Israel-Greece air defence deal to be 'scaled up' with UAE as contender, sources say

Israel-Greece air defence deal to be 'scaled up' with UAE as contender, sources say Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 19:49 The UAE, which operates a range of air-defence batteries, is being discussed as the next export market for a layered system A battery of Israel's Iron Dome air defence system deployed near Gaza, on 17 April 2024 (Jack Guez/AFP) Off Israel plans to “scale up” the export of the layered air-defence system it sold to Greece, with the UAE as its desired buyer, one current and one forme