Nigeria’s lead M-346FAs from a 24-aircraft acquisition have already been completed, and Tommaso Pani, Leonardo Aircraft’s senior vice-president, marketing and strategic campaigns, indicates that shipments of the light combat will begin in May, 2025.
The FG had in October, 2022 approved €1.2 billion purchased for 24 units of M-346FAs fighter aircraft from Leonardo in Italy.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ensure that all necessary bottleneck removed and all financial obligations met to ensure smooth delivery to Nigeria.