Caracal range of rifles | Photo: EDGE Group
The United Arab Emirates’ EDGE Group will be participating in DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar next week, exhibiting its family of Caracal rifles and precision guided munitions from its Al Tariq and Halcon entities. This will be the first time the industrial group will be part of the biennial defence exhibition.
The Executive Chairman of the EDGE Group, Faisal Al Bannai, said, “We are proud to be part of DefExpo for the first time. India is a crucial market and partner for the UAE and EDGE, across the government, military and civilian domains, and the two nations enjoy close cultural and commercial ties. Both share a common vision of greater security and opportunity across our respective regions and further afield by working to create viable, technologically-advanced solutions and products, manufactured in India, to achieve these objectives,”
Incorporating 25 entities and with 13,000 employees, the EDGE Group will feature Caracal’s CAR 816, CAR 817, CSR 308, CSR 338 and CSR 50 range of advanced rifles, in addition to the CMP 9 SMG submachine gun.
Precision Guided Munitions from Al Tariq | Photo: EDGE Group
Al Tariq will exhibit ‘scaled-down versions of its family of precision-guided munitions’ and ‘Halcon will display the Thunder and Desert Sting range of precision-guided munitions’.
Thunder Precision Guided Munition from Halcon | Photo: EDGE Group
Al Bannai underlined the trade agreement signed between the UAE and India last month, saying, “Following the recent signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the UAE and India, this is the right time to explore new opportunities for the transfer of knowledge and the formation of strategic partnerships, allowing EDGE to promote its advanced capabilities in support of the overall Make in India strategy.”
