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Nigeria inducts JF-17 fighters

by Jeremy Binnie

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) formally inducted its three JF-17 Thunder multirole fighters into service during a 20 May ceremony at Makurdi Air Base that also marked its 57th anniversary.

The aircraft (NAF 120-122) were ordered from Pakistan in 2016 and formally signed over during the event, which was shown live by the NAF.

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