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# Tawazun Council (United Arab Emirates)

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## Tawazun Council

Tawazun Council is the defense and security acquisitions authority for the UAE Armed Forces and Abu Dhabi Police since 2021 and since 2002 in charge of defense technology, innovation and research and development, as well as standard and quality assurance together with setting regulations, standards and governance.
It was established in 1992 originally as UAE Offsets Group. It was rebranded as Tawazun Economic Council in 2007. On December 2, 2014 it was consolidated as a merger of 11 defence companies that were subsidiaries of Mubadala Development Company with another investment firm being established later as Mubadala Investment Company, Tawazun Holding (established in 2007), and Emirates Advanced Invest (EAI) Group under Emirates Defence Industries Company, EDIC.
These companies were:
- Barij Dynamics (a joint venture with South African company Denel Dynamics, formerly known as Tawazun Dynamics and currently denominated al-Tariq
- Tawazun Precision industries
- Asmak and Waha Capital (established in 2000)
- Dolphin Energy (established in 1999)
- Al Dar Properties (established in 2000)
- Barij Munitions
- Caracal International‭
- NIMR Automotive LLC (established in 2000)
On November 5, 2019 they were then rearranged as part of Edge Group with more than 25 entities into five core clusters: Platforms & Systems, Missiles & Weapons, Space & Cyber Technologies, Trading & Mission Support, and Homeland Security, to be rebranded again in 2022 to its original denomination.
On January 12, 2024 it announced the acquisition of the Emirates Classification Society "TASNEEF" and its subsidiaries.
Sources: https://www.tawazun.gov.ae/who-we-are
https://www.mediaoffice.abudhabi/en/topic/tawazun-economic-council
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tawazun-economic-council/people https://wam.ae/article/b144y86-tawazun-council-acquires-emirates-classification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Defence_Industries_Company and https://ar.wikipedia.org
Tawazun Industrial Complex is the industrial development arm of Tawazun Council, positioned to be a global destination for defense, security, aerospace and strategic industry start-ups, manufacturing and commercial companies. TIP supplies a variety of regulatory company framework options within a unique industrial infrastructure that includes a dedicated ammunition zone and a Testing & Qualification Center.
From its two locations of Al Ajban and Nibras Aerospace Park in Al Ain, TIP provides comprehensive privileges and offers tailor made innovative and competitive solutions that support investors, entrepreneurs and manufacturers to successfully establish and grow their businesses in a community environment. It was established in 2002.
Sources: https://www.tip.ae/about-us and
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tawazun-industrial-park-tip

For additional information go to Tawazun (official website): https://www.tawazun.gov.ae/

Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024

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