UAE’s MBDA Al Hakim rocket bomb
Lockheed did integrate the
UAE’s MBDA Al Hakim rocket-
boosted glide bomb on the F-16E/F,
but the US State Department
refused to allow integration of the
MBDA Black Shaheen cruise missile
(a derivative of the Storm Shadow
used on UAE Mirage 2000s).
This was because the Black Shaheen was
assumed to have a range of more
than 300km, which is the current
range limit for cruise missiles under
the Missile Technology Control
Regime (MTCR). Instead, the USA is
providing AGM-84 SLAM-ER missiles
and the AGM-154C Joint Stand Off
Weapon.SA Artillery