THE U.S STATE DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED POTENTIAL SALES OF MUNITIONS, PRECISION BOMBS, AND PRECISION ROCKETS TO NIGERIA AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $346 MILLION.
THIS WAS CONFIRMED IN A STATEMENT RELEASED BY DEFENCE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY (DSCA) AND QUOTED BY NEWSMEN.
THE NON-MAJOR DEFENCE EQUIPMENT (NON-MDE) ITEMS IN THE PACKAGE INCLUDE; BOMB COMPONENTS, IMPULSE CARTRIDGES, AS WELL AS HIGH-EXPLOSIVE AND PRACTICE ROCKETS; INTEGRATION SUPPORT AND TEST EQUIPMENT.
ALSO, THE DEAL WILL COME ALONG WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT AND CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LOGISTICS PERSONNEL SERVICES; AND OTHER RELATED ELEMENTS OF LOGISTICAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT.
