Israel sent sophisticated weapons systems — including an advanced laser — to the United Arab Emirates to help defend the Gulf monarchy from a ferocious onslaught of Iranian missiles and drones.
The deployment was one of the first examples of major defence co-operation between the two states — which did not have formal diplomatic relations until the 2020 Abraham Accords brokered by US President Donald Trump — and was a display of “the value of being Israel’s friend”, a regional official said.
According to two people familiar with the matter, Israel rushed over a lightweight surveillance system called Spectro, which helped the UAE to detect incoming drones, especially Shaheds, from as far as 20km away.
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