Events

A working meeting led by the Deputy Minister of National Defence Mr. Nikolaos Hardalias with executives of the exhibition organization company ROTA SA took place on Friday, March 17, 2023, at the Ministry of National Defence on the subject of the International Defence and Security Exhibition “DEFEA 2023 – Defence …

The International Defense Exhibition IDEX and its naval version, NAVDEX , are considered the most significant tri-service defense exhibitions in the world. This year, the 16th edition of the exhibition was held with 65 countries and 1,350 companies exhibiting, including eight new nations. The diversity of the newest technologies that …

EDGE, one of the world’s fastest growing and leading advanced technology and defence groups, has concluded its highly successful participation at IDEX 2023, launching 14 new products, including 11 breakthrough autonomous and unmanned products and solutions, the signing of new contracts and deals worth AED 18.6 billion, of which AED 4 …

EDGE entity Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), a leader in the design, new build, repair, maintenance, refit, and conversion of naval and commercial vessels, signed a strategic agreement with Italian company Elettronica for the supply of electronic warfare systems for the BR71 MKII corvettes which will be built for the …

FAR Group represented by its CEO Joseph Mandour, its Business Development Director LT- Colonel Nawfal Berbiche and its Business Development Vice president David N.Finch, is heading to the United Arab Emirates to attend one of the largest defense exhibitions in the Middle East and North Africa. The 16th edition of …

Khalifa University of Science and Technology and Leonardo, the Italian-headquartered aerospace, defence and security multinational, announced the conclusion of the first Train-The-Trainer programme for seven experts destined to become teachers at the new Khalifa University Cyber Security Academy. The announcement was made at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) …

Oscar Wilde’s quote “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’ has been bandied about as an excuse for blatant copying. But when it comes to the lives of soldiers on the battlefield, military commanders have to ‘trust’ the systems and hardware, put in the hands of their soldiers, are robust, …

Naval Group and Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in innovative research fields in the United Arab Emirates. The MoU was signed by François-Régis Boulvert, R&D Cooperation & Partnerships Director at Naval Group, and Professor Sir John O’Reilly, …

Lockheed Martin has partnered with four companies operating across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to provide instrumentation, calibration, and repair services for its aircraft ground support equipment. AL TAIF (part of EDGE Group), Mohamed Abdulrahman Al Bahar (Al Bahar), ArabCal, and TLD MEAI (part of Alvest Group) will help improve …

EDGE Group entity, HALCON, a regional leader in the design and production of guided weapons systems and beyond, announced it has signed a contract worth AED 2.14 billion with the UAE Armed Forces to supply short-range guided munition systems.  The new contract will provide the UAE Armed Forces with HALCON’s …