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IDEX AND

NAVDEX

BRING

RELIEF

TO DEFENCE

INDUSTRY

Amid the Covid-19 buzz, the United These additions have increased the for military use.
Arab Emirates is all set to welcome number of countries taking part in IDEX 2021, NAVDEX 2021, and the
the heads of state, heads of govern- IDEX and NAVDEX 2021 to over 60 International Defence Conference are
ment, ministers and senior civilian nations, with 1,300 defence compa- organised by the Abu Dhabi National
and military authorities coming to Abu nies due to take part. Exhibitions Company (ADNEC),
Dhabi to attend IDEX and NAVDEX in cooperation with the Ministry of
2021, the most important defence “SUCH PARTICIPATION Defence and the General Command
industry show in the Middle East. DEMONSTRATES ABU DHABI’S of the UAE Armed Forces. The events
INTERNATIONAL POSITION showcase the latest developments
The 15th edition of the International AND ITS ABILITY TO ATTRACT A in the defence sector. The show will
Defence Exhibition, popularly known WIDE RANGE OF NATIONS TO highlight the latest in military technol-
as IDEX, is being held at the Abu PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THE ogy, fast-tracking the development of
Dhabi National Exhibition Centre the national defence sector.
(ADNEC). The exhibitions will see GLOBALLY LEADING EVENTS
the participation of five new coun- IN THE DEFENCE SECTOR, The organisers are confident that this
tries for the first time in the history of IN SPITE OF THE ONGOING will be the first major global defence
the exhibitions: Israel, Luxembourg, CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE event during the recovery phase
Macedonia, Portugal, and Azerbaijan. COVID-19 PANDEMIC,” of the pandemic and that it will be
its organisers say. a face-to-face rather than a virtual
event. To achieve this, the 133,000
The show will also be attended by square metres of exhibition space in
purchasing managers from defence its 12 halls are being reconfigured to
ministries and executives from com- allow the latest products developed
panies from all over the world, who by the manufacturers of weapons
have chosen the opportunity provided systems, such as vehicles and battle
by the Emirates to close multi-million tanks, missiles of different capaci-
dollar contracts for the acquisition ties, drones and all types of logistics
of weapons systems, logistics equip- equipment, to be displayed in maxi-
ment and cutting-edge technologies mum security conditions.

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