Federal Government to develop weapons through research and innovation

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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor being fired during an exercise in 2013.

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, on Monday in Abuja said the nation would fully embark on upgrading instrument of warfare through research and innovation.

Onu made the affirmation on Monday in Abuja while delivering a lecture on“ National Science and Technology Policy in Nigeria: An Overview“ at the National Defence College Course 26.

He said the nation ought to embrace Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) as important instruments for local development of modern weapons needed to secure the nation.

According to him, no nation can sell its best weapons to others; hence, “ `We must build our own”.

“ Our goal should be the security achieved through the upgrade of instruments of warfare by research and innovation in other to effectively compete with the…

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