Special Show Coverage: IDEX 2021

Breaking Defense's coverage of the IDEX 2021 from Abu Dhabi, UAE

Untether Your Mission Equipment With Titan On-Board Vehicle Power From Leonardo DRS

Presented by Leonardo DRS

Titan On-Board Vehicle Power system generates the power necessary - on the move or at the halt - for any needs from Mission Command to Missile and Directed Energy Systems, as well as disaster and humanitarian relief efforts.

CEO Interview: SAMI To Strengthen Local Supply Chain

When asked what the US and other allies can do to better support SAMI with its military expansion, CEO of SAMI said the strategy is to keep working with the best to build the know-how, grow together in the Kingdom and deliver customers' requirements.

Lockheed To Use UAE-designed AI For All Aircraft

"As the work progressed, we were able to digitize the time-consuming process of inspecting aircraft manually and delivered a real-world solution that drives significant time and cost savings as a result," Hala Alzargani, with Lockheed Martin, explained.

China, UAE Forge New Deals; Joint R&D Plan & New Drone Sales

This comes in light of a relatively new Emirati-Chinese strategy to work on long-term development and research projects for unmanned systems. Directly in front of UAE's EDGE Group stand, was the China-Emirates Science and Technology innovation laboratory (CEST), a joint project between UAE's International Golden Group and Norinco.

Arab Gulf States Bolster Land Forces With New Battle Management Systems

[Sponsored] As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) enhances the situational awareness capabilities of its army, other Arab Gulf States are also seeking to provide their land forces with state-of-the-art systems to keep their troops well informed of their operating environment and increase their lethality on the battlefield.

IDEX: Low-Key US Presence Opens Doors For Israel, China

While the UAE government was silent on the Biden Administration's pause on arms sales, social media reaction was harsh.

UAE's Tawazun, MBDA To Develop SmartGlider Missiles

"Selling is no longer the expectation of our customer, but instead working together locally to share technology and engage in a journey where we will sale to the export market," Patrice Hajjar, MBDA's Export Vice President for Mideast tells Breaking Defense.

UAE's Paramount Group Opens In Israel, Company Says At IDEX

UAE-based Paramount Group Ltd. ADGM has opened offices in Israel, the company announced at IDEX today.

UAE, Saudis Team On Armored Vehicles For Kingdom; Precedent Setting Deal

"This is a very important step that demonstrates a precedent," Khaled Al Zaabi, chief commercial officer at Nimr, told me. "We've never had such industrial military collaboration (in the region) so this definitely cements us as a major global player."

IDEX 2021: First COVID-Era Defense Show Kicks Off

On opening day, the UAE armed forces signed 19 defense contracts, with the larger part going to domestic companies. "Worth $1.37 billion, 22% of the deals were signed with seven international firms while 78% went to 12 local companies," Staff Brig. Gen. Mohammed Al Hassani, official spokesman for IDEX and NAVDEX, said in a press briefing.

UAE's First Air Defense Missile To Be Used on German Oerlikon Skynex

"What made Rheinmetall sign with us? This shows that we have the expertise, right infrastructure, test labs and development support to secure such big deals," Saeed Al Mansoori, CEO of Halkon tells Breaking Defense.

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