The U.S. China. Russia. Britain. Israel. France. South Korea. All of those major players in the global defense industry have converged on Abu Dhabi this week for the weeklong International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) and the Naval Defense and Maritime Security Exhibition (NAVDEX). And for the first time, nations including Qatar, Ethiopia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Cyprus will join the conference, billed as the largest exposition of cutting-edge tech in defense and security in the Middle East. Photo: David Gordon / The Washington Times screenshot from video.
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