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Spotlight UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Issue dated 20/09/2017

Abu Dhabi exports counter-guerrilla materiel

bu Dhabi has acquired its own drone technology expertise via Adasi.

For its external military operations, the United Arab Emirates is becoming increasingly independent of its Western suppliers and turning into a serious competitor in its own right. [...] (514 words)

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