Photos: First locally made in Nigerian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Tsaigumi)

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari, Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, Minister of Science and technology Dr Ogbonaya Onu, Minister of Defence Monsur Dan Ali, Minister of State Avition Hadi Sirika, Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung and Governor of Kaduna State H.E. Mallam Nasir El-Rufai at the Induction of First locally made Nigerian Air Force Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Tsaigumi) in Kaduna State on 15th Feb 2018. President Buhari with L-R: Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, Minister of Science and technology Dr Ogbonaya Onu, Minister of Defence Monsur Dan Ali, Minister of State Avition Hadi Sirika, Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung and Governor of Kaduna State H.E. Mallam Nasir El-Rufai during the Induction of First Locally Made Nigerian Air Force Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Tsaigumi) in Kaduna State on 15th Feb 2018 Tsaigumi

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Tsaigumi) in Kaduna State on 15th Feb 2018


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/photos-first-locally-made-nigerian-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-tsaigumi/

Buhari unveils Nigeria-made drone in Kaduna
By Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna | Publish Date: Feb 15 2018


As part of the Federal Government efforts to tackle insecurity in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled a surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) produced locally by the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Technology.



The UAC codenamed TSAIGUMI is the first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to be produced in the country and will be used to fight terrorism, armed banditry and other sophisticated crimes through enhanced air surveillance.
The president also inspected 10 Super Mushshak aircraft recently procured by the Nigerian Air Force from Pakistan.
Buhari said, "The world is witnessing an ever increasing surge in the employment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in military operations because, while standard air weapons such as missiles, fighters and bombers work against well-defined targets like conventional enemy forces or installations, they are not as useful in today’s complex wars that are fought against adversaries who are often hidden amongst innocent populations or in locations similarly sensitive or difficult to strike by normal conventional means.
"Unmanned Aerial Vehicle can loiter and maintain an ‘‘unblinking stare’’ over a chosen area for hours. Thanks to the ability to ‘‘watch and wait’’, its operator, often miles away, can provide a continuous stream of vital information on enemy activities and if the platform is weaponised, it patiently chooses the best moment to engage.
"Thus the employment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle capabilities for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and where possible, strike operations significantly increases the chances of success while minimising unwanted collateral damage.
"Government remains determined, despite numerous challenges to bring about the much-needed CHANGE that will lift our beloved nation to its rightful place as a major economic and political force on the world stage.
"From the military perspective, the added capacity for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance provided by the TSAIGUMI will boost ongoing and future security operations. As this project moves into the next stage, which is mass production, it would create employment and possibly generate revenue as Nigeria’s first military export product.”
Earlier, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar said, the desire to have battle space dominance and awareness has increased especially with the increasing complexity of contemporary security challenges and the moral burden that has been placed on professional Armed Forces to conduct military operations with precision and minimum collateral damage.
He said, that was why the need for capacity development in the area of UAVs and other scientific and technological innovations has been foremost in his mind since he assumed the leadership of the Air Force.
"I therefore consider research and development as a fundamental enabler of capacity building, hence ‘strategic partnerships with MDAs for enhanced research and development’ features as one of the key drivers of my vision. what we are doing in the NAF in terms of promotion of R& is in line with the STI policy.
The CAS however highlighted some of the physical and performance parameters of the TSAIGUMI including wing span of 5.16 metres and a maximum take-off mass of 95kg, Electro-Optic/Infra-Red (EO/IR) camera system while its engine runs on a 50:1 MOGAS/Oil mixture.
"It requires only 300 metres of runway for operation, with a mission range of 100km, a service ceiling at 15,000 feet and operational endurance of about 10 hours. The performance parameters and operational characteristics, would make this platform a critical component of NAF ISR architecture. Consequently, the UAV would be mass produced and employed in theatres of operations across the country," the CAS added.

I hope it doesn't serve the interest of herdsmen against farming settlements. Imagine deploying this drone to go spy on farmers before deploying fighter jets there . . .

Desyner:
I hope it doesn't serve the interest of herdsmen against farming settlements. Imagine deploying this drone to go spy on farmers before deploying fighter jets there . . .

You are always thinking of the negative....
You have very negative attitude to most things... Such attitude could be inimical, even to your personal growth..

GEJ commissioned this same drone under another name in 2013 and today you and Buhari are still re-commisioning the same drone and claiming first ..You are such a liar.

https://www.nairaland.com/1559366/jonathan-launches-first-nigerian-built-drone

FarahAideed:
GEJ commissioned this same drone under another name in 2013 and today you and Buhari are still re-commisioning the same drone and claiming first ..You are such a liar.

https://www.nairaland.com/1559366/jonathan-launches-first-nigerian-built-drone

You believe the lies by GEJ and his corrupt NAF chiefs? Look very well, the drone are not the same. This is the real deal. What GEJ commissioned is fake and propaganda.

https://leadership.ng/2018/02/13/n22-8bn-fraud-ex-air-force-chief-amosu-others-opt-plea-bargain/

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35743795

http://dailypost.ng/2016/12/20/ex-defence-chief-alex-badeh-stripper-poles-house-ogunlesi/

http://saharareporters.com/2017/07/04/how-badeh-used-position-personal-enrichment-witness

http://www.pulse.ng/news/local/alex-badeh-ex-cds-bought-n320m-house-for-his-28-year-old-son-witness-id4969905.html

deji17:


You are always thinking of the negative....
You have very negative attitude to most things... Such attitude could be inimical, even to your personal growth..

See who dey talk. Your APC is bombing innocent people . . .

Has Buhari ever visited Innoson’s Factory?

Infact hate will destroy Buhari. He is so hateful of other non Muslim or Fulani.

What they will never tell you is these drone technologies are being built under the conceptualization, guidance and direct supervision of the Provost of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Institute of Technology, Prof. Emmanuel Ezugwu. Now you know why they have vowed never to let them go?

http://www.afit.edu.ng/provost.php
https://www.nairaland.com/1171920/young-officers-design-build-drone

When will these Biafran engineers and scientists stop helping this shithole of a country? SMH

But gej commissioned this exact. Flying face me I face you gen in 2014 naw.....APC sha

Is noise will be like I pass my neighbour generator

deji17:

You believe the lies by GEJ and his corrupt NAF chiefs? Look very well, the drone are not the same. This is the real deal. What GEJ commissioned is fake and propaganda.

https://leadership.ng/2018/02/13/n22-8bn-fraud-ex-air-force-chief-amosu-others-opt-plea-bargain/

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35743795

http://dailypost.ng/2016/12/20/ex-defence-chief-alex-badeh-stripper-poles-house-ogunlesi/

http://saharareporters.com/2017/07/04/how-badeh-used-position-personal-enrichment-witness

http://www.pulse.ng/news/local/alex-badeh-ex-cds-bought-n320m-house-for-his-28-year-old-son-witness-id4969905.html

Enough of the lies please. GEJ launched/commissioned the AMEBO 1, AMEBO 2, and the GUMAL UAVs . Do tell how these UAVs are fake.

until it is being put in use, i will not beleive..everything is politics in these country

deji17:

You believe the lies by GEJ and his corrupt NAF chiefs? Look very well, the drone are not the same. This is the real deal. What GEJ commissioned is fake and propaganda.

https://leadership.ng/2018/02/13/n22-8bn-fraud-ex-air-force-chief-amosu-others-opt-plea-bargain/

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35743795

http://dailypost.ng/2016/12/20/ex-defence-chief-alex-badeh-stripper-poles-house-ogunlesi/

http://saharareporters.com/2017/07/04/how-badeh-used-position-personal-enrichment-witness

http://www.pulse.ng/news/local/alex-badeh-ex-cds-bought-n320m-house-for-his-28-year-old-son-witness-id4969905.html

buhari govt is the truthful one

Can this thing drop hellfire missiles on rampaging Fulani herdsmen for the sake of Benue people?

will diz tk Buhari back to Daura in 2019?

Good!

Provided it is used for the good of the people.

Only One?

I thought we were going to see a factory line with tens of finished products and robots (or humans) "manufacturing" new ones in the background.

Dont tell this is the only one the President of Nigeria went to commission

Not even a flying demo or NTA airing a documentary of its operations

revolt:
But gej commissioned this exact. Flying face me I face you gen in 2014 naw.....APC sha

APC are bloody liars

Until i see a flying demonstration....

Believe these people at your own risk

hmmmm

FarahAideed:
GEJ commissioned this same drone under another name in 2013 and today you and Buhari are still re-commisioning the same drone and claiming first ..You are such a liar.

https://www.nairaland.com/1559366/jonathan-launches-first-nigerian-built-drone

Normal APC, claiming others achievement, because they have nothing to show that is thiers .

benben1000:
What they will never tell you is these drone technologies are being built under the conceptualization, guidance and direct supervision of the Provost of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Institute of Technology, Prof. Emmanuel Ezugwu

http://www.afit.edu.ng/provost.php
https://www.nairaland.com/1171920/young-officers-design-build-drone

Even that provost would not dare take credit for the design and manufacture of this item because I'm sure there are engineers of different ethics persuasions who built this item.

Must they always have silly tongue-twisting names?

Good one though coming a bit late. It's just a weaponised drone. High school students in Beijing and Seoul have gone beyond this.

Maybe PMB would have delivered if not for his health challenges. If he's a man of integrity as he claims he will just retire with honor in 2019 otherwise, he looks now like a Statue in Asorock villa.

deji17:
You are always thinking of the negative....
You have very negative attitude to most things... Such attitude could be inimical, even to your personal growth..

Buhari is the most negative thing we have ever had.
If someone who turned the prosperity of the biggest economy into recession is not negativity personified, what else can be?
Buhari is a monumental error of gargantuan proportions that must be corrected in 2019.

FarahAideed:
GEJ commissioned this same drone under another name in 2013 and today you and Buhari are still re-commisioning the same drone and claiming first ..You are such a liar.

https://www.nairaland.com/1559366/jonathan-launches-first-nigerian-built-drone

Lol.... Why this country be like this na

it has happened!!, the snake that swallowed 36millon naira in jamb office has been found.
lala over to you

lagdmark:
Maybe PMB would have delivered if not for his health challenges. If he's a man of integrity as he claims he will just retire with honor in 2019 otherwise, he looks now like a Statue in Asorock villa.

He stole.
He steals.
He protects thieves.
How can such a rogue have integrity
Ayam not understanding