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UAE air defenses deal with 15 ballistic missiles and 119 drones

Since the start of the blatant Iranian attack, 221 ballistic missiles have been detected

Last updated: 07/03/2026 3:47 pm
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UAE air defenses deal with 15 ballistic missiles and 119 drones
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Abu Dhabi, UAE – On Saturday, UAE air defenses detected 16 ballistic missiles, 15 of which were destroyed, while one ballistic missile fell into the sea.

While 121 drones were spotted, 119 of them were intercepted, while two drones crashed in the UAE.

Since the start of the blatant Iranian attack, 221 ballistic missiles have been detected, and 205 ballistic missiles have been destroyed.

While 14 of them fell into seawater, two missiles fell on UAE territory.

1,305 Iranian drones were also spotted and 1,229 of them were intercepted, while 76 drones took place inside the country’s territory, while 8 mobile missiles were spotted and destroyed.

These attacks resulted in 3 deaths of Pakistani, Nepalese and Bangladeshi nationals, and 112 minor injuries of Emirati, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, Afghan, Bahraini, Comoros and Turkish nationalities.

The Ministry of Defense confirms that it is ready and prepared to deal with any threats and firmly confront anything aimed at destabilizing the security of the Emirates.

In a way that ensures the preservation of its sovereignty, security and stability and protects its national interests and capabilities.

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