AIS announces Dhs271m order at ISNR Abu Dhabi

The announcement was made on the second day of the ongoing ISNR (International Security and National Resilience) Abu Dhabi homeland security show.

The HARES Project will be implemented by AIS in coordination with its international partner AGT and will seek to establish a highly-automated target detection, identification and tracking Border Security System designed to respond to external threats at the UAE border. The system will minimize the manning required to operate the Sector Command Centre under normal threat conditions.

ISNR is being held under the patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The four-day event concludes on 5 March, 2008.

ISNR Abu Dhabi has attracted strong participation from governments in the region and the global security industry. It is being organized by Reed Exhibitions Middle East with the support of the UAE Ministry of Interior. The exhibition features 147 specialist companies from 20 countries displaying a range of equipment and technology aimed at counter terrorism, intelligence and threat assessment, border and transport security, critical infrastructure protection, emergency preparedness, and crisis management and response.

Occupying 13,400 square meters of gross space, the exhibition features four national pavilions from the US, the UK, Switzerland and Germany. Exhibitors from 16 other countries including the UAE, Bahrain, Lebanon, France, Bulgaria, Norway, Austria, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, India and Singapore are also taking part.

Among the top international names exhibiting at ISNR Abu Dhabi are EADS, Thales, Boeing, ICx Technologies, Raytheon, Sagem, Smiths Detection, CAE - Aviation, Honeywell, Allen-Vanguard, Britten-Norman, Plextek, IBCOL, Denel, Dallmeier, Luminox Switzerland and Siemens. Major local and regional players such as CARACAL, ADCOM, Al-Nabooda, EAE, Advanced Integrated Systems, Falcon Eye Technology, International Golden Group, Al Hamra Group and Al Acera Technologies are also participating. The UAE's Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA) is the official sponsor of ISNR Abu Dhabi.

Official delegations from Italy, France, Lebanon, Yemen, Egypt, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Tanzania, Oman, Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, Iraq and Qatar are attending the show. The delegations are led by top officials such as the Ministers of Interior, Chiefs of Defense & Security, and Heads of National Security Organizations, and include senior officials involved in the development, selection and procurement of security systems and equipment in their respective organizations. Ministers from Bahrain, Lebanon Iraq and Afghanistan are attending the show.