Everyone from government, military and the citizens are to blame here.
Nigeria is a useless country whereby the Citizens will not combat the government and force their hand, government makes stupid decisions daily and gets away with it time and time again.
Useless government is wasting over 41m on useless jets that cost less than 10m each but the citizens sidon look.

For a start, you buy weapons according to priority need, in this case close combat air support for insurgency, and troop support.
Harrier jets - the British navy has dozens of 2nd hand ones for sale with the upgrade to F35s
A-10 Thunderbolt II - America is getting rid of them, buy for cheap
AH-64 Apache - plenty nations around the world willing to sell some.

Listen to that defense minister mallam Dan Ali and you will laugh how such a Fulani herdsman manage to be in charge of a military of 180 million humans.

U S will never want to sell such air crafts to Nigeria to end insurgency in the country rather they will prefer to sell to the likes of Bokoharam, ISIS and others like them for them to continue their insurgencies all because that is the major source of external revenue generation for the U S these days, why, because China has taken over the world economy through their commercial activities.

imhotep:

It was not called a sh!thole for nothing

F16 cannot be used in the Nothern Nigerian terrains. The USA used these propellers ones in Afghanistan too.

SalamRushdie:
The F16 Falcon cost 18 million dollars per unit yet the Nigerian govt wants to buy archaic propeller driven plane for 41 million dollars each ..I beg the senate to halt that deal as it is filled with intense corruption

Let us all stop the purchase of these Tucano planes and get sophisticated fighter jets and helicopter gun-ships from Russia or China.

mehn someone is somewhere budget padding... it cost less than $41m but Nigeria is capable of purchasing f22, F35A, B or even C

SalamRushdie:
The F16 Falcon cost 18 million dollars per unit yet the Nigerian govt wants to buy archaic propeller driven plane for 41 million dollars each ..I beg the senate to halt that deal as it is filled with intense corruption

You're very correct bro! We need people like you in our Senate.

Ki lo shele gangan na. Abeg, give Innoson dt money mk he partner chinco produce d fighter jets biko...

MrNigeria2018:


The same Igbos that couldn’t survive Nigeria area bombing due to their inability to purchase ammunitions from France and build a cheap runways after robbing CBN to get money and Nigeria govt subsequently changed its currency.

You mean the same Igbos who only waited to kill Nigeria Army to get a sophisticated guns.

The same Igbos who lost millions of their own when they couldn’t even build their own bullet.

The same Igbos that couldn’t beat the intelligence of one man called Obafemi Awolowo and made all their chest beating military gimmicks fell apart.

The same people who couldn’t not get beyond the intelligence of one man called Obafemi Awolowo who changed Nigeria currency when Igbos robbed the same Nigerians of their money to buy ammunitions.

The same Igbos who couldn’t find an alternative way to survive when an intelligent man called Awolowo came up with a brilliant idea of blockage so as to prevent these urchins fathers here today from being exterminated by Nigeria army.

The same Igbos who couldn’t lead their own and resulted to a Yoruba man for intelligence in leading the war

The same Igbos who couldn’t feed their own children but expected the same people they are killing to spoonfeed them.

You mean the same Igbos who employed the service of South African white pilots to fly the stolen Nigeria aircrafts at declaration of Biafra

You mean the same Igbos who couldn’t not come up with an idea when their enemy put up a blockage against them

The same Igbos whose leader took to his heels when the war song got to his door

The same Igbos who are still mourning about a self imposed war of over 40years in which they lost thousands of their kinsmen while those who fought in WW11 with casualties of over 20million people are now forming military, intelligence, economic and political alliances around the world.

If that’s the case, you build your fake clothes and drug without government intervention as you claimed, i dong think it ll cost Igbos anything to build just like every investor and begin to sell it like every capitalist countries in the world.

Tell us another chest-beating story.

Rubbish!

People who couldn’t even think beyond their anus are here forming Russia.

The same people who sent thousands of their youth to war front without proper military gears are now here again with their usual chest beating consolation rhetorics.

