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Israel's military support for the UAE, this time with the dispatch of drones

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Original report: Fars News AgencyEditorial policy

Fars News Agency

Israel's military support for the UAE, this time with the dispatch of drones 🔹According to leaked information, in 2021 a meeting was held between the CEO of "Elbit Systems", Israel's largest weapons manufacturer, and the head of the political-security office of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, where the potential sale of various weapon systems to several countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Turkey, was discussed. 🔹According to this document, Elbit was granted permission to sell the Hermes 900 drone as well as the SkyStriker loitering munition with a limited range of 60 kilometers to the UAE. 🔹Additionally, the sale of one-ton bombs and munitions designed to penetrate shelters and hardened structures was also discussed in this meeting. 🔹According to the report, Israeli arms companies have begun joint investments with Emirati defense companies by opening local offices, and the sale of Israeli weapons to the UAE continues to increase. 🔸According to Haaretz, the drone sale program is part of large transactions between Israeli arms manufacturers and the signatories of the Abraham Accords, which are rarely disclosed officially.

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