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United Arab Emirates Deploys Israeli-made Barak-8 Anti-air Missiles
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Africa
Israel, Morocco signs MoU for future arms sales by Israeli companies
Israel’s defense minister met with his Moroccan counterpart on Wednesday in Rabat as part of a landmark visit to formalize security cooperation between the two countries. Benny Gantz and Abdellatif Loudiyi signed a memorandum of […]
Defense Industry
UAE Plans To Develop Domestic Defense Industry
Abu Dhabi’s arms show confirmed the importance of the defense industry for the UAE as a major customer and an emerging and credible player within the global arms trade. Every two years, Abu Dhabi’s arms […]
Middle East
UAE Buys 22% States At Israeli Tamar Gas Field
In April, the United Arab Emirates’ Mubadala Petroleum, which belongs to Mubadala Investment Co, a sovereign wealth fund with $232bn in assets, signed a memorandum of understanding to buy a 22 percent stake in Israel’s […]
Americas
U.S. Senate may restrict F-35 sales to the United Arab Emirates
The Biden administration is seeing pushback from Senate Democrats after going ahead with a Trump-era deal to sell F-35 fighter aircraft to the United Arab Emirates. Citing national security concerns, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman […]
Air Platform
Biden Administration Approves $23 Billion F-35 And MQ-9B Sales To UAE
The administration of US President Joe Biden has told Congress it is proceeding with more than $23bn in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates, including advanced F-35 aircraft, armed drones and other equipment, congressional […]
Industry
Israeli IAI And UAE Based Edge To Produce Drone-Guard Under A Joint Venture
EDGE, a UAE-based advanced defense technology group, has signed an accord with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the nation’s largest aerospace and defense company, to jointly develop an advanced system to intercept drones and other threats […]
Middle East
Biden Administration Plans To Halt Arms Sale To UAE And Saudi Arabia For Violating Human Rights
President Joe Biden’s administration is considering the cancellation of arms deals with Saudi Arabia that pose human rights concerns while limiting future military sales to “defensive” weapons, as it reassesses it relationship with the kingdom. […]
Middle East
Analysis: Had The U.S. Secretly Approved Sale Of F-22 Raptor To Israel?
Former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told Israeli officials during a visit to Israel last October 2020 that the Trump administration secretly approved selling F-22 stealth fighters to the Jewish state, according to a […]
Middle East
Biden Administration To Review Weapons Sale To Saudi Arabia And UAE
The United States is reviewing weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorised by former President Donald Trump, a move that Secretary of State Antony Blinken said was “typical” of a […]