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The Office of the Director of Public Relations and Information remains open to any inquiry regarding the arrival and induction of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/23\/plane-crash-black-box-of-naf-aircraft-recovered-investigation-ongoing-aib\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aircraft<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government had in February 2018 placed an order for 12 Super Tucano aircraft at a cost of $496million. Several delivery dates have been announced for the aircraft before Thursday\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The fighter jets are expected to boost the operations of the military in its anti-terrorism war against Boko Haram and splinter group, the Islamic State in West Africa Province, in Nigeria\u2019s North-East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America en route Nigeria, the Nigerian Air Force has said. 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