Tag: Super Tucano
First Nigerian Super Tucanos to arrive in July
The first six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will be delivered in July this year and the remaining six...
Nigerian Air Force confirms Super Tucano delivery on schedule
Six of 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft on order for the Nigerian Air Force have been manufactured and training is underway in the United...
Nigerian Super Tucanos begin arriving at Moody AFB for training
The first of 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have arrived at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia for...
Construction of Nigerian Super Tucano base facilities begins
Construction of new facilities to support the A-29 Super Tucano wing at Kainji Air Base in Nigeria has started, after the US Air Force...
First Nigerian Super Tucano flies while training programme nears liftoff
The first A-29 Super Tucano light attack and trainer aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has performed its maiden flight ahead of delivery...
Two dead in Mali Super Tucano crash
A Super Tucano light attack and trainer aircraft operated by Mali’s Air Force has crashed, killing both pilots on board.
The aircraft came down on...
Nigerian Super Tucanos to be based at Kainji
Nigeria will base its 12 new Super Tucano light attack/trainer aircraft at Kainji Air Base in the west of the country.
This emerged from a...
Embraer, SNC confirm Nigerian Super Tucano contract
Brazil’s Embraer and partner firm Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have confirmed the contract for 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft on order for the Nigerian...
Additional AW109s destined for Nigeria
In addition to twelve new Super Tucanos from the United States, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will be taking delivery of six AW109 helicopters...
Nigerian Super Tucano contract awarded
The United States Department of Defence has placed a $329 million contract with the Sierra Nevada Corporation to manufacture 12 A-29 Super...
SANDF youth employment commitment increasingly hamstrung
With an official youth unemployment rate of 46% for the first quarter of 2021, it’s not surprising two published pieces about military recruitment on...
