“In six months, NAF received 45 aircraft” — Chief of Air Staff, Abubakar

The Federal Government has added 45 more aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force in the previous six months, according to Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff.

This discovery was revealed by Abubakar on Tuesday in Katsina.

In the state that has been rocked by bandit activity, Abubakar travelled to the North-West theatre of operations to spend Christmas and have lunch with frontline troops from the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji and 213 Forward Operating Base.

The Chief of Air Staff listed the military aircraft in his telegram as one Beechcraft 360, two T129 attack helicopters, 62 multifunctional aircraft, and four diamond aircraft.

Twelve AH10 attack helicopters, twenty-four M346 attack aircraft, and two Kasa 295 medium airlift surveillance aircraft are among the other planned acquisitions, he said.

He said that all of the purchases show how deeply committed the Federal Government is to provide the Nigerian Air Force with the necessary tools for safe training operations and to handle security threats to the country.

He prayed for the rest of the dead warriors who have given their all in the protection of their nation and praised the recent efforts made by the armed forces to conduct successful operations in the area.

“We will persist in supplying the troops with all the essential logistics and assistance to guarantee the triumph of their operations,” stated Abubakar.