The commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, Air Marshal Elson Moyo has said that his country wishes to seek technical assistance from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
NAF’s spokesman, Air Commodore Ayodele Famuyiwa disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Ayodele said that Moyo made the appeal during his visit to the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, at NAF headquarters in Abuja.
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According to the Zimbabwean air chief, his country needed technical support in research and development, unmanned aerial vehicle technology, and operation and maintenance of F7 and Mi-35 aircraft.
Moyo mentioned that both countries could join in common and peculiar aviation interests where their air forces operate some similar aircraft.
He added that NAF had recorded remarkable feats in its transformation effort to develop indigenous capacity.
Due to this, the air commander said AFZ to look inward to address the technical challenges arising from sanctions imposed on his country.
The sanctions he said, have so far limited the ability of AFZ to acquire basic aircraft parts and other technical aids necessary for operational efficiency.
The Zimbabwean air chief would be visiting some NAF units, including the Northeast during his visit to Nigeria.
