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Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohammed consolidates Abu Dhabi's defence industry

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Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (KbM), the crown prince of Abu Dhabi.
Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (KbM), the crown prince of Abu Dhabi. © Waleed Zein/Anadolu/AFP

International Golden Group, the military equipment provider closely watched by the crown prince, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nayan's eldest son, is to become part of the Emirati defence conglomerate EDGE.

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Fadel Al Kaabi, formerly of the Tawazun sovereign fund, set up the International Golden Group (IGG) in 2002. The company, which is headed by Fadel's uncle, former armed forces deputy chief of staff Mohammed Hilal Al Kaabi, specialises in partnerships with Western defence groups like France's Thales, Britain's BAE, Paramount of South Africa and Italy's Selex.

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