1.   Kuwait hopes the offset projects will revitalize its post-Gulf War economy by creating jobs and introducing new technologies.

2.   Madou said the offset projects under consideration include waste water treatment, industrial waste treatment, aviation, and urban development.

3.   The announcement did not say which Westinghouse deal generated the offset projects.

4.   GIAT opened an office in Abu Dhabi early this year to oversee its offset projects after it cancelled a contract with the French Offset Partners.

5.   A GIAT spokesman told AFP last week there were no obstacles for the tank deal and they were pressing ahead with offset projects.

6.   The UAE and other Gulf states hope offset projects will help them acquire industrial technology needed to diversify their economies and neutralise the effects of flucutating oil prices.

7.   It is the third key offset project by Western arms suppliers to the UAE.