• Our USPP Store
  • Services
  • Advertise
  • About
    • About Military Africa
    • Our Amazing Team
    • Contact
    • Policies
      • Retraction and Correction policy and fee
      • Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Document
      • Disclaimer
      • Cookies Policy
      • Terms and Conditions
      • Refund Policy for Military Africa
      • Privacy Policy
      • Advertising Policies
  • SUPPORT MILITARY AFRICA
Military Africa
  • Domains
    • Aerospace
    • Land
    • Naval
    • Industry
    • Security
    • Unmanned systems
    • Technology
  • iNSIGHTResources
  • Magazines
  • Events
  • Press Release
  • Whitepaper | Technology Reports
No Result
View All Result
  • Domains
    • Aerospace
    • Land
    • Naval
    • Industry
    • Security
    • Unmanned systems
    • Technology
  • iNSIGHTResources
  • Magazines
  • Events
  • Press Release
  • Whitepaper | Technology Reports
No Result
View All Result
Military Africa
No Result
View All Result
ADVERTISEMENT
Home Missile & artillery Systems

Nigeria reinforce naval air defence with new Simbad-RC system

Ekene Lionel by Ekene Lionel
April 13, 2022 - Updated on October 30, 2023
in Missile & artillery Systems, Naval
Reading Time: 2 mins read
ADVERTISEMENT
Update: the Nigerian Navy is no longer acquiring the MBDA's SIMBAD-RC air defence system.

To plug the capability gap in its naval air defence umbrella, the Nigerian Navy has acquired 40 MBDA’s SIMBAD-RC air defence system which fires the Mistral short-range anti-air missile.

The MBDA SIMBAD-RC air defence system will be mounted on the two new offshore patrol vessels OPV-76 currently being built in Turkey be Dearsan shipyard.

In August last year, the Nigerian Navy (NN) announced its intention to procure two new offshore patrol vessels (OPV), after it received approval from the President Muhammadu Buhari.

More details emerges on Nigeria’s new Turkish Dearsan OPV

Turkish Dearsan Shipyard was awarded a contract to deliver in 37 months two new OPV 76 to Nigeria.

The two new Turkish-built OPV 76 will further enhance Nigeria’s naval capacity currently served by two P-18N OPVS, two Hamilton-class patrol cutters, a number of fast patrol missile-boats, and several inshore patrol vessels.

ADVERTISEMENT

The SIMBAD-RC missile system will replace the now decommissioned Italian-made Aspide medium range surface-to-air missile produced by Selenia mounted in Nigeria’s Combattante III-B class missile craft (NNS Siri, NNS Ayam, NNS Ekun and NNS Ayam), and British short-range subsonic Sea Cat surface-to-air missile system.

ADVERTISEMENT
Nigerian military missiles: an overview

The SIMBAD-RC comprises of one or two twin-MISTRAL missile very short range anti-air missile turrets, remotely controlled. It is capable of ensuring the anti-air defence of all types of vessels, especially small patrol boats and large logistics ships, against a wide range of threats ranging from anti-ship missiles and combat aircraft to smaller surface threats such as fast inshore attack craft.

ADVERTISEMENT

SIMBAD RC is already in production and in service with four navies.

The new Mistral-armed OPV-76s will provide short-range air defence protection for Nigeria’s new NNS Kada, an LST-100 class landing ship built by Damen Albwerdy, while a more competent frigate is procured soon to replace the Navy’s flagship NNS Aradu.

Recommended for you

Tags: MBDAMissileNigeriaSurface Ship
ADVERTISEMENT
DMCA.com Protection Status
ADVERTISEMENT
Facebook Twitter
No Result
View All Result
  • Domains
    • Aerospace
    • Land
    • Naval
    • Industry
    • Security
    • Unmanned systems
    • Technology
  • iNSIGHT
  • Magazines
  • Events
  • Press Release
  • Whitepaper | Technology Reports

© 2025 Military Africa