Abu Dhabi IDEX Show Highlights Key UAE Developments
Surprise announcement of Russian/UAE fighter project; UAE may also acquire Su-35s, Russians say.
Iomax showed the next Archangel armed ISR aircraft to be delivered to the UAE with an impressive range of weapons and Terma’s MASE pods (Photo: David Donald)
Iomax showed the next Archangel armed ISR aircraft to be delivered to the UAE with an impressive range of weapons and Terma’s MASE pods (Photo: David Donald)

The biggest talking point at this week’s IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi was the announcement by Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov that the United Arab Emirates and Russia would jointly develop a fifth-generation light fighter. It will apparently be based on an advanced version of the Russian MiG-29. Chemezov also claimed that the UAE has been in separate discussions regarding the purchase of Sukhoi Su-35s.

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