His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence was briefed on the operational mechanisms, development plans, and key projects underway in a meeting with senior leaders of the UAE Armed Forces.
Posting on Instagram, His Highness wrote: "During my tour of the Ministry of Defence, I met with senior leaders and commanders of all branches of our armed forces. I was briefed on the operational mechanisms, development plans, and key projects underway.
"The UAE's military, developed and overseen by the UAE President and robustly supported by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is a beacon of national pride and unity, a bulwark of our union, and a deterrent to adversaries, ensuring the stability and prosperity that safeguard our nation’s achievements.
"Being part of this entity, recognised globally for its military excellence, is a great honour and a responsibility I hold with pride."

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