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Rabdan 8x8 APC

The next generation Rabdan 8x8 armoured fighting vehicle is an advanced, mission-ready platform built to meet a range of versatile objectives. Highly mobile on land and water, Rabdan is available in several configurations and can be equipped with different levels of armour protection to ensure tactical and technical advantages. Rabdan’s advanced exterior armour is designed to enable life-saving protection against blasts, ballistics, and impacts, protecting your ground troops and advancing mission success.

Rabdan means strength, courage, and fearlessness, and reflects the UAE's interests in thoroughbreds. The Rabd horse is one of the most famous Arabian horses. Rabd is the plural of the feminine noun (Rabdaa) and the masculine noun (Arbad). It is derived from the word (Rabda) which means a dusty black color. The horses were named with this word because the first person to own a horse from this bloodline chased an ostrich while riding on its back and caught it. The ostrich was described as rabdaa with this mixed black color, which can be found on many horses. Hence, they are described as Rabda horses.

The Rabd horses are from the Kuheilat bloodline. The singular of this word is kuheila, and it is one of the oldest, inveterate, purebred and honorable Arabian horses. The Rabdan bloodline continues to be one of the most famous Arab horse pedigrees in the world renowned for their speed and success at winning races. There are many poems that described the qualities which make them and their bloodline the best Arabian horses known in the region. In the light of the above, the name of Rabdan was chosen to be the official name.

The Rabdan 8x8 IFV is a new generation, modular platform with a flexible structure that enables the configuration of a variety of armament options. The interoperability design considerations facilitate an easy integration of Manned Turrets or Remote Weapon Systems onto the vehicle platform. The Rabdan 8x8 Recovery Vehicle is an advanced, highly capable vehicle system built to perform heavy-duty recovery missions at the deepest levels of the battlefield thanks to a unique combination of high off-road mobility, heavy-duty recovery capabilities, high level of protection and payload capacity.

Rabdan’s advanced exterior armor is designed to enable life-saving protection against blasts, ballistics, and impacts, protecting ground troops and advancing mission success. Tomorrow’s fluid and dynamic theatres of operation demand ever more flexible capabilities. Rabdan meets that challenge, as a next generation amphibious, modular, multi-wheeled armoured vehicle system with superior tactical and technical performance. Rabdan is a versatile, future-proofed 8x8 vehicle built for a range of mission objectives and terrain styles. Available in a number of specialist configurations, and with capacity for up to 12 frontline troops, it is highly mobile on land and water.

The Rabdan 8x8 Armoured Fighting Vehicle is an advanced, mission-ready vehicle system built for a range of objectives and terrain styles. It is available in a number of configurations, with a maximum capacity of 11 frontline troops. Highly mobile on land and water, it has a top speed of over 100km/h. Rabdan can be equipped with different armour protection and high-calibre turret-based weapon systems (up to 105mm cannon). It also offers Level-4 ballistic and mine protection and is fully certified to international standards.

As a next-generation amphibious vehicle, Rabdan comes with a modular, multi-wheeled structure for both tactical and technical advantages. Its integrated suite of military-grade support services makes it a complete unit. Developed on the successful Armed Assault (ARMA) platform and tested to the most rigorous standards, the vehicle caters to the operational requirements of armed forces across the world.

Al Jasoor, an EDGE Group company from UAE, showcases a model of Rabdan 8x8 at EDEX 2021, the Egypt Defense Expo held in Cairo from November 29 to December 3, 2021. The Rabdan 8x8 Armoured Fighting Vehicle is an advanced, mission-ready vehicle system built for a range of objectives and terrain styles. It is available in a number of configurations, with a maximum capacity of 11 frontline troops. Highly mobile on land and water, it has a top speed of over 100km/h. Rabdan can be equipped with different armour protection and high-calibre turret-based weapon systems (up to 105mm cannon). It also offers Level-4 ballistic and mine protection and is fully certified to international standards. As a next-generation amphibious vehicle, Rabdan comes with a modular, multi-wheeled structure for both tactical and technical advantages. Its integrated suite of military-grade support services makes it a complete unit.

High Energy Laser Weapon System

AL JASOOR, the exclusive supplier of the Rabdan 8x8 Infantry Fighting Vehicle, on 19 February 2021 announced its collaboration with Raytheon Emirates and Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) to embed a High-Energy Laser Weapon System onto AL JASOOR’s signature Rabdan 8x8 platform. EARTH, a leading facilitator of state-of-the-art R&D, engineering, and technology integration, and sister entity of AL JASOOR within EDGE, is responsible for the seamless integration of the Rabdan vehicle with the advanced laser system. Announced ahead of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) 2021 which took place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre between 21-25 February, the integrated vehicle is on display as part of the broader EDGE stand.

Raytheon’s High Energy Laser Weapon System is powered by technologies that use photons, or particles of light, to carry out military missions. The cutting-edge product uses an advanced electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor, to detect, identify and track multiple threats, primarily from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Once targeted, the system is designed to rapidly and precisely engage, and neutralize, the non-cooperating UAV. One of the decisive advantages of Raytheon’s laser systems are their unmatched precision. In addition, connected to an adequate power source, they demonstrate "infinite magazine depth," or a virtually unlimited supply of ammunition. Complementing their pinpoint accuracy, lasers represent a low-cost-per-shot option, making them an ideal solution for low-cost threats, such as those posed by drones. As an additional feature that reinforces its suitability for the Rabdan amphibious vehicle, the laser weapon system boasts high survivability, while providing 360-degree coverage in a rugged package that can be scaled to accommodate the demands of the mission.