The United States sent fighter planes to one of its bases in Abu Dhabi, after it promised to provide support to the UAE after it was subjected to several attacks by the Houthi group in Yemen.
And the US Air Force announced - in a tweet on Twitter - the arrival of F-22 fighters on Saturday to Al Dhafra Air Base in the Emirati capital.
She said that these planes are part of the manifestations of US support after a series of attacks that threatened the US and UAE armed forces stationed at the Al Dhafra base.
The Associated Press reported that US officials declined to say how many F-22s or how many pilots they support because of operational security.
self-defense
In an exclusive interview with Al-Jazeera on Friday, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that the United States continues to discuss ways to help Saudi Arabia and the UAE better defend themselves against the threats of the Yemeni Houthi movement.
Kirby added that more than 400 Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the UAE were recorded.
This coincided with the announcement of the Commander of the Central Command of the US Army, Kenneth McKenzie, that his country will help the UAE to renew the interceptor missiles, adding - after a visit to Abu Dhabi - that the United States will do everything in its power to help the UAE defend itself.