Satellite imagery have shown that the United Arab Emirates has deployed advanced Israeli multi-mission radar systems, the ELM-2084 3D AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array), Radar to northeastern Somalia, specifically to the Puntland Maritime Headquarters adjacent to the UAE-operated Bosaso Air Base.
The emergence of the satellite imagery comes amid accusations that the UAE has been conducting suspicious military flights to Somaliland in recent months.
The UAE aims to use these Israeli radars for early warning and surveillance, to track ballistic missiles and drones launched by Yemeni forces toward Israel and Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
These attacks are part of Yemen’s support and backing operations in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
The UAE has taken responsibility for establishing a military base for the Zionist entity and for deploying its defensive military technology in Somaliland in mid-2024, in an effort to reduce Yemeni military operations against Israel.
It is worth noting that the “ELM-2084” system is produced by the Israeli company “Elta,” a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), and is widely used in air defense systems, including the Iron Dome system.
In recent years, Abu Dhabi has succeeded in persuading local authorities in Somaliland of the need to establish an Israeli military base in exchange for Israel working toward official recognition of the so-called “Republic of Somaliland,” to secure an Israeli military presence overlooking the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden.
The revelation of the deployment of Israeli radar systems in Somaliland coincides with new claims made by US President Donald Trump on Saturday, in which he “warned of the Houthi infiltration” into Somalia.
He indicated that he had granted US forces the freedom to act in response to threats in Somalia — a statement that signals a possible American inclination to expand the scope of military confrontations in the Horn of Africa.
