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A-29 Aircraft Sale To Nigeria Clears Hill

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, September 27th, 2017

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A-29 Aircraft Sale To Nigeria Clears Hill

Two Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucanos fly over Kabul in 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo)

A controversial proposal to sell 12 A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft to Nigeria is moving ahead after Congress took no action to block it.The U.S. State Department formally notified Capitol Hill of the potential deal Aug. 2, saying the $593 million transaction, including weapons, training, spare parts and support equipment, would help Nigeria fight terrorist groups and drug traffickers (Defense Daily, Aug. 3). Congress had 30 days to review and weigh in on the sale before the department could proceed with…

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