The President congratulated the President of the State, appreciating his pioneering role in leading the process of building our armed forces

Mohammed bin Rashid: The unification of the armed forces has risen in importance to the level of the decision to establish the Union

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said that the decision to unify the UAE Armed Forces rose in importance to the level of the founding fathers' decision to establish the Union. The Union would not have strengthened, intensified and developed, and its state would enjoy sovereignty, and its people would enjoy security and stability without armed forces that would defend their neutrality and protect them from the ordinaries of time.

His Highness said in a tweet on Twitter: "We congratulate ourselves and the people of the UAE on the 47th anniversary of the unification of our armed forces. Our forces that united the ranks. And protected the borders. And kept pace with the variables. And achieved achievements. Its motto is unity is everything. And above all... From it come out the martyrs. Through it, the sons of the UAE gave their lives to their homeland for sacrifice, sacrifice and blood. May God protect our forces. And may God protect our people. May God protect our leader."

His Highness said in a speech addressed through the magazine «Shield of the Nation» on the forty-seventh anniversary of the unification of the armed forces: «I greet you on this National Day, and congratulate you on the forty-seventh anniversary of the issuance of the decision to unify the UAE Armed Forces, and I remember with you with all appreciation and gratitude decision-makers, the motive of our renaissance and the symbol of our state, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and his companion Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, and their brothers, members of the Supreme Council and rulers, may God rest their souls all, and reward them for their roles in reuniting us, and unifying our ranks. And launching the process of advancing our country and our people."

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum added: "The decision to unify the UAE Armed Forces has risen in importance to the level of the founding fathers' decision to establish the Union, and the pillars of the Union would not have been complete without the issuance and implementation of this decision. The Union would not have strengthened, intensified and developed, and its state would enjoy sovereignty, and its people would enjoy security and stability without armed forces that would defend their neutrality and protect them from the ordinaries of time."

His Highness stressed: «The decision of the sixth of May 1976 will remain a founding station in our history in which we confirmed the finality of the union, and built a habitat for the Emirati identity, and a strong shield for our homeland and our people».

His Highness said: "Today, forty-seven years later, the exceptional importance of this decision emerges, as with it the process of building our armed forces began with the vision of leadership, accuracy of planning, efficiency of implementation and determination of men. The march was crowned with remarkable success, embodied in the capability, efficiency, readiness and effectiveness of our forces."

His Highness added: "Through their triumphant march, our armed forces have strengthened the base of our Emirati model that development is two sides of the same coin. Since its establishment, it has set a lofty goal of localizing all ranks within a specific period of time, and has succeeded with distinction in achieving this goal, and has provided a model to be followed in the formation of national cadres and qualifying them scientifically, cognitively and practically. This training has been extended to our younger generations through the National Service Program, which is a factory for men, a school for discipline and time management, skills development, sharpening motivation, and deepening the spirit of national belonging."

In his speech, His Highness added: "In addition, our armed forces have adopted an approach to keeping pace with changes in everything related to defense and security affairs, and have succeeded in adapting to the races of change, absorbing them, and harnessing them to enhance their capabilities, in a parallel path to storming our country in the early era of the information and communication revolution, our armed forces have stormed this era since its beginnings, mastered its language, and harmonized with its tools and manifestations in the fields of advanced technologies, digital technology and artificial intelligence, and mastered the use of its applications in all branches of weapons and work systems."

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum pointed out that "more than two decades ago, the path of development was strengthened by the decision to build advanced defense industries to add to our own sources of strength, meet an important aspect of arming our forces, contribute to the formation of young men and women of the UAE scientifically, cognitively and skillfully, support plans to localize advanced technology, participate in expanding our economy and increase its diversity, and open new horizons for our international relations and partnerships."

In his speech, His Highness noted: "As proven by the human experience and the models of developed countries, the defense industries have always been and will continue to be one of the most important levers for the advancement of countries and the progress of societies. In this context, our defense industries have become one of the important levers in the process of our country's renaissance and progress, and in the formation of our scientific, administrative and leadership human resources."

His Highness pointed out that «our defense industries have reached the stage of maturity, and have become a globally recognized number, and here they compete in the markets of land, sea and air weapons with products that adopt the latest advanced technologies, and match the best quality and effectiveness of the best counterparts in the world».

In his speech, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stressed that "the high level of defense capabilities of our country is the fruit of our approach and determination to provide the ingredients and guarantees to achieve the highest levels of protection, security and safety for our country, our people and our gains."

His Highness said: "As our state upholds the importance of peace and calls and works for it in all forums and occasions, it realizes that avoiding war is by anticipating it, and preparing for its possibilities, as this is the way to deter greedy, and the way to spread the umbrella of sustainable security and stability in our homeland, especially since we live in a region full of problems and conflicts, and in a world full of surprises resulting from the stampede of its major countries and their competitors, and the dangers of epidemics as in the spread of the Corona virus, and the natural disasters produced by global warming."

In his speech to the officers and soldiers, His Highness affirmed: "With your loyalty, belonging, courage, sincerity and deep commitment to the soldiering oath, you have elevated our armed forces to the highest levels of efficiency, readiness and effectiveness, and imposed respect for them far and wide. You have proven your worth in carrying out all your tasks, such as in international peacekeeping forces and in operations to provide relief to those affected by natural disasters. I renew my gratitude and thanks to every officer and soldier in the ranks of our armed forces, security services and civil protection agencies, and to the generations that preceded you in the service."

His Highness added: "With you men and women, the homelands are proud, weapons acquire added value, our flags remain light, our homeland is safe, and our people are assured of their present and future."

His Highness noted: "Today, I remember with you with pride and pride our righteous martyrs, your colleagues who gave their lives for the sake of our country and the support of truth and justice. I renew my appreciation to the families of the martyrs, who have provided the most wonderful examples of sincere patriotism and good citizenship."

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: "On this dear anniversary, I salute and congratulate my brother His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, appreciating his pioneering role in leading the process of building our armed forces and defense industries. Congratulations go to my brothers, Their Highnesses Members of the Supreme Council and Rulers of the Emirates, and to all the sons and daughters of our honorable people."

Mohammed bin Rashid:

"Our armed forces have united ranks, protected borders, kept pace with changes and achieved achievements. Its motto is union is everything."

"Our defense industries have matured and become a globally recognized figure, and their products are comparable in quality and effectiveness to the best in the world."