Abu Dhabi maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service provider GAL said it has secured a contract worth 11 billion dirhams ($2.9 billion) from the UAE Air Force and Air Defence (AFAD).

GAL, a unit of UAE’s state-owned defence conglomerate EDGE, will provide MRO under a three-year performance-based logistics (PBL) contract, that will streamline AFAD’s processes, align synergies and optimise manpower, according to a statement issued on Sunday in connection with the Dubai Airshow 2021.

The PBL arrangement allows military customers to seek aviation MRO services organised under a cost per flight hour model and facilitates ongoing improvements.

New hub for aircraft logistics

Separately, GAL also said at the air event that it is opening a regional distribution hub for aircraft logistics in Abu Dhabi in partnership with Chinese state-backed defence contractor, China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC).

The new Middle East & Africa Distribution Center (MEADC) will significantly improve the availability of aircraft spare parts in the UAE and the wider MENA region, the company said.

(Writing by Brinda Darasha; editing by Seban Scaria) 

brinda.darasha@refinitiv.com

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