Nigeria to Get Ordered 12 Super Tucano in 2024 Nigeria’s military will not be able to receive the already-paid-for 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft until 2024 from the United States. Reports said the United States Department of Defence has just awarded a $329 million contract to the Sierra Nevada Corporation to manufacture the planes for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), months after Nigeria paid for them. The planes are needed to combat Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast of the country. It was reported that the contract was announced on 28 November and is worth $329m for the aircraft, although the total not-to-exceed amount is approved at $344.7m. It will include Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) systems for six of the aircraft. These systems will be funded soon after the initial contract award, the website said.