$36.1 million construction contract awarded for A-29 facility

Infrastructure will support 12 Nigerian Air Force aircraft
Sierra Nevada Corp. and Embraer Defense & Security successfully conduct the inaugural flight of an A-29 Super Tucano light attack, combat and reconnaissance aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force at the production facility in Jacksonville, Fla., April 16. (Courtesy photo)

Credit: Deremer Studios LLC

Credit: Deremer Studios LLC

Sierra Nevada Corp. and Embraer Defense & Security successfully conduct the inaugural flight of an A-29 Super Tucano light attack, combat and reconnaissance aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force at the production facility in Jacksonville, Fla., April 16. (Courtesy photo)
Military News
By Brian Brackens – Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs
Sept 8, 2020
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Construction of new facilities to support an A-29 Super Tucano wing at an air base in Nigeria has started after the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate’s Foreign Military Sales Construction Division awarded a $36.1 million contract to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District.

The facilities will support 12 Nigerian Air Force A-29 aircraft and include the construction of new airfield hot cargo pad, perimeter and security fencing, munitions assembly and storage, small arms storage, a flight annex wing building for simulator training, airfield lighting and various airfield apron, parking, hangar, and entry control point improvements.

“With this recent contract award, we are ready to be part of the modernization of Nigerian Air Force facilities and infrastructure,” said Brig. Gen. Brian Bruckbauer, director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate. “As a member of the Nigeria A-29 FMS Program, and this being AFSAC’s first major construction project in sub-Saharan Africa, we are thrilled to be able to support the Nigerian people in advancing their defensive capabilities. We look forward to building and strengthening this strategic partnership with the Nigerian people.”

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