United Arab Emirates (UAE)

AEW&CS Air Middle East 

Saab Receives Order from UAE for Additional Functionality for the GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

June 18, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AEW&CS, Bombardier Global 6000, Saab, Saab GlobalEye, UAE Air Force (UAEAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Saab has received an order from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for additional functionality for the GlobalEye advanced airborne early warning

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Air Middle East 

Predator XP/RQ-1E RPA Flies Over Al Ain Airport in UAE as part of “Live-Fly” Event

March 25, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Abu Dhabi, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI), General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, General Atomics Predator XP, UMEX 2018 Unmanned Systems Exhibition & Conference, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

The Predator XP/ RQ-1E Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) flew above the tarmac of Al Ain Airport in the United Arab

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Middle East Missiles 

US State Dept. Approves Sale of AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II Missiles to UAE

March 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AIM-9X Sidewinder, Air-to-air missile (AAM), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), UAE Air Force (UAEAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the United Arab Emirates of AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block

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Air Europe 

Leonardo Falco RPAS Family Logs 15,000 Operational Flight Hours

February 26, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Abu Dhabi, Leonardo, Leonardo Falco EVO, Selex ES Falco, UMEX 2018 Unmanned Systems Exhibition & Conference, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

Leonardo’s Falco family of Remotely-Piloted Air Vehicles (RPAS) have together logged more than 15,000 hours of operational flight, the company

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AEW&CS Europe 

Saab Rolls Out first GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft

February 23, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), AEW&CS, Bombardier Global 6000, Saab, Saab Erieye ER, Saab GlobalEye, Sweden, UAE Air Force (UAEAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Swedish defence major, Saab rolled out the first GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the media at

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Air Americas 

RQ-4 Global Hawk Unmanned Surveillance Aircraft Clocks 20,000 Flight Hours

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Al Dhafra Air Base, Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk, U.S. Air Force (USAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

A U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft reached 20,000 Flight Hours at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates on

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Air/ Missile Defense C4ISR Middle East 

Raytheon Awarded $23M to Support UAE’s Army Navy/Transportable Radar

February 14, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), AN/TPY-2 Surveillance Transportable Radar, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Raytheon, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems is being awarded an unpriced change order to support the AN/TPY-2 Army Navy/Transportable Radar operated by the United

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Air Middle East 

BAE Systems to Modernize Head-Up Displays on UAE’s F-16 Fighter Jets

February 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BAE Systems, BAE Systems Digital Light Engine (DLE) HUD, Head-up display (HUD), Lockheed Martin, UAE Air Force (UAEAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

BAE Systems has been selected by Lockheed Martin to modernize head-up displays (HUD) on F-16 aircraft for the United Arab

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Middle East Space 

Orbital ATK-Built Al Yah 3 Commercial Communications Satellite in Good Health

January 30, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Al Yah 3, Al Yah Satellite Communications (Yahsat), Communications satellite, Orbital ATK, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Orbital ATK announced the Al Yah 3 commercial communications satellite, built by the company for Al Yah Satellite Communications Company

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Europe Middle East Space 

Ariane 5 VA241 Mission Delivers SES-14, Al Yah 3 Satellites to Orbit

January 27, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Al Yah 3, Al Yah Satellite Communications (Yahsat), Ariane 5, Arianespace, Communications satellite, SES (comm. satellite operator), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

An Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket carrying the SES-14 and Al Yah 3 satellites lifted off from from the Ariane Launch

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