United States (US) ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, has presented Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOA), to the Nigerian air force (NAF) for the planned sale of the A29 Super Tucano warplane. The presentation was made to Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff, at NAF headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday. In April, the US government […]
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The United States has sold warplanes and weapons worth $593m to Nigeria. It is reported that the Pentagon notified the US Congress on Monday of the sale to Nigeria of 12 Super Tucano A-29 planes and weapons. The Super Tucano A-29, an agile, propeller-driven plane with reconnaissance and surveillance as well as attack capabilities, is […]
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After years of foot-dragging, the US state department has approved the sale of a $593 million A-29 Super Tucano attack planes with associated parts, training, facilities and weapons, to Nigeria. The defence security cooperation agency delivered their certification of the foreign military sale to congress, as required by law, on August 2, according to United […]
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