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Anavia manufactures UAVs for surveillance and reconnaissance missions as well as inspection, mapping and cargo

UAE’s Edge buys 52% stake in Swiss UAV maker

UAE state-owned defence company Edge Group has acquired a 52 percent majority shareholding in Anavia, a Swiss unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developer. The company manufactures unmanned helicopters for surveillance and reconnaissance missions, as well as inspection, mapping and cargo. Edge aims to use the unmanned helicopters to strengthen its air, land, and maritime capabilities, the UAE state-run […]

UAE’s Edge buys 50% of Brazil’s smart weapons firm

UAE state-owned defence company Edge Group has acquired a 50 percent stake in Brazilian smart weapons and high-tech systems specialist Siatt. The acquisition, which follows a pact signed in April this year, is part of a co-development agreement between Edge and the Brazilian Navy for advanced long-range anti-ship missile technology, the UAE state-owned Wam news […]

Saudi Estonia technology investments

Saudi Arabia makes move on Estonia’s tech industry

Saudi Arabia has signed multiple deals with companies in Estonia as it tries to tap into the European country’s tech industry. Five memoranda of understanding and cooperation agreements across trade, technology and entrepreneurship have been negotiated by Saudi’s Ministry of Investment. A Saudi-Estonian business council is also planned under an agreement between the Federation of […]

Edge Mars Robotics

UAE’s Edge buys majority stake in Jordan robotics firm

UAE’s technology and defence firm Edge Group has acquired an 80 percent stake in Mars Robotics, an autonomous robotics services provider in Jordan. Mars Robotics will work with Edge’s advanced concepts, focusing on design, development, and deployment of advanced and innovative technologies.  Mansour Al Mulla, managing director and CEO of Edge, said: “As we rapidly […]

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Brazil now has the Edge in defence technology

Technology and defence giant Edge Group is opening a new regional office in Brazil’s federal capital, Brasilia.  The office is part of Abu Dhabi-based Edge’s plans to take advantage of opportunities in local markets as experts expect defence spending in Brazil to increase to nearly $25 billion this year.  The announcement was made at LAAD […]

Edge has invested in Estonia's Milrem Robotics, based in Talinn

UAE defence giant buys stake in Estonian robotics firm

Technology and defence giant Edge Group has bought a majority stake in Estonia’s Milrem Robotics, a leading European developer of autonomous systems. The transaction is the largest foreign investment in Estonia’s growing defence industry and will see Milrem Robotics join Abu Dhabi-based Edge as a new entity within its platforms and systems cluster. Established in […]