RTCOM Defense on Fox News: How Falcon Eye Solved Nigeria’s Piracy Crisis

Drone view of an RTCOM Defense Falcon Eye maritime surveillance sensor site used for Total Domain Awareness.

RTCOM Defense COO Ido Shalev featured on Fox News Digital discussing the strategic “security vacuum” in the Red Sea and the resurgence of the Somali piracy model. As the lead architect of Nigeria’s Falcon Eye project—which successfully reduced piracy to 0%—Shalev highlights why “Total Domain Awareness” is the only sustainable solution to protect the $1 trillion global oil trade route

₦4.2 Billion Crude Recovered: Nigerian Navy Strikes Again in High-Stakes Interception

A side-view of the arrested oil tanker, MT Mkpodu, with a green hull and white superstructure, anchored in Nigerian waters after being intercepted by the Nigerian Navy for illegal crude oil siphoning in the Calabar/Akwa Ibom axis, April 2026.

The Nigerian Navy has secured a massive victory against maritime crime with the arrest of the MT Mkpodu, MT Westaf AF, and MT Stelios K, recovering over ₦4.2 billion in stolen crude. Discover how the Falcon Eye surveillance system, engineered by RTCOM Defense, acted as the “unblinking eye” in the darkness to enable these surgical midnight interceptions, adding to a legacy of over 100 successful tanker arrests.

Nigeria Asserts Regional Leadership in Maritime Security: The Central Role of Falcon Eye as the Nation’s Flagship Surveillance Platform

Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, Nigeria’s Chief of the Naval Staff, in full ceremonial uniform and headset, representing Nigeria at the 2026 ECOWAS maritime summit in Accra, where he advocated for the Falcon Eye surveillance platform.

Nigeria Leads Regional Maritime Security at ECOWAS Summit

In a decisive move for West African maritime sovereignty, Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, took center stage at the ECOWAS Naval Summit in Accra to champion a unified front against piracy. Underlining Nigeria’s strategic leadership, Abbas highlighted the Falcon Eye system as the nation’s exclusive, state-of-the-art surveillance flagship. As the only maritime domain awareness platform of its scale, Falcon Eye is now the technological engine driving the security of the Gulf of Guinea, providing the real-time intelligence necessary to protect economic interests and ensure regional stability.

Strengthening Nigeria’s Maritime Strategy to Boost the Blue Economy

Admiral Francis Akpan Retired interview on TVC News on Maritime Security

Rear Admiral (Rtd.) Francis Akpan explains on News Central TV’s Maritime Radar how Falcon Eye’s real-time surveillance and information-sharing are slashing piracy, curbing oil theft, and propelling Nigeria’s Blue Economy. Discover the three pillars underpinning this maritime-security success story.”

Falcon Eye :Naval Technology Asset, Potential Game Changer In Nigeria’s anti-Terror War

Vice president of Nigeria, commissioning the falcon eye project

By: David Otto “In just three years since its deployment, the Nigerian Navy’s Falcon Eye technology has significantly enhanced maritime security, combating piracy, oil theft, illegal fishing, and smuggling. This advanced technology has fortified Nigeria’s security architecture and bolstered economic prosperity by preventing illegal activities worth billions of dollars. Notably, the successful use of Falcon […]