Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

Nigeria: fighters jets to arrive from China

Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria - "To protect territorial integrity of the nation"

MISNA sources revealed that Federal Government of Nigeria will purchase 12 fighter jets and 3 training aircraft at price of USD 251m from the People’s Republic of China. Information Minister, Frank Nweke, explained to local press that "It was a clear demonstration of Government’s efforts to ensure that our armed forces are adequately equipped and combat-ready to protect Nigeria’s territorial integ...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 127987
Rome, Italy, 09/30/2005 12:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

AirportsTerrorist collaborator wanted in the US arrested on plane at Malpensa

He supplied extremist organizations with electronic components for the production of drones

He was stopped by the police of the Digos of Milan while on board a commercial airplane he was transiting in Italy at Malpensa airport. The 38-year-old Iranian citizen -a note informs- "was arrested for... more

AirportsRomania strengthens its F-16 fleet with three additional aircraft from Norway

Already landed at Câmpia Turzii, they will be operated by the 48th Fighter Squadron

At the 71st "General Emanoil Ionescu" Air Base in Câmpia Turzii, to equip the 48th fighter squadron more

DefenseIsraeli military operations against Syrian naval forces

Aimed to neutralize the naval threat

In a nighttime operation, the Israeli Navy conducted a series of targeted strikes against the naval fleet of the defunct Syrian Assad regime. The operations saw the elimination of several ships armed with... more