Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed met with Dr Thomas Kennedy, chief executive of Raytheon, at Al Bahr Palace in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces discussed potential co-operation between the United States defence contractor company and its Emirati counterparts.
The two also exchanged views on issues of mutual interest, reported state news agency Wam.
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation; and Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Tolerance, were among those who attended.
The Raytheon delegation was accompanied by Homaid Al Shimmari, deputy group chief executive of Mubadala.
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