Pakistan completed delivery of training aircraft to Nigeria

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The Nigerian Air Force received from Pakistan the second and last batch of Super Mushshak 5 training aircraft (TCB), reports TSAMTO.

Pakistan completed delivery of training aircraft to Nigeria


The contract for the supply of 10-TCB was signed with Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) in October 2016. The cost of the transaction was not disclosed, however, it is known that in the defense budget of Nigeria for the year 2016, provision was made for the purchase of ten TCF $ 10,2 million.

The first batch of 5 new aircraft Super Mushshak was flown to Nigeria in July and officially became part of the 8 August 2017 Air Force of the year.

It is reported that the aircraft are equipped with a digital "glass" cockpit and provide effective initial training of pilots.



Super Mushshak is an upgraded version of Saab's MFI-17 aircraft, the project of which was acquired by PAC in the 1980s.

The development of the MFI-395 Super Mushshak, equipped with an 260 horsepower engine, began in the 1995 year. The first flight of the aircraft made in August 1996-th. The Pakistan Air Force MFI-395 was adopted in the 2001 year. Pakistani Air Force got about 50 machines. Another 20 aircraft were delivered to Saudi Arabia and 5 units - to Oman.

"Super Mushshak" was also adopted by the Air Force of Iraq, Iran and South Africa. In addition, contracts for the supply of TCB were signed with Turkey (52 units) and Azerbaijan (10 units).
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  1. +8
    17 January 2018 14: 49
    Some kind of its own secondary market, for the flawed.
    1. +8
      17 January 2018 15: 04
      Then, probably, the Yak-152 is also for flawed ones, according to your logic.
      But "Super Mushshag" will be more decent.
  2. 0
    17 January 2018 14: 50
    For Africa, it’s the most
  3. +1
    17 January 2018 14: 51
    I bought it on Ali, it’s immediately obvious: I also have parcels wrapped in kilometers of pimples and films.
    And if he was traveling from Ebeya, it would be a simple cardboard box (crumpled by mail) or a bag.
    1. 0
      17 January 2018 14: 54
      Quote: Denis Obukhov
      And if he was traveling from Ebeya, it would be a simple cardboard box (crumpled by mail) or a bag.

      So the Javelins will come to Ukraine smile
  4. +2
    17 January 2018 14: 53
    Bastards !!! Goons !!!
    They wrapped them in ordinary polyethylene, but they could have been in BUMPS !!!
  5. +1
    17 January 2018 17: 52
    Super Mushshak

    laughing
    1. 0
      17 January 2018 19: 33
      laughing Yes, that sounds cool!

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