NAF to take delivery of 18 helicopters

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, said on Wednesday the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) would soon take delivery of 18 attack helicopters to boost its operations.

Abubakar, who disclosed this at a one-day tour of formations and units under the NAF 115 Special Operations Group (SOG) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said 12 attack helicopters would be supplied by the United States while another six would be provided by the Turkish government in September.

He said: “We are not deterred by recent developments as the Federal Government has approved the acquisition of 12 AH1 Zulu Cobra and six T129 Helicopters from the United States and Turkey respectively.