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Emirati medium-altitude fixed-wing aircraft ordered by the UAE for surveillance and other military missions.

Country / region
United Arab Emirates
Programme status
Order / production commitment
Sources reviewed
20 Sept 2026
Order / production commitmentOrder / production commitment
Primary domain
Air
System type
Multirole aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
EDGE / ADASI
Origin / production countries
United Arab Emirates
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
See the named configuration and evidence notes
Operators / programme customers
United Arab Emirates — order for 100 announced; full delivery status not established

Evidence & current status

Specifications are attributed public claims. Configuration, current fleet size and deliveries may not be fully disclosed.

Role & capabilities

  • Multirole aircraft

Specifications in context

Airframe
Fixed-wing MALE aircraft

Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance.

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Launch / recovery
Automatic take-off and landing

Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance.

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Propulsion
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Dimensions
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Mass
Maximum take-off weight 640 kg

Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance.

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Endurance
24 hours

Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance.

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Range
200 km from ground control station

Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance.

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Speed
150 km/h cruise

Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance.

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Altitude
Up to 22,000 ft

Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance.

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Payload
Maximum 120 kg

Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance.

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Sensors
Underbelly electro-optical sensor installation

Described at order announcement.

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Communications / navigation
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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