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Sources:
https://www.intelligenceonline.com and
https://meconstructionnews.com
Tawazun Council is the defense and security acquisitions authority for the UAE Armed Forces
	and Abu Dhabi Police since 2021 and since 2002 in charge of defense 
technology, innovation and research and 
development, as well as standard and quality assurance together with setting 
regulations, standards and governance. 
It was established in 1992 originally 
as UAE Offsets Group. It was rebranded 
as Tawazun Economic Council in 2007. On December 2, 2014 it was consolidated 
as a merger of 11 defence companies that were subsidiaries of Mubadala 
Development Company with another investment firm being established later as 
Mubadala Investment Company, Tawazun Holding
(established in 2007), and Emirates Advanced Invest (EAI) Group under Emirates Defence 
Industries Company, EDIC.
These companies 
were:
- Barij Dynamics (a joint venture with South African company Denel 
Dynamics, formerly known as Tawazun Dynamics and currently denominated al-Tariq
- Tawazun Precision industries
- Asmak and Waha Capital 
(established in 2000)
- Dolphin Energy (established in 1999)
- Al Dar 
Properties (established in 2000)
- Barij Munitions
- Caracal 
International
- NIMR Automotive LLC (established in 2000)
On November 
5, 2019 they were then rearranged as part of Edge Group with more than 25 entities into five core clusters: 
Platforms & Systems, Missiles & Weapons, Space & Cyber Technologies, Trading 
& Mission Support, and Homeland Security, to be rebranded again in 2022 to 
its original denomination.
On January 12, 2024 it announced the 
acquisition of the Emirates Classification Society "TASNEEF" and its subsidiaries. 
Sources: 
https://www.tawazun.gov.ae/who-we-are 
https://www.mediaoffice.abudhabi/en/topic/tawazun-economic-council 
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tawazun-economic-council/people
https://wam.ae/article/b144y86-tawazun-council-acquires-emirates-classification 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Defence_Industries_Company and 
https://ar.wikipedia.org
Tawazun Industrial Complex is the industrial development arm of Tawazun
Council, positioned to be a global destination for defense, security,
aerospace and strategic industry start-ups, manufacturing and commercial 
companies. TIP supplies a variety of regulatory company framework options 
within a unique industrial infrastructure that includes a dedicated 
ammunition zone and a Testing & Qualification Center.
From its two 
locations of Al Ajban and Nibras Aerospace Park in Al Ain, TIP provides 
comprehensive privileges and offers tailor made innovative and competitive 
solutions that support investors, entrepreneurs and manufacturers to 
successfully establish and grow their businesses in a community environment. 
It was established in 2002.
Sources: https://www.tip.ae/about-us and
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tawazun-industrial-park-tip 
For additional information go to Tawazun (official website): https://www.tawazun.gov.ae/
Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024
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 Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024
 
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images located by Esteban Rivera, 9 July 2024
Source:
https://www.crunchbase.com