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Native name | Arabic: شركة الإمارات للصناعات العسكرية |
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| Industry | Defence |
| Founded | December 2, 2014 |
| Successor | EDGE Group |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | worldwide |
Key people | Homaid Al Shemmari (
Chairman) Luc Vigneron ( CEO) [1] |
| Owner |
Mubadala Development Company (60%) Tawazun Holding |
| Website | www.edic.ae |
Emirates Defence Industries Company (EDIC) was a defence industry holding company. In November 2019, the holding company was absorbed into EDGE Group. [2]
History
In 2014, the defence services and manufacturing entity initiated in the form of a merger of 11 defence companies that are subsidiaries of Mubadala Development, Tawazun Holding, and Emirates Advanced Invest Group. [3]
EDIC was jointly owned by the Mubadala Development Company, an investment fund of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (60%) [4] and Tawazun Holding. [5]
References
- ^ Alain Establier (2015-09-08). "SDBR Interview with Luc Vigneron, CEO of the Emirates Defence Industries Company (EDIC)". rpdefense.over-blog.com (Interview). RP Defense. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ AFP, Staff Writer With (2019-11-06). "UAE merges more than 25 defense industry firms into EDGE group". The Defense Post. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "UAE merger creates defence services, manufacturing company". reuters.com. Thomson Reuters. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
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"Emirates Defence Industries Company". mubadala.com. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
Mubadala holds a 60% share in the company.
- ^ "Emirates Defence Industries Company Formed". nimr.ae. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-14.