ABU DHABi / WAM Speaking at a press conference on day two of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2019), and the Naval Defence and Maritime Security Exhibition (Navdex 2019), Brigadier Mohammed Al Hassani, Official Spokesperson of Idex 2019, and Commodore Fahad Nasser Saif Al Thehli, Official Spokesperson of Navdex 2019, announced 24 deals worth AED7,019,428,577. The total value ...
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Tawazun invests AED460mn to buy stake in Russia’s Aurus
ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met on Monday with Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov, in presence of President Rustam Minnikhanov of Tatarstan, and later witnessed the signing of an agreement at at the International Defence Exhibition (Idex 2019). Sheikh Abdullah, Manturov and President Minnikhanov ...
Read More »Mubadala Petroleum gets block off Indonesia
ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Petroleum announced that it signed the Gross Split Production Sharing Contract (PSC), for South Andaman, as awarded by the Government of Indonesia pursuant to the 2018 Indonesian Third Direct Tender Round. Following the signing, Mubadala Petroleum is now the operator of both the South Andaman and the adjacent Andaman I PSC and a partner in ...
Read More »BAE Systems to open MRO facility in Al Ain
ABU DHABI / WAM The Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Centre, LLC., (AMMROC) and BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide repairs and upgrades to aircraft at a facility in Al Ain under AMMROC. Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), after the signing on the second day of the Idex 2019, in Abu Dhabi, ...
Read More »DWC to witness 700% increase in air traffic
DUBAI / WAM Dubai World Central (DWC), will see the number of passenger flights skyrocket by 700% as it takes on additional traffic during the 45-day period when DXB’s southern runway is closed for a complete refurbishment from April 16 to May 30. The closure will reduce the hub airport’s capacity making DWC an attractive alternate to absorb affected scheduled, ...
Read More »UAE rulers inspect Russia’s Aurus
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, inspected on Monday Russian’s Aurus armoured limousine displayed at Tawazun Economic Council stands, at ...
Read More »Sheikh Mohamed wishes exhibitors at Idex success
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, toured the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2019), held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) on Monday. On the second day’s proceedings, His Highness visited various international companies’ pavilions showcasing the latest innovative ...
Read More »â€˜Military hardware at Idex will make world ‘more secure’
Abu Dhabi / WAM President of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has said that latest military equipment and defence products displayed at the International Defence Exhibition (Idex), and Naval Defence (Navdex), will help make the world “more secure”. Relating to the this year theme of the event “Defence for Security and Safety”, he said, “The way the UAE organises this event, ...
Read More »BAE Systems to open MRO facility in Al Ain
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Centre, LLC., (AMMROC) and BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide repairs and upgrades to aircraft at a facility in Al Ain under AMMROC. Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), after the signing on the second day of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, IDEX ...
Read More »VP, Mohamed inspect Aurus armoured limousine at Idex
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, inspected on Monday Russian’s Aurus armoured limousine displayed at Tawazun Economic Council stands, at ...
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