Israeli state-owned defence firm opens regional arm in UAE

An Israeli state-owned defence company has set up a subsidiary to operate in the United Arab Emirates, in the first such move since Israel and Abu Dhabi normalised relations in 2020. 

Controp Precision Technologies will establish and register the subsidiary in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, or ADGM, an economic zone in the Emirati capital. 

The Israeli defence ministry approved the move on Sunday, the Times of Israel reported.  

The Abu Dhabi-based subsidiary will be Controp’s regional arm in the Gulf region, overseeing marketing, sales and maintenance of its electro-optical systems used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions across air, land and sea.

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