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Realism should temper hopes of ‘big ticket’ Israel-UAE defence cooperation

18th September 2020 - 18:30 GMT | by Samuel Beal in London

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A glance at the passenger manifest on the maiden El Al flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi would have underscored two factors behind the recent normalisation of relations between Israel and the UAE: shared concerns over regional threats and the prospect of lucrative commercial contracts.

The Israeli and UAE defence industries stand to benefit from both, although sanguine attitudes should be tempered by realism.

US and Israeli government officials were on the flight to sign the Abraham Accords on 15 September (pictured), no doubt to discuss Gulf geopolitics with their Emirati (and Bahraini) counterparts; but a bevy of Israeli

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New Zealand boosts defence spend to US$6.6 billion and vows increased closeness with Australia

Ireland begins work on buying fighter jets and doubling the naval fleet

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Launch of Gilat Defense targets DoD market

New Zealand boosts defence spend to US$6.6 billion and vows increased closeness with Australia

Launch of Gilat Defense targets DoD market

UK Chancellor commits £2 billion to make the country a “defence industrial superpower”

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