DUBAI/WAM On the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow, the UAE Space Agency announced the names of the winners of the Planet X Challenge 2023. The number of participants in this year’s edition was four times more than that of the 2021 edition. There were 18 participants in the Lander Challenge for Startups SMEs, 67 teams in the Research and Innovation ...

DUBAI/GULF TIME Hermis Haridas, a Dubai-based renowned nature and wildlife photographer, has clinched four international photography awards for a single captivating image captured at the scenic Al Qudra Lakes in Dubai. The accolades were bestowed upon Hermis for his exceptional talent in photographing a Hoopoe, a mesmerising bird native to the region. The winning image, taken with Hermis’s new Nikon ...

SHARJAH/WAM Ajyaal Publishers, a member of the Emirates Publishers Association, emerged victorious in the seventh edition of the Mohammed bin Rashid Arabic Language Award, receiving an accolade in the “Best Initiative for Teaching and Learning Arabic in Early Education” category in recognition of the publishing house’s pioneering “One Book for You and One Day of Study for Us” initiative. The ...

DUBAI/WAM Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, visited the final day of the 18th edition of the Dubai Airshow, held at Al Maktoum International Airport. Al Bowardi viewed the pavilions of several local and international entities, including those of the UAE Space Agency, Sendan International Company, and the Russian pavilion. During his tour, he also ...

ABU DHABI/WAM EPI, the cornerstone of precision engineering in the UAE’s aerospace, oil gas, and defence industries, today announced they had been contracted to produce prototype aluminium and assembly parts to the Coyote programme for Raytheon, an RTX business. The announcement was made during the Dubai Airshow, which will conclude today at Dubai World Central. EPI is part of the ...

ABU DHABI/WAM EDGE entity Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), the UAE’s leader in the design, new build, repair, maintenance, refit, and conversion of naval and commercial vessels, announced that it is building two 28-metre vessels for ADNOC Logistics and Services plc (ADNOC LS), a global energy maritime logistics leader. The order for these vessels further strengthens the relationship between ADNOC ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the UAE’s independent nuclear regulator, has today issued the Operating License for Unit 4 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant to Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), which is responsible for the operation of the nuclear power plant located in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi Emirate in the United Arab Emirates. ...

DUBAI/WAM EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, and Roketsan, a leading Turkish company which designs, develops, and manufactures rockets, missiles, guided munitions, and weapon systems, signed an agreement today to explore potential partnerships in the smart weapons domain. Under the agreement, signed at Dubai Airshow 2023, the two companies will work together to explore opportunities ...

DUBAI/WAM Tawazun Council, a government entity that works closely with the Ministry of Defense in the UAE, today signed 10 deals, worth AED 1.415 billion, with local and international companies on behalf of the Ministry of Defense on the fifth and final day of the Dubai Airshow 2023. This brings the total value of the deals Tawazun Council signed on ...

ABU DHABI/WAM In a further boost to Abu Dhabi’s Smart and Autonomous Vehicles Industry (SAVI) cluster, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) today signed strategic agreements with France’s Ascendence and Italy’s Manta Aircraft on setting up operations in the UAE capital. Signed during the Dubai Airshow, the agreements mark the latest milestone in Abu Dhabi’s emergence as a global capital ...