UAE and Israeli firms to collaborate on counter-drone system (alexis84/Getty Images) BEIRUT — Emirati defense conglomerate Edge plans to develop counter-drone systems with Israel Aerospace Industries, marking the first defense collaboration of its kind between the two countries. Edge announced the new memorandum of understanding, signed by the two companies March 11, which will tailor their work for the Emirati market. The agreement calls for a fully autonomous counter-UAV system that requires no human intervention and is supported by 3D radar, communications intelligence technology and...