Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master

The Aermacchi M-346 Master is a family of military twin-engine transonic advanced jet trainers and combat aircraft. Originally co-developed with Yakovlev as the Yak/AEM-130, the partnership was dissolved in 2000 and the then Alenia Aermacchi proceeded to separately develop the M-346 Master, while Yakolev continued work on the Yakovlev Yak-130. The first flight of the M-346 was performed in 2004. The type is currently operated by the air forces of Italy, Israel, Singapore, and Poland. Since 2016 the manufacturer became Leonardo-Finmeccanica as Alenia Aermacchi merged into the new Finmeccanica, finally rebranded as Leonardo in 2017 - Wiki



The federal government of Nigeria has ordered the procurement of 24 M-346 Alenia Aermacchi Master fighter jets from Italian aircraft maker, Leonardo.

The attack aircraft are worth an estimated €1.2 billion and would see the Italian jets replacing the aging Dassault Alpha Jet A/E in use by the Nigerian Air Force.

Leonardo would provide aircraft, training, support, and munitions for Nigeria as part of a sole-source.
As a partnership, the Italian Air Force would train the Nigerian Air Force pilots at the International Flight Training School of Galatina (Lecce) and Decimomannu airbase (Sardinia) in Italy.

The United States government had in April approved the sale of advanced attack Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters worth nearly $1 billion.
The State Department had announced the approval of the $997 million sale of 24 Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters and related equipment to Nigeria.

The related equipment included guidance, night vision and targeting systems as well as engines and training support, the department had said in a notice to Congress.

Meanwhile, military authorities said at the weekend that no Nigerian territory is under the control of terror group, Boko Haram or any other group for that matter.

It said military firepower was hitting the insurgents hard and forced the terrorists to seek refuge in the forests and other ungoverned spaces including the Lake Chad area.

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Buhari!
Buhari!!

I get the first good news in 7.5 years of this useless government of Buhari.

slimfit1:
I get the first good news in 7.5 years of this useless government of Buhari.

You clearly need to read the news more often.

Ignorance is not bliss.

They will still not use it for anything meaningful. Useless government.

Maybe we should donate the ageing Alpha jets to Ghana. I learnt their airforce has no fighter jets.

I know useless buhari is jokin to spend 1.2b euros on fighters jet..

slimfit1:
I get the first good news in 7.5 years of this useless government of Buhari.

Suddenly buhari begin to order extremely carelessly knowing very well is time is just few months away

Baba wants to finish all the bandits and terrorists patapata

Jflex07:
They will still not use it for anything meaningful. Useless government.

I guess nothing short of bombing northern cities and killing thousands of northerners would satisfy you. Not gonna happen. Bye.

Quintopia:


I guess nothing short of bombing northern cities and killing thousands of northerners would satisfy you. Not gonna happen. Bye.

Gibberish!

Must be joking

Mjshexy:
Must be joking

Joking how?

Ipob ESN take note.

asanausana91:
Ipob ESN take note.

lol

FreeStuffsNG:
Baba wants to finish all the bandits and terrorists patapata

But the same Italy, USA,Germany,UK ,etc refused to sell military weapons to Nigeria, during the PDP years of the locusts. Even when they attempted to procure from the black market in South Africa, the aircraft used to launder money was seized.

24 fighter jets?
How many of these will be leased to BK?

Quintopia:


I guess nothing short of bombing northern cities and killing thousands of northerners would satisfy you. Not gonna happen. Bye.

If your people continue to be terrorists then they will be bombed.

No room for terrorists or their sympathisers if ona like make ona no change ooo

Quintopia:


Joking how?

We are borrowing trillions for this, is that the most pressing issue at the moment? What happened to the previous 16 bought last year?
Is this govt sensitive to the sufferings of the people?
ASUU is still on strike going to the 9th month now.
Quintopia are you happy with all these?

slimfit1:
I get the first good news in 7.5 years of this useless government of Buhari.

Read the news again, something is being planned, not for the progress of Nigeria, far from it, Americans have a condition before selling their own, he's going for the ones without those conditions.