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The rate of equipment consumed on the battlefield has left little for Moscow to export.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Middle East recorded an increase in Russian arms purchases before the Moscow\u2019s war against Ukraine. Since then, however, governments here seem to be leaning more towards Western weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the unmanned systems sector, the Gulf region has looked to a greater extent to Turkey as a key supplier. In July, Saudi Arabia placed an order for Akinci combat drones, which the Turkish manufacturer Baykar referred to as the \u201cbiggest sale\u201d to date between the two nations. This contract brought the number of Gulf customers of Baykar drones to four, along with Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Jan 18. the Emirati defense conglomerate Edge Group also announced that it had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2024\/01\/18\/uae-turkey-collaborate-on-bombs-for-drones\/\">integrated its guided bomb<\/a> onto the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It remains unclear which specific drones models Moscow wants to see made here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe ones that people want \u2013 the Lancet and most Orlans \u2013 are not available for export, and the ones that are available \u2013 KUB loitering munition and Orion \u2013 receive a lukewarm reception,\u201d Sam Bendett, an analyst specializing in Russian military capabilities at the Center for Naval Analyses, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, one candidate 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