ASELSAN, The King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) and their joint venture signed MoU at IDEX 2015 Exhibition in Abu Dhabi

ANKARA, 5-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ASELSAN, Turkey’s leading defense company; KADDB, The King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) is an independent government entity within the Jordan ​​Armed Forces (JAF) engaged in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of a variety of military products; and AME, a joint venture company between KADDB Investment Group and ASELSAN Turkey have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the second day of IDEX 2015 Exhibition at Abu Dhabi (UAE) to extend their strategic partnership to the field of tactical communications. The agreement developed upon the intention of the parties to further widen the scope of their cooperation and the field of activities performed by AME.

The parties have agreed to study and investigate the possibilities of establishing a radio communication production line in AME through a transfer of technology for the local production of ASELSAN Software Defined Radios and enhance indigenous capabilities in the field of tactical communication.

About K​​​​ADDB
The King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) is a Jordanian defence company. It was established by Royal Decree on 24 August 1999 to provide an indigenous capability for the supply of scientific and technical services to the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). KADDB was also created for the supply of defense and commercial equipment optimized for Middle East requirements. It is an independent agency within the Jordanian Armed Forces tasked with operating according to best business practices and is financed both through the defense budget and by technology, products and services sales incomes.

Abou​t AME
Aselsan Middle East PSC LTD, (A joint venture company between KADDB Investment Group and Aselsan Turkey) is a high technology, multi-product electro-optics products company that produce state-of-the-art Night Vision and Thermal Imaging Systems is proud to announce signing contracts with Jordan Armed Forces, Royal Jordanian Air Forces and in the region for supplying various types of Night Vision equipment which are produced at Aselsan Middle East factory located in KADDB industrial Park in Dulail, Jordan by Jordanian engineers and technicians. Aselsan Middle East is also local repair and maintenance center during the life cycle of its products. More information about Aselsan Middle East is available at www.aselsanmiddleeast.com.com

About ASELS​​AN
Aselsan is Turkey`s leading defence company holding a well established reputation focusing on in-house critical capabilities, state –of-the-art technologies and sustainable  research & development. Aselsan serves as a technology center in design, development, production, system integration, modernization and after sales services in the fields of Military Communication Systems, Professional Communication Systems, Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems, Electro-Optical Systems, INS and Avionic Systems, Defence and Weapon Systems, C4ISR Systems, Naval Combat Systems, Toll Collection and Traffic Management Systems, Powered by a fast increasing rate of global exports and an annual turnover continually exceeding the billion dollar benchmark, Aselsan is consistently ranked among the hundered largest defence companies in the world. More information about Aselsan is available at www.aselsan.com

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ASELSAN, The King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) and their joint venture signed MoU at IDEX 2015 Exhibition in Abu Dhabi