Nigeria Air Force Adding Dozen Alpha Jet Trainers

French Air Force Dassault Alpha Jet
Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week
LONDON—Nigeria’s Air Force will receive 12 ex-French Air Force Dassault Alpha Jet trainers as part of its ongoing growth spurt as it expands its capacity to deal with Islamic extremism. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) chief, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, announced the pending acquisition in a Dec. 4...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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