ISTANBUL — The United Arab Emirates used nationally built, soft-kill systems developed by EDGE Group to help counter Tehran’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the latest conflict between the US and Iran, according company CEO Hamad Al Marar.
The systems included the Sign4l SKYSHIELD drone, which is a counter-unmanned aerial system with high-power radio frequency and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) jamming system and the NAVCONTROL GNSS system for jamming and spoofing.
During the SAHA expo in Istanbul, Hamad Al Marar, also EDGE’s managing director, sat down with Breaking Defense to discuss these technologies, as well as some future endeavors for the company. Below is a look at some of that conversation.
This interview was edited for length and clarity.
BREAKING DEFENSE: During the last conflict, the UAE has to have a high rate of interception. What systems from EDGE Group were used to defend the Emirati skies from Iran’s drones and missiles?
