Abu Dhabi, UAE:– EDGE, a leading advanced technology and defence group, has signed a contract valued at $1.08 billion to provide tactical communications and data-link solutions to the UAE Armed Forces.
Announced at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2023), the contract will be executed over four years.
“We feel immense pride in signing this AED 4 billion contract with the UAE Armed Forces, which is testament to the reliability of our technologies as well as the trust that our customers place in our solutions,” Waleid Al Mesmari, Senior Vice President – Electronic Warfare & Cyber Technologies, EDGE, said. “Designed to meet future standards, our comprehensive and interoperable solutions will fortify the UAE’s current capability with improved network communication that increases voice and data services linked into a broader range of UAE Armed Forces for both domestic and international operations while also ensuring national tactical data-link sovereignty in line with the UAE Leadership’s mandate.”
Launched in November 2019, the EDGE converges R&D, emerging technologies, digital transformation, and commercial market innovations with military capabilities to develop disruptive solutions tailored to the specific requirements of its customers.
