Indigenous Technology for Nigeria & Africa
BOLTE is a Nigerian research, engineering, and technology company focused primarily on developing indigenous defense and security technologies while building the broader technological capabilities needed to drive Nigeria’s — and ultimately Africa’s — technological independence.
- Air-gapped by design
- TRL-honest engineering
- Lawful users only · Human in the loop
What we do
Three commitments.
Defense-first R&D
Indigenous surveillance, secure communications, robotics and protective technologies — legitimate, lawful, locally manufacturable and maintainable.
Offline-first engineering
Systems that work through harmattan, outages and terrain shadow. Air-gapped by contract: no feature may require the internet.
Talent & ecosystem
Scientists, engineers, programmers and inventors building together — connecting universities, industry, government and investors so ideas don’t die in labs.
The BOLTE Model
PROBLEM → IDEA → RESEARCH → ENGINEERING → PROTOTYPE → TESTING → IMPROVEMENT → DEPLOYMENT → IMPACT
Bigger cycle: Nigeria → African Capability → African Technological Independence. Philosophy: “All problems are solved when you put things together.”
Products
One prototype, four concepts, one programme — every stage stated honestly.
AeroPulse-NG
Prototype v2.4.0 · TRL 4–5
Air-gapped offline-first tactical radar & airspace surveillance engine: ~$150 SDR + PC → dual-window ATC/tactical workstation. NDAIE entry.
ASOL
Concept · spec-only
Armory Shift & Ordnance Log — dual-custodian custody + liveness-gated release, replacing paper ledgers.
DAFV
Concept · spec-only
Defense Asset & Firmware Verifier — BLAKE3/SHA-256 + Ed25519 manifest checks before deployment or post-MRO.
C4ISR-DFE
Concept · spec-only
Tactical C4ISR Data Fusion Engine — offline map + protobuf UDP delta mesh over lossy links.
TBR-HS
Concept · safety-gated
Tactical Biometric Radar & Health System — vitals telemetry + micro-Doppler + IFF HUD (advisory only).
HFP-X
Programme concept · BL-0.0
Human Flight Platform — piloted VTOL/transition aircraft programme, unmanned-first demonstrator path.
Engineering-honest, sovereignty-forward
We admit limits and TRL. Lawful users only. Human in the loop. Locally manufacturable and maintainable — built for Nigeria, not simply imported into Nigeria.