Staff Brig. (Sea) Abdulbaqi Al-Ansari, Qatar Emiri Naval Forces, chairman of the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX) 2018, discusses the event’s history, growth, role and significance amidst a four-country blockade of Qatar by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, how the Qatari Armed Forces are working to absorb new technology and more during a March 12, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at this year’s event. Our coverage was sponsored by DIMDEX 2018.