The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has unveiled fashionable safety belongings, together with superior surveillance know-how, drones, armoured autos and specialised tactical gear to strengthen maritime safety and surveillance below the Integrated National safety and Waterways Protection Infrastructure in any other case generally known as the Deep Blue Project.
The belongings, which have been unveiled on the 2026 Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) embody gentle utility autos engineered for bush and land-based operations, vertical take-off and touchdown (VTOL) unmanned aerial automobile, newly delivered armoured autos, and an array of specialised tactical gear for the deep blue challenge.
The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd) was one of many dignitaries who visited the NIMASA Deep Blue Stand and likewise took time to witness the tactical simulation of piracy assault in Nigeria waters by the Deep Blue Project.
The Director-General, NIMASA Dr Dayo Mobereola, famous that these newly acquired belongings are to strengthen the sustainability of the Deep Blue challenge and make sure that the army personnel deployed below the challenge have sufficient gear to maintain the combat in opposition to piracy in Nigerian waters.
Mobereola who was represented by the Head of the Deep Blue Unit, Aisha Yakubu Idris, famous that Nigeria wouldn’t relaxation on its oars in sustaining zero tolerance for unlawful actions in its waters.
On his half, Tal Spektor, CEO HLS International, who’re the technical companions of the Deep Blue Project, harassed the necessity for common upgrades of belongings to deal with evolving maritime threats. He added that maritime safety should prolong past the ocean, noting that unlawful offshore actions typically have hyperlinks to land-based operations
