His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God protect him,” affirmed that our armed forces, since the issuance of the unification decision, have proceeded at an upward pace and achieved qualitative leaps in organization, qualification, armament, efficiency, and field capability, thus achieving their deserved position. Among the modern armies of the world, His Highness stressed that the processes of developing and strengthening the UAE Armed Forces will remain a priority in our national history, believing that possessing a deterrent force is the surest guarantee for maintaining peace.
His Highness said, in a speech on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the unification of the armed forces, which falls on May 6 of each year, that the achievements of development and modernization included all components of the UAE Armed Forces, but the greatest achievement remains linked to the formation of military human resources, which was strengthened by the launch of the National Service Program in The year 2014 represented a qualitative addition that provided the young men and women of the Emirates with opportunities to present the finest examples of national belonging, and to confirm their readiness to answer the call of the nation.
His Highness stressed that the UAE military industries today contribute to meeting an important part of the needs of our armed forces, and compete with their high-quality and efficient products in the international arms market, and have become an important tributary to our efforts to diversify our economy, a vital field for research and development and the formation of scientific competencies, and an effective tool in strengthening the UAE’s relations. With sisterly and friendly countries.
The following is the text of the speech of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum:
// In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful ..
Dear sons and daughters of the Emirates… the brave officers and soldiers of our armed forces…
May the peace, blessings, and mercy of God be upon you ..
Today, as leadership, government, and people, we celebrate the forty-eighth anniversary of the unification of the UAE Armed Forces, and today we are filled with feelings of pride and pride in the high level that our forces have reached in organization, armament, efficiency, and performance of the tasks they are assigned to carry out, whether on the battlefields, in peacekeeping efforts, or in relief operations.
The unification decision made May 6, 1976, one of the immortal days in our history, our life, and the memory of our nation. On this day, the symbol of our state, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, supported by the founding fathers, may God bless them all, completed the pillars of our union, and launched the process of building our armed forces to be a fortress. Our invincible state is capable of confronting all threats to its sovereignty, security and stability.
Since the issuance of the unification decision, and over the past forty-eight years, our armed forces have progressed at an upward pace and achieved qualitative advances in organisation, qualification, armament, efficiency and field capability, thus achieving their rightful place among the modern armies of the world. The processes of developing and strengthening our armed forces will remain a priority in our national history, out of our belief. That possessing deterrence power is the surest guarantee for maintaining peace.
What distinguishes the process of building our armed forces is that they have kept pace with comprehensive development processes in our country, and have achieved achievements and successes parallel to what we have achieved in building humanity and urbanism. Throughout their construction process, they have received great attention from our successive heads of state, Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Khalifa, may God bless them, and from my brother, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, who over more than four decades led the efforts to develop our armed forces, and was the driving force behind their reaching the honorable level of which our nation is proud and of which our society is reassured.
While the achievements of development and modernization included all components of our armed forces, the greatest achievement remains linked to the formation of our military human resources. The human element formed the focus of development and modernization processes through plans that included the establishment of military schools, institutes, colleges and universities whose structure and theoretical and practical programs are comparable to the best of their counterparts in the world.
Our human resources were strengthened by the launch of the National Service Program in 2014. The program was a qualitative addition that provided our young men and women with opportunities to present the finest examples of national belonging, and to confirm their readiness to respond to the call of the nation if the caller calls.
I salute the sons and daughters of the Emirates who have come to the program with passion and commitment since its launch. They have demonstrated their ability to endure the hardships of military life, and have proven their dedication to giving to the homeland and sacrificing for the sake of its pride, nobility, security and stability.
Every year, thousands of our sons and daughters graduate from the program and return to civilian life with more self-confidence, a deeper commitment to the highest interests of our nation, and more positive in their dealings with public and private affairs. Graduates of the National Service Program are a huge asset to our nation and our armed forces. They increase their strength and fortitude, and increase… Our society is united, cohesive and supportive.
Dear citizens, male and female…
As we celebrate the forty-eighth anniversary of the unification of our armed forces, we highly appreciate and value their multiple roles in the life of our nation, in addition to their main role in preserving its sovereignty, security and stability.
The roles of our armed forces have become comparable to the roles played by the armed forces in developed countries, whether in the field of research and development, in the field of manufacturing, or in qualifying and preparing leaders and providing society with distinguished expertise in all fields.
The senior leadership of our armed forces is credited with realizing early on the importance and necessity of building Emirati military industries. On the day of the issuance of the unification decision, Sheikh Zayed, may God have mercy on him, emphasized to us this importance and necessity. Manufacturing progressed from light weapons ammunition to the manufacture of these weapons, the manufacture of ammunition for various types of weapons, the construction of frigates, landing ships, speedboats, training aircraft, drones, mechanisms, missiles, guidance systems, means of communication, and systems. Air Defense.
Today, our industries contribute to meeting an important part of the needs of our armed forces, and compete with their high-quality and efficient products in the international arms market. These industries have become an important tributary to our efforts to diversify our economy, a vital field for research and development and the formation of scientific competencies, and an effective tool in strengthening our country’s relations with sister countries. And the girlfriend.
Dear citizens, male and female…
On this most important day, I stand with you at the hands of all members of our regular and reserve armed forces, and members of the security services and civil protection agencies, and I remember with you with reverence, appreciation and gratitude our righteous martyrs and their patient and worthy families, and I salute with you the leader of our march, my brother, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and I thank him for what he has done. He presented it and presents it to our nation and our people. I salute my brothers, Their Highnesses the Sheikhs, members of the Supreme Council of the Federation and Rulers of the Emirates, and congratulate them on this fragrant anniversary that we celebrate while we are more capable and determined to move our nation along the paths of strength, progress and glory.
I thank God who has destined us to accompany the victorious march of building our armed forces, and I ask His generous face to perpetuate His blessings upon us, strengthen us, inspire us to the right path, and enable us to perform our duties in the service of our religion, our nation, and our people.
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