Nigeria to Build More Armoured Vehicles, Anti-Drone Systems as DICON-D7G Targets 300 Jobs
Oluwafunbi Bello 
CAIRO, Egypt – Nigeria is set to significantly expand local production of armoured vehicles, anti-drone systems and other military hardware under a new defence manufacturing partnership expected to generate more than 300 jobs and strengthen the country’s self-reliance in military equipment production.
The Chief Executive Officer of DICON-D7G, Osman Chennar, disclosed this on Sunday after accompanying the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, on a two-day inspection of military production facilities and defence factories in Cairo, Egypt.
Chennar said the collaboration would accelerate technology transfer from Egypt to Nigeria, enabling the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria-D7G to manufacture more sophisticated military platforms locally while positioning the country as a defence production hub for Africa.
According to him, the expansion is expected to create employment for more than 200 workers, while also providing opportunities for about 100 retired military personnel through various defence production projects.
“The partnership is expected to create employment for over 200 workers, in addition to providing opportunities for approximately 100 retired military personnel,” Chennar said.
He explained that the initiative forms part of DICON-D7G’s long-term strategy to establish a sustainable indigenous defence manufacturing ecosystem capable of designing, assembling and producing military hardware for Nigeria’s armed forces and other African countries.
Among the platforms scheduled for local production are the Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (BR6), Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) cabins, 120mm manual mortar launcher cabins, medical evacuation and ambulance cabins, MRAP-Buffalo U.10 and M.12 armoured vehicles, and the MRAP-Buffalo F-4.
“DICON-D7G has planned the launching of its Military Jetty in Lagos that will provide employment to over 200 retired military personnel with over 1,000 civilians when the project takes off in the next two to three months,” he said.
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