The Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, has introduced two hi-tech unmanned water vessels to President Bola Tinubu.
The presentation happened on the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
A press release issued by the Director of Press, Data and Public Relations, Henshaw Ogubike,
on Friday quoted the Minister to have advised the President that the “two vessels would to assist in the combat in opposition to insecurity on our waterways specifically and the nation generally”.
“The 2 unmanned ships was a donation by Swift Ship Firm in USA to Nigerian Authorities,” the minister defined.
Presenting the 2 variations of the gear – the S2 and S3 Swift Sea Stalkers – he stated that the hi-tech gear are the most recent applied sciences that may be deployed in preventing insecurity within the Niger Delta, Lake Chad Area and different maritime areas of the nation.
It will be recalled that the minister lately undertook a working go to to the US and inspected NEANY, Swift Ships and the OCR International, hi- tech army {hardware} producing firms within the US.
Moreover, the minister stated that the donation of the vessels is the acquire of his working go to to some firms in US.
Matawalle intimated Tinubu that the tour was geared toward selling modern applied sciences that may improve the Nigerian army’s effectivity in addressing modern safety challenges.
As well as the minister stated that the concept was to encourage partnership with the US firms within the manufacturing of army {hardware} domestically in Nigeria in collaboration with Defence Industries Company of Nigeria (DICON).
Matawalle added that the new-found partnership would afford Nigeria the chance to be taught the modern methods of army {hardware} manufacturing which is in keeping with Tinubu’s agenda of securing the nation.
The minister additional briefed the President that a part of the services he inspected whereas within the US included fast deployment cellular RADAR system, unmanned water automobiles, drone floor management station, and compact biometric search-scan system, amongst others.
He reassured the President that the cutting-edge army and intelligence {hardware} capabilities introduced would go a great distance within the combat in opposition to insecurity in Nigeria.