UAE: AFAD Commander meeting with South Korean Defense Minister

14 November 2025

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Summary

On 3 November 2025, Commander of the UAE Air Force and Air Defense (UAE-AFAD), Major General Rashid

Mohammad Al-Shamsi, met with the South Korean Minister of National Defense (MoD), Ahn Kyu-baek, on the sidelines of the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX 2025).

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