ABU DHABI, Major General Dr. Mubarak Saeed bin Ghafan Al Jabri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Support and Defence Industries at the Ministry of Defence, attended the opening ceremony of the Abu Dhabi office of the Korean Agency for Defence Development (ADD).
The ceremony was held in the presence of Muammar Abdulla Abushehab Alfulaiti, CEO, Tawazun Technology and Innovation (TTI); Lee Seok Gu, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the UAE, Dr. Jong-Seung Park, President, ADD; Ret. Gen. IL Sung, Vice Minister, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), Dr. Duck Gon Ko, Vice President, ADD; and Col. Kwan-Ok Koh, Defense Attaché, South Korean Embassy.
The office will focus on enhancing joint research and development, supporting ongoing cooperation and the exchange programme for engineers and experts, to serve the mutual interests of the two countries.
Major General Dr. Mubarak Al Jabri stated that the UAE believes that cooperation with a country with extensive and long experience in adopting advanced technology solutions, such as South Korea, is critical to achieving the desired success sought by the Ministry of Defence to develop the country’s defence industries system.
He pointed out that the UAE’s is seeking, with unremitting efforts and confident steps, to consolidate its position as one of the most advanced technology centres, as well as a headquarters for the most important developers, specialists and researchers in the field of military industries.
Dr. Al Jabri also underscored the wise leadership’s determination to localise the defence industries sector and establish more strategic partnerships with major defence companies around the world, as well as striving to keep pace with the continuous development in the forms and tools of future wars, which reflects the UAE leadership in reshaping the map of defence industries, especially in the Middle East.
ADD is at the forefront of developing breakthrough technology — innovative science and technology (S&T) solutions. The Agency is responsible for conducting all the defence R&D, testing and evaluation.
Source: Emirates News Agency