The UAE Ministry of Defense awards EDGE a contract for 100 REACH-S sunmanned aircraft.

EDGE, ?n? ?? th? w??l?’s l???in? ??v?nc?? t?chn?l??? ?n? ????nc? ?????s, ?nn??nc?? its ?i?st m?j?? ????? ???m th? Unit?? A??? Emi??t?s (UAE) A?m?? F??c?s ??? th? l?c?ll?-m?n???ct???? REACH-S ?ix??-win? ?nm?nn?? ???i?l v?hicl? (UAV). Ann??nc?? ?t th? D???i Ai?sh?w, th? ????? t? s???l? 100 REACH-S is th? ?i?st ?? its kin? ??? th? ??? UAE-m??? ?ix??-win? ???n?s. ADVANCED CONCEPTS, ? ??sin?ss ?nit within EDGE ???ic?t?? t? th? ??si?n ?n? ??v?l??m?nt ?? inn?v?tiv? t?chn?l??i?s, is c????ntl? ??v?l??in? th? REACH-S in lin? with ?n? ?s??s’ ????i??m?nts. ADASI, ?n EDGE ?ntit? which ??si?ns ?n? ??v?l??s ??t?n?m??s s?st?ms, will ?v??s?? th? ?????cti?n ?n? ??liv?? th? c?nt??ct t? th? UAE A?m?? F??c?s. Th? REACH-S will ???vi?? th? UAE A?m?? F??c?s with ? c?st-????ctiv?, 24-h??? int?lli??nc?, s??v?ill?nc?, ?n? ??c?nn?iss?nc? (ISR) c????ilit?.

J?m? Al K???i, CEO ?? ADASI, s?i?: “This si?ni?ic?nt ????? ??m?nst??t?s ??? ?x??n?in? ?x???tis? in th? ????s??c? s?ct?? ?n? ??? ?n??in? inv?stm?nt in ??t?n?m??s s?st?ms which m??t th? UAE A?m?? F??c?s’ ????i??m?nts. C?ll?????tin? with ADVANCED CONCEPTS t? ??liv?? this s?l?ti?n ?ls? ?x?m?li?i?s h?w s?n???i?s ??tw??n ?ntiti?s within EDGE G???? l??? t? ??timis?? ??n??its ??? th? ?n? ?s??.”

S???? Al M?ns???i, SVP ?? ADVANCED CONCEPTS, s?i?: “Th? ??v?l??m?nt ?? th? REACH-S, ?n? ?? th? ?i?st l?c?ll?-m??? m??i?m ?ltit???, l?n? ?n????nc? (MALE) ?nm?nn?? ???i?l v?hicl?s (UAVs), m??ks ? si?ni?ic?nt mil?st?n? ??? EDGE. Th?nks t? th? ???ic?t?? t??m ?t ADVANCED CONCEPTS, w? h?v? s?cc?ss??ll? c?m?l?t?? tw? ?li?ht t?sts ?n? ? w????n ??l??s? c?m??i?n ??? th? REACH-S, ?n? w? ??? c????ntl? ????in? ?? ??? ? l?n?-?n????nc? ?li?ht t?st.”

Th? REACH-S MALE UAV st?n?s ?s ?n ?n????ll?l?? t?st?m?nt t? c?ttin?-???? ???i?l t?chn?l???. B??stin? ?n ????? ?? t?chnic?l ???t???s th?t ?????in? ?nm?nn?? ???i?l v?hicl?s (UAVs), its ??ll? ??t?m?tic ?li?ht s?st?m c???l?? with ?n ??t? t?k???? ?n? l?n?in? s?st?m ?ns???s s??ml?ss ?????ti?ns.Wh?t t??l? s?ts it ????t is its ???lt-t?l???nt ??si?n, ???t??in? ????n??nt ?li?ht c?nt??l s?st?ms, s??v? ?ct??t??s, ?n? ??w?? s?st?ms, ?????nt??in? ?nint?????t?? missi?ns ?v?n in ch?ll?n?in? sc?n??i?s. Its s??ci?ic?ti?ns ??int ? ???t??it ?? ?xc?ll?nc?: ? c?mm?nic?ti?n ??n?? ?? 200 km, c??isin? ?t 145 km/h with ? m?xim?m s???? ?? 200 km/h, ?n ?????ti?n?l ?ltit??? ?? 19,000 ?t, ?n? ?n ?n????nc? ?? ?n ?st??n?in? 24 h???s. With ? win? s??n ?? 12 m?t??s ?n? ? l?n?th ?? 5.5 m?t??s, this UAV ?m???i?s ???ici?nc? with??t c?m???mis?. Its ??t?m?tic t?k???? ?n? l?n?in? c????iliti?s ???th?? ?nh?nc? its v??s?tilit?. M????v??, with ? m?xim?m t?k???? w?i?ht ?? 640 k? ?n? ? ???l??? c???cit? ?? 120 k?, it ???v?s its?l? ?s ? ??w??h??s? ?? c????ilit?. F??l?? ?? ??s?lin? ?n? ?????ll?? ?? ? ????st 110 h? ?n?in?, th? REACH-S MALE UAV st?n?s ?t th? ???????nt ?? ISR (Int?lli??nc?, S??v?ill?nc?, ?n? R?c?nn?iss?nc?) ?n? ???cisi?n ????n? ?tt?ck, s?ttin? ? n?w st?n???? in ?nm?nn?? ?vi?ti?n ?xc?ll?nc?.