Nigeria to get ordered 12 Super Tucano in 2024
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the nigerian air force in december 2017 received letters of offer and acceptance for the super tucano deal1 nigerias military will not be able to receive the already paid-for 12 a-29 super tucano aircraft until 2024 from the united states1 the planes are needed to combat boko haram insurgency in the north east of the country1 reported that the contract was announced on 28 november and is worth 329m for the aircraft although the total not-to-exceed amount is approved at 344.7m1 it will include forward looking infrared flir systems for six of the aircraft. these systems will be funded soon after the initial contract award the website said1 in addition to the 12 aircraft the contract provides for ground training equipment mission planning systems mission debrief systems spares ground support equipment and support services1 nigeria paid 462m for the aircraft and a host of other accessories and weapons in april1 the department of defence said that work will be performed in jacksonville florida and is expected to be completed in may 20241 reports said the united states department of defence has just awarded a 329 million contract to the sierra nevada corporation to manufacture the planes for the nigerian air force naf months after nigeria paid for them1 in august last year the nigerian deal was valued at 593 million and included paveway ii guided bombs laser-guided rockets 12.7 mm ammunition unguided bombs and infrared sensors. some of this may be acquired under separate contracts1 based on an earlier request it can be assumed that nigeria will be getting anaaq-22f electro-opticalinfrared eoir sensor and laser designator turrets1 the sale of the aircraft has been dogged by controversy1 under barack obama the deal was cancelled due to accusations of human rights abuses against nigerias military1 but president donald trumps administration approved the sale to support nigerias efforts to fight boko haram militants and to boost us defence jobs1 however the deal nearly stalled earlier this year when the nigerian defence ministry complained over the late delivery date of the aircraft and the fact that nigerian personnel were to be excluded from the aircrafts production and maintenance processes1 defence minister mansur dan ali in january refused to accept these conditions1