The visit took place as part of the Italy-Nigeria bilateral cooperation plan for 2022.
On Friday 18 March, the visit of a delegation from the Nigerian Air Force, composed of’Air Vice Marshal Li Oluwatoyin and from the’Air Commodore So Eyekosi, She arrived at the Galatina military airport, welcomed by Lieutenant Colonel Luca Corsi, Deputy Director of the 10th RMV.
During the visit, which began on March 13, the Nigerian officers participated in several activities. briefing on the tasks and activities of the Department, as well as on the logistical and maintenance organization related to the T-346A trainer aircraft. The presented topics were then further enriched with a visit to the hangars dedicated to the maintenance of the aircraft of the Works Directorate and to the offices of the Technical-Logistics Directorate of the T-346A Line.
The Delegation also witnessed a briefing An illustrative presentation on the activities and institutional tasks of the 61st Squadron – whose headquarters is located at the 10th RMV – given by Colonel Filippo Nannelli, Commander of the Salento Flight Wing, and he had the opportunity to visit the Ground-Based Training System, The advanced virtual training center that the Italian Air Force has built in Galatina with the support of the company Leonardo S.p.A.
The visit concluded with the signing of the Honor Roll, at which time the’Air Vice Marshal Li Oluwatoyin He thanked for the welcome received and for the fruitful activities carried out during the visit, wishing the continuation of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
The 10th Aircraft Maintenance Department in Galatina (Lecce) is the entity responsible for the maintenance of the T-339 and T-346 aircraft that are in service with the Italian Air Force and for the technical and logistical support of the braking barriers – mechanical systems for assisting the deceleration of aircraft during landing – used at Italian air bases and abroad.
