African Maritime Patrol Aircraft Requirements

According to Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, without securing the Seas and Oceans, the continental ‘blue economy,’ would be jeopardised.

After signing for Nigeria, Prof. Osinbajo, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the well-attended summit noted that “the blue economy is one of the major areas of focus of the charter,” adding that without security, the blue economy-reference for the huge economic activities and benefits derivable from around the waters is jeopardized especially by such maritime crimes like piracy and smuggling.

Ahead of the Coastal & Maritime Surveillance event in Ghana (March, 2017), you can read up on the latest inventories and requirements among African nations for Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), as this market continues to see promising investment...