He, however, noted that the impact the re-activation of these aircraft is going to make should go beyond even training the officers here. “I think it will impact positively on the air force to ensure that fighting training is going on without hindrance. They are the people that manufactured the aircraft and supplied it to Nigeria in the 80s. Military-technical cooperation of Czech with Nigeria certainly did not stop at that. As from 2014, my country supported the Nigerian Army as well as the Nigeria Air Force with equipment, materials, training and technical assistance to combat the insurgency in the North-East of the country.”According to him: “For 33 years of service here in Nigeria, this aircraft has proved to be rugged, reliable and pilot-friendly platform, used for the training of several generations of Nigeria Air Force pilots.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 21, 2019 17:48 UTC