United Arab Emirates achieved a unique contracts rarely implemented across the world. After three decades with BPC, and systems for Air France, a firm Global Aerospace Logistics contract pilot for the maintenance and support systems, missiles Patriot In the UAE may extend to the region.
It has all of the Global Aerospace Logistics Global Aerospace Logistics UAE, Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Co. Raytheon, the signing of a cooperation agreement to provide logistics services and maintenance of air defense systems and missile world-class state of the United Arab Emirates. Requires the first step, the establishment and maintenance of the central workshop at Zayed Military City.
Under the agreement, will Global Aerospace Logistics GAL, in conjunction with Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, to develop the capacity and support logistics support to meet immediate needs and future strategic air and missile defense in the United Arab Emirates. The focus will be mainly to support the spread of the system Patriot Patriot air defense and missile from Raytheon, which is called GEM-T missiles improved guidance from Raytheon, the missile Pak - 3 (PAC - 3) from Lockheed Martin.
Muhanna said Cory, director of GAL: "We are very excited to hold this relationship with leading global players in the field of integration and development of systems and technologies for air defense and missile technologies. This is a very important first step in creating a local support a viable Patriot systems, a key stage in our strategy long-term systems to support air and missile defense on a national scale and the scope of the region as a whole. "
The project includes the maintenance logistics capabilities ensure elimination of the UAE Armed Forces in the area of air defense systems and ballistic missile programs, and the transfer of knowledge and skills of UAE nationals. In addition, would allow the United Arab Emirates to develop marketing opportunities to support the industries of air defense and missile across the region as a whole.
The Cityscape Garrett, Vice President and Managing Director in the Department of Patriot Programs for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems says: "This agreement is for cooperation with an approach developed to support the vision of our UAE to grow and develop their industry and their defense in the long term. In doing so, working together, we will make sure that the UAE have resources and technical expertise necessary for success in this area.
The Company Global Aerospace Logistics, a division of Emirate Advanced Investments Investments developed and which is one of the leading companies in the field of development, investments, and its main office in Abu Dhabi. Working in the maintenance of fixed-wing aircraft and rotary It also specializes in information technology and many of the work on the work of the Defense and Aviation and Algeoffdhae ...
The UAE And Raytheon BAE Systems have agreed in the past to establish complex Raytheon UAE Industry Joint rocket, which was his first of the rocket Talon Jr., a rocket works on Apache Long Bo UAE has been added to a laser-guided to become a guided missile, a development request UAE However, there is specifically to them.