Kuwait said the deal "will contribute to raising the level of combat readiness, enhancing maritime security, and protecting the vital and strategic maritime interests of the State of Kuwait."
One such agreement, signed Wednesday between the Emirati Tawazun Council and French firm Thales, establishes a production facility for Ground Master series air surveillance radars in the UAE.
Blending superior optics, advanced stabilization and AI-powered autonomy in a compact and rugged system, ASELFLIR 600 delivers unmatched intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
During Trump’s visit to the Middle East, the UAE secured a modest number of defense deals, though a potential F-35 deal to the Gulf state did not make progress.
The American company said gallium has "applications across many different sectors ... [for] the defense industry, the supply of gallium is critical as it is a key component of defense products including advanced radars."
Details about purported deals are scarce, but one analysts told Breaking Defense, "When the Trump factor is involved, we should not dismiss any possibilities."
The Foreign Military Sale announcement would cover six of the Boeing-made Chinook helicopters.
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
The Emirati firm has aggressively pursued growth in Latin America after establishing its first international office in Brazil.
If completed, the sale would mark the first MQ-9 sale to the Middle East for contractor General Atomics.
The project, called Sirb in a reference to the Arabic term for flock of birds, is to eventually put three UAE-made synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites into low Earth orbit.
"The significant number of agreements signed by EDGE with international weapon manufacturers speaks volumes about the Emirati company’s 360-degree business expansion strategy, securing a strong foothold in the West and Asian defense markets alike," Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco, an analyst at Gulf State Analytics, told Breaking Defense.
Cybersecurity skills must evolve in near-real time as Zero Day threats continue and AI provides new challenges.
"We see that there is a global need for this [radar]. The [need] for this kind of radars for the Coast Guard, and even more so now securing waterways will become more and more important," a company official told Breaking Defense.
The Trump administration "mean[s] business now, and they want to see the business deals happen and where we've been, maybe stuck in policy and bureaucrats," GA-ASI President David Alexander told Breaking Defense on the show floor at IDEX 2025.
Lee Ferran joins Middle East bureau chief Agnes Helou on the ground in Abu Dhabi for a special Break Out from the IDEX conference floor.
"Our plan is to continuously grow. Our plan is to grow internationally," EDGE CEO Hamad Al Marar told Breaking Defense. "Our plan is to see how we can establish alliances with countries outside the UAE."