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SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, through the joint venture Abu Dhabi System Integration (ADSI), won a contract worth a total of around 70 million euro ($89 million) to supply the United Arab Emirates Navy with command and control systems to equip the new fast patrol boats for the UAE Armed Forces. The agreement, announced in Abu Dhabi at IDEX 2009 (International Defence Exhibition & Conference), is part of the Ghannatha programme to supply...read more
MUNICH: Euro-Art International EWIV announced today the award of a contract from the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces for the supply and commissioning of three Counter-Battery Radars (COBRA). Perfectly adapted to battlefields, COBRA high mobility weapon location radar will protect UAE Armed Forces on the move. COBRA was developed for France, Germany and UK as the first multifunctional counter battery radar in the world with a fully active phased array a...read more
ABU DHABI --- The UAE Armed Forces announced today that they have mandated Waha Capital PJSC, the Abu Dhabi-based investments holding company which is listed on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), to arrange and manage a financing program to purchase military aircraft worth AED 11 billion ($3 billion). The deal includes the procurement of advanced 12 C-130J Super Hercules from Lockheed Martin along with four C17 military transportation jets from Boeing. ...read more
Instavest was launched amongst much fanfare by MKU at IDEX 2009, Abu Dhabi. MKU claims that Instavest is the most advanced ballistic jacket available in the world today – Instavest features a lot of innovations and advancements which provide enhanced protection comfort to the user. In life threatening situations… a split second is all that a soldier has. He needs to react swiftly to avoid drastic consequences. Instavest features a new quick release jettis...read more
Libyan government has signed an agreement with Bin Jabr Group for 120 NIMRs. Bin Jabr Group will manufacture and deliver 120 NIMR 4x4 multimission combat platforms to the Libyan Armed Forces, according to local news. Saeed Al Suwaidi, chairman and CEO of Bin Jabr Group said that after years of testing the vehicles in the various climates of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa, the first batch of NIMR 4x4 (1) & (2) are under final production and will be deli...read more
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UAE selects Finmeccanica to deliver $1.27 billion trainer jets (Day 5)
The United Arab Emirates Government has selected Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, for the acquisition of 48 M-346 advanced lead-in fighter trainer aircraft. The ...Full story -
Tawazun, Bin Jabr tie up for NIMR vehicle development (Day 4)
ABU DHABI: Tawazun Holding and Bin Jabr Group for Holding Industries LLC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaboration on setting up a joint venture ...Full story -
UAE Navy has awarded $255 million contract to Abu Dhabi Ship Building for combat vessels (Day 4)
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Armed Forces has awarded a contract to Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding Company for supply of 12 combat vessels at a value of $210 million and upgrading another ...Full story -
Airbus Military to deliver multi-role transport aircraft to UAE (Day 4)
Abu Dhabi: Airbus Military will deliver the first of the three A-330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered by the UAE Armed Forces in 2011, a company offic...Full story -
UAE may buy $7 billion advanced missile defence system from Lockheed Martin (Day 3)
Dubai: A $7 billion agreement to sell an advanced missile defence system to the United Arab Emirates may be reached within 18 months, said Lockheed Martin Corp. The US g...Full story
IDEX 2009
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| City, Country | Abu-Dhabi, U.A.E. |
| Show Date | 22.02.2009 - 26.02.2009 |
| Categories of Exhibits | C4ISR, Electronics & IT, Land Equipment, Naval Equipment |
| Venue | Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre |
| Organiser | ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company) |
| Website of the show | http://www.idex2009.com/ |
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