Israel Aerospace, UAE weapons maker team up on anti-drone tech

March 11, 2021adminLeave a Comment

Israel Aerospace Industries (IA) said on Thursday it would jointly develop an advanced drone defence system with the United Arab Emirates‘ state-owned weapons maker EDGE. Israel and the UAE formalised relations last year, brought closer by commercial interests and concern over Iran. State-owned IA, a major Israeli defence firm, said in a statement that the […]

UAE weapons maker EDGE wants in on F-35 supply chain

February 23, 2021adminLeave a Comment

United Arab Emirates’ state-owned weapons maker EDGE expects to be involved in the supply chain of Lockheed Martin‘s F-35 war plane if the sale of U.S. planes to the Gulf Arab state goes ahead, its chief executive said on Tuesday. U.S. President Joe Biden‘s administration is re-examining the sale of 50 F-35 stealth jets, 18 […]