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Nigerian Air Force Receives New Mi-35M helicopter, expects more.

Ekene Lionel by Ekene Lionel
April 30, 2018 - Updated on November 3, 2020
in Aerospace
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Nigeria acquired Mil Mi-35m gunship
Mil Mi-35m gunship

The Nigerian Air Force just recently received a fresh batch of the Russian-made Mil Mi-35M SuperHind assault helicopter on April 30th.

This information was disclosed by the Nigerian Air Force spokesman Air Vice Marshal OA Adesanya on Twitter.

 

#HappeningNow. The Antonov aircraft bearing the 2 additional brand new @NigAirForce Mi-35M helicopter gunships has touched down at NAF Base Makurdi at exactly 12.20pm. More details and pictures shortly… pic.twitter.com/YV5HQEGCe9

— AVM OA Adesanya (@NAFSpokesman) April 30, 2018

 

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The Chief of Aircraft Engineering, NAF Headquarters, Abuja, AVM Abdulganiyu Olabisi also disclosed that the two new mi-35M helicopters would be re-assembled at the Tactical Air Command, Maiduguri before being flown to Kaduna to be commissioned at the upcoming 54th Air Force day celebration.

Recall that the first two Mi-35 out of the 12-unit ordered were delivered to the Nigerian Air Force and formally inducted them into  service on April 25th.

This latest batch of Mi-35M attack helicopters are part of a haul of  twelve brand new units ordered from Russian Helicopters in September 2015.

 In June 2017, The Spokeman for the Nigerian Air Force Air Commodore Adesanya O. revealed in a press statement that the Nigerian Air Force Mi-35M superHind gunship saw its combat debut against the boko haram terrorist sect.

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