DRA February 2020: United Arab Emirates also unites its defence technology companies
In engineering and project management fields, there is an old saying: “Rather than trying to harness 1,000 mice, you are better off getting a horse.” This is taken to mean that in many cases rather than using a lot of small engines to power a system, a better solution is to use one big one. Well, it would seem that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to adopt this philosophy regarding the country’s defence industry sector.
During an impressive ceremony in Abu Dhabi on November 5, the ruler, Crown Prince His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, unveiled EDGE – an entity consolidating fairly much all of the nation’s local defence, cyber and intelligence capabilities. This involves taking more than 25 disparate bodies and bringing them together under the umbrella of EDGE, which in turn will have five divisions: – Platforms & Systems – Missiles & Weapons – Cyber Defence – Electronic Warfare & Intelligence
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