Reuters quoted two well-informed sources as saying “Israel will supply the UAE with Rafael Spider interceptor missiles” and the sources confirmed that “the UAE has received Israeli technology to repel drone attacks, such as the one targeted at Abu Dhabi.”
On January 3 this year, the Israeli electronic security company Elbit Systems announced that it will provide the UAE Air Force with advanced security systems; To protect its aircraft from missile attacks, in a $53 million deal to be implemented over five years, it is explained that the deal includes direct infrared countermeasure systems that use an infrared beam to protect aircraft from ground-to-ground missiles. -air”. how this system fires a laser beam at the top of the missile and deflects it away from the aircraft.
The contract also includes airborne electronic warfare self-defense systems that provide radar, laser and anti-missile capabilities, and the Israeli company is supplying the UAE with a “C-MUSIC” self-defense system that includes a laser-based infrared airspace warning. system, and this will provide a high level of protection.
Source: El Nashra