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www.dicon.gov.ng/RD.html
A Research and Development Centre (R&DC) has been established and a lot of development work is being undertaken. The 81mm
Mortar and RPG7 were developed by the centre using local raw material and prototypes were produced and successfully tested. More prototypes of these weapons are being looked into to contract out some R & D work to Universities, Companies and individuals. New projects have been planned and are waiting funding and execution.

the government is not funding R& D obviously

SUBMARINE:


My guy

Nigeria can't catch up with the rest of the world if you leave weapons development in the hands of few government hired brains.


As I speak to you

So many young Americans whose military technology are worthy of using, are being paid to sell their technology by private and government defence industries



It is madness to continue on the same process and expect different result.

CFCfan:
If the Presidential committee recommend that Innoson has the capacity to manufacture some military hardware, it would put the position of DICON as the sole locla manufacture of military hardware, in serious jeopardy.
Nigeria would follow the US example of contracting private companies to produce equipment for their military.

owobokiri:


Nigerians love over concentration of power or resources in one place for easy control and oversight because everybody is afraid of his shadows. The major obstacle against the decentralisation of the arms industry in this country is the overblown fear that some group-you know the usual target- might use that oppurtuinity to stockpile weapons.. It is the main reason every policy fashioned in this regard has been anti inventiveness. Every research, every production and study were concentrated in one hamlet in kaduna populated with cronnies and quota system Generals.. I guess boko haram has forced thei hands finally. We will now do it the same way it is done in saner climes and the good ressults will come.

revolt:
tht dicon. Spent a whooping 5 million dollars building a flying face me I face u generator, with foreign assistance. And called it a drone.... Our civil service cannot do anyfin , corruption, nepotism, quotassystem will not let the best hands get into dicon.
Only the private sector can save nigeria.. The US also faced similiar situation and realised only The private sector can build their wants.

CFCfan:

Lool! Which kain ogogoro you shack?

omenka:
Kai. Lmao. Nothing person nor go see for nairaland!

nduchucks:
I wonder whether Innoson cannot convert some of their manufacturing outfits into weapons manufacturing facilities so that they can help us build tanks to wound Boko Haram.

egift:
Jonathan is a Drama Queen. All these fire brigade panic flip-flopping will still not stop Nigerians from kicking out the Zoologist.

PhockPhockMan:
You get sense small o o.

Martins301:
I have nothing against private or public entities manufacturing weapons o. My own is that they should be allowed to manufacture weapons that will end up in the hands of terrorists (BokoHaram), thieves and militants. As such, effective, I mean very very very effective measures should be put in place to check and checkmate the activities of such entities.

Imagine us having a President like GEJ and many companies start producing weapons in Nigeria. I assure you all that over 85% of those weapons will end up in the hands of thieves, militant or Boko Haram. Abeg o.

Obiagelli:
The best news so far this year. Time for innoson to blossom. Proudly Nigerian

After the first set of orders, innoson should immediately set up a military department

Emperor007:
Good move and commendable. The West, especially USA get lots of advaced stuffs bought from ( developed for the millitary by ) private firms.
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HzRF:
The establishment of Innoson is a giant stride... Incorporating the development of military equipments will be a step further for us... To be self dependant is a must now that USA and other we look up to are switching us to OYO mode

Martins301:
I have nothing against private or public entities manufacturing weapons o. My own is that they should be allowed to manufacture weapons that will end up in the hands of terrorists (BokoHaram), thieves and militants. As such, effective, I mean very very very effective measures should be put in place to check and checkmate the activities of such entities.

Imagine us having a President like GEJ and many companies start producing weapons in Nigeria. I assure you all that over 85% of those weapons will end up in the hands of thieves, militant or Boko Haram. Abeg o.

SUBMARINE:



Thank God GEJ's government is now doing the right thing in the area of weapons development

May God bring this ideal to completion.

SUBMARINE:


Thank God that US presidents never thought like you otherwise small Japanese would have overpower US

PhockPhockMan:
So many drunkards in this thread .

Martins301:


Look at your username. Only a drunkard would choose that kinda akward name. Clueless phool. . .

Martins301:


Thank God USA presidents were never like GEJ. Otherwise, USA would have been worse than Zimbabwe, and you know what a country like Japan can do to Zimbabwe.

owobokiri:


Nigerians love over concentration of power or resources in one place for easy control and oversight because everybody is afraid of his shadows. The major obstacle against the decentralisation of the arms industry in this country is the overblown fear that some group-you know the usual target- might use that oppurtuinity to stockpile weapons.. It is the main reason every policy fashioned in this regard has been anti inventiveness. Every research, every production and study were concentrated in one hamlet in kaduna populated with cronnies and quota system Generals.. I guess boko haram has forced thei hands finally. We will now do it the same way it is done in saner climes and the good ressults will come.