United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Middle East Training & Simulation 

U.S. Sate Dept. Approves Follow-On U.S. Marine Corps Training of UAE Presidential Guard Command

June 23, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), UAE Presidential Guard (UAE-PG), United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of follow-on blanket order

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Air Middle East 

UAE Issues Letter of Request for Three Boeing KC-46A Pegasus Aerial Refueling Tankers

June 1, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aerial refueling, Boeing, Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2019, UAE Air Force (UAEAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued a Letter of Request (LOR) for three Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers,

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East 

U.S. Approves Arms Sales Package Worth Over $1 Billion to UAE, Includes Javelin ATGMs, RQ-21A Blackjack UAVs and APKWS Guided Rockets

May 25, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), Armed Forces of UAE, ATGM, Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), FGM-148 Javelin, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Laser-guided rocket (LGR), United Arab Emirates (UAE), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of an arms package worth over $1 billion to the United Arab

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Air/ Missile Defense Middle East 

U.S. State Dept. Clears Sale of 452 Patriot PAC-3 Missiles to UAE

May 4, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), MIM-104 Patriot, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3), United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of four hundred fifty-two (452) Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3)

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Air Middle East 

U.S. Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II Stealth Fighter Aircraft Arrives at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE for First Middle East Combat Deployment

April 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Al Dhafra Air Base, F-35A Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Hill AFB, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Middle East, U.S. Air Force (USAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

The U.S. Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II fifth generation multi-role aircraft arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates,

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Land Middle East 

UAE Armed Forces to Procure Paramount Group’s Mbombe 4 Armoured Vehicle

April 10, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armed Forces of UAE, Armoured personnel carrier (APC), Armoured Vehicle, IDEX 2019, Mbombe 4, Paramount Group, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The acquisition of Paramount Group’s newly launched, next generation armoured personnel carrier, the Mbombe 4, was announced by the United

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Industry Middle East 

Abu Dhabi Ship Building, Leonardo Sign MoU to Enhance Collaboration in Naval Sector

February 22, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), IDEX 2019, Leonardo, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) and Leonardo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance their collaboration in the naval

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Air Middle East 

UAE Air Force Orders Bombardier Challenger 650 Aircraft in Multi-Mission Configuration

February 21, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aquila Aerospace (UAE), Bombardier Aerospace, Bombardier Challenger 650, Bombardier Inc., Surveillance aircraft, UAE Air Force (UAEAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Aquila Aerospace LLC has signed a contract with the UAE Air Force (UAEAF) for the supply of one Bombardier Challenger

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Africa Air 

Kenya Air Force Takes Delivery of Nine AS550 Fennec Light Helicopters from UAE

September 17, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters H125, Eurocopter AS550 Fennec, Helicopter, Kenya, Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), Kenyan Air Force (KAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The Kenya Air Force (KAF) took delivery of nine Eurocopter AS550 Fennec light helicopters from the United Arab Emirates (UAE),

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Air Middle East 

Raytheon to Develop Projector for BAE Systems’ DLE Head-Up Display on UAE Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Fighter Aircraft

July 17, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BAE Systems, BAE Systems Digital Light Engine (DLE) HUD, Fighter aircraft, Head-up display (HUD), Lockheed Martin F-16, Raytheon, Raytheon ELCAN Optical Technologies, UAE Air Force (UAEAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Raytheon will design, develop and manufacture the projector for BAE Systems’ Digital Light Engine (DLE) head-up display (HUD) on the

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