ABU DHABI- The United Arab Emirates' armed forces signed 514.8 million dirham ($140.17 million) defence contracts with international firms on Tuesday at the IDEX military exhibition, spokesman Brigadier General Mohammed al-Hassani said.
The UAE also signed 4.3 billion dirham contracts with local firms, another spokesman said.
($1 = 3.6728 UAE dirham)
(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell and Stanley Carvalho, editing by Ed Osmond) ((Maha.Dahan@thomsonreuters.com; + 9712 4082101; Reuters Messaging: maha.dahan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
