Programs

Overview

Due to its energy wealth, the need to ensure that its shipping lanes remain open and protected, and the complexities of its surrounding area, the UAE initiated a major arms shopping spree in the 1990s and, in the decades since, has kept up a steady stream of arms procurement. The country has bought some of the world's most sophisticated weaponry from suppliers such as the U.S. and France.

Whereas the continuation of nearly two decades of significant arms importation would...