EDGE goes full-spectrum at Dubai Airshow 2025
EDGE unveiled 42 new systems spanning autonomous aerial platforms, smart weapons, propulsion, space assets, radar, and secure communications, emphasizing a layered approach to defense across sensors, shooters, and networks. The launch marks one of the group’s most extensive product reveals to date, showcased at Dubai Airshow 2025 to bolster the UAE’s defense capabilities. The lineup covers autonomy, precision weapons, propulsion, space, sensors, and secure communications.
Autonomous and unmanned systems
Leading the autonomous slate is Omen, a hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle developed under the EDGE-Anduril Production Alliance. It delivers Group 3 endurance and payload capacity without requiring a runway, and operates on Anduril’s Lattice AI software. JERNAS-M expands EDGE’s medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS offerings with persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and precision-strike options. VORTEX-E introduces a controlled counter-UAS interceptor designed to minimize collateral damage. STRIKE is a rugged fixed-wing weapon carrier that extends tactical reach for medium-altitude missions.
Smart weapons and munitions
EDGE rolled out new generation weapons designed for longer reach and quicker adaptation. The WSM-1 is a long-range cruise-strike weapon with hardened navigation and AI-assisted terminal retargeting. THUNDER-ER upgrades legacy munitions into smart stand-off weapons, extending reach while reducing lifecycle costs. DARKWING is a modular autonomous strike system that supports air or ground launch with interchangeable seekers and payloads.
Propulsion, space, and sensors
In addition to autonomous platforms and weapons, the product lineup includes propulsion and space systems, along with radar and secure communications capabilities, forming an integrated defense architecture that links sensors to shooters within secure networks.
Author’s summary
EDGE’s Dubai Airshow 2025 rollout showcases a cohesive, multi-domain defense toolkit—from autonomous air vehicles and smart weapons to space platforms and secure comms—aimed at strengthening the UAE’s defense posture while advancing integrated sensor-shooter networks.
EDGE showcased 42 new systems, including autonomous UAVs, smart weapons, propulsion, space platforms, radars, and secure communications. EDGE kicked off Dubai Airshow 2025 with one of its biggest product reveals to date, rolling out 42 new systems built to boost the UAE’s defense capabilities. The lineup stretches across autonomy, precision weapons, propulsion, space, sensors, and secure communications. Leading the autonomous slate is Omen, a hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle developed under the EDGE-Anduril Production Alliance. It brings Group 3 endurance and payload capacity without relying on a runway and runs on Anduril’s Lattice AI software. JERNAS-M expands EDGE’s medium altitude, long endurance unmanned aerial system (UAS) offerings with persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and precision-strike options. VORTEX-E introduces a controlled counter-UAS interceptor built for low collateral risk, while STRIKE, a rugged fixed-wing weapon carrier, pushes tactical reach for medium-altitude missions. EDGE also rolled out a new generation of smart weapons designed for longer reach and quicker adaptation. The WSM-1 emerges as a long-range cruise strike weapon with hardened navigation and AI-assisted terminal retargeting. DARKWING, a modular autonomous strike system, supports air or ground launch with interchangeable seekers and payloads. THUNDER-ER upgrades legacy munitions into smart stand-off weapons, extending their reach while reducing lifecycle costs.