Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday said it has opened a new technology center in Abu Dhabi to work collaboratively with partners in the United Arab Emirates on a wide range of security, environmental and scientific projects.
The company said its Center for Innovation and Security Solutions (CISS), which is a multi-purpose, reconfigurable facility located in the Incubator Building of the planned high-tech development hub Masdar City within Abu Dhabi, will provide a cooperate center for the company, the UAE government, industry and academia to develop solutions to global challenges such as climate change and resource scarcity.
Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin’s chairman, president and CEO, said in a statement at the opening of the facility that the CISS will also “promote collaboration in global defense, pilot training, cyber security, nanotechnology, missile defense, space exploration and more.”
“We value the entrepreneurial, innovative spirit we see in the UAE and the commitment to real-world solutions and progress that Masdar represents,” Hewson said. “We look forward to collaborating on innovations, growing technical expertise and contributing to economic development.”
Lockheed Martin said it and Masdar have already begun to collaborate on nano technologies and materials with potential applications in aircraft fuselage design, plastics and water desalination programs.
Lockheed Martin also has partnerships in the UAE with several universities.