The Nigerian Air Force has received five Super Mushsak fighter planes from Pakistan to enhance its air power capability.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar and members of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on NAF inspected the war planes on Friday in Kaduna.
Sadique said the planes which would be unveiled later, were acquired for the training of NAF personnel and to improve the service air power.
The NAF chief, who witnessed the graduation of 269 NAF special squad for the protection of critical national assets, said the service remain committed to safeguarding the territorial integrity of Nigeria.
The NAF personnel went through the Basic Regiment Airmen Course and Force Protection in Complex Air Ground Environment Course at the NAF Regiment Training Centre, Kaduna.
Abubakar challenged the personnel to remain committed to the Nigeria project, assuring them that the leadership of the force would transform the service for effective and efficient response to any security challenge.
“Our engagement in different theaters of operation and the need to protect the limited resources available to undertake our statutory responsibilities of projecting air power, underscores the need to continually develop the force protection capability of the service.
“The training you have received on force protection in complex air ground environment will require you to speedily gain capacity to enable the service to locally develop and sustain additional workforce in the field of specialization,” he said.
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