Ahmed Al Mazrouei Innovation Centre exhibits military vehicles at IDEX 2017

The Ahmed Al Mazrouei Innovation Centre, established in 2013 and located in Abu Dhabi, exhibited two exceptional military vehicle innovations at IDEX 2017. The first is a multi-purpose truck, while the second is the development of a four-wheel drive vehicle using the latest military technology.

During an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM) today, Al Mazrouei, inventor and entrepreneur and founder of the Ahmed Al Mazrouei Innovation Centre, said that the centre received offers from international companies to produce and manufacture their two vehicles on contract during this year. This will contribute to shifting from the local to the international military manufacturing market.

The Ahmed Al Mazrouei Innovation Centre manufactures and produces a multi-purpose truck called "Musaihan", which is named after the camel "Musaihan Zayed", owned by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Al Mazrouei said.

Al Mazrouei stated that "Musaihan" utilises hydraulic technologies that allows it to transform itself from a truck to a military vehicle such as an ambulance, personnel carrier or a military operation vehicle in only 10 minutes through remote control. The patent for the invention for "Musaihan" is also registered in 145 countries around the world, he added.

Al Mazrouei also mentioned the development of a Nissan branded four-wheel drive vehicle, equipped with the latest military technology of the highest precision, and carrying an advanced machine gun on its roof.

He added that this vehicle is called "Al Theeb", and is equipped with a drone that can fly a distance of two square kilometres. It can also navigate through pitch darkness and has numerous capabilities that classify it as a multi-purpose military vehicle.

He clarified that the two vehicles will begin their operational service in the next year, which will be followed by another year of field testing by concerned authorities in 2019.

The Ahmed Al Mazrouei Innovation Centre also invented a robot that can be controlled over a distance of three kilometres and it is designed to operate in the UAE’s terrain for night photography and for discovering landmines.