Abu Dhabi: «The Gulf»
Emirati companies working in the defense and security fields are participating in the inaugural session of the International Defense Exhibition, which started yesterday, Sunday, in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and will continue until March 9.
The Tawazun Economic Council supports the exhibition, with the participation of the Emirates Defense Companies Council, which leads the delegation of exhibiting companies in the pavilion.
Matar Ali Al Rumaithi, CEO of the Council’s Economic Development Unit and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Defense Companies Council, stressed that the exhibition is an opportunity for Emirati companies to market the latest advanced defense technology means and solutions. He said that the exhibition is a global event and an important platform for displaying the most important advanced defense products and technologies.
He explained that the Council is working, through its participation and supervision of the UAE pavilion in the exhibition, to promote Emirati products and facilitate communication between defense companies in the country with the various components of the global defense industries sector.
The UAE pavilion includes platforms for a number of institutions and companies affiliated with the council’s membership, such as the Strait Group, Atlas Communications, Rabdan Academy, Cable Corp, Etimad, Al Hamra Trading and Al Yah Satellite Communications. Yahsat), Al Fattan Ship Industry, Ncommatic, Claudius, and Tasleeh. The pavilion also includes platforms for the Edge group, and the soldier magazine, which is issued by the Ministry of Defense.
Anas Al Otaiba, Director General of the Emirates Council for Defense Companies, said that one of the objectives of participating in this important global event is to review the progress reached by the UAE defense industries, and to enhance cooperation with global defense companies.
Al-Jusoor Company, a subsidiary of Edge Group, which specializes in the manufacture of armored vehicles, displayed a new type of Rabdan 8×8 armored combat vehicle, the Rabdan Ambulance Mechanism, during the first day of the International Defense Exhibition, which is being held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
Dr. Jassim Al Zaabi, Acting CEO of Jusoor Company, said: “The Rabdan Ambulance Vehicle combines the best off-road capabilities with a system to protect crews and save lives, with the aim of providing urgent medical care services in very rugged environments on ordinary ambulances. This new mechanism, like its counterpart Rabdan 8×8, is characterized by its innovative design that protects passengers during operations carried out in high-risk environments and conditions.
Signal, the region’s leading developer of flexible, reliable and adaptive solutions in the electronic warfare and intelligence sector, and a subsidiary of the Edge Group, announced the launch of two new and advanced internal security systems during the International Defense Exhibition, which will be held in Riyadh until March 9, 2022.
Signal launched ActiveCell, a tactical analysis system for cellular networks, and Wi-Finder.
“We are pleased to launch our latest advanced and integrated intelligence solutions in the market,” said Walid Al-Mismari, Vice President of Program Management in the Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Sector at EDGE.