Voice of America: UAE Leads Gulf Arab Push to Build Up Domestic Defense Industry

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UAE Leads Gulf Arab Push to Build Up Domestic Defense Industry Feb 19th 2013, 18:00 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is at the forefront of a regional push to build up domestic defense manufacturing capability to reduce reliance on imports that come with too many strings attached, analysts say. Wary of non-Arab adversary Iran in a competition for  regional predominance, and seeing an increased security threat from Islamist militants, Gulf Arab monarchies have some of the fastest growing military budgets in the world. The UAE has established a small defense industry that ... Media files: 87071DA4-D08D-4DD1-97F2-374E7FC9716A_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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