The first batch of 6 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America on Wednesday, 14 July 2021 enroute Nigeria.
According to a statement by Edward Gabkwet, Director Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Airforce, the 6 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.
He further stated that 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.
Air commando Gabkwet said that the Office of the Director of Public Relations and Information remains open to any inquiry regarding the arrival and induction of the aircraft.