The Ministry of Defence has handed over three Agusta Westland 109 Trekker Helicopters to the Nigerian Navy.
A statement by the Director Naval Information Commodore A Adams-Aliu on Wednesday, said the brief handover ceremony was done at the Caverton Helicopters Limited (CHL) hangar facilities in Ikeja Lagos.
The AW 109 Helicopter has a purpose-built VIP configuration with a full leather and noise attenuation system, according to the statement.
“Furthermore, the helicopter is designed with a landing skid which gives it a better loading capacity compared to wheeled helicopters.
“Additionally, the helicopters are designed with auxiliary tanks which give them extended endurance of up to 3hrs40mins,”
“Thus, the helicopter could be used for long-range transport flights. The helicopters could also be retrofitted with purpose-built mission equipment.”
