KAI to deepen defense collaboration with UAE's Edge Group

SEOUL, November 19 (AJP) - Korea Aerospace Industries said on Wednesday that it had signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates’ Edge Group to explore joint marketing and development of weapons systems.

The partnership will link KAI with Edge’s Platforms & Systems division, opening the door to cooperation across air, land and maritime platforms. Company officials said the arrangement is expected to strengthen KAI’s competitiveness in a region where demand for advanced defense technologies has grown sharply in recent years.

Edge, a state-owned conglomerate created by the UAE government, has rapidly become one of the Middle East’s most formidable defense players. The group maintains more than 35 subsidiaries and focuses on technologies such as autonomous drones, precision munitions and cyberwarfare tools. It employs roughly 17,000 people and reports annual revenue of about $5 billion.

KAI said the two sides will study potential projects involving drones, armored vehicles and maintenance operations, as well as fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft and other unmanned systems.

“This agreement brings together the aerospace capabilities of both companies to create new opportunities for growth,” Cha Jae-byeong, KAI’s chief executive, said in a statement. “We aim to strengthen our technological and industrial ecosystems and deliver concrete results in the global aerospace market.”

* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.

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