{"id":55610,"date":"2017-12-28T06:31:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T06:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=55610"},"modified":"2017-12-28T06:31:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T06:31:00","slug":"nigeria-says-u-s-agrees-delayed-593-million-fighter-plane-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/nigeria-says-u-s-agrees-delayed-593-million-fighter-plane-sale.html","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria says U.S. agrees delayed $593 million fighter plane sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Nigeria says U.S. agrees delayed $593 million fighter plane sale<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Nigeria says U.S. agrees delayed $593 million fighter plane sale:- The United States has formally agreed to sell 12 Super Tucano A-29 planes and weapons to Nigeria, the West African country\u2019s air force said, confirming the resurrection of a deal frozen by the Obama administration over rights concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Former U.S. President Barack Obama delayed the sale in one of his last decisions in office after the Nigerian Air Force bombed a refugee camp in January.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">But his successor Donald Trump decided to press on with the transaction to support Nigeria\u2019s efforts to fight Boko Haram militants and to boost U.S. defense jobs, sources told Reuters in April.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The U.S. ambassador to Nigeria presented letters of offer and acceptance to Nigeria\u2019s air force earlier on Wednesday, the air force said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">It said the U.S. State Department had approved the sale and final agreements would be signed and necessary payments made before Feb. 20.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">There was no immediate statement from the U.S. embassy or from authorities in Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">U.S. government and Nigerian Air Force officials would meet in early January to discuss the early delivery of the aircraft once payment had been made, the Nigerian air force said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The sale of the 12 aircraft, with weapons and services, is worth $593 million, and includes thousands of bombs and rockets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The propeller-driven plane with reconnaissance, surveillance and attack capabilities, is made by Brazil\u2019s Embraer. A second production line is in Florida, in a partnership between Embraer and privately held Sierra Nevada Corp of Sparks, Nevada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The Super Tucano costs more than $10 million each and the price can go much higher depending on the configuration. 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