Anduril, EDGE ink joint venture for drone sales
The new partnership for the US-based Anduril and UAE-based EDGE Group has chosen the UAE as a customer for its first drone, a Group 3 system called Omen.
European firms team up to make UK-specific THeMIS combat unmanned ground vehicle
The UK-customized version will integrate Milrem’s THeMIS UGV with MSI's remote weapon station TERRAHAWK and Overwatch’s APEX unmanned aerial system, while Pearson will provide the integration of “mission-critical capabilities into armoured platforms.”
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Powering the future: Securing America with domestically made microelectronics
Onshoring and investment in military-specific semiconductors anchor a cornerstone of the defense industrial base.
UAE’s EDGE Group inks $2.5 billion deal with Kuwait for naval vessels
Kuwait said the deal "will contribute to raising the level of combat readiness, enhancing maritime security, and protecting the vital and strategic maritime interests of the State of Kuwait."
UAE industrial trade show highlights defense localization push
One such agreement, signed Wednesday between the Emirati Tawazun Council and French firm Thales, establishes a production facility for Ground Master series air surveillance radars in the UAE.
US and UAE ink agreement formalizing Major Defense Partnership
During Trump’s visit to the Middle East, the UAE secured a modest number of defense deals, though a potential F-35 deal to the Gulf state did not make progress.
RTX deepens footprint in UAE with gallium project and counter-drone facility
The American company said gallium has "applications across many different sectors ... [for] the defense industry, the supply of gallium is critical as it is a key component of defense products including advanced radars."
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Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
At nearly $142 billion, White House claims largest defense deal ‘in history’ with Saudi Arabia
Details about purported deals are scarce, but one analysts told Breaking Defense, "When the Trump factor is involved, we should not dismiss any possibilities."
US approves potential $1.3B Chinook helicopter sale to UAE, as Trump kicks off Middle East visit
The Foreign Military Sale announcement would cover six of the Boeing-made Chinook helicopters.
UAE’s defense giant expands footprint in Brazil with anti-drone and missile agreements
The Emirati firm has aggressively pursued growth in Latin America after establishing its first international office in Brazil.
US greenlights potential $1.96 billion MQ-9B drone deal for Qatar
If completed, the sale would mark the first MQ-9 sale to the Middle East for contractor General Atomics.
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
Emirati consortium to launch first satellite of Sirb constellation by late 2026, early 2027: Exec
The project, called Sirb in a reference to the Arabic term for flock of birds, is to eventually put three UAE-made synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites into low Earth orbit.
UAE’s defense giant EDGE Group inks $2.9B in deals at IDEX 2025
"The significant number of agreements signed by EDGE with international weapon manufacturers speaks volumes about the Emirati company’s 360-degree business expansion strategy, securing a strong foothold in the West and Asian defense markets alike," Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco, an analyst at Gulf State Analytics, told Breaking Defense.
Saab unveils UAE-developed Coast Control Radar at IDEX 2025
"We see that there is a global need for this [radar]. The [need] for this kind of radars for the Coast Guard, and even more so now securing waterways will become more and more important," a company official told Breaking Defense.
Buoyed by Trump ‘boom,’ General Atomics expects MQ-9 LoA with UAE this year: Exec
The Trump administration "mean[s] business now, and they want to see the business deals happen and where we've been, maybe stuck in policy and bureaucrats," GA-ASI President David Alexander told Breaking Defense on the show floor at IDEX 2025.