Israel Aerospace and UAE's EDGE to develop drones

• Published date: 11 March 2021
• Date: 11 March 2021
• Author: Uri Berkovitz

Edge says it will leverage IAI's proven C-UAS solutions, which are being used around the world to detect, identify, classify, and intercept a broad range of threats. EDGE is a young and disruptive company that has recently launched a series of electronic warfare solutions. EDGE's subsidiary, SIGN4L, which provides electronic warfare services and solutions for national security, will collaborate with IAI to build the tailored C-UAS Solution.

The UAS solutions will include detection and identification systems (radar and optics, RF), soft kill solutions (jamming, cyber take over) and hard kill capability (guns, missiles, electromagnetic and laser) and advanced command and control. The C-UAS will be fully autonomous requiring no or limited human intervention. A series of countermeasures, ranging from jamming to drone destruction, will be offered based on the level of threat and the customer's targeted operating environment.

Both SIGN4L and IAI will leverage their technical capabilities to jointly develop the system in response to specific customer needs. Further support will be available via IAI's partnership with Belgium Advanced Technology Systems, which has a local technical and marketing presence in the region.

EDGE CEO Faisal Al Bannai said, "In line with the recent Abraham Accords and the UAE's newly established cooperation and spirit of...