The transfer of defence material and technology between the West and the GCC has traditionally been a one-way street. This arrangement has greatly benefitted international defence companies as GCC countries, particularly the UAE and Saudi Arabia, are some of the biggest spenders on defence worldwide. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. UAE defence spending was…
EDGE: A New Landscape for the Defence Industry in the Middle East
Recently, EDGE was ranked among the top 25 military suppliers in the world by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a think tank that specialises in data analysis of military expenditure and arms trade among other peace and security-related matters. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. EDGE Group was established in November…
UMEX 2020 & SimTex 2020
The activities of the fourth session of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition UMEX 2020, Simulation and Training SimTex 2020, 23-25 February concluded in Abu Dhabi. The exhibition was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. It was organized…
UAE launches «Edge» conglomerate to address its «antiquated military industry»
The United Arab Emirates has launched a government-owned company meant to position the country as a global player in advanced technology that can address the threat of hybrid warfare and streamline the local defense industry. The crown prince of Abu Dhabi and the deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,…
Strategic Nuclear Forces of Russia and the USA Today and Tomorrow
By Alexander Ermakov, independent military expert Part II. Naval Component The naval component of a modern nuclear triad is represented with nuclear submarines, which are one of the most impressive engineering developments and, at the same time, the most invisible national defence components operating in the silence of the deep sea. First Experiments The…
The Chronograph of the Great War 1914–1918 The First Year: 1914. 100 years ago
October 27 During the attack of Neuve Chapelle at the Western Front Germany used chemical weapons – for the first time in the World War I. It was the so-called “Shell No. 2” (10.5-cm shrapnel with the gunpowder replaced with dianisidine sulfate), 3,000 shells were fired. Though its irritating effect proved to be minor, and…
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