The Chinese copy and develop, reserve engineer on their own, while this is made by a foreigner, locally produced by the UAE.
So yes we agree, though it is not so special since they still have not designed their own weapon.
So before you talk sh!t about us again, Iraq made that "accomplishment" decades ago.
Tariq pistol ( locally produced beretta )
This doesn't matter as long as they own the brand, absorbed the tech and further developed it as one of the most advanced firearms in the world. BTW, the UAE have much mre than the state of the art firearm like Caracal:
100% designed and manufactured in the UAE by UAE nationals:
Yabhon United 40
The Yabhon United 40 – Block 5 with its futuristic aero-dynamics, was a major show attraction at Idex 2013.
Developed by Abu Dhabi’s Adcom Systems, largely a UAS manufacturer with worldwide branches, United 40 is being seen for the second time in the UAE, after being recently launched in Dubai.
“It can carry 10 missiles on board, each one having a 60km range and 1,000kph speed,” said Ali Al Dhaheri, general designer and CEO of Adcom Systems. “It can fly over 100 hours without refuelling at a 30,000ft altitude. It is very reliable, has twin engines, six fly control units and over 400 channels of communications.” Designed for strategic missions such as border surveillance, battle damage assessment, intelligence preparation of battlefield, combat assessment and humanitarian aid, United 40 can take off with 2,000kg on board. If desired, it can also have up to 15 people on board.
It is now in serial production, licenced in several countries around the world and used by armies all over the Arabian Gulf, the UAE included.
Another Adcom star at Idex this year is the brand-new Yabhon NSR.
“It actually hunts the Yabhon United 40,” said Al Dhaheri.
“It is the first one in the world to hunt UAS. It has an advanced auto-tracking system, being capable of image tracking and downloading video to the user, and also capable of automatic engage and destroy operation.”
Mar 12, 2013
The Yabhon United 40 aircraft is exhibited at the Idex festival in the capital last month. The UAE-made unmanned drone can cruise at speeds of up to 220kph and will cost up to $30 million.
UAE's unmanned drone passes test flight
The first unmanned aerial vehicle designed and made in the UAE has passed its test flight.
Ali Al Dhaheri, designer of the Yabhon United 40 - named in honour of our 40 years of union - said test flights in Abu Dhabi last week were successful and the aircraft, known as a UAV, was ready for production.
It can carry up to 10 air-to-ground missiles with a delivery range of 60 kilometres each and fly for up to 120 hours.
"This UAV was presented at Idex 2013 [International Defence Exhibition] and as soon as we received approval from the aviation authorities, we conducted the tests," said Mr Al Dhaheri, the chief designer and chairman of Adcom Systems. "The tests have proved all the capabilities the UAV was designed for."
A drone will cost between US$20 million (Dh73.5m) and $30m.
"We are expecting sales of $500m this year and about $41.5 billion over the next few years for this aircraft," Mr Al Dhaheri said.
The planes can cruise at speeds of between 75 and 220kph, fly to 7,010 metres and are powered by a 115-horsepower main engine and an 80hp electric engine.
The United 40 is designed for strategic missions that include combat and battle damage assessment, intelligence preparation of a battlefield, special and reconnaissance operations, humanitarian aid, border surveillance and communications relay.
During last month's Idex event, Mr Al Dhaheri said that Adcom potentially had contracts with seven countries, from the Arabian Gulf and Europe.
"Our manufacturing industries are advanced - Israel and the US are the only countries who can manufacture similar drones," he said.
Over the past 24 years, Abu Dhabi-based Adcom has progressed from building missiles to developing strategic radars. It now also creates advanced communication systems.
It hurts, isn't it?