UAE jammers tackled 85% drones

President's advisor: They were locally developed, produced

- BY NIVETHA DAYANAND Assistant Business Editor

UAE-made defence technology played a central role in protecting the country during the recent conflict, with locally developed and produced jammers tackling 85 per cent of drones that targeted the UAE, Faisal Al Bannai, Advisor to the UAE President for Strategic Research and Advanced Technology Affairs and Chairman of EDGE Group, said at the Make it in the Emirates summit in Abu Dhabi.