Tawazun drives economic value, facilitates ecosystem growth and empowers technology and innovation.

WHO WE ARE

Tawazun is the UAE defense and security acquisitions authority for the UAE Armed Forces and Abu Dhabi Police; driving economic value through the Tawazun Economic Program and initiatives, facilitating ecosystem growth and human capability development through global and local partnerships, and empowering technology & innovation through the defense and security R&D ecosystem.

OUR HISTORY

1992

OFFSETS
  • Established in 1992 as the “UAE Offsets Group” with a mission to diversify the economy. It was soon known to become Abu Dhabi’s Think Tank

1996

OFFSETS
  • Gulf Diagnostic Center and Abu Dhabi Ship Building were established in addition to several other initiatives

2000

OFFSETS
  • Al Dar Properties was launched to follow a series of other listed companies created by Tawazun including Asmak and Waha Capital. Just a year prior, Dolphin Energy was announced

2004

OFFSETS
  • Created Mubadala and transferred strategic assets

2007

TAWAZUN ECONOMIC COUNCIL
  • Rebranded to become the “Tawazun Economic Council”
  • Launched Tawazun Holding as a Strategic Defense Manufacturing Arm
  • First “Made in the UAE” pistol

2010

TAWAZUN ECONOMIC COUNCIL
  • New Offset Policy with a focus on defense manufacturing launched

2014

TAWAZUN ECONOMIC COUNCIL
  • Together with Mubadala and EAI, we consolidated our assets under EDIC

2017

TAWAZUN ECONOMIC COUNCIL
  • Expanded Mandate: Prime Enabler for Defense and Security Industry Sector

2019

TAWAZUN ECONOMIC COUNCIL
  • Launched a new Tawazun Economic Program Policy with a broadened focus targeting strategic sectors
  • Launched the Defense and Security Development Fund

2021

TAWAZUN ECONOMIC COUNCIL
  • Manages the Tawazun Economic Program
  • Management of acquisitions and procurements for the UAE Armed Forces & Abu Dhabi Police
  • Primary director for all defense & security related R&D
CONTACT US

GET IN TOUCH WITH US

Tawazun Headquarters,
Al Mamoura B

11th Floor, PO Box 908. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

HQ Location
+971 2616 0000
+971 2616 0001