(5 Dec 2023)
EGYPT DEFENSE EXPO
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cairo, Egypt - 4 December 2023
1. Egyptian rocket launcher, Raad 200 on display at Egypt's Defense Expo, EDEX
2. Egyptian pavilion
3. Various of Egyptian armed vehicles on display
4. Pan right of Chinese pavilion
5. Various of models of Chinese tanks
6. Close-up on a Rafale aircraft model
7. Various of U.S. pavilion
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Vince Logsdon, head of global business development and strategic marketing for Boeing Defense, Space & Security:
"Well, the region is always very important to us and it continues to stay important to us. But as world events occur, we are very much understanding that we want to be here to help provide the best capability we can to help maintain global stability."
9. Various of sniper rifles at United Arab Emirates pavilion
10. Various of missiles at Emirati pavilion
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Yousef al-Blooshi, business development director Al Tariq UAE:
"There is a global industrial race around the word and many challenges in the competition, but challenge always creates development. Challenge is probably what drives you to keep up with the pace of development to make updates and progress, and anticipate what is coming in the industry."
12. Wide of armored vehicles
13. Various of Egypt's Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Osama Askar listening to exhibitors
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Eng. Mohamed Shehata, head of sector at Egypt's ministry of state for military production:
"Defense expos in general are attended by the majority of the arms manufacturing companies. Every company exhibits its new products and markets it to countries. Ideas are exchanged between companies and countries, and the modern technology that these companies have reached gets conveyed."
15. Wide of expo
STORYLINE:
The third Egypt Defense Expo kicked off on Monday in Cairo, drawing the world's top arms companies and hundreds of military personnel from around the world.
Known as EDEX, the fair features more than 400 exhibitors from 44 countries.
"The region is always very important to us and it continues to stay important to us," said Vince Logsdon of Boeing Defense, Space & Security.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi attended the opening of the international weapons fair.
Companies taking part in the event showed their latest technologies in the fields of defense and armaments.
"Every company exhibits its new products and markets it to countries. Ideas are exchanged between companies and countries," said Mohamed Shehata, an engineer at the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production.
Guided missiles, drones and armored vehicles were up on display at the various pavilions in the fair, which runs from Dec. 4 to 7.
At the Egyptian pavilion, rocket launcher Raad 200 was among the items on display.
AP video shot by Ahmed Hatem
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