This was made known by Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, at the maiden Nigerian Army aviation seminar holding in Abuja.
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday disclosed that the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has approved the purchase of at least 12 helicopters for the Nigerian Army Aviation.
This was made known by Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, at the maiden Nigerian Army aviation seminar holding in Abuja.
In 2021, the Nigerian Air Force had said it would soon take delivery of 18 attack helicopters to boost its fleet of aircraft.
A former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (retd.), had at that time said that 12 attack helicopters would be supplied by the United States while another six helicopters would be provided by the Turkish government in September of same year.
“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.
“The first two T129 helicopters are scheduled to come into operation by September, to enhance our operational capabilities.
“So, yes, we are saddened by the recent loss of our airplane (MI 171 helicopter) but then, we have a lot more aircraft coming in and our capabilities are increasing,” he had said.
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