UAE: EDGE–CASIC UAV and AI partnership updates

15 April 2025

IntelligenceNote

Summary

UAE EDGE Group is still in talks with China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) for

cooperation in the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) sector and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

The note provides a comprehensive overview of the following aspects:

An expected timeframe for an agreement to be reached
The aspects of the agreement
The strategic subsystems that EDGE will acquire
The AI technologies that EDGE is expected to access

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