IDEX 2025: UAE to establish Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence

Published on February 20, 2025

ABU DHABI, 18th February, 2025 (WAM) -- Tawazun Council, the UAE Cyber Security Council, and Lockheed Martin have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to establish a state-of-the-art Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence.

This initiative, enabled through the Tawazun Economic Programme, which is overseen by the Tawazun Council, underscores the UAE's commitment to enhancing digital security capabilities, developing local expertise, and increasing in-country value to support the nation's evolving digital security landscape.

The LoI was signed by Dr. Mohammed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti, Head of Cybersecurity for the Government of the UAE; Dr. Nasser Humaid Al Nuaimi, Secretary-General at Tawazun Council, and Tim Cahill, President of Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, in the presence of Retired U.S. Army General John W. Nicholson Jr., Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin Middle East, at IDEX 2025.

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