Abu Dhabi: The first public display of defence collaboration between Israel and the UAE was presented at the arms exhibition in Abu Dhabi, featuring their jointly developed unmanned patrol ship. According to reports in Israeli media, the jointly developed patrol ship by Israel and the UAE could potentially be deployed for patrolling purposes across the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. The media also claims that this joint Israeli-UAE patrol ship is a warning to Iran.
For the past few days, the ‘Naval Defence & Maritime Security Exhibition-Navdex’ has been going on in Abu Dhabi, the capital of UAE. Leading companies from around the world have exhibited their naval equipment in this. Israel is participating in the exhibition for the second time after the historic Abraham Accords with the UAE. But in this exhibition, the vessel built by Israel with the UAE became the topic of discussion.
After the Abraham Accords, Israel and the UAE also started efforts towards increasing defence cooperation. As a part of this, Israel’s famous company Israel Aerospace Industries-IAI decided to jointly develop an unmanned patrol vessel with the UAE-based technological group EDGE. Along with automatic systems, robotics and sonar systems have been used in the said patrol vessel.
The vessel can be used for maritime border patrolling, espionage, and sea tunnel detection. Israeli media say that the vessel will also be used to search submarines and participate in anti-submarine warfare if needed. At the exhibition, the Israeli company informed that the vessel could also be used to collect information on marine debris on a commercial level, assist in extracting fuel and fuel gas, and rescue operations.
Meanwhile, an Israeli-UAE-built unmanned patrol vessel is claimed to be a warning to Iran. The Israeli media is drawing attention to the fact that Israel and the UAE have prepared to respond to Iran’s growing aggression in the maritime areas of the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea.
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