CONDOR, an EDGE Group entity, will develop industry-leading non-lethal specialized training and manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE – EDGE Group and CONDOR are building a joint business plan to establish new non-lethal and specialized training facilities in the UAE.
This should be announced next week, as CONDOR will be here for meetings. The idea is that the new strategic facilities will provide non-lethal solutions and services to neighboring regions.
The facilities will also position the UAE as an export hub for highly specialized defence, homeland security and sovereignty capabilities.
Hamad Al Marar, Managing Director and CEO of EDGE Group, said, “In line with the ‘Make it in the Emirates’ national initiative, this critical milestone allows us to capitalize on the synergies between our companies for the benefit of end-users in the pursuit of greater civil security. Our expectations of this partnership with CONDOR are high and we believe in the company’s great potential, further leveraging its global reputation and expertise. Together with EDGE in Brazil, and now in the United Arab Emirates, we are confident that they will take the company to the next stage of international growth and development.”
Frederico Aguiar, CEO of CONDOR, said: “Building on decades of experience, we will establish an operational framework that will address the unique defense, homeland security and sovereignty challenges of our clients in the region. Our mission here is to share our expertise in developing non-lethal technologies and our experience in joint development with end users of solutions and services that enable the proportionate and reasonable use of force as necessary to maintain sovereignty.”
The joint business plan is the latest development in EDGE Group’s ongoing effort to localize advanced technology and industrial capabilities. Earlier this year, EDGE Group acquired a 51% stake in CONDOR, opening up new avenues for sustainable global growth and innovation.
EDGE Group
Launched in November 2019, EDGE Group, from the United Arab Emirates, is one of the world’s leading advanced technology groups. Established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions, as well as to be a catalyst for change and transformation, EDGE is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products and services to market faster and more efficiently.
Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, EDGE consolidates more than 25 entities into five main groups: Platforms and Systems, Missiles and Weapons, Space and Cyber Technologies, Trade and Mission Support, and Homeland Security.
Condor
Founded in 1985 and headquartered in the state of Rio de Janeiro, CONDOR is one of Brazil’s largest exporters of defense-related solutions and is a global leader in non-lethal technologies (NLT).
The company’s manufacturing facilities cover one million square meters and include eighteen research laboratories and its own pioneering Science and Technology Institute, dedicated to the research, innovation and manufacture of NLT devices and systems.
CONDOR’s commitment to the Non-Lethal Concept is recognized in more than 85 countries, where the company has the opportunity not only to sell its technologies but also to promote the proportional and reasonable use of force by Defense Forces and Law Enforcement agents.