UAE Ministry of Defence
UAE's defence authority coordinating intercepts against Iranian missiles and drones
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How many Iranian weapons has the UAE intercepted?
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- How many missiles has UAE intercepted?
- 414 Ballistic Missiles, 15 Cruise Missiles, and 1,914 drones since the conflict began.
- UAE air defence systems?
- THAAD, Patriot PAC-3, and South Korean Cheongung II in a multi-layered network.
- UAE intercept data Iran conflict?
- The UAE Ministry of Defence has published the most transparent intercept data of any Gulf state, providing independent verification of strike volumes.
Background
The UAE Ministry of Defence has published the most transparent intercept data of any Gulf state in the conflict, disclosing cumulative figures of 414 Ballistic Missiles, 15 Cruise Missiles, and 1,914 UAVs engaged since hostilities began. It released the first consolidated government tally in mid-March.
The UAE operates a multi-layered air defence network including THAAD, Patriot PAC-3, and the South Korean Cheongung II system. The single-day record of 109 drones and 9 Ballistic Missiles on one Friday in March tested the system's saturation limits.
The ministry's public disclosures serve a dual purpose: demonstrating defence capability to a domestic audience while providing the most reliable independent count of Iran's strike volumes, against which other claims (including CENTCOM's stated 90% reduction in Iranian capability) can be measured.