IDEX Day 1: UAE Armed Forces sign deals worth over AED 5 billion

Sunday, 21 February 2021 19:32

By ARN News Staff

The UAE Armed Forces have signed deals worth AED 5.03 billion on day one of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi.

As many as 19 contracts were awarded on the opening day, with the bulk of them going to local firms.

The five-day exhibition is the first major defence trade show to take place since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The value of deals for the UAE Armed Forces during the first day of #IDEX and #NAVDEX reached AED5.030 billion. pic.twitter.com/vWRbx5fq6Z
— IDEX (@IDEX_UAE) February 21, 2021

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