Photos Of AH-1Z Attack Helicopters Approved For Sale to Nigeria Surface

The U.S approved the sale of military equipment worth an estimated $997 million to Nigeria.

The weapons include 12 attack helicopters and 2,000 advanced precision kill weapon system guidance sections. 

The United States has approved the sale of military equipment worth an estimated $997 million to Nigeria.

According to a statement issued on Thursday by the US department of defense, the weapons include 12 AH-1Z attack Helicopters.

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Others are 2,000 advanced precision kill weapon system guidance sections, and a night vision imaging system.

The approval comes after months of back and forth on the matter, with the US initially reported to have denied Nigeria’s request over human rights concerns

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