Sign In
Search
International

State Department Approves Potential $997 Million Deal With Nigeria For 12 AH-1Z Helicopters

Matthew Beinart By
SHARE:
State Department Approves Potential $997 Million Deal With Nigeria For 12 AH-1Z Helicopters
AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopter. (Photo: Bell Helicopter Textron)

The State Department has approved a potential $997 million deal with Nigeria for the sale of 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Thursday of the new foreign military sale. Along with the Bell [TXT]-built AH-1Zs, Nigeria would also receive 28 of General Electric’s [GE] T700-401C engines. Nigeria has also requested 2,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance sections, communication equipment, electronic warfare systems, AN/AVS-9 aviator’s night vision imaging systems and M197 20mm machine…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.

Recommended

Navy/USMC

Marines Keeping Options Open On Next ALC Phase, Fielding Decision Likely In ‘Next Couple Years’

Navy/USMC

Official: Navy Assessing ‘Round Two’ Of Capabilities Suitable For Production Boost Frameworks

Budget

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

Advanced / Transformational Technology

DoD Details Massive Drone, Industrial Base Investment In FY ‘27, Explains Reconciliation Outlook

Trending

Firestorm Labs Raises $82 Million To Transition Mobile 3D Printing Tech, Drones Into Production
MDA Director Says NGI On Track To Close Design Phase This Year
CoAspire Unveils Extended Range Affordable Cruise Missile
Marines Tap Sikorsky, Robinson’s Unmanned R66 For Medium Resupply Drone Development Effort
Army Begins Evaluating Bumble Bee Drone Interceptor With Autonomous Kill Capability

Congress Updates

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Air Force

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]

The Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers

Arne Brinck – Dark Wolf Solutions

Force Multipliers

Jags Kandasamy – Latent AI

Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers – Krista McKendree

Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers – Fred Taylor

Job Feed

Post a Job // Post a Resume