President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated newly acquired helicopters for the Nigerian Air Force, NAF as part of efforts to strengthen the military’s air power capabilities and combat insurgency across the country.
The President performed the commissioning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, inaugurating three AW109 Trekker and two Airbus helicopters acquired to enhance the Air Force’s operational capacity and safeguard Nigeria’s territorial integrity.
The latest addition to the Air Force fleet underscores the Tinubu administration’s commitment to strengthening the military with modern equipment and logistics to tackle evolving security threats.
Also commissioned by President Bola Tinubu before his departure for Saudi Arabia for the Lesser Hajj was a newly constructed PAF Hanger facility by the Nigerian Air Force.
President Tinubu had pledged to provide the Armed Forces with state-of-the-art equipment to enhance their operational effectiveness and position them to defeat their adversaries.
The ceremony was attended by service chiefs and other dignitaries.
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