US approves potential sales of munitions, bombs and rockets to Nigeria

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — A Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucano aircraft pilot launches a Hydra 70 rocket at a target at the Grand Bay Bombing and Gunnery Range near Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 1, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rebeckah Medeiros)

The U.S. State Department has approved potential sales of munitions, precision bombs and precision rockets to Nigeria for an estimated cost of $346 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

The contractors for the sales are Lockheed Martin , RTX Missiles and Defense and BAE Systems, the statement said.

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya and Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto // REUTERS)

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