In a move to consolidate the gains of building the first indigenous warship in Africa, the Nigerian Navy is to commence the construction of a new 38 metre Seaward Defence Boat (SDB). The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dele Ezeoba has given his consent for the commencement of the warship. In the same vein, the design for the project has been approved by the Naval Headquarters.

Rear Admiral James Boer, who made the disclosure of this tremendous feat yesterday at the NNS BEECROFT parade ground, during the first anniversary of NNS ANDONI- the first indigenous warship built by the navy-said the international certifications by relevant agencies have begun. It would be recalled that President Goodluck Jonathan had on June 1 2012 commissioned a 31metre Seaward Defence Boat at the Naval Dockyard in Lagos.

Admiral Boer, who is the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard Limited, added that NDL was in the fore front of technological breakthroughs and innovations in the Nigerian Navy. He further stressed that NDL is diversifying efforts into various aspects of activities that would include marine construction and fabrications in the maritime sector and the offshore operations of the oil and gas industry.

mojounited: In a move to consolidate the gains of building the first indigenous warship in Africa, the Nigerian Navy is to commence the construction of a new 38 metre Seaward Defence Boat (SDB). The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dele Ezeoba has given his consent for the commencement of the warship. In the same vein, the design for the project has been approved by the Naval Headquarters.

Rear Admiral James Boer, who made the disclosure of this tremendous feat yesterday at the NNS BEECROFT parade ground, during the first anniversary of NNS ANDONI- the first indigenous warship built by the navy-said the international certifications by relevant agencies have begun. It would be recalled that President Goodluck Jonathan had on June 1 2012 commissioned a 31metre Seaward Defence Boat at the Naval Dockyard in Lagos.

Admiral Boer, who is the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard Limited, added that NDL was in the fore front of technological breakthroughs and innovations in the Nigerian Navy. He further stressed that NDL is diversifying efforts into various aspects of activities that would include marine construction and fabrications in the maritime sector and the offshore operations of the oil and gas industry.

http://www.nigerianpilot.com/nigerian-navy-to-build-another-warship/

naptu2: It's a seaward defence boat.

naptu2: It's a seaward defence boat.

mojounited:

I know... #catchy title eh! With the Navy building defence boats and refurbishing NNS Andoni, Airforce and Army Engineers fabricating rockets pots and Building UAVs, our defence industry can only get stronger and more robust. There's still a long way to way, but I think we're headed in the right direction.

naptu2: Anyway, I'm happy that we are getting back on track. In 1988 I was excited when I heard that they were going to commission the first made in Nigeria air force plane ( a trainer/reconnaissance plane), the Air Beetle. I was a bit disappointed when I discovered that it was based on Van's Aircraft. However, it was a beginning.

Air Beetle


Political instability and changes in government meant that we did not improve on that start. The return to democracy has seen us make a fresh start with the following:

Igirigi. An armoured personnel carrier that's built by the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON).


The Prowler. An armoured personnel carrier that's built by the Obasa brothers.


The Proforce Pf1. An armoured personnel carrier that's built by a private nigerian company.
[img]http://beegeagle.files./2012/06/apc.jpg[/img]


NNS Andoni. The first Nigerian built shore patrol boat, it was conceived in 2006 and built by the Nigerian Navy and a private Nigerian company.
[img]http://beegeagle.files./2012/05/nns-andoni-p100vanguard.jpg[/img]

And the Amebo series of drones.
[img]http://beegeagle.files./2012/10/plateau_state_delegation_visit_to_air_force_institute_of_technology_4_20120706_13653689243.jpg[/img]

[img]http://beegeagle.files./2012/07/amebo-2.jpg[/img]

[img]http://beegeagle.files./2012/09/amebo-iii.jpg?w=640[/img]

naptu2: Pictures from DICON's photo gallery http://www.dicon.gov.ng/galleries.html
Zimbio http://www.zimbio.com/Nigeria/articles/4A064mlNJcX/Goodluck+Jonathan+Launches+Bullet+Proof+Factory
And other websites.

1) A Nigerian Army soldier  fully kitted with Bullet Proof Vest produced by DICON - Marom Dolphin Company (Nig) Limited in our factory in Kaduna.
[img]http://img1.nairaland.com/attachments/745628_Bullet20Proof20Vest20120DICON_jpgb4fc809f9881b217f9635787abae72d2[/img]


2) Same as above
[img]http://img1.nairaland.com/attachments/745629_Bullet20Proof20Vest20DICON_jpg954fe5897a5c2c8ac18d339bfb106e93[/img]

3) The former Honourable Minister of Defence, Dr. Haliru Mohammed and his entourage inspecting DICON's military products in company of DG - DICON & other Senior Military Officers

