The US State Department has approved a potential $346 million sale of advanced munitions, including bombs, rockets and precision weaponry, to Nigeria.
This move is aimed at bolstering Nigeria’s capacity to counter rising terrorist threats.
The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), part of the US Department of Defence, announced the decision in a Wednesday press release, notifying Congress of the proposed foreign military sale.
Under the proposed deal, Nigeria has requested 1,002 MK-82 general-purpose 500 lb bombs, along with programmable fuses, bomb components, impulse cartridges, high-explosive and practice rockets, integration and testing equipment, and US technical and logistics support services.
Also included are 5,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) laser-guided rockets.
In its statement, the US government said: “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Nigeria of Munitions, Precision Bombs, and Precision Rockets and related equipment for an estimated cost of $346 million.”
The US administration added: “The proposed sale will improve Nigeria’s capability to meet current and future threats through operations against terrorist organisations and to counter illicit trafficking in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea.” It emphasised that there would be “no adverse impact on U.S. defence readiness.”
This sale builds on a prior $997 million weapons agreement with Nigeria in 2022.
Military Gains in the Fight Against Terror
Nigeria’s own military operations, particularly via airpower, have shown considerable progress in recent months.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, announced that over the past eight months, the Nigerian Air Force had eliminated 592 terrorists, destroyed 372 enemy assets, and executed 798 combat sorties, including around 1,500 operational flight hours under Operation Hadin Kai.
Abubakar declared, “This year, our air war is faster, sharper, and more surgical. We are taking out high-value targets, crippling their logistics, and hunting down every cell that threatens the peace of the North-East.”
These intensified air strikes have crippled terrorist mobility and supply chains by destroying 206 technical vehicles and 166 logistics hubs deep within hostile territory.
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