DUBAI – The UAE’s Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth Dh143.98million (around $39 million) with Pakistan’s Global Industrial and DefenceSolutions (GIDS) for the supply of various ammunitions.
The contract was signed at the Dubai Airshow 2021 where exhibition ofaviation and modern defence technologies were made by various manufacturersfrom across the globe.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sarah Al Hajri, the spokesperson of the Ministry ofDefence, said that the ministry had signed seven contracts worth more thanDh1.74 billion, taking its total tally to Dh22.5 billion in the first fourdays of the show, Khaleej Times reported.
A defence contract worth Dh677.3 million was awarded to the EmiratiInternational Technical Systems Trading to buy aviation systems andequipment for the UAE Air Force and Air Defence.
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The US-based Alliant Techsystems Operations secured two contracts worthDh175.8 million and Dh367.3 million for the purchase of ammunitionaccessories for the Air Force and Air Defence at the airshow.
