The Ministry of Defence (MOD), has handed over three Agusta Westland (AW109) Trekker Helicopters to the Nigerian Navy (NN).
The brief hand over ceremony was done at the Caverton Helicopters Limited (CHL) hangar facilities in Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday.
The Navy in a statement said the AW 109 Helicopter has a purpose-built VIP configuration with full leather and noise attenuation system.
Furthermore, the helicopter is designed with landing skid which gives it a better loading capacity compared to wheeled helicopters. Additionally, the helicopter is designed with auxiliary tanks which gives it 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.
