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The United Arab Emirates is best known for its city of Dubai, an ultra-modern port city that has become the trading and commercial hub of the Middle East. As a May 2005 article in National Defense Magazine notes, however, it has also acquired a reputation for a strong and respected military procurement system.
One of their recent initiatives involves the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters the country acquired in 1991 and 1994. The current plan involves remanufacture and modernization of 30 AH-64A aircraft to the current AH-64D Longbow standard. Deliveries to the UAE are scheduled to begin in May 2008 and continue through November 2009, with support activities continuing through November 2010.
The overall program includes integration and aircraft integration laboratory support at Boeing, protection and even stealth enhancements, missiles, initial spares, depot spares, support activities and integrated logistics support
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