Nigeria can build smaller satellites to assist military – NASRDA D-G
The Director-General, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Dr Halilu Shaba, says Nigeria should build satellites in constellations that could be utilised address some of the country’s problems.
He said in an interview on Tuesday in Abuja that it was cheaper to build smaller satellites that would be in constellation, to support the military in its war against terrorists.
“In 2022, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Pro-force that specialises in armoured vehicles to drive the first private sector-driven satellite for the country.
“ As we have security situation, you can develop Cube and Nano-satellites, they are not big satellites that require so much money.
“You can put them in constellations, these constellations will solve the problems of Nigeria, they will be there until the problems of Nigeria is solved,” he said.
According to him, the agency can develop five to six satellites in constellations, deploy it to where the problem is until it is solved
