The Latest In Military Drones And Unmanned Vehicles Are On Display At A Fair In Abu Dhabi

Visitors look at the Drone at the General Atomics Aeronautical stand on the first day of the UMEX held at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

The National: The latest generation of unmanned vehicles are on display in Abu Dhabi

Umex 2018 shows the latest in technology in drones and unmanned vehicles from around the world.

They can fly, crawl and swim. One has flown around the summit of Everest, while another can lurk at the bottom of the sea for up to two months.

All of them have two things in common. They operate without a human on board, and can be seen at the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX) at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre until Tuesday.

The three-day event was opened on Sunday by Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, with more than 100 exhibitors.

The first day saw deals worth Dh291.6 million signed, including for for nearly Dh72.5m by Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company.

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