DefenceTalkUnder a $117 million contract awarded to Raytheon Company, Raytheon Missile Systems has begun production of the TALON Laser Guided Rocket. In 2013, the Armed Forces General Headquarters of the United Arab Emirates awarded Tawazun a contract to procure the TALON Laser Guided Rocket. “Full rate production of the TALON LGR is a significant milestone […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-begins-production-on-talon-laser-guided-rockets-for-the-uae-60581/

DefenceTalkTactical Communications Group (TCG), the leading independent supplier of Tactical Data Link (TDL) solutions, announced a contract award to provide its Ground Tactical Data Link Systems (GTS) hardware and software components, as well as engineering and operational TDL services, training, and system maintenance, to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces. The award is the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-forces-buy-ground-tactical-datalink-60449/

DefenceTalkEgyptian military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates, a strong supporter of his July ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. Field Marshal Sisi, who is Egypt’s defence minister and deputy premier, traveled to the UAE to attend the closure of joint military exercises there. He was met by UAE deputy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypts-sisi-in-uae-for-joint-military-exercises-58987/

DefenceTalkThe Russian military has postponed tests of a high-endurance drone until an unspecified future date, a spokesperson for the United Arab Emirates company that makes the vehicle said Monday. “All existing agreements will remain in force, but the Russian side has requested a delay in testing from February until a later date,” Tatyana Kirova of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-delays-tests-of-uae-made-drone-50690/

DefenceTalkThe UAE cabinet approved a draft law Sunday making it compulsory for Emirati men to serve in the military for up to two years, state news agency WAM reported. The “national and reserve service”, optional for girls, will become mandatory for men aged between 18 and 30 years, WAM said, adding that the bill must […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-to-make-military-service-compulsory-agency-50138/

DefenceTalkThe sale of two intelligence satellites to the UAE by France for nearly a billion dollars could go south after they were found to contain American technology designed to intercept data transmitted to the ground station. The equipment, costing 3.4 billion dirhams ($930 million), constitutes two high-resolution Pleiades-type Falcon Eye military intelligence satellites, which a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-uae-satellite-deal-shaky-after-us-spy-tech-discovered-onboard-50043/

DefenceTalkRussia’s armed forces will conduct test flights of a drone aircraft from the United Arab Emirates early next year, the manufacturer said. The unmanned United 40 Block 5 long-range reconnaissance vehicle will be tested to assess whether it meets the military’s operational needs. The medium-altitude drone can stay airborne for more than 100 hours and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-test-uae-made-drone-next-year-49815/

DefenceTalkA series of major delivery commitments which will significantly enhance the capability of the world’s most advanced swing role/multi-role combat aircraft have been confirmed by the Eurofighter consortium. Ground tests with the Storm Shadow and Taurus missiles have already been completed, and intensive flight test campaigns will begin imminently. Both missiles will further increase the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurofighter-details-typhoon-enhancement-plan-49686/

DefenceTalkSoldiers from 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery, held a 10-day exercise, Sept. 22 through Oct. 1, with the host nation’s 97th Heavy Artillery Regiment, in the United Arab Emirates. The live-fire exercise tested joint capabilities for the first time between the two units that operate the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, known as HIMARS. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/field-artillery-completes-joint-exercise-in-united-arab-emirates-49431/

DefenceTalkThe Pentagon said Thursday it plans to sell Washington’s Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates $10.8 billion worth of missiles and munitions, including “bunker-buster” bombs. The move follows a series of US weapons deals in recent years that have bolstered the air power and missile arsenals of Gulf states, which view Iran […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-sell-10-8-bln-in-missiles-bombs-to-saudis-uae-49415/