UAE weapons maker teams up with Israel Aerospace for anti-drone tech

UAE weapons maker teams up with Israel Aerospace for anti-drone tech
March 11, 2021, 10:31 am

Visitors look at an Israel Aerospace Industries-made drone, Heron TP, on the last day of the 47th Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, Sunday June 24, 2007. The Heron TP is a medium altitude long endurance UAV system. (File photo: AP)

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said on Thursday it will jointly develop an advanced drone defense system with United Arab Emirates' state-owned weapons maker EDGE.

Israel and the UAE formalized relations last year, brought closer by commercial interests and concern over Iran.

State-owned IAI, a major Israeli defense firm, said in a statement that the companies will develop a Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System “tailored to the UAE market, with wider ranging benefits for the MENA region and beyond.”

EDGE, tasked with supplying advanced weapons to the UAE armed forces, is focused on developing drones, unmanned vehicles, smart weapons and electronic warfare equipment rather than conventional weaponry.

source: Reuters

Image source: AP

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