United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Middle East Military Exercises 

UAE, U.S. Forces Conduct Combined Joint Operations in Arabian Gulf

July 1, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Military exercise, Persian Gulf, UAE Joint Aviation Command (JAC), United Arab Emirates (UAE), US Air Forces Central Command, US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)

The UAE Joint Aviation Command (JAC) conducted combined naval and air training operations with forces assigned to U.S. Naval Forces

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Air Middle East 

First Female F-35A Fighter Pilot Launches in Combat, Supported by All-Female Maintenance Crew

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Al Dhafra Air Base, F-35A Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, U.S. Air Force (USAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

The first female F-35A Lightning II fighter pilot was launched in combat and was supported by an all-female maintenance crew,

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Air Middle East 

Hill AFB Fighter Wings Deploy F-35A Jets to Middle East for Third Time

June 1, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Al Dhafra Air Base, F-35A Lightning II, Hill AFB, Middle East, U.S. Air Force (USAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) 388th and 419th Fighter Wings based at Hill Air Force Base in Utah have deployed

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Air Middle East Naval 

UAE Military Pilots Conduct Landing Qualifications Aboard USS Lewis B. Puller

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing CH-47 Chinook, Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk, U.S. Navy (USN), UAE Joint Aviation Command (JAC), United Arab Emirates (UAE), USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3)

The U.S. Navy expeditionary landing base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command

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Land Middle East 

U.S. Approves Sale of MRAP Vehicles to UAE

May 7, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Armed Forces of UAE, Caiman MTV, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Excess Defense Articles (EDA) Program, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), International MaxxPro, International MaxxPro Dash, Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP), MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV), United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of up to 4,569 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to

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Air AEW&CS Middle East 

Saab Delivers First GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft to UAE

April 29, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments AEW&CS, Saab, Saab GlobalEye, UAE Air Force (UAEAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Saab delivered the first GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on April 29,

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Air Middle East 

U.S. Approves FMS Order II to Provide Funds for Blanket Order Requisitions to UAE

April 24, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Armed Forces of UAE, Boeing AH-64 Apache, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Helicopter, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, UAE Joint Aviation Command (JAC), United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sales Order (FMSO) II to provide funds for blanket order

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Industry Middle East 

UAE’s SABER Investment Company, Milrem Robotics Collaborate to Develop UGVs

April 1, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Milrem Robotics, SABER Investment Company L.L.C, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)

SABER Investment Company L.L.C, and Milrem Robotics have begun collaborating in the development of robotic ground systems, in order to

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Misc Middle East 

One U.S. Marine Killed, Two Injured in Tactical Vehicle Accident in UAE

March 14, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Exercise Native Fury, Medium Tactical Vehicle, Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

One U.S. Marine was killed and two were injured in an accident involving a single Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR)

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Misc Middle East 

U.S. Service Member Killed in “Non-Combat Related Incident” in UAE

March 11, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Exercise Native Fury, U.S. Armed Forces, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

A U.S. service member was killed in a non-combat related incident while participating in exercise Native Fury 20 in the

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