UAE: Air-to-air missiles


Issue 1056 - 22 Mar 2018 | 1 minute read

The UAE is to buy several hundred air-to-air missiles and related guidance units and other support equipment from the United States, at a cost of $270m. The deal covers 300 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II missiles, 40 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles and 45 guidance units. The equipment from Raytheon Missile Systems Company is destined for the UAE Air Force.

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