US Delivers Military Equipment To Nigerian Air Force As Security Partnership Deepens
AFRICOM said the shipment was part of a foreign military sales deal and broader counterterrorism cooperation, with the specific equipment and cost not disclosed.
- On Thursday, the United States Africa Command confirmed a United States Air Force C-17 aircraft delivered military equipment to the Nigerian Air Force over the weekend.
- This delivery operates under a foreign military sales agreement between the United States and Nigeria, intended to strengthen security partnership and support the fight against regional terrorism.
- Officials have not clarified if the shipment is part of a $346 million Foreign Military Sale approved by the State Department in August 2025, which included munitions, precision bombs, and precision rockets.
- Between 2017 and 2022, the United States approved weapon sales to Nigeria, including 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft worth about $593 million and 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters costing $997 million.
- While President Donald Trump alleged attacks on Christians, Nigerian authorities rejected the characterization, insisting that insurgents target Nigerians regardless of religion or ethnicity.
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