Darwish Bin Ahmed & Sons

Darwish Bin Ahmed & Sons

Darwish Bin Ahmed & Sons Co. LLC

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Land Systems & VehiclesDual-use
Founded 19645000+ employeesSystem Integrator, Contract ManufacturerSupplies Land Forces, Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: September 11, 2026

About

Founded in 1964, Darwish Bin Ahmed & Sons is a defense system integrator based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates working in land systems & vehicles.

Darwish Bin Ahmed & Sons is a diversified UAE-based group founded in 1964, operating in construction, engineering, trading, heavy equipment, steel fabrication, travel, real estate and IT. Its Special Projects division is the MAN Trucks UAE partner for armed forces, police and civil defence, producing custom-designed vehicles on MAN TG chassis, including water and fuel tanks, troop carriers, ambulances, fire units, recovery vehicles and shelters. The group is the exclusive MAN Truck & Bus distributor in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai and the Northern Emirates through United Motors & Heavy Equipment, with service workshops and parts supply. Its steel division fabricates trailers, truck bodies and storage tanks. The group reports a workforce of over 7,000 across the Middle East, Europe, Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand and the CIS, with a distribution network in 35 countries.

Location

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Founded

1964

Employees

5000+

Legal name

Darwish Bin Ahmed & Sons Co. LLC

Focus areas

MAN Trucksspecial vehiclestruck bodiesarmed forcescivil defencesteel fabricationheavy equipmentUAE

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Land Systems & Vehicles

Supply-chain role

System IntegratorContract Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareManufacturing ServicesMaintenance & Repair

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

MAN Special Projects Vehicles

Military-type special vehicle

Custom-designed MAN TG vehicles, including water and fuel tanks, troop carriers, ambulances, fire units, recovery vehicles and shelters, built for armed forces, police and civil defence.

End users

Land ForcesHomeland Security & Police

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

MAN TG

Named customers

Armed ForcesPoliceCivil Defense

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

ISO 14001:2015

ISO 45001:2018

Awards

International Top Contractor

Bechtel2019

Khalifa Award for Excellence

SKEA2020

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