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Army chief Attahiru threatens to blacklist Norinco after hitches with new vehicles

New general and chief of army staff Ibrahim Attahiru has warned Norinco that it could be excluded from future equipment supply contracts after mobile units it supplied ran into technical problems shortly after they were delivered to the army last November. [...] (394 words)

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Leonardo gives Nigerian Air Force a lift with its M-346 training jets

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Death of oligarch Alhaji Attom deprives Norinco of a key partner in Nigeria

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How China's Norinco has been kitting out Nigerian Army

The Chinese defence giant Norinco is preparing to deliver new heavy equipment to the Nigerian Army, adding to the avalanche of Chinese military equipment paid for by special funds and sent to Nigeria over the past few years. [...]

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