On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Director of Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), Commodore Adewale Oladipupo Odejobi delivered a lecture titled “MDA in the Nigerian Navy (NN): Emerging Technology in Focus” to participants of Command Level Officers’ Course 9 (CLC 9) of the Naval War College Nigeria (NWCN). The lecture focused on the application of emerging technologies to enhance maritime surveillance, strengthen situational awareness and improve the NN’s capacity to detect and respond to threats within Nigeria’s maritime domain.
Commodore AO Odejobi underscored the strategic importance of Nigeria’s maritime environment, highlighting its significance to international trade, maritime transportation, fisheries, national security and the development of the blue economy. He explained that Nigeria’s extensive coastline and strategic location in the Gulf of Guinea make effective maritime monitoring essential to safeguarding national interests and promoting regional security. He also highlighted contemporary maritime threats and emphasized the need for an integrated maritime surveillance system capable of detecting suspicious activities, analyzing emerging threats and supporting timely operational responses.
In discussing the NN’s existing MDA architecture, the Director MDA highlighted the roles of the Falcon Eye system and Regional Maritime Awareness Capability (RMAC) in enhancing maritime surveillance and information sharing. He stressed the importance of integrating data from multiple sensors to develop a comprehensive operational picture of maritime activities, thereby enabling commanders make informed decisions and coordinate operational assets more effectively. He further identified improved inter-agency cooperation, enhanced maritime intelligence and predictive capabilities, strengthened command and control, and sustained capacity development as critical to advancing MDA in the NN.
In his remarks, the Commandant NWCN, Rear Admiral MA Muye, appreciated the Director MDA for sharing his professional knowledge and experience with the participants. He encouraged the participants to reflect on the lessons learnt and apply the relevant insights in the discharge of their future command responsibilities.
