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ABU DHABI, Feb 20 (KUNA) -- The UAE and Russia on Monday signed an agreement for cooperation in defense industries, which relates to discussing specifications and capabilities of Russian fighter jets, including Sukhoi 35.
The deal was signed at the ongoing International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2017) in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Denis Manturov, Russian Minister of Trade and Industry, WAM news agency reported.
The agreement was signed by Homaid Abdullah Al-Shimmeri, CEO of Aerospace and Engineering Services, Mubadala Development Company, and Frolkin Aleksey Yevgenyevich, Deputy Director of Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation.
The agreement also provides for procurement, development and partial manufacturing of advanced air, land and naval equipment to serve the requirements of the UAE armed forces. (end)
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