{"id":361927,"date":"2026-07-16T22:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nigeria-turns-to-local-drone-industry-in-fight-against-insurgents-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:00:52","slug":"nigeria-turns-to-local-drone-industry-in-fight-against-insurgents-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nigeria-turns-to-local-drone-industry-in-fight-against-insurgents-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria turns to local drone industry in fight against insurgents | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5bakYYQgABA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria turns to local drone industry in fight against insurgents | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5bakYYQgABA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As drones reshape warfare, Nigeria is turning to technology built at home. 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