Nigeria: Jonathan Unveils Locally-Made Drone

18 December 2013

Kaduna — President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Kaduna unveiled the nation's first indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle designed and constructed by the Nigerian Air Force.

The drone, which was manufactured by engineers at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in Kaduna, is a 40 kilogram single payload and can fly for seven hours with 12 liters of fuel.

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