Middle East & North Africa

Thibaut Trancart of CAE Defence & Security explains to TATV's Mark Pilling why this leading provider of synthetic training and mission operations support is going from strength to strength in the Middle East since opening its first office in Abu Dhabi in 2016.

GAL-AMMROC (Global Aerospace Logistics - Advanced Military Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Centre), has signed an MoU with Rabdan Academy to cooperate on training, research and development in the academic and training fields.

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Iron Beam made its first appearance outside of Israel at IDEX 2023.

Paramount Aerospace Systems has entered a strategic partnership with AAL Group.

UAE’s Edge is undeniably one of the fastest-growing businesses in the UAE, if not the world!

As the IDEX and NAVDEX show draws to a close, show organisers ADNEC Group celebrate numbers that make the event the number one defence show in the world.

F-16 training capabilities have expanded with the delivery of the first Deployable Mission Trainer (DMT) from Lockheed Martin to the Middle East.

Qatar Airways Cargo has partnered with iNOMAD, a Korea-based cutting-edge air cargo platform.

Paramount and India-based Engineering and Technology company, Bharat Forge, signed an MoU for the development and production of composite rotor blades, mission systems and stores management systems for medium lift helicopters.

Joramco will exhibit at MRO Middle East 2023, the Gulf region’s annual conference and trade show for commercial aviation maintenance.

At the IDEX show in Abu Dhabi, TATV''s Mark Pilling talks to Philipp von Michaelis, the chief executive of Global Clearance Solutions (GCS).

UK manufacturer Cummins is at IDEX to unveil a new 540 horsepower engine geared up for defence applications.

A new centre of excellence for uncrewed systems is to open at Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP) to support the UAE Armed Forces.

Safran Nacelles and AFI KLM E&M have signed a license agreement for the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of the Airbus A320neo’s LEAP-1A nacelles.

Bentzion Levinson, founder and CEO of Heven Drones, is passionate about uncrewed air vehicles and the company’s mission to help solve ‘everyday problems’ with their use.

Boeing is currently promoting several platforms to the region, with the KC-46A Pegasus multi-role air-to-air refuelling aircraft among them.

BAE Systems’ training capabilities go well beyond the supply of hardware but, as Alan Warnes reports, the famous Hawk shouldn’t be written off just yet.

Jeff Shockey, Raytheon Technologies’ senior vice president for global government relations, has been speaking at IDEX about his company’s ongoing commitment to the Middle East.

This year’s Falcon Maintenance and Operations Seminar will take place on April 5 in Paris, France and conclude May 17 in São Paulo, Brazil.

Strategic Development Fund, the investment arm of UAE’s Tawazun, is investing $3 million through its venture capital programme in Mayman Aerospace, the US-based manufacturer of the dual-use Speeder Air Utility Vehicle (AUV).

Partnerships and investment were the theme of the day at the IDEX and NAVDEX show in Abu Dhabi as the SHOW BUSINESS daily reports.

Headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania FL Technics is growing its aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services across the globe.

Space is playing an important role at IDEX this year with nearly 40 companies listed as having a ‘space’ component.

Bell Textron has completed the AH-1Z programme of record (POR) for the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Raytheon Emirates has plans to establish a local final assembly, integration and test line for the Coyote counter-UAS interceptor within the Tawazun Industrial Park.