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According to the manufacturer, the aircraft is capable of transporting up to 65kg (143 lbs) of payload and flying for over four hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Company officials have hinted that they are already working to expand these capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have plans to develop the HT-100 further for even more payloads. That will be a faster development project we will talk about very soon,\u201d an Edge spokesperson told Defense News. \u201cProduction will remain in Switzerland with some components built in the UAE.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Left unmentioned in the takeover announcement was Switzerland\u2019s ongoing pursuit of a new foreign investment screening regime. 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