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Halcon Wins AED 4.7 Billion Contract to Supply Desert Sting 25 to the UAE Armed Forces

Our Bureau - : Feb 22, 2023 - : 2:59 am

EDGE Group entity Halcon, designer and manufacturer of guided weapons systems, has secured a contract worth AED 4.7 billion with the UAE Armed Forces to supply advanced precision-guided glide munitions.

The ontract will provide the UAE Armed Forces with the company’s Desert Sting 25 (DS-25), a light weight, air-to-surface precision-guided munition, designed to be deployed on multiple racks on aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

“The DS-25 is a precision munition with an effective standoff range and capable of integration onto a wide range of aircraft types,” said Saeed Al Mansoori, Senior Vice President of Advanced Concepts, a new business unit within EDGE. “This contract will provide the UAE Armed Forces with flexibility in their air strike operations. We are delighted to be able to provide the UAE Armed Forces with this capability and further our relationship as we seek to provide innovative, UAE-made products.”

The DS-25 is part of Halcon’s Desert Sting line of lightweight, precision-guided glide weapons, designed to accurately strike targets with differing payloads and stand-off ranges.

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