Nigeria Air Force acquires 18 attack helicopters from US, Turkey

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Hassan Abubakar, says the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) will soon take delivery of 18 attack helicopters to boost its fleet of aircraft.

Mr Abubakar said this at a one-day tour of formations and units under the NAF 115 Special Operations Group (SOG) in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.

He said the United States would supply 12 attack helicopters while the Turkish government would provide another six helicopters in September.