{"id":8205,"date":"2021-07-15T18:34:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T17:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/?p=8205"},"modified":"2021-07-15T18:41:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T17:41:09","slug":"first-batch-of-a-29-super-tucano-aircraft-departs-us-for-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/first-batch-of-a-29-super-tucano-aircraft-departs-us-for-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"First batch of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft departs US for Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first batch of 6 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America on Wednesday, 14 July 2021 enroute Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The 6 aircraft will be leapfrogged through 5 countries including Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Algeria before arriving their final destination in Nigeria towards the end of July 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information<br \/>\nNigerian Air Force, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/we-need-simple-commonsense-approach-to-lift-100m-nigerians-out-of-poverty-says-osinbajo\/\">Tokyo: \u2018You stand on the shoulders of giants,\u2019 Osinbajo tells Nigeria\u2019s Olympics team<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said an official induction ceremony of the aircraft into the inventory of the Nigerian Air Force is already being planned at a later date in August 2021 to be announced in due course.<\/p>\n<p>Gabkwet also informed that &#8220;the office of the Director of Public Relations and Information remains open to any inquiry regarding the arrival and induction of the aircraft.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The first batch of 6 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America on Wednesday, 14 July 2021 enroute Nigeria. 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