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UAE Reveals New C-17 and Helicopter Buys at IDEX Show
Eurofighter, Denel, Wescam and others choose venue for product announcements
The UAE has ordered two more C-17s to join the existing fleet of six. (Photo: Boeing)
The UAE has ordered two more C-17s to join the existing fleet of six. (Photo: Boeing)

There were no significant announcements by the United Arab Emirates in the aerospace sector during the IDEX show held in Abu Dhabi this week, as there have been at previous shows. A planned upgrade to the UAE Air Force’s large F-16 fighter fleet went unconfirmed. However, on the final day it was announced that two more Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transports are to be purchased at a cost of AED2.273 billion ($619 million). They will augment the six C-17s already in service.


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