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Nigeria Received Two More AW109E

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) received two new AW109E Power. In the last 5 years, NAF received a total of 19 helicopters including the 4 Power, 5 Mi-35M, 2 Bell 412, 3 EC135, 3 AS365 and 2 EH101 through new acquisitions, transferred from other gov agencies or seized by customs





Nigeria Received Two More AW109E
Nigerian Air Force, January 20, 2020 - by Ibikunle Daramola - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to induct the second batch of 2 new AgustaWestland 109 Power Attack Helicopters procured by the Federal Government as part of the fleet enhancement efforts to enable more effective and efficient employment of air power to tackle the security challenges facing the Nation.

The 2 helicopters, along with associated equipment and spares, arrived Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja on board a Boeing 737-400 Cargolux Airline aircraft from Malpensa International Airport in Italy on 15 January 2020.

They were received by a NAF Team, led by Air Commodore Halim Adebowale, as well as the Country Representative of Leonardo Helicopters, manufacturers of the aircraft. NAF engineers and technicians, in collaboration with a Team from Leonardo, have commenced assembly of the helicopters preparatory to their induction into service.

It would be recalled that the NAF had earlier received the first batch of 2 new Agusta 109 Power Helicopters that were inducted into the Service on 29 April 2019 during the 55th NAF Day Celebration in Abuja.

The Service, within the last 5 years, has taken delivery of 21 brand new aircraft, including 10 Super Mushshak, 5 Mi-35M Helicopter Gunships, 2 Bell 412 Helicopters and 4 Agusta 109 Power Helicopters.

Beside these, 15 additional aircraft have been ordered by the Federal Government, which include 12 Super Tucano attack aircraft and 3 JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter aircraft.

In addition, the Service also took over 11 aircraft from other MDAs. These include 3 EC-135 helicopters and 3 Dauphin helicopters from NNPC, 3 Dornier 228 aircraft and 2 Agusta 101 from the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF); making an unprecedented total of 47 aircraft that have either been inducted into the NAF or ordered for the Service since 2015.

In the same vein, over 20 previously grounded aircraft have been reactivated within the past 5 years.

After induction, the 2 new helicopters will be deployed to theatres of operation across the country to reinforce NAF capability in the fight against insurgency and other forms of criminality.

Nigeria Received Two More AW109E


Nigeria Received Two More AW109E


Nigeria Received Two More AW109E


Nigeria Received Two More AW109E





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Aircraft mentioned in this article :
A109LUH NAF-578 NAF-579     ( Nigerian Air Force )

Location : NG Abuja

  See also


A109LUH in NG Nigerian Air Force
Nigeria Received Two Additional AW109E LUH




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