Israel rushed laser system to UAE to fend off Iran’s missiles

israel rushed a laser-based air defense system to the uae to help intercept missiles from iran. the deployment is one of the first concrete examples of major defense cooperation between the two countries. the system, designed to shoot down incoming projectiles with directed energy, was sent as part of a broader effort to protect the gulf state from iranian attacks. the uae and israel normalized relations in 2020 under the abraham accords, and this marks a rare instance of israeli defensive hardware being stationed in the gulf.