Lazy and coward imbedded Cretins.

you're a poor student of history... you think Nigeria as a country could fight the battles on their own without the help of the UK

SalamRushdie:
The F16 Falcon cost 18 million dollars per unit yet the Nigerian govt wants to buy archaic propeller driven plane for 41 million dollars each ..I beg the senate to halt that deal as it is filled with intense corruption

U no sabi say everything na padi padi?

Islie:










https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/fg-rejects-us-conditions-on-sale-of-fighter-jets.html

U cant produce toothpick n Ur here rejecting conditions.

Xbee007:
I was an advocate of NAF buying Super Tucano because it was simply the best COIN and CAS aircraft in the world. I was even ready to overlook the stupidly exorbitant price tag.
However, it is now obvious that USA just want to ridicule Nigeria with this crazy deal.
They don't want Nigerians to inspect the building of the aircraft.
They don't want us to maintain them ourselves in case they get faulty.
And we have to wait till 2020 before we start taking delivery. WTH!

Aww Shucks! Countries that get their acts together CALL THE SHOTS!!

MrNigeria2018:
[s]

The same Igbos that couldn’t survive Nigeria area bombing due to their inability to purchase ammunitions from France and build a cheap runways after robbing CBN to get money and Nigeria govt subsequently changed its currency.

You mean the same Igbos who only waited to kill Nigeria Army to get a sophisticated guns.

The same Igbos who lost millions of their own when they couldn’t even build their own bullet.

The same Igbos that couldn’t beat the intelligence of one man called Obafemi Awolowo and made all their chest beating military gimmicks fell apart.

The same people who couldn’t not get beyond the intelligence of one man called Obafemi Awolowo who changed Nigeria currency when Igbos robbed the same Nigerians of their money to buy ammunitions.

The same Igbos who couldn’t find an alternative way to survive when an intelligent man called Awolowo came up with a brilliant idea of blockage so as to prevent these urchins fathers here today from being exterminated by Nigeria army.

The same Igbos who couldn’t lead their own and resulted to a Yoruba man for intelligence in leading the war

The same Igbos who couldn’t feed their own children but expected the same people they are killing to spoonfeed them.

You mean the same Igbos who employed the service of South African white pilots to fly the stolen Nigeria aircrafts at declaration of Biafra

You mean the same Igbos who couldn’t not come up with an idea when their enemy put up a blockage against them

The same Igbos whose leader took to his heels when the war song got to his door

The same Igbos who are still mourning about a self imposed war of over 40years in which they lost thousands of their kinsmen while those who fought in WW11 with casualties of over 20million people are now forming military, intelligence, economic and political alliances around the world.

If that’s the case, you build your fake clothes and drug without government intervention as you claimed, i dong think it ll cost Igbos anything to build just like every investor and begin to sell it like every capitalist countries in the world.

Tell us another chest-beating story.

Rubbish!

People who couldn’t even think beyond their anus are here forming Russia.

The same people who sent thousands of their youth to war front without proper military gears are now here again with their usual chest beating consolation rhetorics.

Lazy and coward imbedded Cretins.[/s]

Envious things

I say we dump this deal as fast as a heart attack. The good ole Su-25 Frogfoot, plus the brand new J-17 multirole combat jets are all there begging to be purchased at a much cheaper rate. Better still, purchase the Super Tucano DIRECTLY from Brazil with ZERO American parts. To hell with them.

Warship:
Nigerians, don't let the Caliphate deceive you.

Donald Trump is no longer comfortable with Buhari's jihadist government.

Obasanjo letter heralds the oncoming of many misfortunes for any government. Watch how the international communities will gradually be shifting grounds on earlier established agreement.

smartty68:
Why are you guys complaining already? Didn't you pay to acquire the machine? Or the money also includes production training?

