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The United Arab Emirates is said to be close to an agreement to purchase an Australian security system.
UAE sources said Australia's Defense Ministry has been negotiating with the UAE for the sale of a command, control, communications and intelligence [C3I] system to Abu Dhabi. An Australian defense delegation, headed by Brig. Gen. R.C. Brown, discussed the sale during a visit Abu Dhabi in December 2003 and briefed UAE commanders on a reconnaissance and observation system along the borders of the emirates.
The Australian system, which was not identified, would constitute part of a security fence along the UAE border with Oman. The UAE has long tried to prevent the infiltration of illegal aliens and smugglers, many of them Iranian and Afghan nationals.
The sources said the proposed project would include the construction of command and control stations along the border as well as training for UAE security personnel. They said the Australian system would be also effective against infiltration from the sea. |
