UK arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

This file concerns defence sales to the UAE and Saudi Arabia. It covers:

• A demonstration of Tornado aircraft in Abu Dhabi
• The sale of Land Rovers to Sharjah for the Amiri Guard
• Potential sales of Hawker and Tornado aircraft to Saudi Arabia along with maintenance facilities
• A proposed defence equipment exhibition in Dubai
• A press interview with the Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE’s Federal Armed Forces Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, covering arms purchases, joint exercises with the Royal Saudi Air Force, and the formation of a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) defence policy
• The question of selling riot control vehicles to the UAE
• The question of the use of agents as middlemen in defence sales.