The Emirati defense firm EDGE Group shows off a range of munitions at Eurosatory 2026. (Breaking Defense)
PARIS — The CEO of Emirati defense giant EDGE Group said the company chose France for its next international office because Europe stands to be its “next large market” — even if the continent presents its own challenges.
“Europe is unique. Europe does not import. Usually they want European solutions. For European solutions, you need to be in Europe,” EDGE CEO Hamad Al Marar told Breaking Defense on the sidelines of the Eurosatory defense exhibition outside Paris. The company plans to inaugurate the new EDGE Europe office later today.
Al Marar noted EDGE already has a presence in Europe through prior defense deals and subsidiaries like Estonia’s Milrem Robotics. The firm knows how to work with NATO customers. But, he said, “we just needed a full-fledged presence in Europe.”
And Europe, he said, “requires new players.”
