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The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to modernising Nigeria’s Armed Forces through strategic international partnerships, local capacity development and advanced defence technology aimed at strengthening national security architecture.
The Honourable Minister of Defence, Christopher Gwabin Musa, made the commitment during a working visit to Monaco alongside senior officials of the Ministry of Defence.
According to a statement signed by Enderline Chukwu, Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations, for the Director of Information and Public Relations, the visit focused on practical demonstrations and high-level engagements on the proposed Multi-domain Hybrid Intelligence Shield (HIS) project being discussed with MARSS UK Ltd and its Nigerian partner, MPS Mikopowers Ltd.
The minister said the Federal Government was determined to strengthen the operational capacity of the Armed Forces by leveraging technology transfer, sustainable defence industrial cooperation and indigenous expertise to address evolving security threats across the country.
He identified terrorism, border insecurity, illegal mining, piracy and the increasing threat posed by unmanned aerial systems as some of the emerging security challenges confronting the nation. 
Musa noted that the Ministry of Defence remains the strategic brain behind Nigeria’s defence architecture and stressed the importance of deploying technology-driven intelligence and surveillance systems to improve operational efficiency.
“We must therefore leverage technology for intelligence, surveillance and recurring service. We have partners and allies ready to support us. We will reach out to them to work as a team,” the minister stated.
During the visit, the Nigerian delegation reportedly witnessed live operational demonstrations of advanced radar detection systems, artificial intelligence-enabled threat identification platforms, drone interception technologies and integrated national command-and-control solutions.
The engagements also featured discussions on the establishment of national and regional command centres, mobile response units and a Centre of Excellence dedicated to simulation, training and doctrine development for security personnel.
Officials said the discussions further explored opportunities for defence industry collaboration, local production support, technology integration and long-term strategic partnerships between Nigerian defence institutions and international stakeholders.
The ministry stated that the initiative forms part of Nigeria’s broader defence diplomacy and strategic engagement efforts aimed at improving national security, strengthening inter-agency coordination and advancing defence modernisation objectives in response to changing global security realities.
The delegation was received by officials of MARSS UK Ltd and MPS Mikopowers Ltd, who conducted detailed presentations and demonstrations of the NiDAR integrated command-and-control system, anti-drone technologies, mobile surveillance platforms and border security solutions tailored to Nigeria’s security environment.
