Military To Take Delivery Of Super Tucano Fighter Jets In 2020 – Presidency - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 31, 2019
The Federal Government has reiterated its determination tocontinue to procure sophisticated weapons to keep the nation’s military in goodfighting shape, saying the country will take delivery of Super Tucano fighterjets in 2020.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Presidenton Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja, said the fighter jets, expectedfrom the United States, would be deployed in checking terrorist activities inthe country.
Shehu, who lauded the efforts of the armed forces insuppressing the activities of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in thecountry, described as `fantastic’ the recently launched “Super Camps’’ by themilitary.
According to him, the essence of this is to act proactivelyand respond quickly to the changing nature of terrorism.
The presidential aide noted with delight that the Buhariadministration had made the country safer than it met it in 2015.