The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $346 million Foreign Military Sale to Nigeria for munitions, precision bombs, and precision rockets, along with related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the proposed deal on August 13.
Under the request, Nigeria seeks to acquire 1,002 MK-82 general purpose 500-pound bombs, 1,002 MXU-650 Air Foil Groups for Paveway II GBU-12, 515 MXU-1006 Air Foil Groups for Paveway II GBU-58, 1,517 computer control groups for Paveway II guidance kits, 1,002 FMU-152 joint programmable fuzes, and 5,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II rounds. The package also includes bomb components, fuzes, rockets, test equipment, integration support, and related logistical services.
According to the State Department, the sale is intended to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity to address current and future threats, including operations against terrorist organizations and efforts to counter illicit trafficking in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea. The department stated that the deal would not alter the regional military balance.
Principal contractors for the program would include RTX Missiles and Defense (Tucson, AZ), Lockheed Martin Corporation (Archibald, PA), and BAE Systems (Hudson, NH). No offset agreements have been proposed at this stage, and implementation would not require the deployment of additional U.S. personnel to Nigeria.
The final value of the contract may be lower depending on Nigeria’s finalized requirements and budget. The State Department noted that the sale would not affect U.S. defense readiness.