Navy To Establish Research Institute, Development Cells For Indigenous Military Technology

The Nigerian Navy hinted plans to establish a research institute and research and development cells across its commands to develop indigenous technologies, reduce operational costs and strengthen its combat capabilities.
This is just as the Navy said criminal networks were increasingly exploiting technology to evade detection and threaten critical national assets, requiring improved intelligence gathering, accurate surveillance and more effective deployment of military resources.
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, disclosed this on Thursday while delivering the keynote address at the Nigerian Navy’s 2026 Research and Development Seminar, held at the Naval Headquar...