United Arab Emirates Defence News

Expo and Air Show

IDEX NAVDEX to Witness Major Turkish Attendance

16 Feb, 20:14
1 min

United Arab Emirates defence expo IDEX/ NAVDEX opens its doors on Monday. Turkiye attends the expo with almost 100 companies.

Air

UAE Receives First Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jet

02 Feb, 16:53
2 mins

The UAE announced the inauguration of the first Dassault Rafale F4 fighter jet. The jet will remain at Dassault’s Flight Test Center to perform flight tests.

Unmanned Systems

Baykar Delivers AKINCI UCAV to United Arab Emirates

02 Jan, 22:03
1 min

Baykar announced from social media accounts that the Bayraktar Akıncı UCAV was exported to the UAE in December 2024. The Company did not disclose the number.

Land Weapon / Missile

Rabdan 8x8 IFV Fires 9M117 ATGM

27 Jul, 19:47
2 mins

The Rabdan 8x8 IFV, developed from the Otokar ARMA wheeled armoured vehicle for the UAE, fired a 9M117 ATGM from its 100 mm smoothbore gun.

Navy / Maritime

UAE Receives Second Gowind Corvette

28 Jun, 18:35
1 min

French Naval Group delivered on June 27 a second Gowind class corvette to the United Arab Emirates.

Weapon / Missile Modernisation

The UAE Modernises HARM Systems

09 May, 05:03
1 min

The U.S. has approved a potential sale of HARM Control Section Modification Upgrade and related equipment to UAE for an estimated cost of $144 million.

Regional / Strategy

The U.S. Repositions its Military Assets in the Middle East

05 May, 17:55
1 min

Sky News Arabia analyses U.S. mobility in the Middle East Gulf region. The publication claims that the U.S. is repositioning its regional military assets.

Air

China Offers the J-20 Fighter as an Alternative to F-35

01 May, 22:23
2 mins

China offers the Chengdu J-20 to the United Arab Emirates as an alternative to the F-35 if the U.S. does not respond clearly.

Air Unmanned Systems

TAAC Signs Its First Export Contract with UAE’s Edge Group

04 Apr, 12:35
3 Min Read

TAAC Aerospace Technologies (TAAC), which develops landing gear and subsystems for air platforms, signed its first export contract with the UAE.

Bilateral Relations Investment

ASELSAN Opens Office in UAE

01 Feb, 14:06
1 min read

ASELSAN has opened the ASELSAN UAE Office to reach its existing and potential collaborations in the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf region.

Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

EDGE Group Receives Order for Rotary-Wing UAVs

26 Jan, 10:54
2 min read

UAE-based defence firm EDGE Group announced an order from UAE MoD for HT-100 and HT-750 rotary-wing UAVs.

Ammunition Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

TB3 at UMEX: Air-to-Ground and Air-to-Air Defence UCAV

24 Jan, 16:15
2 min read

Baykar has revealed the munitions to be integrated on Bayraktar TB3 marine UCAV. The new set of ammunition brings air defence capacity to the marine UCAV.