Ondjiva - Angola’s National Air Force (FAN) is equipped and ready to protect the airspace of the country’s southern region, the Lt Gen Justino da Glória has said.
The head of the Directorate of Patriotic Education of FAN, said this on Saturday in southern Cunene province, stressing the readiness of staff to protect the airspace in the southern region of Angola.
The National Air Force, a branch of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA), has a unit and an airfield in Cahama municipality, 175 kilometers from Cunene province’s capital, Ondjiva, which is ready to defend the national airspace.
Justino da Glória assessed the conditions of the Cahama unit, in Cunene, and found that there are conditions that ensure readiness of troops for combat and discipline that is required in compliance with the laws and guidance from superior bodies.
The visit of senior FAN officer is part of the appointment, in January of this year, by the Head of State, João Lourenço, of the new commander of this branch and other members of the command, which visit units in the different provinces of the country.
The Southern Air Region comprises the provinces of Huíla, Namibe, Cunene, Cuando Cubango, Huambo, Bié and Cuanza Sul. PEM/ILHE/NE
