About ADVANCED CONCEPTS
Established in 2023, ADVANCED CONCEPTS is an entity within EDGE dedicated to the design and deployment of advanced innovative technologies.
Complementing existing EDGE capabilities in developing, producing, and commercialising new products, ADVANCED CONCEPTS focuses on accelerating the rapid development of critical innovation projects from concept definition and technical feasibility stage (TRL6+), and Initial Operational Capability (IOC), to detailed engineering design, before handing these projects back to EDGE’s large portfolio of companies for industrialisation and commercialisation.
ADVANCED CONCEPTS’ team of engineers is complemented by advanced in-house prototype manufacturing capabilities that enable the rapid development and testing of unmanned aerial vehicles and smart weapons. Currently, ADVANCED CONCEPTS is fast-tracking the development of high-technology autonomous systems, including three Medium Endurance, High Altitude, fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems, a family of precision loitering munitions, a cost- effective family of cruise missiles, and a range of guided artillery munitions.
Committed to leveraging the latest advanced technologies, ADVANCED CONCEPTS is backed by world-leading expertise in the fields of guidance systems, propulsion, and avionics, creating intellectual property of UAE origin in areas including aerospace, software development, and mechanical design.