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Russia, Israeli Consortia to Refurbish NAF Jets From George Oji in Abuja Federal Government may have settled for a consortia of Russian and Israeli firms to refurbish and upgrade its fleet of 23 grounded combat interceptor jets. The MiG 21 fleets, have been grounded for more than ten years now, and are packed at the Tactical Air Command of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), Makurdi. The inability of the Federal Government to either refurbish the jets or outrightly purchase new ones have negatively affected the air readiness and capability of NAF. Successive administrations since the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida seem to have paid lip service to pressures by the Airforce and the Defence Ministry to re-stream the fighters. The decision however to breath fresh life into the jets was taken by President Obasanjo as part of his commitment to improve the capability of the military in the defence of the nation's territory. Defence Ministry officials revealed to THISDAY that the choice of the Russian manufacturer, the Russia Aircraft Corporation to handle the refurbishment was in line with government's policy of dealing directly with source manufacturers, since it guarantees steady source of supply for spare parts. The Israelis are favoured because the Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) is known to possess some of world's best avionics technology experts. Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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