President Sheikh Mohamed toured Abu Dhabi's International Defence Exhibition and Conference on Tuesday.
The UAE leader was joined by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, on his visit to one of the world's biggest defence fairs.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad, adviser for Special Affairs at the Ministry of the Presidential Court, and Staff Lt Gen Essa Al Mazrouei, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, were also part of the delegation.
Sheikh Mohamed visited the pavilions of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Russia and China, in addition to those of France, Serbia, the US and South Korea, at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
About 130,000 people from 65 countries are expected to attend the five-day event, which concludes on Friday.
Now in its 30th year, Idex will host about 1,350 companies, 350 delegations and scores of military personnel, officials and decision-makers this week.
Sheikh Mohamed hailed the exhibition as an example of the UAE's commitment to building connections around the world with the aim of furthering peace and stability.
He was briefed on the latest innovations in manufacturing and advanced technology systems put on display by participating nations and companies.
Sheikh Mohamed thanked organisers for their efforts to ensure the ongoing success of Idex.
On the sidelines of the event, he met Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Sheikh Talal Khaled Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Eric Trappier, chief executive of Dassault Aviation, and Neal Blue, chairman and chief executive of General Atomics.
Idex day two — in pictures
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Sheikh Nahyan Bin Zayed, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, attends the Naval Defence and Maritime Security Exhibition, in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Presidential Court -
Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Member of Abu Dhabi Executive, views exhibits at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, in Abu Dhabi. Presidential Court -
An exhibit at the pavilion of UAE defence conglomerate Edge. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Visitors watch a brass band parade through Idex, at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Defence conglomerate Edge revealed a line-up of 11 new unmanned and autonomous products and systems during the opening day of Idex. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
A virtual training system from Apricot, which uses an RPG-7 launcher, at ADNEC. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
The UAE's Al Fursan aerobatics team in action. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Exhibits from Indumil, a Colombia-based military weapons manufacturer. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Night-vision goggles on show at the EO Systems stand at Idex, held at ADNEC. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Visitors attend Idex, the defence expo, in Abu Dhabi -
Han Bing peers through the scope of a sniper rifle at the Steyr arms stand -
A model of an S-92 Executive helicopter at the Lockheed Martin stand -
Social media personality Marat Sutaev looks at an under-barrel grenade launcher at Idex -
Visitors attend the defence expo -
Sig Sauer presents its remote weapons station -
Military uniforms on display -
The Zetros 3351 A 6x6 on display at the Mercedes stand -
Hafez Jawabreh looks at a Kilinc 2000 Light handgun at the Sarsilmaz stand -
Mohamed Al Marzooqi looks at ammunition made in the UAE at the Edge stand -
Didier Bonnet looks through a pair of multi-function binoculars made by Safran -
The MBDA air defence systems stand -
Visitors view a Titan - GT Artillery platform at the Inkas armoured vehicles stand
