The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, have travelled to Turkey to facilitate the speedy delivery of T-129 ATAK helicopters to the Nigerian Air Force.

The Director, Public Relations and Information at NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said, in a statement that two of the six units of T-129 ATAK helicopters procured by the Federal Government from the Turkish Aerospace Industry would be delivered in the coming weeks.

 The remaining four helicopters are expected to be delivered before the end of the second quarter of 2024.

According to the NAF spokesman, the defence minister held talks with his Turkish counterpart, Yasar Guler, on critical bilateral and defence cooperation between the two countries.