As part of the effort to strengthen defense relations with the United Arab Emirates and other Abraham Accords countries, the Israel Ministry of Defense inaugurated the first-ever national pavilion at the ongoing IDEX 2023 in Abu Dhabi. Over 30 leading Israeli defense companies are presenting their technological solutions at the exhibition.
SIBAT, the Israel Ministry of Defense’s International Defense Cooperation Directorate, is leading the delegation of Israeli defense industries participating in the event. The national pavilion was inaugurated by the Head of SIBAT, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Yair Kulas, together with additional senior officials.
"The inauguration of the Israeli national pavilion in Abu Dhabi is an important milestone in deepening our highly esteemed defense partnership with the United Arab Emirates," said Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Kulas. "As our defense relations continue to expand, we are proud to present and share the innovative technologies and systems developed and created by Israeli defense industries and the Israel Ministry of Defense. We plan to hold multiple meetings during the exhibition to discuss new areas of collaboration and are looking forward to bolstering future cooperation with our partners in the UAE.”
Some of the technologies being exhibited by Israeli companies include air defense systems, rocket and missile systems, unmanned aerial systems, artificial intelligence, electro-optical systems, and cyber solutions.
The Israeli defense industries participating in the national pavilion are Aerodan Systems, Aitech Systems, Beth-el Industries, Bird Aerosystems, Controp Precision Technologies, Copterpix, Dagan-Optics, Edgy Bees, Elbit Systems, Emtan-Israel Small Arms Industry, Fibrotex, Gate Technologies, Gilat Telecom, Hagor Industries, Heven Drones, IAI – Israel Aerospace Industries, Magam Safety, Nimda Co, Omnisys, Ophir Optronics Solutions, Orbit Communication Systems, Plasan Sasa, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Reshet Graf, RT LTA Systems, SCD – Semi Conductor Services, SDK Embedded Systems, SK Group, Smart Shooter, Spearuav, Steadicopter, Thermal Beacon, Tomer, Uvision Air, Vidisco, and YTS Systems.
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