Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance 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 — Ministry of Defence supply contract
Evidence & current status
Specifications are attributed public claims. Configuration, current fleet size and deliveries may not be fully disclosed.
GARMOOSHA is ADASI’s uncrewed helicopter within the EDGE portfolio. Its rotary-wing format allows vertical take-off and landing while carrying larger mission equipment than many small multirotor aircraft. The company describes a fuel engine and a platform intended for varied observation and military support applications.
A November 2023 announcement reported a UAE Ministry of Defence supply contract worth AED 239 million. The contract included logistics support, training and spare parts management. This is a programme and support commitment, not simply an isolated aircraft sale, but the announcement does not disclose the number of aircraft or establish completion of deliveries.
Published figures include eight hours of endurance, a 120-kilogram payload and a 150-kilometre range. The product page additionally lists a 550-kilogram maximum take-off mass. These are advertised limits, and the sources do not demonstrate that they apply simultaneously in one flight configuration. The range definition is not sufficiently detailed to label it as a ferry range or guaranteed mission radius. The profile therefore keeps the original wording and leaves configuration-specific performance and the operational fleet size open.
Sourced specifications
Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.
| Specification | Reported value | Context & source |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe | Uncrewed helicopter | Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Launch / recovery | Vertical take-off and landing | Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Propulsion | Fuel engine | Engine model not disclosed in reviewed release. Source ↗ |
| Dimensions | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Mass | Maximum take-off weight 550 kg | Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Endurance | 8 hours | Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Range | 150 km; definition not expanded | Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Speed | Maximum 150 km/h | Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Altitude | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Payload | 120 kg | Manufacturer-published figure; configuration and conditions may affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Sensors | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Communications / navigation | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
Documented milestones
Supply contract announced
EDGE reported a GARMOOSHA contract including support, training and spares.
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Publication history
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