23 septembre 2021 | International, C4ISR, Sécurité

UAE, Britain ink defense research and AI tech deals. Here's what comes next.

An industry source tells Defense News about four eventual areas of concentration between the two countries.

https://www.defensenews.com/global/2021/09/22/uae-britain-ink-defense-research-and-ai-tech-deals-heres-what-comes-next/

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