Reps urge FG to adopt drone industrialisation policy to boost defence manufacturing
The House further mandated its Committees on Defence and National Security and Intelligence to work with the Nigerian military and relevant government agencies to identify and formalise technology transfer agreements with reputable international drone manufacturers.
The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to adopt a strategic National Drone Industrialisation Policy to strengthen Nigeria’s defence manufacturing capacity and reduce the country’s dependence on imported unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
According to him, the absence of a structured national policy, a technology transfer framework, legislative incentives, and dedicated defence industrial zones had limited Nigerian drone manufacturers’ ability to scale their operations and develop sophisticated systems capable of meeting the requirements of the Armed Forces.
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