BTW, 2020 is a good decision because I'm pretty sure that the US government is aware of the recent crisis going on in Nigeria because releasing the jet now may lead to another Civil War under this present administration.

you are so correct..
So they don't want to be part of the kunu heads decision making to destroy good people against them..

pooozeee:
Y must we only buy from the US, Y not Russia, Israel they also have suffisticated aircraft

Israel wount sell expect US says so. also, buying heavily from Russia would cause US to get jealous n when they do. you know what that means

bendike:

Understood, but why not get subsonic upgraded Su 25 close support aircrafts from Russia that can also use guided and unguided ammunitions?
Why tie down ourselves with unreliable Americans that have already started giving conditions on products you what do buy with your hard earned money. As if we are begging them to buy. Tomorrow when we disagree with them over minor issues they will then place "sanctions" on us by refusing to supply parts or armaments for the aircrafts. Example is Venezuela that bought F16 or Iran that bought F14 and had their whole fleets grounded over unrelated disagreements with the USA.
The cost of American munitions is also crazy. A single missile can cost over a $100k when the same missile from Russia cost $5k. Can Nigeria afford such? The Americans wont allow you modify their aircrafts to carry cheaper munitions from other countries.
Do you know that modern American aircraft also give the manufacturer situation and usage records just like your i phone? Norway recently had to consider the national security impact of that as they discovered their F35 jets were communicating with the USA without their knowledge. In short the USA manufacturer can send a bug or command to your aircraft to shut down, to refuse to start even to refuse to lock its aiming sensors and radars on a geo-location.
Finally do you know that you cannot sell American aircrafts to a third party without getting approval from the USA? Which means if Nigeria cannot sell the aircrafts to any other country if we are done with them.

haha this is really serious o. I bought #80 bread from you n pay #90 yet ur gonna dictate how I cut it n to what level I eat it to. US is quite funny like wtf

We don't play international politics. We go to war with no negotiable terms. If we did such with South Africa, they won't lay their filthy hands on our citizens.

MrNigeria2018:


The same Igbos that couldn’t survive Nigeria area bombing due to their inability to purchase ammunitions from France and build a cheap runways after robbing CBN to get money and Nigeria govt subsequently changed its currency.

You mean the same Igbos who only waited to kill Nigeria Army to get a sophisticated guns.

The same Igbos who lost millions of their own when they couldn’t even build their own bullet.

The same Igbos that couldn’t beat the intelligence of one man called Obafemi Awolowo and made all their chest beating military gimmicks fell apart.

The same people who couldn’t not get beyond the intelligence of one man called Obafemi Awolowo who changed Nigeria currency when Igbos robbed the same Nigerians of their money to buy ammunitions.

The same Igbos who couldn’t find an alternative way to survive when an intelligent man called Awolowo came up with a brilliant idea of blockage so as to prevent these urchins fathers here today from being exterminated by Nigeria army.

The same Igbos who couldn’t lead their own and resulted to a Yoruba man for intelligence in leading the war

The same Igbos who couldn’t feed their own children but expected the same people they are killing to spoonfeed them.

You mean the same Igbos who employed the service of South African white pilots to fly the stolen Nigeria aircrafts at declaration of Biafra

You mean the same Igbos who couldn’t not come up with an idea when their enemy put up a blockage against them

The same Igbos whose leader took to his heels when the war song got to his door

The same Igbos who are still mourning about a self imposed war of over 40years in which they lost thousands of their kinsmen while those who fought in WW11 with casualties of over 20million people are now forming military, intelligence, economic and political alliances around the world.

If that’s the case, you build your fake clothes and drug without government intervention as you claimed, i dong think it ll cost Igbos anything to build just like every investor and begin to sell it like every capitalist countries in the world.

Tell us another chest-beating story.

Rubbish!

People who couldn’t even think beyond their anus are here forming Russia.

The same people who sent thousands of their youth to war front without proper military gears are now here again with their usual chest beating consolation rhetorics.

Lazy and coward imbedded Cretins.

all I see here is the praise of a man who's wisdom couldn't stop him from poisoning n killing himself lol

zynzyn:


Aww Shucks! Countries that get their acts together CALL THE SHOTS!!

True, they wouldn't give that crazy conditions to a country like India, Egypt, Turkey etc...

heendrix:


haha this is really serious o. I bought #80 bread from you n pay #90 yet ur gonna dictate how I cut it n to what level I eat it to. US is quite funny like wtf

. It is high time our government starts to recruit witches from benin to help manned our airspace. it won't cost billions of dollars.

