(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
ABU DHABI, 19th February, 2019 (WAM) -- Thales Group and Atlas Elektroniks GmbH have recently announced the launch of a new underwater centre in Abu Dhabi, following an agreement with Tawazun Economic Programme, one of the key drivers of the Tawazun Economic Council.
In presence of Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education; Staff Major General Pilot Ishaq Al Baloushi, Executive Director Defence Industry and Capability Development at Ministry of Defence; Tareq Abdulraheem Al Hosani, Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Tawazun Economic Council; Pascale Sourisse, Senior Executive Vice President, Thales International Development; Philippe Duhamel, Senior Vice President Defense Mission Systems; Nicolas Simian, Strategy, Marketing and Offsets Director, Thales UAE; Steve Ward, Managing Director, Atlas Elektroniks GmbH; and Jamal Al Nauimi, Director of Marketing and Sales, Atlas Group.
The agreement was signed at IDEX 2019 by Matar Ali Al Romaithi, Chief Economic Development Officer at Tawazun Economic Council; Bernard Roux, CEO, Thales Group UAE, and Michael Ozegowski, CEO, Atlas Elektroniks.
In a joint press statement after the signing ceremony, Al Romaithi said that this project aims at launching an underwater training centre for anti-submarine counter attacks and the operation and management of mine-sweeping mines. The centre will feature state-of-the-art technologies and will provide professional training on countering hostile submarines, as well as on operating marine radar detectors which use ultrasound for detecting underwater objects.
Matar Al Romaithi, Chief Economic Development Officer at Tawazun Economic Council, said, "Tawazun, once again, showcases its role as a key contributor to the empowerment and sustainable development of the defence and security sector in the UAE. We work closely with our strategic partners to ensure a seamless process of technology transfer to the local market, in line with our strategic needs and requirements. This centre is considered the first of its kind in the region."
He also highlighted the fact that the centre will meet the industry's basic needs as well as enable the armed forces to keep abreast of the rapidly changing technological developments in both the military and naval operations.
Expressing her delight, Sourisse said, "Thales enjoys a deep-rooted partnership with the United Arab Emirates Navy. The launch of the training centre stems from our commitment to contribute towards the development of sovereign capabilities and talent in the UAE."
Ozegowski said, "We are committed to supporting the operational needs of the UAE Navy, and are delighted to work with Tawazun Economic Council to launch a one-of-a-kind training centre. This agreement underscores our deep-rooted relationship and will contribute towards building a future generation of highly efficient officers."
Tawazun has recently announced a new economic programme framework that offers many investment options to strategic partners from global defence companies and suppliers in the defence and security sector.
WAM/Esraa Ismail/MOHD AAMIR
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