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EDGE Group

United Arab Emirates · Defence & advanced technology · 2019 · Abu Dhabi

An Abu Dhabi-headquartered advanced technology and defence group launched in November 2019. EDGE consolidates more than 35 entities into six core clusters: Platforms & Systems, Missiles & Weapons, Space & Cyber Technologies, EDGE Commercial, Technology & Industrialisation, and Homeland Security. Its chairman is Faisal Al Bannai; Hamad Al Marar has been managing director and CEO since 1 February 2024.

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EDGE Group is an Abu Dhabi-headquartered advanced technology and defence group launched in November 2019, consolidating more than 35 entities into six core clusters: Platforms & Systems, Missiles & Weapons, Space & Cyber Technologies, EDGE Commercial, Technology & Industrialisation, and Homeland Security. The group recorded order intake of $8 billion in FY2025 and held an order backlog of $20.4 billion as of 28 April 2026. EDGE generated AED 596 million in-country value in FY2025 and employed 14,000 people as of 18 February 2025, with an Emiratisation rate of 20 percent across the workforce and 50 percent in engineering divisions. Its portfolio comprised 201 products as of 9 December 2024, reaching customers in 91 countries. Faisal Al Bannai chairs the group; Hamad Al Marar has served as managing director and CEO since 1 February 2024.

INXEN summary — generated from verified data and approved by an editor · 29 Sept 2026

Verified · updated 29 Sept 2026

Key facts

$8 bn

Order intake

EDGE Group·FY2025·28 Apr 2026·About this indicator

$20.4 bn

Order backlog

EDGE Group·as of 28 Apr 2026·28 Apr 2026·About this indicator

AED 596 mn

In-country value

EDGE Group·FY2025·28 Apr 2026·About this indicator

14,000

Employees

Emirates News Agency (WAM)·as of 18 Feb 2025·18 Feb 2025·About this indicator

20%

Emiratisation rate (workforce)

Emirates News Agency (WAM)·as of 18 Feb 2025·18 Feb 2025·About this indicator

50%

Emiratisation rate (engineering)

Emirates News Agency (WAM)·as of 18 Feb 2025·18 Feb 2025·About this indicator

201 products

Products and solutions

EDGE Group·as of 9 Dec 2024·9 Dec 2024·About this indicator

91 countries

Customer countries

EDGE Group·as of 9 Dec 2024·9 Dec 2024·About this indicator

Ownership and relationships

Key people

  • Faisal Al Bannai · Chairman of the Board, EDGE Group
  • Hamad Al Marar · Managing Director & CEO, EDGE Group

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Sources

  1. EDGE Group · edgegroup.ae
  2. Emirates News Agency (WAM) · wam.ae