Zimbabwe Seeks Nigerian Air Force’s Assistance
The commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, Air Marshal Elson Moyo, has expressed his country’s desire to explore technical assistance from the Nigerian Air Force.
Mr Moyo made the request when he visited the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, at NAF headquarters in Abuja.
NAF’s spokesman, Air Commodore Ayodele Famuyiwa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
The Zimbabwean air chief requested technical support in research and development, unmanned aerial vehicle technology, and operation and maintenance of F7 and Mi-35 aircraft.
Mr Moyo said the identified areas for collaboration were of common and peculiar aviation interests to Zimbabwe and Nigeria, whose air forces operate some similar aircraft.
He said NAF, within a short time, had recorded remarkabl...