
The UAE’s Ministry of Defense has announced its intention to sign a contract with China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) for the purchase of 12 L15 aircraft, with the option for 36 additional aircraft of the same type in the future.
Chief Executive Officer of Tawazun Economic Council Tareq Abdulraheem Al Hosani said the deal comes as part of the ongoing efforts to diversify and modernize capabilities of the Air Force and the Armed Forces units in general.