UAE

Sep- 2024 -

23 September

Saab Concludes GlobalEye Early Warning Aircraft Deliveries to UAE

The UAE Air Force has taken delivery of its fifth and final GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft ordered from Saab.

12 September

Business

Inder Singh Bisht

UAE’s EDGE Group Joins Brazilian Anti-Ship Missile Development

Edge Group has signed an agreement with the Brazilian Navy to help develop the service’s National Surface Anti-Ship Missile by the end of 2025.

Jul- 2024 -

1 July

Sea

Al Emarat, the UAE Navy's second Gowind-class corvette, is seen docked at a pier. The ship is decorated with colors and flags attached to a banner hoisted up the ship's mast.

Juster Domingo

Naval Group Delivers Second Gowind Corvette to UAE Navy

Naval Group has handed over the second Gowind-class multi-mission corvette to the UAE Navy in Lorient, western France.

May- 2024 -

28 May

Middle East

Joe Saballa

UAE Exploring Potential Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Purchase: Report

The United Arab Emirates is exploring the possibility of purchasing China’s J-20 “Mighty Dragon” fighter aircraft.

21 May

Business

Fincantieri CEO and Managing Director Pierroberto Folgiero, Abu Dhabi crown prince Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, and EDGE Group chairman Faisal Al Bannai stand to take a photo op during a signing ceremony. Folgiero and Al Bannai hold leather dosiers, which may be holding the signed documents. Italy's flag is seen displayed on the left, and UAE's is on the right. On a white table in front of them, two flags printed with Fincantieri and EDGE's logos are also propped up. Behind them is a white screen with the companies' logos printed in a repeating pattern.

Juster Domingo

EDGE Group, Fincantieri Begin Joint Shipbuilding Deal

The UAE's EDGE Group and Italy's Fincantieri have signed a deal launching MAESTRAL, a joint shipbuilding venture based in Abu Dhabi.

Apr- 2024 -

26 April

Air

Juster Domingo

Saab Delivers Fourth GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft to UAE

Saab has delivered another GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft to the UAE, marking its fourth handover in four years.

Mar- 2024 -

13 March

Sea

A team operates a combat management system

Rojoef Manuel

Naval Group Joins UAE’s National Combat Management System Program

Naval Group has signed an agreement to co-develop the National Combat Management System for the Emirati Navy.

11 March

Land

Front 3/4 view of GM Defense’s Infantry Squad Vehicle driving on sand at UAE Armed Forces Summer Trials

Rojoef Manuel

GM Defense Completes Infantry Squad Vehicle Trials for UAE

General Motors segment GM Defense has concluded testing of its Infantry Squad Vehicle for the UAE and partner countries.

7 March

Business

Rojoef Manuel

EDGE Group, Indra to Offer Military Radars for Non-EU, NATO Users

EDGE Group and Indra have agreed to offer military radars for “untapped and fragmented” markets outside Europe and NATO.

7 March

Land

On 1 March 2024, Her Royal Highness (HRH) The Princess Royal officially opened a permanent UK military facility at Al-Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. The new HQ, accommodation and welfare facility is called Donnelly Lines, aft Sgt Donnelly who died in Feb 1943 in Furijarah after the crew of an RAF Wellington Bomber crash landed. The facility demonstrates the UK and RAF commitment to the UAE and the region as we stand side by side to work for peace and stability in the region. The UAE and the UK have a long and shared history and this development is the next step of that bilateral friendship.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Opens Permanent Military Site in Al Minhad, UAE

The UK government has opened a permanent military center, the Donnelly Lines, at the Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE.

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