UAE to buy laser guided bombs from US as part of 3.3 billion Dirham defence deal

UAE to buy laser guided bombs from US as part of 3.3 billion Dirham defence deal

DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates will buy laser guided bombs from U.S. missile maker Raytheon Co. in a deal of worth 684million dollars.

The laser guided bomb kits were the largest part of  three point three billion dirham in deals announced by the U.S. ally at the Dubai Airshow.

The UAE also signed agreements to purchase artillery from Germany’s Rheinmetall and a transportation contract with Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways.