is modern and first class because the best engineers with hundreds of years of experience and know how are building the facilities, not because it is foreign.

There's a difference between foreign and world class experience, skills and expertise.

I don't even know what military facilities has got to do with Covid.

It is not by force to comment or to let us know how ignorant, hateful and anti Nigerian you are.

people under estimate the A29 super tucano because its a turbo prop not knowing that the "fine" alpha jet isn't a march against the A29 super tucano

Wanna know how powerful the a29 super tucano is?? Open the link below
https://mobile.twitter.com/defensenigeria/status/1251448594953048064
Thanks and God bless the person behind that twitter account

Why can't the A29 be supported and based in our existing Airforce Bases .. What kind of hardware purchase is this ? Buhari will surrender our sovereignty to America and China soon because he doesn't think thing through properly .

GamalNasser:
Why can't the A29 be supported and based in our existing Airforce Bases ..

Would we die if we have one more Airforce base?

Wonderful news. With this airbase, we will project our military might over the Atlantic. Some narrow minded people will say the money is better spent on other things, but the truth is, as a soveign nation of over 170 million people, it is paramount to have a strong military so other countries will think twice before starting a war. You see, war does not announce itself, you have to be prepared at all times.

As the most populous Black nation on the planet, Blacks all over the world are looking at us for leadership and guidance. Blacks in the carribean, U.S, Latin America and Erurope believe Nigeria is the real life version of the mythical Wakanda. Chadwick Boseman will be bragging to the angels right now like, those are my people down there in Africa doing great things. RIP Black Panther.

There's more to this than meet the eyes

Funny blogger.
You can't even attach a photo of the jet. CHAI!

Excellent

Nice one from Buhari

E don dey set

techmo:
Nice one from Buhari

Which bigot

Okay o