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Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by nlfpmod(mod): 2:36pm On Apr 28

Nigeria’s military backs local startup unveiling drones, mine-clearing vehicles

Nigerian defense-tech startup Terra Industries unveiled its latest autonomous defense systems including interceptor drones, mine-detection vehicles and battlefield intelligence software.

Terra had until now focused on civilian drones and other security equipment.

Terra CEO Nathan Nwachukwu said, "We ‌are ⁠unveiling new defence systems such as our interceptor UAVs, our minesweepers, ground vehicles that can detect IEDs on the ⁠ground, and our battlefield intelligence software."

Major General Babatunde Alaya, who heads Nigeria's state-run military-industrial ⁠corporation DICON, said collaboration with Terra Industries was necessary given ⁠high troop casualties from improvised explosive devices.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-military-backs-local-startup-unveiling-drones-mine-clearing-vehicles-2026-04-27/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook

Nigerian defense-tech startup Terra Industries unveiled its latest autonomous defense systems including interceptor drones, mine-detection vehicles and battlefield intelligence software https://t.co/1G04IE7nIi pic.twitter.com/89HJe8wbSQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 28, 2026

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by AdolfHitlerxXx: 2:43pm On Apr 28

Nathan NWACHUKWU.

Oya Rochas Okorocha. Do your thing grin

These are the type of Nigerians we will praise.

People below complaining about the quality....

Abeg what have you contributed? We should start from somewhere. He should be encouraged.

No go fire drone for Bandit, mistakenly enter Government House sha because of wrong GPS grin

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by saintopus(m): 2:44pm On Apr 28

Very good, our loved ones should not die in a war where one time Nigeria President said
" A fight against Boko Haram is a fight against the North ".

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by Toosure70: 2:44pm On Apr 28

Good , we're getting there

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by Freshfish4: 2:44pm On Apr 28

Nice one but na make the vehicle no enter bandits hand

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by J2ff: 2:44pm On Apr 28

This looks seriouser than I thought

Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by Lawalemi(m): 2:44pm On Apr 28

Uhm. Can this really withstand Boko Haram that has destroyed many foreign artilleries?

Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by datola: 2:44pm On Apr 28

Wow! What a solution at the right time.

Thank you Nathan Nwachukwu!

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by Toredola: 2:44pm On Apr 28

Good innovation in this country but really our research and technology ministry is not doing enough. Our talented youth are idle

Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by LordBiden(m): 2:45pm On Apr 28

Make i hear word, something that Boko boys will still collect from the military boys to use.

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by Primusinterpares(m): 2:45pm On Apr 28

Great move... Lets support our home developed innovation.

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by MasterTeeUSA: 2:46pm On Apr 28

This is awesome. I love the compact nature...built for Nigeria or Africa rugged terraines. Can it enter into water? I am not so sure about the mine-detection...we need mine resistant armored tanks that cannot be blown from the bottom... or we get used to clearing the forest to make new roads to engage these mad people.

nlfpmod:
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-military-backs-local-startup-unveiling-drones-mine-clearing-vehicles-2026-04-27/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook

Nigerian defense-tech startup Terra Industries unveiled its latest autonomous defense systems including interceptor drones, mine-detection vehicles and battlefield intelligence software https://t.co/1G04IE7nIi pic.twitter.com/89HJe8wbSQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 28, 2026

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by ROTTWEILER007: 2:46pm On Apr 28

nlfpmod:
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-military-backs-local-startup-unveiling-drones-mine-clearing-vehicles-2026-04-27/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook

Nigerian defense-tech startup Terra Industries unveiled its latest autonomous defense systems including interceptor drones, mine-detection vehicles and battlefield intelligence software https://t.co/1G04IE7nIi pic.twitter.com/89HJe8wbSQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 28, 2026

I been think say na the "pepe terra" wen I dey use cook fa🤣🤣🤣😂

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by Sonofgod1990(m): 2:47pm On Apr 28

Boko haram will collect All of them in less than a week

Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by MasterTeeUSA: 2:47pm On Apr 28

They should be building inside these vehicles self destructive mechanisms, so if they are captured, they can blow them or deactivate them.

