“An Advanced Technology Conglomerate, Poised to Transform Defence Industrial Capabilities”
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan with the CEOs of the newly announced UAE Advanced Technology Company, EDGE
On 5
November 2019,His
Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and
Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces inaugurated EDGE, a company
set to reposition the UAE as a notable global player in advanced
technology.With the digital era creating unprecedented challenges and
opportunities, EDGE is positioned to disrupt capabilities across a wide breadth
of industries. Starting with break-through innovations in the high investment
defence sector, and with a priority on national security, EDGE is consolidating
more than 25 entities, including subsidiaries from the Emirates Defence
Industries Company (EDIC), Emirates Advanced Investments Group (EAIG), Tawazun
Holding, and other independent organisations.
His Excellency Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and Managing Director, EDGE stated, "EDGE will invest extensively across R&D, working closely with front-line operators to design and deploy practical solutions that address real world challenges. The solution to address hybrid warfare, lies at the convergence of innovations from the commercial world and the military industry. Established with a core mandate to disrupt an antiquated military industry generally stifled by red tape, EDGE is set to bring products to market faster and at more cost-effective price points."
Al Bannai has been appointed to lead EDGE, based on his start-up background and proven track record in leveraging emerging technologies to expand business opportunities at home and abroad.
In contributing to innovation and advanced technology growth, EDGE will develop deeper partnerships with world-leading industry OEMs and defence contractors, the SME sector and academia alike. Accelerating the rate of innovation, it will also be attracting elite industry experts and talent from around the globe, to help on a wide spectrum of modern product development, ranging from ideation to building cross domain capabilities over its five core business clusters: Platforms & Systems, Missiles & Weapons, Cyber Defence, Electronic Warfare & Intelligence and Mission Support.
The company is set to implement advanced technologies such as autonomous capabilities, cyber-physical systems, the Internet of Things, advanced propulsion systems, robotics and smart materials, with a focus on artificial intelligence across all its products and services.Commenting on EDGE, His Excellency Tareq Abdul Raheem Al Hosani, Chief Executive Officer of Tawazun Economic Council (the UAE's Defence Enabler) stated, "We are invested in managing the uncertainty that technology brings by adapting our focus and capabilities towards a sustainable defence and security industry. EDGE will help us transform our domestic capabilities, while growing our engagements on defence and security exports."
In 2018, the UAE topped the Global Innovation Index for the Arab world. EDGE aims to help the UAE to retain and expand that foremost position.
Dubai Airshow announces EDGE as first ever advanced technology partner
EDGE, the advanced technology conglomerate, had the largest individual presence exhibiting at the recently concluded Dubai Airshow 2019. Integrating over 25 entities from Emirates Defence Industries Company, Emirates Advanced Investments Group, Tawazun Holding, and other independent organisations, EDGE was the first ever Advanced Technology Partner of the Dubai Airshow in its 30-year history.
Technology has always been a national priority for the UAE and EDGE has been established to build on this effort to significantly develop the country's technology leadership, globally. Starting with break-through innovations in the high investment sector of defence, and a priority on national security needs, EDGE has longer-term plans to transform a wide breadth of industries through technology spinoffs.
With the biggest pavilion at the Dubai Airshow, EDGE showcased the capabilities of 11 subsidiary companies: ADASI, AMMROC, Al Tariq, Beacon Red, EARTH, EPI, ETS, GAL, Halcon, Horizon and Jaheziya. EDGE will be investing extensively across R&D to develop technologies with transformational impact, and a state-of-the-art 'Future Lab' projected some of these advanced solutions and research areas of focus through a series of holographic displays.
The company plans to leverage its partnership with the Dubai Airshow to raise its profile in the global aerospace industry and meet with partners to forge and strengthen strategic relationships for the future.
"Technology is drastically changing the aerospace industry, and EDGE is taking significant strides to respond with agile, bold and disruptive solutions - bringing products to market faster and more efficiently," stated His Excellency Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and Managing Director, EDGE.
His Excellency Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and Managing Director, EDGE
"With Air Force and Air Defence being key areas of focus for militaries, we are invested in reimagining aviation capabilities and supporting its unprecedented growth and development, through technology exploration in areas such as autonomous vehicles, cyber-physical systems, advanced propulsion systems and robotics, with a focus on artificial intelligence across our products and services. The Dubai Airshow gives us an opportunity to deepen our strategic relationships within the aerospace industry".
- Leveraging advanced technologies, EDGE will evolve national security solutions and industries beyond defence
- Phase 1 integrates 25+ entities from Emirates Defence Industries Company, Emirates Advanced Investments Group and Tawazun Holding
- Leveraging advanced technologies, EDGE will evolve national security solutions and industries beyond defence
EDGE is an advanced technology group established to develop disruptive solutions for defence and beyond. Solving real world challenges, it is dedicated to bringing innovative technologies and services to market with greater speed and efficiency. Starting with breakthrough innovations in the high investment sector of defence, EDGE places a priority on national security. Consolidating over 25 entities and employing more than 12,000 minds, it offers expertise in five core clusters: Platforms & Systems, Missiles & Weapons, Cyber Defence, Electronic Warfare & Intelligence and Mission Support.
With the adoption of advanced technologies such as autonomous capabilities, cyber-physical systems, advanced propulsion systems, robotics and smart materials, and a focus on artificial intelligence across all products and services, EDGE is creating interoperability and developing cross domain expertise – responding to an era where adaptability is everything. Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a catalyst for change, creating technologies that transform and transcend an array of industries.
