LAGOS, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Wednesday it had resumed the training of pilots for Unarmed Air Vehicles, otherwise known as drones.
The aim was to enhance the strategic response of NAF to security challenges in the country, said AVM Iliyasu Muhammad, the NAF Chief of Logistics, said in the northern city of Kaduna.
Muhammad, who flagged off the training of pilots to man the drones, said the NAF research and development center had developed training manuals and facilitated local production of a drone in an effort to ensure self-reliance by the service.
Five officers will be trained for three months to man the drones.
He said drone pilots training was first conducted in 2013, but was suspended during the year due to problems of serviceable parts for the vehicles.
The chief of logistics stressed that pilots earlier trained had "contributed immensely to the ongoing operation in the North East with our CH-3A UAV conducting both combat and non-combat operations." Enditem
