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UMEX, SimTEX Committee Holds Preparatory Meeting
2018-01-25 Read More...
The Higher Organizing Committee of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX) and Simulation Exhibition and Conference (SimTEX) held its eighth preparatory meeting in the run-up to the dual mega

UAE-US Start Joint Military Exercise “Native Fury” 2018
2018-01-23 Read More...
The UAE-US joint military exercise, “Native Fury” 2018 kicked off in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, with the participation of the UAE and US naval

UAE, US Start “Iron Union 6” Military Exercise
2018-01-16 Read More...
The two-week joint military exercise between the ground forces of the UAE and the United States Army, known as, “Iron Union 6”, started Sunday, Emirates News Agency WAM

UAE, NATO Discuss Military Cooperation
2018-01-16 Read More...
Major General Falah Al Qahtani, Assistant Under-Secretary for Policy and Strategic Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Defense, has received a delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Abu

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives National Defense College Graduates
2018-01-11 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received at Al Maqam Palace in Al Ain on Tuesday, graduates of the 4th batch of the National Defense College, NDC, who

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives National Defense College Delegation
2018-01-05 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received a delegation of the National Defense College, led by Major General Rashad Mohamed Salem Al-Saadi, Commander of

Kazakh Ministry of Defense Honors UAE Ambassador, Military Attaché
2018-01-03 Read More...
The Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan has honored Dr. Mohammed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Emirates News Agency WAM

UAE Space Agency Launches Youth Council
2018-01-02 Read More...
The UAE Space Agency launched a Youth Council to inspire, support, and empower talented young Emiratis, who are interested in the space

UAE Chief-of-Staff Receives New Peninsula Shield Force Commander
2017-12-22 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief-of- Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, received Major General Waleed bin Faleh Al Dhaheri, Commander of the Peninsula Shield Force, who assumed his duties as Commander of the

Canadian Minister of National Defense Visits UAE
2017-12-20 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on Monday the Canadian Minister of National Defense Harjit Sajjan, at his Majlis in Al Bahr Palace, UAE national news

UAE Armed Forces Exhibition Opens in Abu Dhabi
2017-12-19 Read More...
An exhibition which highlights the work of the UAE Armed Forces and the brave men and women who voluntarily devote their lives to the homeland, recently opened at Etihad Museum, UAE national news agency WAM

Saab Starts Development and Production in Abu Dhabi
2017-12-18 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab grows its presence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by establishing development and production in Abu

UAE, US, UK, France Conclude Joint Drill in Abu Dhabi
2017-12-18 Read More...
The armed forces of UAE, US, UK and France concluded on Friday a fortnight military drill in Abu Dhabi, UAE national news agency WAM

UAE Joins International Charter on Space & Major Disasters
2017-12-15 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates Space Agency, UAE Space Agency, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, NCEMA, and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, have jointly announced that the UAE, represented by the three parties,

UAE Launches Astronaut Program
2017-12-13 Read More...
UAE has launched its first astronaut program dedicated to selecting and training four Emirati astronauts on various space missions so they can head to the International Space Station within the next five

UAE Land Forces Join “Coast Heroes 1” Drill in Sudan
2017-12-12 Read More...
Units of the UAE Land Forces arrived last week at Port Sudan, in eastern Sudan, to participate in the second phase of “Coast Heroes 1,” a joint military exercise between the armed forces of the UAE and

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