Walking through a trade show all about military drones, Emirati officials made a point on Sunday to stop first at a stand run by Chinese officials with a mock armed drone hanging above them. Top UAE officials, including Abu Dhabi's powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, were on hand for the drone conference, which opened on Sunday. The UAE previously purchased some $200 million worth of surveillance-only Predator drones from General Atomics. "We are trying to find the world market," he told The Associated Press after his colleagues greeted high-ranking Emirati officials. However, U.S. lawmakers last year sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to allow armed Predator drone sales to both the UAE and Jordan.

Source: ABC News February 25, 2018 08:26 UTC