Army Embraces New Technologies To Boost Operations

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has stressed the need for the utilisation of emerging technologies for operational efficiency in the Nigerian Army (NA).

He said employing emerging technologies has provided the Nigerian Army with improved surveillance capability, enhanced communication, efficient data management, situational awareness and strategic decision-making.

The COAS stated this yesterday at the Army Headquarters during a paper presentation, titled “Emerging Technologies and Operational Efficiency: Implications for the Nigerian Army by 2035”, presented by participants of the National Defence College (NDC) Course 31.

In a statement by the director of Army Public Relations Brig.-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, the COAS commended the participants for what he described as “a well-researched paper”.

Lagbaja said the paper presentation will revitalize the consciousness of emerging technologies and its implications for operational efficiency.

He disclosed that the Nigerian Army as a sub-system of the larger society is already keying into emerging technologies in its institutions and establishments.

He added that the NA will sustain the development, as it cannot divorce itself completely from the dynamics of both its internal and external environments.

Earlier, the commandant of the National Defence College, Rear Admiral Olumuyiwa Olotu, said the presentation unveils the potentials of emerging technologies in significantly impacting on present and future operational engagements of the NA.

He said as technologies continue to advance, the NA must continue to adopt and integrate evolving innovations, in order to maintain a competitive edge in the theatres of operations.

He asserted that the NA must continue to aspire to be a driver of technological changes, while constantly providing emerging technologies to enhance decision-making for operational efficiency.