[img]http://img1.nairaland.com/attachments/745630_HMOD20inspecting20DICON20Mil20products_jpg05cdb72109200031faf36cc62554ba4f[/img]


4) DG DICON Maj Gen SU Labaran signing the Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) between DICON and Marom Dolphin (Nig) Ltd on January 24, 2012 for the establishment and operation of a Ballistic Vest Factory in Kaduna
[img]http://img1.nairaland.com/attachments/745635_DICON20MOU201_jpgaba06eb4f2b72f834844a1091d2bbf01[/img]

[img]http://img1.nairaland.com/attachments/745636_DICON20MOU203_jpg0c9471dd7747fd93b052fdfaac4050b6[/img]

5) DG DICON, Maj Gen SU Labaran, President Goodluck Jonathan, Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Yakowa and Minister of State for Defence, Erelu Obada inspect rifles produced by DICON.

[img]http://img1.nairaland.com/attachments/745637_DICON-DG-GOODLUCK-YAKOWA-AND-OBADA_jpgcc3ce986ef89b8bae0749b4e0a5cb2b2[/img]

mojounited:

Admiral Boer, who is the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard Limited, added that NDL was in the fore front of technological breakthroughs and innovations in the Nigerian Navy. He further stressed that NDL is diversifying efforts into various aspects of activities that would include marine construction and fabrications in the maritime sector and the offshore operations of the oil and gas industry.

http://www.nigerianpilot.com/nigerian-navy-to-build-another-warship/

mojounited: Excellent news from the NN

braine: To build or to buy? Nigeria is not known for building things. Lol.

youth must work: My eyes re paining me. Cnt read ds nw. Buh let me coment one shit first.

Nigeria need a revolution.

[size=14pt]Navy arrests 15 Russians aboard ship loaded with arms and ammunition.[/size]

The Nigerian Navy is reassuring the nation that its territorial waters will be adequately protected against all forms of criminality across Nigerian waters.

As a proof of that commitment, the Navy handed over to the police 15 Russians arrested aboard a ship loaded with arms and ammunition for further investigation and possible prosecution.

The vessel was arrested on October 19, last year, at the Lagos roadstead of the nation’s waterways by personnel of the NNS Andoni for illegal entry into the nation’s waterways as well as for non-declaration of cargo and possession of a cache of arms and ammunition.

The vessel, which departed from the port of Toliara Madagascar en route Conakry in Senegal, was intercepted on Nigerian waters with about 14 assorted AK47 rifles with 3,643 ammunition and 20 Benelli MRI 20 barrel with 4955 ammunition.
The 15-man crew was formally handed over to the men of the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Force Criminal and Investigation Department at the Western Naval Command (WNC), Apapa, Lagos.

The crewmembers were identified as Lopatin Alexey, Varlygin Igor, Mishin Pavel, Dmitry Bannykh, Alexander Tsarikov, Kononov Sergei and Vorobev Mikhail.
Others were Baranovskiy Nikolay, Zhelyazkov Andrey, Savchenko Sergey, Illia Shubov, Oleksiuk Stephan, Alexander Tsarikov and Korotchenko Andrey.

Overseeing the handover session, the Commanding Officer, NNS Beecroft, Commodore Martin Njoku, said the navy was releasing only the crewmembers to the police and not the vessel and ammunition.

He said: “As our constitution demands and in the spirit of inter-cooperation, we are handing over the crewmembers to the Nigeria Police to continue their investigations.
“Note that we are handing over for further investigation and necessary action because we have done our preliminary investigations where we discovered that they were carrying fire arms.”

While receiving the crewmembers, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, SFU, Bashiru Mu’azu, said the police would proceed with investigations from where the navy had stopped.

He said: “For the navy to have handed over the suspects to the police, it means the suspects have a case to answer and we will ensure that a thorough investigation is carried out.

“We will also ensure speedy and quality investigation as well as prosecution of the suspects, if need be. But for now, we will detain the Russians until we complete our investigation.

“So far, we have no clue as to the owner of the arms and ammunition or where the suspects where carrying them to but that is what we intend to find out.”
Although he refused to disclose the identity of the owner of the arms and ammunition, the vessel’s captain, Zhelyazkov Andrey, said the Russian consul was fully aware of their case.

TVC News gathered that the arrested ship was flying a Dutch Island flag when it was sighted in Lagos on October 20, 2012.
While confirming the arrest of the ship, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Ameen Ikioda, had said the vessel entered the Nigerian waters without appropriate notifications from the naval authorities.

He said: “Part of our responsibility in Lagos area is to create a very conducive maritime space for legitimate maritime businesses to thrive.  Therefore, anytime we see something that is infringing on such an opportunity, we try to see how best we can address it.”

“The discovery of the weapons and ammunition on board is an infringement of the laws of this country.”

Information obtained from the ship’s website shows that its operation has been suspended following the arrest.