Leaked Documents Reveal Elbit Systems Negotiated Up to 1.3 Billion Dollar Drone and SIGINT Intelligence Deal With UAE Including Airborne SIGINT Wish List

Leaked internal emails from Elbit Systems, published by hacker group Handala and reported by Drop Site News and Haaretz, show the company negotiated a drone and intelligence package with the UAE valued at up to $1.3 billion 12. A March 2022 memo describes an initial urgent request for six Hermes 900 systems at $40 million each, followed by Emirati interest in expanding the purchase to 15 systems, and a separate April 2022 proposal for two systems plus SkEye sensors and support valued at $154 million, rising to $225 million with upgrades 13. The archive also includes a March 2023 Hermes 650 sales presentation citing signals-intelligence and electronic-warfare capabilities, and an undated confidential UAE "Airborne SIGINT Wish List" requesting two manned and two unmanned intelligence aircraft with cyber and electronic-attack systems, according to Drop Site News 1. The Times of Israel and Middle East Eye corroborated the Hermes 900 request and pricing figures 45, and Elbit told Haaretz it "does not comment on business matters relating to its customers" and that the leaked materials "do not accurately reflect the company's business activities." The documents contain no signed contract or delivery record confirming a completed sale 23.