Freshfish4:
Nice one but na make the vehicle no enter bandits hand

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by fmonigent(m): 2:49pm On Apr 28

Way to go.
I'm impressed this is coming from our very own country Niaja.

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by anonimi: 2:50pm On Apr 28

AdolfHitlerxXx:
Nathan NWACHUKWU.

Oya Rochas Okorocha. Do your thing

These are the type of Nigerians we will praise.

People below complaining about the quality....

Abeg what have you contributed? We should start from somewhere. He should be encouraged.

No go fire drone for Bandit, mistakenly enter Government House sha because of wrong GPS

What do unserious people deserve as leaders, if not looters who take them for granted and steal their commonwealth that should employ workers to make government services and utilities available for everyone.
Basic things like water supply.

InvertedHammer:
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It is by far better than Enugu.

500 gallons of water go for N20k. Multiply by 4 in a month, that's N80k. By extrapolation, that's N960k in a year on water alone. Why? Because the governor believes that clean and accessible water is the least of his worries. Yet they prance around like Enugu is Abuja even though the red muddy soil will have residents looking like they went tomb-raiding at night.

But then, considering where it was before Peter Mba, one can understand the accolades being that he moved the town from 16th Century to 17th Century but not anywhere near 20th Century. 21st Century is a stretch. EEDC? The worst of all.

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fergie001:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5v-F81hNTs

The Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources in Lagos State, Mahmood Adegbite, has said that people drilling borehole in the Lekki axis of the state is probably drinking ‘’shit water.”

While speaking at a stakeholders meeting in the state recently, Adegbite noted that contaminated boreholes in Lekki pose health risk and added that treatment of waste water would eradicate any form of disease that may arise from it.

He said, “On waste water treatment, I will say that everyone digging borehole within the Lekki axis is probably drinking what I will call ‘shit water.’

https://punchng.com/video-everyone-digging-borehole-in-lekki-is-probably-drinking-shit-water-lagos-govt/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMABDJjbGNrAwAEK2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEewOd7728C0FSKQJNWar4yKRxNpNKt1owSlw47y57FKAux2QxvQL24Iu18rtw_aem_3kB5Sd2GjpdqjN6zFuIs7w

Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by fineboynl(m): 2:50pm On Apr 28

Lol. Scrap metal. What frontline deployment?

Without practical and real life testing

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by bestman09(m): 2:51pm On Apr 28

Good development. Hope they are not sabotaged by the same people they are working for

Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by Hungrychicken(m): 2:51pm On Apr 28

Stock am with better defense Ai inside. If the Nigerian military and government were a serious organization, this would have been a great investment for us

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by Putinofrussia: 2:52pm On Apr 28

This is a great news.
If only we can produce military hardware in Nigeria without relying on China and co..

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by Hez143(m): 2:55pm On Apr 28

Good development, instead of spending millions or billions of dollars to procure expensive military hardware from US, make we patronize our own.
#buynaija_grownaira

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by Reloadedisraelp: 2:58pm On Apr 28

Impressed

....well done engineer's 🙏

Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by Flame333: 3:02pm On Apr 28

The Nigeria army should engage them expediently

Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by tiswell(m): 3:02pm On Apr 28

It would end up as inferior quality.
When it comes to quality production,naija stands no chance

Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by Ironfaceman(m): 3:04pm On Apr 28

Is the CEO a reggae artist or afro juju he Looks very unserious to me.

Every profession have its appearance.

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by AdolfHitlerxXx: 3:04pm On Apr 28

Yes we need water. Food. Good governance

But, his product in useful in tackling insecurity which is a burning issue right now.

So he should be encouraged.

anonimi:
What do unserious people deserve as leaders, if not looters who take them for granted and steal their commonwealth that should employ workers to make government services and utilities available for everyone.
Basic things like water supply.

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Re: Terra Industries Nigeria Unveils Drones, Mine-Detecting Vehicles by dalongjnr: 3:07pm On Apr 28

Nice and smart moves to end terrorism in Nigeria.

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