The UAE-Australia Defense Industries Forum, organized by the UAE Ministry of Defense, kicked off at the Armed Forces Officers Club in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Brigadier General Khalifa Ali Al Kaabi, Head of the Executive Department of Defense Technology and Industries at the Ministry of Defense, opened the two-day forum, which is held in collaboration with the national defense industries companies in the UAE and in coordination with the Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun) and the Emirates Defence Companies Council (EDCC).

The forum was attended by Heidi Venamore, Ambassador of Australia to the UAE, along with a number of Ministry officers, UAE national news agency WAM reported.

Addressing the forum, Brigadier Al Kaabi said that the forum aims to build partnerships between the two countries, and identify joint projects in the defense field.