The UAE appears to be taking delivery of a new South Korean Cheongung (M-SAM II) air defense battery.
I found at least five UAE Air Force C-17A strategic airlift flights arriving at Daegu AB, South Korea in recent weeks, likely linked to the transfer of the Cheongung SAM system.
🇦🇪🇰🇷 The UAE just rushed the delivery of a third Cheongung-II missile battery from South Korea, a full month ahead of schedule.
Eight C-17 transport aircraft are moving sequentially into Daegu Air Base to make it happen.
The reason the timeline was accelerated: two deployed batteries already fired 60 interceptor missiles during Iran's recent attacks, alongside US Patriot and Israeli Arrow systems.
That's a serious burn rate. The UAE isn't waiting to find out what the next wave looks like.
Source: Yonhap/ Writer: Daniyal