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French firm Sofema looks after Nigerian Air Force

Sofema, a French company specialising in reconditioned military equipment, is currently studying a plan to rehabilitate French Alpha Jets for the Nigerian Air Force. [...]

Published on 10.07.2023 at 04:40 GMT

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