United Arab Emirates Air Force in terms of capabilities, quality and quantity of aircraft. Training and instruction was provided by the Pakistan Air Force. Neighbour Emirate of Dubai maintained its own air component, the Dubai Defence Force Air Wing, until 1999, when the two were effectively merged to become what is now the United Arab Emirates Air Force. Although the integration of the two independent forces has been complete, a small degree of autonomy exists at the operational command level, with the Western Air Command being headquartered in Abu Dhabi and the Central Air Command in Dubai. Since the 1980s, a combination of regional instability
United Arab Emirates–Vietnam relations in Vietnam, the UAE becomes one of the largest Arab and Islamic economic investors in Vietnam. The UAE is also a donor for several construction of mosques in Vietnam, including Vietnam's largest mosque was opened in January 2006 in Xuân Lộc, Đồng Nai Province; its construction was partially funded by donations from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The UAE also operates Islamic education to Vietnamese Muslim community, notably the Chams. United Arab Emirates–Vietnam relations The United Arab Emirates–Vietnam relations are the bilateral relations between the United Arab Emirates and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The UAE has an