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Visitors from the Military check out the CEST MR40 UAV System. Victor Besa / The National
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Visitors looking at Garmousha drone by Adasi on the first day of the UMEX & SimTEX held at Adnec in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
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The Jetski System by EARTH, an advanced unmanned vehicle with military and rescue capabilities. Victor Besa / The National
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Drones on display at the Etimad stand. Pawan Singh / The National
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Drones on display at the Etimad stand. Pawan Singh / The National
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Visitors at the Edge stand on the first day of the UMEX & SimTEX. Pawan Singh / The National
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Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed unveiling the Garmousha drone by Adasi. Pawan Singh / The National
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Sheikh Mansour with other officials unveiling the Garmousha drone by Adasi. Pawan Singh / The National
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Sheikh Mansour with other officials unveiling the Garmousha drone by Adasi. Pawan Singh / The National
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Visitors on the first day of UMEX & SimTEX. Pawan Singh / The National
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Drone on display at the Etimad stand. Pawan Singh / The National
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Visitors looking Earth, UGV at the Edge stand. Pawan Singh / The National
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Visitors looking drones and unmanned ground vehicle which is on display at the International Golden Group stand. Pawan Singh / The National
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Visitors looking ISR 350-5 drone on the first day of the UMEX & SimTEX. Pawan Singh / The National
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Talon 5 robot on display. Pawan Singh / The National
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A Banshee drone. Pawan Singh / The National
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The RW-24, a smart loitering munition that delivers automated ground strike capabilities. Victor Besa / The National
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A UMEX 2020 robot welcomes guests with nuts and dates. Victor Besa / The National
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Visitors arrive at the UMEX and SimTex 2020 convention. Victor Besa / The National
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The latest lightweight and rugged uniforms were featured in the show. Victor Besa / The National
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Ahmed Al Shehhi domonstrates the EARTH, remote control container system. Victor Besa / The National
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Visitors from the Military check out the CEST MR40 UAV System. Victor Besa / The National
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Visitors looking at Garmousha drone by Adasi on the first day of the UMEX & SimTEX held at Adnec in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
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The Jetski System by EARTH, an advanced unmanned vehicle with military and rescue capabilities. Victor Besa / The National
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Drones on display at the Etimad stand. Pawan Singh / The National
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Drones on display at the Etimad stand. Pawan Singh / The National
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Visitors at the Edge stand on the first day of the UMEX & SimTEX. Pawan Singh / The National
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Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed unveiling the Garmousha drone by Adasi. Pawan Singh / The National
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Sheikh Mansour with other officials unveiling the Garmousha drone by Adasi. Pawan Singh / The National
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Sheikh Mansour with other officials unveiling the Garmousha drone by Adasi. Pawan Singh / The National
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Visitors on the first day of UMEX & SimTEX. Pawan Singh / The National
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Drone on display at the Etimad stand. Pawan Singh / The National
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Visitors looking Earth, UGV at the Edge stand. Pawan Singh / The National
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Visitors looking drones and unmanned ground vehicle which is on display at the International Golden Group stand. Pawan Singh / The National
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Visitors looking ISR 350-5 drone on the first day of the UMEX & SimTEX. Pawan Singh / The National
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Talon 5 robot on display. Pawan Singh / The National
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A Banshee drone. Pawan Singh / The National
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The RW-24, a smart loitering munition that delivers automated ground strike capabilities. Victor Besa / The National
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A UMEX 2020 robot welcomes guests with nuts and dates. Victor Besa / The National
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Visitors arrive at the UMEX and SimTex 2020 convention. Victor Besa / The National
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The latest lightweight and rugged uniforms were featured in the show. Victor Besa / The National
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Ahmed Al Shehhi domonstrates the EARTH, remote control container system. Victor Besa / The National
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Visitors from the Military check out the CEST MR40 UAV System. Victor Besa / The National
Driving, surfing and swarming: drone tech on display at Umex 2020
Umex 2020 is under way with 163 companies displaying their wares for the booming drone industry
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Kelsey Warner
24 February, 2020
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