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Union Defence Force (UAE) facts for kids

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The Union Defence Force is the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates. It defends all seven emirates. It consists of 65,000 personnel, and its headquarters are in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It has been used twice in Sharjah.

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  • Union Defence Force

    A falcon was added to the original Trucial Oman Levies insignia to signify the union of the seven emirates and formation of a united force.

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    United Arab Emirates Honor Guard

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    A UAE Armed Forces Special Ops soldier assigned to Special Operations Task Force-West, patrols villages in Afghanistan on 7 April 2011.

  • BMP-3 AFVs of the UAE

    UAE Army BMP-3 conducting live fire desert training

  • United Arab Emirates Air Force, 1227, Boeing C-17A Globemaster III (49570885887)

    UAEAF C-17A Globemaster III

  • NIMR JAIS IDEX 2017

    Battle tested Emirati manufactured APC Nimr restored from Operation Decisive Storm on display in IDEX 2017

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    United Arab Emirates F-16 Block 60 taking off after taxiing out of the Lockheed Martin plant in Fort Worth, TX (NAS Fort Worth JRB)

  • Emirate Mirage 2000 jets

    Several Emirati Air Force Mirage 2000s over Afghanistan in 2008

  • AS332 Super Puma UAE

    A United Arab Emirates Navy Super Puma helicopter

  • Char Leclerc Emirati 001

    Emirati Leclerc tank

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