President Trump said at a news conference on Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates is seeking to buy an unknown number of F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets. According to Trump, the UAE was interested in buying advanced F-35 Lightning II fighter jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp. “They’d like to buy F-35’s, we’ll see […]

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of up to 4,569 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles (MRAP) and related equipment to the United Arab Emirates at an estimated cost of $556 million, pending approval from Congress, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Thursday. The proposed deals include the sale of Excess Defense […]

Saab delivered the first GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System aircraft to the United Arab Emirates on 29 April 2020. The United Arab Emirates has ordered three GlobalEye aircraft, with the initial contract signed in late 2015. In November 2019 the country also announced its intention to complete a contract amendment for the purchase of an […]

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets from the 494th Fighter Squadron arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The 494th FS “Panthers” deployed from the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, according to a recent service news release. The Strike Eagles deployed to the Air […]

The U.S. Air Force has announced that a United Arab Emirates Air Force Mirage 2000, F-16 Desert Falcon and a U.S. F-35A Lightning II conducted a partnering flight in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 29, 2019. According to a news release put out by U.S. Air Forces, the flight was conducted to […]

The U.S. State Department approved the sale of 331 shoulder-fired anti-tank missiles with container to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to strengthen security in the region and modernise the country’s military, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. “This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by […]

The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible $80 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the United Arab Emirates of a further batch of RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aerial surveillance system, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a 24 May statement. The prospective FMS package includes twenty RQ-21A Blackjack Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs).  […]

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale to United Arab Emirates of Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) guided air-and-missile defense system and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.7 billion, the Pentagon said on Friday. UAE requested a possible sale of 452 PAC-3 Missiles Segment Enhanced (MSE).  Also included are tools and […]

The United Arab Emirates on Sunday it had awarded Rosoboronexport a $12 million contract for the upgrade of Pantsir-S1 missile systems, UAE Brigadier General Mohammed Hassaini said during the first day of IDEX 2019 exhibition. Mohammed Hassaini said that UAE Armed Forces awarded Dh4.97 billion in contracts on the first day of the IDEX 2019, included a deal […]

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced U.S. State Department contacted Boeing to provide the United Arab Emirates with 17 Apache AH-64E aircraft. According to the statement, Boeing was awarded a $242 million modification (P00021) to foreign military sales (United Arab Emirates) contract W58RGZ-16-C-0023 for the remanufacture of eight, and procurement of nine new-build […]