The first batch of A-29 Super Tucano, on Thursday afternoon arrived Kano from United States.
The aircraft, which arrived at about 12.34pm were to be received by the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (Rtd), and other service chiefs.
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Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet disclosed this to journalists in Abuja.
The six aircraft are part of the 12 fighter jets sold to Nigeria by the U.S. to aid combat actions and air assaults.
They are expected to aid the fight against insecurity in the North-east and other parts of the country.
The Air Force had last year stated that air fighters from Nigeria were already in the U.S. receiving additional training on the usage and the applications of the fighter jets when eventually added to the fleet of combat aircraft.
The 6 aircraft, it was learnt, were leapfrogged through 5 countries including Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Algeria before arriving at their final destination in Nigeria.
An official induction ceremony of the aircraft into the inventory of the Nigerian Air Force is already being planned at a later date in August 2021 to be announced in due course.
