FILE PHOTO: Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan attends the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates February 17, 2019. REUTERS/Christopher Pike/File Photo
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates awarded 20 billion dirhams worth (4.20 billion pounds) of military procurement contracts during a defence show this week, at a time when arms sales to the country are under scrutiny due to its role in Yemen's devastating war.
The majority were awarded to international companies such as U.S. firms Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, which sealed one of the biggest deals with 7 billion dirhams worth of contracts related to its Patriot missile air defence system.
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