By Audrey Lotechukwu
MON, 30 NOV, 2020-theGBJournal-The A-29 Super Tucano aircraft project is on track to be delivered on schedule and in accordance with the Terms of the Contract, says Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
The Air Force also confirmed that ‘’the National Assembly, through the Senate and House Committees on Air Force, as well as the Federal Government are working assiduously to secure funding for the resurfacing of the 40-year old 407 ACTG Kainji Runway.’’
The runway has been in use for more than the number of years estimated as its lifespan, has been earmarked for resurfacing, the Air Force noted in a statement today issued by Air Commodore IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA, Director of Public Relations & Information, Nigerian Air Force.
According to the Air Force, currently, 6 of the expected 12 aircraft have been produced and are presently being employed for conversion training of 6 NAF pilots who are in the USA, along with 26 NAF engineers, technicians and logisticians, who are also undergoing various trainings on the aircraft as part of the provisions of the Contract.
Another set of 35 personnel are also scheduled to join them early next year. In addition, a team from the USA is currently in Kainji overseeing the construction of critical infrastructure provided in the Contract ahead of the delivery of the aircraft.
‘’The United States Government, on its part, has also assured of its commitment to delivering the 12 aircraft within the agreed timelines, while the NAF will continue to work to emplace necessary infrastructure to ensure that the aircraft can be effectively utilized immediately they arrive the Country.’’
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