Tsaigumi
Nigerian surveillance programme with a recorded 2018 induction, but conflicting subsequent accounts of operationalisation.
- Country / region
- Nigeria
- Programme status
- See profile
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Nigerian Air Force research and development programme
- Origin / production countries
- Nigeria
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- See the named configuration and evidence notes
- Operators / programme customers
- Nigerian Air Force — induction documented in 2018
Evidence & current status
The recorded 2018 induction and the former senior official's October 2024 assessment conflict. No current acceptance/readiness statement resolving them was located; historical numerical claims are retained without implying current fleet performance.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Uncrewed reconnaissance aircraft
Published figure for the cited configuration; not independently verified flight performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Maximum take-off weight 95 kg
Published figure for the cited configuration; not independently verified flight performance.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- More than 10 hours
Published figure for the cited configuration; not independently verified flight performance.
Source ↗ - Range
- 100 km mission radius
Published figure for the cited configuration; not independently verified flight performance.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Service ceiling 15,000 ft
Published figure for the cited configuration; not independently verified flight performance.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Electro-optical / infrared camera payload
Published figure for the cited configuration; not independently verified flight performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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