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UAE
marks 40th National Day |
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December
2011
On 2nd December 2011, the United Arab Emirates
celebrated its 40th National Day, completing
four decades since the establishment of the
state in 1971. |
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UAE,
India sign Security Agreements |
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November
2011
New Delhi. India and the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) signed an important “Agreement on Security
Cooperation” Nov 23, enhancing existing cooperation
particularly against terrorism. |
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Eurofighter,
Rafale extend dogfight from India to UAE |
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November
2011
Abu Dhabi. Rafale and Eurofighter, the two
finalists in the fray for India’s big combat
jet order, have extended their dogfight to
the UAE to win another commercial tender.
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Boeing
Delivers UAE Air Force its 3rd C-17 aircraft
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July
2011
Long beach, Calif. Boeing delivered a third
C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United
Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence
July 28 at the C-17 program’s final assembly
facility here. |
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IDEX
Opens, Takes Action to Air, Land and Sea |
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Feburary
2011
Abu Dhabi. Vice President and Prime Minister
of UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated the 10th
International Defence Exhibition and Conference
(IDEX 2011) here Feb 20. |
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IDEX
marks 10th Anniversary in Feb 2011 |
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Feburary
2011
Abu Dhabi. UAE President Shaikh Khalifa bin
Zayed al Nahyan will inaugurate the IDEX 2011
on Feb 20, marking also the 10th anniversary
of the biggest defence and security event
in the Middle East. |
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UAE
to set up aerospace research centre |
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December
2010
Abu Dhabi. The UAE plans to set up an Aerospace
Research and Innovation Centre (ARIC) in Abu
Dhabi in collaboration with global academic
and industrial institutions, it was announced
here. |
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GCC
Summit in Abu Dhabi |
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December
2010
Abu Dhabi. Leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) countries began their 31st summit
Dec 6 to consolidate the cooperation they
initiated in May 1981 to secure their oil-rich
region. |
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Emirates
orders 32 Airbus 380 |
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June
2010
Berlin. Emirates has yet again placed one
of the biggest civil aviation orders – that
of 32 Airbus 380 super jumbos worth USD 11
billion or AED 42.2 billion. |
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UAE
to get its first C 17 in 2011 |
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June
2010
Los Angeles. The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
will get the first of its six C 17 Globemaster-III
aircraft in 2011. |
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Boeing,
United Arab Emirates Announce Order for 6
C-17s |
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January
2010
ST. LOUIS. Boeing and the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) Air Force and Air Defence have announced
that the UAE has signed a contract for the
acquisition of six Boeing C-17 Globemaster
III advanced airlifters. |
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Dubai
Airshow Signals Aviation Upturn |
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December
2009
Dubai. Dubai Airshow 2009 set a new record
in visitor numbers while registering a significant
decline in on-site orders compared to the
2007 edition. |
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Bahrain
lands craft contract for Abu Dhabi Ship Building
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November
2008
Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB)
has been awarded a contract to build Afour
landing craft for the Bahrain Naval Forces.
The multi-million dollar contract was won
in the face of stiff competition from international
shipyards. |
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India
to continue supporting UN Peacekeeping Operations |
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September 2008
New Delhi. India will continue to support
the United Nations in its peacekeeping operations.
This was stated by Minister of State for
Defence Pallam Raju while interacting recently
with Indian troops stationed in Lebanon
as part of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon
UNIFIL).
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IPI
pipeline |
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August 2008
New Delhi. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah
Mahmud Qureshi said after a visit to New
Delhi last month that most of the outstanding
differences on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI)
gas pipeline had been resolved and that
the three countries were now in a position
to reach final agreement at the next round
of joint talks. In order to allay India’s
apprehensions, Qureshi also conveyed Pakistan’s
offer to guarantee the physical security
of the gas pipeline.
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Dubai
Airshow |
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December 2007
Like everything else in Dubai, the Dubai
Air Show 2007 has been a mega event, better
than before and better ever.
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UAE
had advised Saddam Hussein in 2003 to quit |
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August 2007
Dubai. United Arab Emirates (UAE) President
Shaikh Zayed had tried to help solve the
Iraqi crisis by advising President Saddam
Hussein to quit and save Iraq and the region
from the agony of war.
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UAE's
Caracal acquires German gun maker Merkel |
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July 2007
Abu Dhabi. Caracal International, a light
weapons manufacturing company based in Abu
Dhabi, has acquired the German company,
Merkel, a renowned light weapons maker since
1898.
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India
and UAE are great friends |
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June 2007
New Delhi. The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
has reiterated that the security and stability
in the Indian subcontinent and the strategic
Gulf are interlinked and sought India's
cooperation in defusing the Middle East
crises.
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Will
US attack Iran? |
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April 2007
There were widespread fears in March that
the US is going to attack Iran for its refusal
to scale down its nuclear activities.
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