UAE Signs $700Mln Anti-Tank Missile Contract With Russia

© AFP 2023 / KARIM SAHIBA picture taken on February 19, 2017 shows a general view of visitors walking in a showroom displaying armoured military vehicles during the opening of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi
A picture taken on February 19, 2017 shows a general view of visitors walking in a showroom displaying armoured military vehicles during the opening of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi - Sputnik International
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Russia and the United Arab Emirates signed a contract on delivering anti-tank missiles for the Emirati army.

ABU DHABI (Sputnik) — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a more than $700-million anti-tank missile delivery contract with Russia, a spokesman of the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX-2017) in Abu Dhabi told Sputnik.

"Yes, this deal is for the UAE Armed Forces. The deliveries under the transactions announced by the official IDEX representative are intended only for the UAE Armed Forces," Muhammad Badri said Wednesday.

IDEX-2017 spokesman Brig. Gen. Rashid Shamsi disclosed the contract earlier in the course of the arms fair.

The 13th biennial IDEX expo began on Sunday and will last through Thursday.

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