Aircraft
Dubai 2019: More A330s and GlobalEyes for the UAE
The UAE brought the Dubai Airshow to a close with announcements that it wants to buy more tanker/transports and AEW/ISR aircraft.
An Emirati A330 MRTT performs a flypast during the Dubai Airshow, escorted by Mirage 2000-9s. Unusually, the national insignia had been removed from the tanker/transport, of which the UAE intends to buy three more. (photo: David Donald)
An Emirati A330 MRTT performs a flypast during the Dubai Airshow, escorted by Mirage 2000-9s. Unusually, the national insignia had been removed from the tanker/transport, of which the UAE intends to buy three more. (photo: David Donald)

On the last days of the Dubai Airshow, the United Arab Emirates General Headquarters (GHQ) announced its intentions to double the A330 MRTT tanker-transport fleet and to add two further Saab GlobalEye multi-role airborne early warning/reconnaissance aircraft. In both cases, the announcements only spelled out intentions to procure, and final negotiations are yet to be concluded.


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