The Pantsyr surface-to-air missile/gun systems, which the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has purchased from Russia, are providing security at the Dubai Airshow-2019 international exhibition, Assistant to the UAE Deputy Defense Minister Major-General Abdullah Al Hashemi responsible for the event told TASS on Wednesday.

"Yes," Al Hashemi said, responding to the question about whether the Pantsyr air defense missile systems earlier purchased from Russia were used to provide protection for the air show.

The UAE Army is content with the Russian-made Pantsyr missile launchers, the general said.

"This is a good system both for the requirements it has been made and for the ranges, at which it operates. The Pantsyr is quite good," he added.

Russia delivered 50 Pantsyr-S systems in their export configuration and 1,000 missiles to the UAE in 2009-2013. The deal was worth $800 million.

Head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev said on Sunday that Russia and the UAE were discussing the upgrade of Pantsyr-S1 surface-to-air missile/gun systems operational in that Arab country.