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Spotlight UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Issue 731 dated 11/03/2015

Abu Dhabi tries to cast off ITAR yoke

Abu Dhabi is no longer content to be a simple buyer or broker in the defence industry – it is looking to become a major industrial and technological player in the business. This strategy was very apparent at the International [...]

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