HAL, EDGE Sign MOU on Drones at IDEX 2023

India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed an MoU with U.A.E.’s state-owned conglomerate EDGE on Feb. 21 to jointly develop missile systems and drones at the IDEX 2023 exhibition in Abu Dhabi.

Under the MoU, EDGE and HAL will explore areas of cooperation including the joint design and development of missile systems and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Additionally, both companies will explore the utilization of HAL’s small gas turbine engines on EDGE’s guided weapons, utilization of EDGE’s GPS jamming and spoofing equipment on HAL’s platforms, and opportunities for further knowledge sharing.

The two companies will also explore cooperation on mission computers, training programs, and utilization of additive manufacturing of metallic parts will also take place at EDGE’s and HAL’s facilities in the U.A.E. and India.