Caracal: First UAE Small Arms Manufacturer

Caracal International, the UAE's first defence hardware manufacturing firm, has been launched to tie in with the ongoing Idex 2007 event in Abu Dhabi. Hamad Khalifa Al Neyadi, the MD of Caracal, said the firm is set to manufacture its first products, the Caracal F and Caracal C pistols. The company has also registered more than ten patents worldwide, in order to develop further products in the future.

Caracal has also won a Dhs18 million deal to supply the UAE Armed Forces with a total of 10,000 pistols.

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