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Also known as: UAE Ministry of Defence [+]

Country: United Arab Emirates [+]

Classified as: Air Force  Army  Military  Navy [+]

Sites


Site First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Abu Dhabi [+] 2010 [+]

Parent units

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Subsidiaries

Name Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Federal Armed Forces [+] Air Force [+]
Army [+]
Military [+]
Navy [+] 		1974 [+] 5 May 1976 [+]
Union Defense Force [+] Federal Armed Forces [+]
UAE Armed Forces [+]
UDF [+]
قوة دفاع الاتحاد [+] 		Air Force [+]
Army [+]
Military [+]
Navy [+] 		27 December 1971 [+] 1974 [+]
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces [+] Emirati armed forces [+]
UAE Armed Forces [+]
UAE military [+]
UDF [+]
Union Defense Force [+]
armed forces of the United Arab Emirates [+]
forces of the United Arab Emirates [+]
القوات المسلحة [+]
القوات المسلحة الإماراتية [+]
قوات الإمارات المسلحة [+] 		Air Force [+]
Army [+]
Military [+]
Navy [+] 		6 May 1976 [+] 3 December 2020 [+]

Personnel

Table showing personnel linked to this unit in command, administrative and other roles
Name Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Matar Salim Ali Al Dhaheri [+] None Under-Secretary [+] Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Defence [+] 28 March 2017 [+]
Mohamed Ahmed Al Bowardi [+] None Under Secretary [+] Under Secretary [+] 27 April 2015 [+]
Mohammed Abdulrahim Al Ali [+] Lieutenant General [+] Assistant Under-Secretary [+] 20 February 2017 [+]
Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum [+] None Commander [+] Minister of Defence [+] 28 September 2020 [+]

Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
28 September 2020 United Nations Situation of human rights in Yemen, including violations and abuses since September 2014 (A/HRC/45/6) 04 December 2020
11 April 2017 Security Force Monitor This unit is a placeholder to represent the hierarchical structure of this branch of the security service, based on the Security Force Monitor's research, as the Monitor does not currently have a source for a parent relationship to a specific, named unit
2010 Pen & Sword Aviation Middle East Air Power in the 21st Century 20 May 2019
27 April 2015 Emirates News Agency Mohamed bin Zayed inspects UAE forces in the Arab coalition, Hope Restoration Operation - Final add 27 June 2019
10 February 2016 Emirates News Agency Mohamed bin Zayed arrives in New Delhi 23 June 2019
20 February 2017 Emirates News Agency VP commissions UAE-made Baynunah-class corvette Al Hili 25 June 2019
28 March 2017 Emirates News Agency Dubai Crown Prince attends 17th graduation ceremony of Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Naval College 24 June 2019
20 April 2017 Emirates News Agency UAE-Malaysian ‘Desert Tiger 4’ joint military exercise concludes 03 December 2020
06 May 2017 Emirates News Agency UAE Armed Forces observe 41st Unification Day Anniversary 29 June 2019
29 October 2017 Emirates News Agency Commander of UAE Naval Forces attends graduation ceremony 24 June 2019
01 December 2020 Emirates News Agency On 49th National Day, UAE will complete journey full of achievements: Saqr Ghobash 03 December 2020
2007 Praeger Security International Gulf military forces in an era of asymmetric wars. Volume 1 09 July 2019
1994 Federal Research Division, Library of Congress Persian Gulf States : country studies 26 April 2019
December 2012 Complex Operational Environment and Threat Integration Directorate OE Threat Assessment: United Arab Emirates (UAE) 20 November 2020
Ministry of Defence (United Arab Emirates) About Us 03 December 2020
25 January 2019 United Nations Letter dated 25 January 2019 from the Panel of Experts on Yemen addressed to the President of the Security Council. (S/2019/83) 29 April 2019
29 July 2020 Emirates News Agency Mohamed bin Zayed receives US Secretary of the Army 03 December 2020
14 February 2016 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retired Australian Major General Mike Hindmarsh faces questions about knowledge of civilian attacks in Yemen 30 November 2020
October 2020 American Enterprise Institute Sizing Up Little Sparta: Understanding UAE Military Effectiveness 25 November 2020
01 January 2015 Al Bayan توحيد القوات المسلحة أعظم قرارات دولة الاتحاد 30 November 2020
July 2020 Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House Risk Perception and Appetite in UAE Foreign and National Security Policy 30 November 2020
25 April 2013 Department of Defense U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with United Arab Emirates Gen. Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, center, the deputy supreme commander of the UAE armed forces, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, foreign affairs minister, in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, April 25, 2013. Hagel met with defense leaders on his last stop of a six-day trip to the region. 03 December 2020
26 April 2015 Kuwait News Agency Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Saudi Defense Min. discuss Yemen's conditions 18 May 2019
02 December 2015 Reuters UAE troops dig in for a long war in Yemen 01 July 2019
06 February 2018 Saudi Press Agency عام / ملك البحرين يرعى التمرين التعبوي المشترك (قوة العزم) 23 September 2020
23 April 2018 The National Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed honours members of the UAE Armed Forces 29 June 2019
15 September 2015 The National UAE troops take part in Yemen offensive in Marib - in pictures 29 June 2019
26 January 2018 United Nations Final report of the Panel of Experts in accordance with paragraph 6 of resolution 2342 (2017). (S/2018/594). 03 June 2019