ABU DHABI – Leonardo and Abu Dhabi Ship Building signed Monday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance their collaboration on advanced naval capabilities and services. The two companies will build on years of positive partnership for the development of UAE’s naval sector.

 Under the new MoU, Abu Dhabi Ship Building and Leonardo will jointly work to create a Combat Management System (CMS) Integration Laboratory capable of testing, maintaining and evolving the software of Leonardo’s CMS system operational on more than 20 of the UAE Navy’s ships.

 This marks an important step in the path to deliver to the country the necessary expertise to ensure operational availability of its fleet as well as better serving other regional customers.

 The new MoU will also explore the development of a joint logistic support solution for preventive and corrective maintenance and a local spare parts inventory for Leonardo naval systems.

 The areas covered by the MoU will pave the way for increased technology and knowledge transfer to the benefit of UAE industries sustaining the development of local skilled workforce.

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