UAE:
A version of the Israeli-made Barak air defense system has been deployed to the United Arab Emirates, defense sources here told Breaking Defense, the first of what they expect to be a substantial contract for more systems.
“This is going to be a very big contract, as the Emiratis need a large number [of systems] to protect some of their sensitive sites that have been hit again and again by missiles launched by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Iranian proxy in the region,” one of the sources said.
Breaking Defense
first reported back in January that the Emiratis had quietly reached out to Jerusalem after a drone-and-missile attack purportedly by the Houthis hit sites in the UAE, including the international airport in Abu Dhabi, and killed some civilians. Last month, Reuters
reported a defense deal had been struck but described a different Israeli air defense system.
It’s unclear precisely which version of the Barack has been deployed, as Israel Aerospace Industries makes a family of modern systems based on the original Barak-8. Originally designed and co-produced with India to be a ship-borne system, the Barak was modified and upgraded to work for land forces. IAI declined to comment for this report.
One potential version, the Barak-MX, was recently
purchased by Morocco. According to IAI, the system is a kinetic defense system
designed to defend against a range of aerial threats in day and night and all-weather conditions. The Barak-MX can be used with a handful of different interceptors with ranges from 35 kilometers (about 20 miles) to 150 kilometers (about 90 miles).
https://breakingdefense.com/2022/10...deploys-to-uae-bigger-deals-expected-sources/