Business Insider Africa
Nigeria is intensifying efforts to modernize its air defense and radar systems by evaluating advanced solutions from Chinese and European firms to address evolving security threats in its airspace and the broader West African region.
- Nigeria is modernizing its air defense and radar systems to address regional security threats.
- European and Chinese firms are competing for the contract to provide radar technologies.
- Implementing MTRACON may enhance regional airspace security and cooperation in West Africa.
Nigeria’s plans to solidify and improve its air defense and radar systems is a step further in realizing its Military Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (MTRACON) initiative, which is aimed at establishing a robust, integrated network of surveillance systems capable of detecting, tracking, and neutralizing aerial threats in real time.
