The Emirati conglomerate is “trying to find a niche region that has the ambitions to build up their militaries but don’t face pressing military threats,” analyst Ryan Bohl told Breaking Defense.
By Agnes HelouGray Eagle is the low-cost, low-risk answer to Army modernization
Gray Eagle STOL and Gray Eagle 25M are the best options for Army aviation as it assesses where to move from its current inflection point.
The acquisition gives EDGE a unit focused on cybersecurity, which experts say is a growing need for the UAE.
By Agnes Helou
The ship is the latest in the UAE’s push to develop home-grown naval systems to reduce reliance on foreign platforms, analyst Kristian Alexander told Breaking Defense.
By Agnes Helou
The move, which came alongside defense deals with local firms, signals “confidence” in South American defense market, company says.
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From air to land to sea, defense firms from around the world showed off their wares at the second day of the Abu Dhabi-based expo.
By Lee Ferran
IDEX 2023 — It’s no surprise that the UAE’s largest defense conglomerate has the most floor space at the International Defense Exhibition (IDEX 2023), but EDGE Group also sought to make a splash with a series of announcements from day one of IDEX and its sister-show NAVDEX. Off the bat, Abu Dhabi Ship Building, an…
By Agnes Helou
The conglomerate’s CEO and managing director, Mansour AlMulla, sat down on day one of IDEX to explain his corporate strategy in an exclusive interview with Breaking Defense.
By Agnes Helou
Modernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
Tallin’s Milrem Robotics was seeking investment for expansion, while EDGE continues autonomous tech push.
By Agnes Helou
The deal could presage more cooperation, latest signal of warming relations between Israeli and Gulf firms.
By Agnes Helou To avoid going up directly up against local behemoths like the EDGE Group, partnerships offer a path to Gulf customers.
By Agnes Helou
The conglomeration of 25 entities is focusing on drones, AI and munitions, CEO Mansour Almulla says.
By Agnes Helou
Whether it was the F-35 or another platform, EDGE will get involved in various platforms from a supply chain, sub system, or MRO point of views, CEO says.
By Chyrine Mezher
“The Emiratis are doing a great job in keeping pace with the latest and most advanced technologies on one hand, and we don’t put restrictions for cooperation with other countries on the other,” said a Rostec official.
By Chyrine Mezher
The UAE announced the opening of the first regional distribution hub for aircraft logistics in Abu Dhabi with Chinese state-backed defense contractor, China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation.
By Chyrine Mezher
