China, UAE Forge New Deals; Joint R&D Plan & New Drone Sales
Chyrine Mezher
The UAE army plans to buy a bunch of new Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles, one official who wished not to be named told
Breaking Defense at IDEX.
“The deals could include 10 to 15 Golden Eagle CR500 helo drones fitted with Red Arrow 12 missiles, and 20 MR40 unmanned aircraft fitted with BBE-2 bombs,” the official told me, adding that both deals will approximately cost $9 million and $7 million respectively.
The UAE is also set to receive “thousands of related missile systems”, he added, with the CR500 being able carry up to 150KG of payloads.
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