The newly acquired AW109 helicopter can be configured for a range of missions, including search and rescue, law enforcement, air ambulance, coast guard, border patrol and surveillance. When fully operational, Deep Blue Project would drastically reduce piracy and other crimes within Nigeria’s maritime domain and the Gulf of Guinea.ĭeep Blue Project which is funded by the Ministry of Transport has already deployed its integrated maritime security infrastructure. Homeland Security International (HLSI) will provide training and equipment, while the Nigerian Navy, Police, Nigerian Army and Department of State Services, will jointly run the equipment. Israeli company Blue Octagon is in charge of procurement for the project after a parliamentary enquiry was launched into the conditions in which the original contract was awarded to its sister company HLSI.
Leonardo AW109 special mission helicopter for NIMASA (Photo by Bashir Jamoh, the Director-General of NIMASA)
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