When you have no idea about the topic in a thread, the best thing is to simply read and maybe learn here and there. No! Nigerians have an idea about everything, even those who haven't ever seen the inside of a fast car will comment about Defense equipment...this is NOT how great nations are made.

UncleJudax:
Make Una build Una own na. Na Just to de buy..?

I simply cannot understand why we can spend billions on equipment but we can't study the equipment and replicate it or even enhance it. Why are black people like this?

SmartyPants:


I simply cannot understand why we can spend billions on equipment but we can't study the equipment and replicate it or even enhance it. Why are black people like this?

Blacks are comsumption-driven. This is a result of Bad leadership. No Research, Lack of Patience, only after "already Made" goods etc. This is prevelant anywhere blacks rule themselves.

SalamRushdie:
The F16 Falcon cost 18 million dollars per unit yet the Nigerian govt wants to buy archaic propeller driven plane for 41 million dollars each ..I beg the senate to halt that deal as it is filled with intense corruption

I don't even know how it came to be that expensive. The super tucano costs 14 million dollars/unit

AnodaIT:

Someone somewhere is hellbent on making billions from the deal, hence the desperation to push through

This is what Nigeria is planning to use in 2020 with money that can buy modern fighter jets

Such a sad case.


Ineptitude in every major tier of government with seemingly demon-possessed officials curiously hellbent on ensuring the country's imminent demise either by instigated cataclysmic explosive catalyzing agencies or their refusal to ameliorate conditions favoring the flourishing of the myriad salient self-implosive threats in the country.

The only drawback i see to this country folding albeit in a very spectacular fashion is what the legend Fela had described as the average Nigerian's accursed asinine propensity for "suffering and smiling"!

This mediocres feel it's their birthright to make profit from being blithering fools at every little task while pushing the price tag and consequence of sorrows to the masses all the time. If this deal flies, some undeserving peeps are gonna be stupendously set-up for the year, if not, for life sef!

Islie:










https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/fg-rejects-us-conditions-on-sale-of-fighter-jets.html

That's what happens when we leave our brains idle and allow those who use their brains to dictate the tune.

SalamRushdie:
The F16 Falcon cost 18 million dollars per unit yet the Nigerian govt wants to buy archaic propeller driven plane for 41 million dollars each ..I beg the senate to halt that deal as it is filled with intense corruption

Iraqi F-16s $165 Million Each


Think of it as a military-industrial complex two-fer — first we invade Iraq, eight years later we’re selling it F-16s. “Iraq has now made its first transfer payment for the purchase of 18 F-16 fighter aircraft,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Tuesday. “These aircraft are going to help provide air sovereignty for Iraq and to protect its territory and deter or counter regional threats.” They represent “the cornerstone of the kind of cooperation that we hope to have in the future to support the secure, peaceful, democratic development of Iraq.”

Iraqi jet jockeys can’t wait. “It was a dream come true to fly in the F-16,” Iraqi air force Brigadier General Ali al-Aaragy said after taking one of the fighters for a test ride at Arizona’s Luke Air Force Base nearly three years ago. The first flock of F-16s is slated to arrive in Iraq in 2014. The U.S. is selling Iraq 18 of the “low end” of the Pentagon’s famed “high-low mix” — F-15s were the more costly “high end.” But these 18 F-16s are no bargain.

The planes are going to cost $3 billion (extra spares and services could drive the total cost to $4.2 billion). That base price, without the options, works out to more than $165 million a plane — more than the current estimated $154 million price tag on the much more modern — so-called fifth generation — F-35. (The Pentagon stopped buying F-16s back in 1995; it paid an average of $17 million per plane).

http://nation.time.com/2011/09/28/sticker-shock-iraqi-f-16s-165-million-each/

The wiki $18 million cost you posted was from 1998. Do you know how much they are going for today? No of course. You saw 1998, but you skipped that date just to post false and misleading info.


Iraq is paying $165 Million Each F-16.

They are buying 18 F16 and the total cost of the package is $3-4 billion.


Be truthful and up to date with your facts.