UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Malaysia's king Al-Sultan Abdullah inspect unidentified UAVs at the end of Exercise ‘Desert Tiger 6'. The detla-wing type's engine is obscured by the wing of a larger UAV, probably a Wing Loong II. (National Palace of Malaysia)

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that have not previously been seen in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including what appeared to be a Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2, were seen in coverage of an exercise the Emirati and Malaysian armed forces held at the end of February.

After watching the conclusion of Exercise ‘Desert Tiger 6' at the Al-Hamra Combat Training Centre in the west of Abu Dhabi on 27 February, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Malaysia's king Al-Sultan Abdullah were shown an exhibition of military equipment that included several land systems labelled as Emirati developments.

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Malaysia's king Al-Sultan Abdullah inspect unidentified UAVs at the end of Exercise ‘Desert Tiger 6'. The detla-wing type's engine is obscured by the wing of a larger UAV, probably a Wing Loong II. (National Palace of Malaysia)

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that have not previously been seen in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including what appeared to be a Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2, were seen in coverage of an exercise the Emirati and Malaysian armed forces held at the end of February.

After watching the conclusion of Exercise ‘Desert Tiger 6' at the Al-Hamra Combat Training Centre in the west of Abu Dhabi on 27 February, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Malaysia's king Al-Sultan Abdullah were shown an exhibition of military equipment that included several land systems labelled as Emirati developments.

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Malaysia's king Al-Sultan Abdullah inspect unidentified UAVs at the end of Exercise ‘Desert Tiger 6'. The detla-wing type's engine is obscured by the wing of a larger UAV, probably a Wing Loong II. (National Palace of Malaysia)

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that have not previously been seen in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including what appeared to be a Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2, were seen in coverage of an exercise the Emirati and Malaysian armed forces held at the end of February.

After watching the conclusion of Exercise ‘Desert Tiger 6' at the Al-Hamra Combat Training Centre in the west of Abu Dhabi on 27 February, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Malaysia's king Al-Sultan Abdullah were shown an exhibition of military equipment that included several land systems labelled as Emirati developments.

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Malaysia's king Al-Sultan Abdullah inspect unidentified UAVs at the end of Exercise ‘Desert Tiger 6'. The detla-wing type's engine is obscured by the wing of a larger UAV, probably a Wing Loong II. (National Palace of Malaysia)

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that have not previously been seen in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including what appeared to be a Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2, were seen in coverage of an exercise the Emirati and Malaysian armed forces held at the end of February.

After watching the conclusion of Exercise ‘Desert Tiger 6' at the Al-Hamra Combat Training Centre in the west of Abu Dhabi on 27 February, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Malaysia's king Al-Sultan Abdullah were shown an exhibition of military equipment that included several land systems labelled as Emirati developments.

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Malaysia's king Al-Sultan Abdullah inspect unidentified UAVs at the end of Exercise ‘Desert Tiger 6'. The detla-wing type's engine is obscured by the wing of a larger UAV, probably a Wing Loong II. (National Palace of Malaysia)

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that have not previously been seen in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including what appeared to be a Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2, were seen in coverage of an exercise the Emirati and Malaysian armed forces held at the end of February.

After watching the conclusion of Exercise ‘Desert Tiger 6' at the Al-Hamra Combat Training Centre in the west of Abu Dhabi on 27 February, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Malaysia's king Al-Sultan Abdullah were shown an exhibition of military equipment that included several land systems labelled as Emirati developments.

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Malaysia's king Al-Sultan Abdullah inspect unidentified UAVs at the end of Exercise ‘Desert Tiger 6'. The detla-wing type's engine is obscured by the wing of a larger UAV, probably a Wing Loong II. (National Palace of Malaysia)

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that have not previously been seen in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including what appeared to be a Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2, were seen in coverage of an exercise the Emirati and Malaysian armed forces held at the end of February.

After watching the conclusion of Exercise ‘Desert Tiger 6' at the Al-Hamra Combat Training Centre in the west of Abu Dhabi on 27 February, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Malaysia's king Al-Sultan Abdullah were shown an exhibition of military equipment that included several land systems labelled as Emirati developments.