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The Nimr Ajban Class engine assembly area. Victor Besa / The National
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Nimr's Jais 4X4. All of the military vehicles are manufactured in-house from a facility in Abu Dhabi's desert. Victor Besa / The National
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Inside Nimr's 37,500 square metre manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi's desert. The EMC Anechoic Chamber, the largest in the UAE. Companies test their products in these silent rooms to find out how loud they are. Victor Besa / The National
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The automotive parts and supply area of the Nimr factory in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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Nimr’s Ajban Class vehicles Ajban 447A, Ajban 440A and Ajban LRSOV. Victor Besa / The National
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The Nimr Ajban Class engine assembly area. Victor Besa / The National
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Nimr's AJBAN Class vehicles. (L-R) Ajban 447A and Ajban 440A. Victor Besa / The National
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Khaled Al Zaabi, chief commercial officer of Nimr, with one of the armoured military vehicles produced in-house. Victor Besa / The National
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The inside of a Nimr Ajban 440 A. Victor Besa / The National
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In this area of the facility, coil springs and vehicle suspension are assembled. Victor Besa / The National
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The Chassis assembly area of the Nimr factory. Victor Besa / The National
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The area of the factory where the Ajban Class brakes and suspension are assembled. Victor Besa / The National
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The Nimr Ajban Class engine assembly area. Victor Besa / The National
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Nimr's Jais 4X4. All of the military vehicles are manufactured in-house from a facility in Abu Dhabi's desert. Victor Besa / The National
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Inside Nimr's 37,500 square metre manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi's desert. The EMC Anechoic Chamber, the largest in the UAE. Companies test their products in these silent rooms to find out how loud they are. Victor Besa / The National
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The automotive parts and supply area of the Nimr factory in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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Nimr’s Ajban Class vehicles Ajban 447A, Ajban 440A and Ajban LRSOV. Victor Besa / The National
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The Nimr Ajban Class engine assembly area. Victor Besa / The National
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Nimr's AJBAN Class vehicles. (L-R) Ajban 447A and Ajban 440A. Victor Besa / The National
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Khaled Al Zaabi, chief commercial officer of Nimr, with one of the armoured military vehicles produced in-house. Victor Besa / The National
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The inside of a Nimr Ajban 440 A. Victor Besa / The National
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In this area of the facility, coil springs and vehicle suspension are assembled. Victor Besa / The National
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The Chassis assembly area of the Nimr factory. Victor Besa / The National
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The area of the factory where the Ajban Class brakes and suspension are assembled. Victor Besa / The National
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The Nimr Ajban Class engine assembly area. Victor Besa / The National
Inside Nimr, the armoured vehicle company on a mission to bring soldiers home safe and well
In a factory deep in the Abu Dhabi desert, personnel carriers that can withstand mine and rocket blasts roll off the production line
Shireena Al Nowais
25 January, 2021
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