“The pace and level of partnerships between EDGE and European original equipment manufacturers have significantly accelerated during the past four years,” analyst Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco told Breaking Defense.
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“The agreements signed by Emirati companies at Saha Istanbul are part of an ongoing trend of strengthening defense industrial ties …,” analyst Albert Vidal told Breaking Defense.
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The Emirati firm has been eyeing expansion in multiple global markets, including Latin America and East Asia, EDGE Group’s CEO Hamad Al Marar told Breaking Defense in February.
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The joint venture, dubbed Maestral, “will be awarded prime rights to non-NATO orders, and a number of strategic orders placed by selected NATO member countries … ,” according to a statement issued by the firm today.
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“The choice to open an ammunition facility in Indonesia reflects the [United Arab Emirate’s] steady progress in climbing the so-called ‘ladder of production’ in the defense industry,” analyst Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco told Breaking Defense.
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EDGE will control 51 percent of the joint venture, giving it the right to produce Fincantierri’s ships for the region.
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Speaking at Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show, EDGE Group’s Hamad Al Marar told Breaking Defense provided updates on a number of EDGE iniatives, including a new deal with a Turkish drone maker.
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NIMR has teamed with Saudi Arabia’s SAMI to eventually locally produce the JAIS inside the Kingdom, NIMR CEO Abri du Plessis told Breaking Defense.
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At UMEX 2024 in Abu Dhabi, EDGE announced a number of deals and business moves, and in an interview its chairman promised further expansion as the company plays a “disruptive flavor of player.”
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“It is the first time a Turkish drone maker is certifying a foreign munitions or smart solutions to be integrated on its platforms,” analyst Can Kasapoglu told Breaking Defense.
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“It will be interesting to see how EDGE succeeds or not with [their] strategy, but given the market and the way it’s behaving, there should be positive results for the company,” one analyst told Breaking Defenes. “Time will tell.”
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The lion’s share of the total dollar figure is due to a $1.1 billion (4.1 billion AED) arrangement EDGE signed with the UAE Ministry of Defense for aircraft munitions.
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Calidus CEO Khalifa Alblooshi told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview the company hopes to start delivering the turboprop aircraft in mid-2026.
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Three different munitions — the Mk81, Mk82 and longer-range Mk83 guided bombs made by EDGE subsidiary Al Tariq — will all be integrated on the fourth generation plane in due course, Al Tariq CEO Theunis Botha told Breaking Defense.
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