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UAE Chief of Staff Receives Italian Counterpart
2014-06-05 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of UAE Armed Forces, received on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi Lt. General Claudio Graziano, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army, who is on a current visit to the United Arab Emirates

Mohamed Bin Zayed Meets Head of US Joint Chiefs-of-Staff
2014-06-02 Read More...
His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, discussed with General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the US Joint

Harris Int’l Pens Sponsorship Agreement for IDEX 2015
2014-05-30 Read More...
IDEX LLC (An ADNEC Group Company) has announced a sponsorship agreement with Harris International Inc. for the upcoming IDEX 2015.

UAE Clears Out 80 British Military Training Officers
2014-05-27 Read More...
The UAE has stopped using dozens of British nationals serving as trainers in its Armed Forces over its response to the Arab uprisings, a report in Britain's Financial Times newspaper

Saudi Arabia, UAE Form Joint Committee to Face Challenges
2014-05-23 Read More...
Gulf neighbors Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a joint committee to confront “regional challenges”, in a statement published on official Emirati news agency

UAE, Malaysia Conclude Nimr Al Sahra Military Drill
2014-05-22 Read More...
H.H. General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces, and Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mohammad Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak (photo), attended the conclusion of the joint military

UAE Leaders Hail Armed Forces on Unification Day
2014-05-09 Read More...
UAE President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has hailed the decision of the founding fathers to unify the UAE Armed Forces under one flag and one command, on the 6th May,

Mubadala to Start Work on Multi-Billion $ Aerospace Park
2014-05-09 Read More...
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Development Company has started work on the infrastructure of Phase 1 of its planned multi-billion dollar aerospace city in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates

US Keen to Launch Joint Missile Defense System in the Gulf
2014-04-30 Read More...
A senior US official signaled optimism about a possible resolution of the Iranian nuclear dispute but said Washington remained concerned that Iran's ballistic missiles threatened the Gulf

French Defense Minister Visits UAE
2014-04-25 Read More...
HH General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces received on Thursday the visiting French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le

UAE, Brazil Sign Joint Military & Defense Agreement
2014-04-25 Read More...
UAE Vice President and, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has met on Tuesday, at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer.

Northrop Grumman, HCT’s 2014 UAE Innovation Challenge
2014-04-24 Read More...
The 2014 UAE Innovation Challenge, organized by Northrop Grumman Corporation, promises to provide plenty of thrills and spills as 14 student teams from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) put their engineering and design skills to the

BAE Systems Supports Aerospace Careers at EmiratesSills
2014-04-15 Read More...
BAE Systems is once again supporting EmiratesSkills, the national event that actively promotes careers in skilled trades and technologies, and is returning for 2014 as a Gold Sponsor.

Paramount CEO Calls for Technology Transfer to UAE
2014-04-14 Read More...
Knowledge exchange and technology transfer between Africa and the UAE is paramount in developing local defence and aerospace capabilities, as discussed during the first panel session on the second day of the Global Aerospace Summit that took place

Mubadala, Airbus Middle East Roll-Out Robotic Workshops
2014-04-09 Read More...
On the occasion of the Global Aerospace Summit, being held in Abu Dhabi this week (7-8 April), Mubadala Aerospace & Engineering services joined forces with Airbus to roll-out the first of a series of robotic workshops to promote science and

Lt. General Saif bin Zayed Inspects UAE Forces in Bahrain
2014-04-08 Read More...
Lt. General His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior conveyed the greetings of the His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE; his brother His Highness Sheikh Mohammed

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