Emirates News Agency – MBDA opens missile engineering center in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, 9th June, 2023 (WAM) — The Missile Engineering Center was officially inaugurated on 6th June in the presence of Tareq Al Hosani, Secretary-General of Tawazun Council, M. Nicolas Niemtchinow, French Ambassador to the UAE, M. Eric, CEO of MBDA Béranger.

The purpose of the Missile Engineering Center is to strengthen the long-term partnership between the UAE and MBDA and lay the groundwork for the joint development of missile systems.

The ultimate goal of this collaboration is to deliver missile systems with an appropriate level of performance while leveraging and enhancing the sovereign capabilities of the UAE defense industry through significant local content.

The UAE’s Missile Engineering Center is the first MBDA missile engineering center outside of Europe; it operates with a joint team of engineers from Tawazun Technology Innovation and MBDA, working on the next generation of smart weapon families.

Secretary General of the Tawazun Council said: “I am delighted to witness the official inauguration of the UAE Missile Engineering Center which marks a major milestone in our partnership with MBDA. The Center represents our commitment to supporting the UAE defense industry. The Missile Engineering Center is a testament to This successful collaboration between Tawazun Council and MBDA symbolizes our shared vision of long-term cooperation and mutual growth in the region.”

“Our Tawazun committee’s goal is to develop advanced missile systems that meet our country’s specific requirements, while promoting local content and knowledge transfer,” Al Hosani added.

The CEO of MBDA commented: “This inauguration is an important milestone for us at MBDA, illustrating the importance of our local presence and working with our partners Tawazun Council. MBDA and its team are very proud Seeing the new missile engineering center up and running and already working on the next generation of smart weapons.”