Tuesday 1 February 2022

Exclusive: UAE, reeling from Houthi attacks, seeking Israeli advanced radar: Sources

The UAE is seeking the advanced version of the Green Pine radar, part of the Israeli Arrow system that is designed to intercept ballistic missiles, in what could mark the first major arms agreement between the two nations.
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UAE, reeling from Houthi attacks, seeking Israeli advanced radar: Sources

TEL AVIV: In recent days the United Arab Emirates embassy in Tel Aviv has reached out to the Israeli Ministry of Defense to judge how a formal request that Jerusalem send an advanced Israeli radar to the UAE would be received, Breaking Defense has learned.

The UAE is seeking the advanced version of the Green Pine radar, part of the Israeli Arrow system that is designed to intercept ballistic missiles, as the Gulf nation deals with another week of strikes from Houthi rebels within Yemen. If Israel were to agree, it would mark the first major military technology acquisition between the two nations.

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