Leonardo: the joint venture with Edge will also serve as a platform for selling the M-346 fighter aircraft

Specialising in advanced sensors and systems for defence

The UAE-based Edge Group, one of the world’s leading groups in the advanced technology sector, and Leonardo have provided further details on the future establishment of a joint venture aimed at developing, marketing, manufacturing and supporting some of the most advanced defence sensors and key systems available globally. It will focus on a range of defence capabilities, including airborne radars for next-generation stealth platforms, the Kronos Grand Mobile High-Power radar, combat management systems and sensors for multi-mission aircraft. The joint venture will also serve as a commercial platform to promote and sell the M-346 fighter/trainer aircraft and other defence capabilities in European and international markets. Hamad Al Marar, managing director and CEO of Edge, said: “This joint venture will have the capacity to produce some of the world’s most advanced sensors and systems, with orders expected to be worth over four billion euros over the next five years.” Lorenzo Mariani, CEO and General Manager of Leonardo, commented: “The plan to establish a joint venture with Edge reflects Leonardo’s conviction that strategic industrial partnerships can make a key contribution to shaping the future of the global defence industry.”

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