UAE military signs USD 140 million defence contracts with international firms

The United Arab Emirates' armed forces signed 514.8 million dirham ($140.17 million) defence contracts with international firms on Tuesday at the IDEX military exhibition, spokesman Brigadier General Mohammed al-Hassani said. The UAE also signed 4.3 billion dirham contracts with local firms, another spokesman said. ($1 = 3.6728 UAE dirham)