CORRECTED (OFFICIAL)-UAE firm, armed forces in $235 mln support contract for Oshkosh vehicles

ABU DHABI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates armed forces and UAE firm Emirates Advanced Research and Technology Holding (EARTH) have announced a 864 million dirham ($235 million) technical support contract, said Obadi al-Ketbi, chairman of the organising committee for the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) underway in Abu Dhabi.