The National Assembly Joint Committee on Defense and Air Force are currently on an inspection tour to the US head quarters of the Embraer Defence Incorporation. The company is the manufacturer of A-29 Super Tucano. This is in a bid to assess the status and progress of work so far on the NAF A-29 Super Tucano aircraft ordered for.
The NASS committee team led by Senator Michael Nnachi arrived Thursday, May 27, 202, and was briefed on the progress of work on the NAF A-29 Super Tucano programme and the scheduled date of delivery.
While briefing the NASS team, Colonel Authur Ford of the United States Air Force Fighters and Advance Aircraft Directorate stated that 10 out of the 12 aircraft were ready for delivery while 2 were undergoing modification and integration to NAF specific operational configuration.
He went on to state that 6 of the aircraft are scheduled to arrive in Nigeria in July 2021 while the remaining 6 will be delivered before the end of October 2021.
The NASS team was assured that the aircraft, expected to play critical roles in the fight against insurgency and would be delivered as planned. Below are photos of the inspection:
