Nigeria develops drone tech to fight insurgents

Nigeria is expanding locally developed drone capabilities through companies like UNICCON, building surveillance and loitering munitions tailored to local terrain, as part of a shift toward domestic military technology to combat insurgents and reduce foreign dependence. If you're selling drone components or subsystems to Western or Chinese vendors, Nigeria just proved there's a buyer for domestic assembly. UNICCON's move means the military is willing to back local supply chains rather than wait for foreign OEMs—and that opens a contract route that doesn't depend on export controls.