Nigeria signs contract with HAL for further Chetak training
HAL has signed a contract with the Nigerian army for imparting Phase-II flying training on the Chetak helicopter for six officers of Nigerian Army Aviation
The new agreement marks follows a previous contract signed in April 2021 for imparting Phase-I flying training to six Nigerian Army aviation officers, which was successfully executed in December 2021.
The Phase-II flying training on Chetak Helicopter is scheduled to commence immediately and is planned to be completed by December 2022. As part of the training, 70 hours flying training will be imparted for each Nigerian Army Aviation officer.
The contract was signed by BK Tripathy, General Manager, and Commodore Anthony Victor Kujoh, Defense Adviser at the High Commission of Nigeria, in India at a program held at helicopter division recently.
“Nigeria would not only like to further enhance the business relationship with HAL for training, but also towards asset acquisition,” said Cmdre Kujoh.
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