US Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard stands in front of three A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft in the hangar at Kainji Air Base during the ground-breaking ceremony on 15 February. (US Mission Nigeria)

The ground-breaking ceremony for the second phase of the infrastructure project for Nigeria's new A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft at Kainji Air Base was held on 15 February, the US embassy in Abuja announced on the following day.

It said the USD38 million project will build sunshades for the aircraft, munitions storage and assembly areas, and a flight simulator annex. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is overseeing the work.

The embassy added that the USD500 million programme to deliver 12 Super Tucanos, training, and infrastructure to Nigeria is the largest ever US Foreign Military Sales case in Sub-Saharan Africa and demonstrates the USACE's ability to use its expertise to build partner capacity.

US Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard stands in front of three A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft in the hangar at Kainji Air Base during the ground-breaking ceremony on 15 February. (US Mission Nigeria)

The ground-breaking ceremony for the second phase of the infrastructure project for Nigeria's new A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft at Kainji Air Base was held on 15 February, the US embassy in Abuja announced on the following day.

It said the USD38 million project will build sunshades for the aircraft, munitions storage and assembly areas, and a flight simulator annex. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is overseeing the work.

The embassy added that the USD500 million programme to deliver 12 Super Tucanos, training, and infrastructure to Nigeria is the largest ever US Foreign Military Sales case in Sub-Saharan Africa and demonstrates the USACE's ability to use its expertise to build partner capacity.

US Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard stands in front of three A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft in the hangar at Kainji Air Base during the ground-breaking ceremony on 15 February. (US Mission Nigeria)

The ground-breaking ceremony for the second phase of the infrastructure project for Nigeria's new A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft at Kainji Air Base was held on 15 February, the US embassy in Abuja announced on the following day.

It said the USD38 million project will build sunshades for the aircraft, munitions storage and assembly areas, and a flight simulator annex. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is overseeing the work.

The embassy added that the USD500 million programme to deliver 12 Super Tucanos, training, and infrastructure to Nigeria is the largest ever US Foreign Military Sales case in Sub-Saharan Africa and demonstrates the USACE's ability to use its expertise to build partner capacity.

US Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard stands in front of three A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft in the hangar at Kainji Air Base during the ground-breaking ceremony on 15 February. (US Mission Nigeria)

The ground-breaking ceremony for the second phase of the infrastructure project for Nigeria's new A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft at Kainji Air Base was held on 15 February, the US embassy in Abuja announced on the following day.

It said the USD38 million project will build sunshades for the aircraft, munitions storage and assembly areas, and a flight simulator annex. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is overseeing the work.

The embassy added that the USD500 million programme to deliver 12 Super Tucanos, training, and infrastructure to Nigeria is the largest ever US Foreign Military Sales case in Sub-Saharan Africa and demonstrates the USACE's ability to use its expertise to build partner capacity.

US Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard stands in front of three A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft in the hangar at Kainji Air Base during the ground-breaking ceremony on 15 February. (US Mission Nigeria)

The ground-breaking ceremony for the second phase of the infrastructure project for Nigeria's new A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft at Kainji Air Base was held on 15 February, the US embassy in Abuja announced on the following day.

It said the USD38 million project will build sunshades for the aircraft, munitions storage and assembly areas, and a flight simulator annex. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is overseeing the work.

The embassy added that the USD500 million programme to deliver 12 Super Tucanos, training, and infrastructure to Nigeria is the largest ever US Foreign Military Sales case in Sub-Saharan Africa and demonstrates the USACE's ability to use its expertise to build partner capacity.

US Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard stands in front of three A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft in the hangar at Kainji Air Base during the ground-breaking ceremony on 15 February. (US Mission Nigeria)

The ground-breaking ceremony for the second phase of the infrastructure project for Nigeria's new A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft at Kainji Air Base was held on 15 February, the US embassy in Abuja announced on the following day.

It said the USD38 million project will build sunshades for the aircraft, munitions storage and assembly areas, and a flight simulator annex. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is overseeing the work.

The embassy added that the USD500 million programme to deliver 12 Super Tucanos, training, and infrastructure to Nigeria is the largest ever US Foreign Military Sales case in Sub-Saharan Africa and demonstrates the USACE's ability to use its expertise to build partner capacity.