Supplier
EDGE Group
EDGE SkyKnight C-UAS
UAE-built counter-UAS across detection and defeat.
SkyKnight is EDGE Group's counter-UAS line, offering radar, RF and optronic detection alongside kinetic and soft-kill effectors. Engineered to protect UAE critical infrastructure and airports, it is also offered for export under UAE defence export controls. Well suited to sovereign programmes where local content is prioritised.
EDGE SkyKnight C-UAS
counter · uas
AVS·CAT
Product at a glance
- Category
- counter uas
- Launched
- 2021
- Price tier
- enterprise
- GCC sites
- 2
- Status
- ● Current model
Technical specifications
Key specs
| Detection range (radar) | 5 – 15 km (variant) |
| RF detection range | Up to 10 km |
| Spectrum covered | 433 MHz – 6 GHz |
| Swarm capability | Yes, scalable effector mix |
| Neutralisation | RF jam + kinetic interceptor options |
| EO/IR | High-res gyro-stabilised |
| C2 | UAE-sovereign C2 with open API |
| Deployment | Fixed, masted, mobile 4x4 |
Compatibility
Works with
- Integrates with UAE national air-defence C2
- Feeds airport operator video walls via standard streams
- Pairs with EDGE tactical comms for responder dispatch
- Selectable-band jammer to protect CNS and airport WiFi
Certifications
Approvals
CE
UAE defence export compliant
Best for
Typical use cases
Use case 1
Sovereign protection of major GCC airshows.
Use case 2
UAE oil & gas facility perimeter (adjacent to airfields).
Use case 3
New terminal ribbon-cutting ceremonies.
Installed in GCC
Proven at these airports
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