State Department approves sale of A-29 Super Tucanos to Nigeria
UPI Thu, Aug 3 1:45 PM PDT
Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The State Department has approved a $593 million sale to Nigeria of A-29 Super Tucano attack planes with associated parts, training, facilities and weapons. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered their certification of the foreign military sale to Congress, as required by law, on August 2. The twelve A-29s will be used by Nigeria to combat the Islamist militia Boko Haram and other extremist groups, such as the Islamic State West Africa splinter group. It will also serve to counter smuggling and other trafficking in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea. The DSCA has determined that U.S. security interests are served by assisting Nigeria in its counter-insurgency operations ...
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