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Lockheed Martin opens innovation centre in UAE

ABU DHABI, December 8, 2014

US-based Lockheed Martin, a global security and aerospace leader, has opened a new state-of-the-art collaboration centre in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to explore innovation and advance security solutions.

The Centre for Innovation and Security Solutions (CISS) is the first of its kind outside the US, a statement said.

Located in the Incubator Building at Masdar City - Abu Dhabi’s low carbon, sustainable urban development - the Centre is a reconfigurable, multi-purpose facility.

It will enable co-operation between Lockheed Martin and the UAE government, industry and academia to develop solutions that address challenges facing today’s world, from climate change to resource scarcity, and advance scientific discovery.

Speaking at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the CISS, Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin, said: “We value the entrepreneurial, innovative spirit we see in the UAE and the commitment to real-world solutions and progress that Masdar represents,” said Hewson. “We look forward to collaborating on innovations, growing technical expertise and contributing to economic development."

The CISS is the result of a long-standing partnership between Lockheed Martin and the UAE in programmes that support government, industry and the development of skills and expertise. Ten separate projects are underway or in planning.

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, chairman of Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy and clean technology company, said: “By combining Lockheed Martin’s 100 years of technology expertise with Masdar’s holistic approach towards higher education, R&D and technology deployment we will be able to deliver innovations that address the UAE’s most important challenges. The Centre will facilitate capacity building and stimulate knowledge transfer by enabling access to Lockheed Martin’s extensive network of laboratories, research facilities and centres of excellence across the globe.”

“In line with the UAE’s National Innovation Strategy, the opening of the Centre is a landmark for Masdar City that further emphasizes its position within the UAE as a platform for tech-to-market solutions and UAE capacity building in strategic innovation-based sectors.

“It is a significant addition to our growing cluster of technology pioneers. We look forward to working closely with Lockheed Martin to incubate and promote clean technology solutions,” he added.

Lockheed Martin and Masdar have already initiated joint collaboration into nano technologies and materials with potential applications in aircraft fuselage design, plastics and water-desalination programmes, among others, the statement said. – TradeArabia News Service




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