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The first one is the QX-1 micro-UAV; the quadcopter basically carries a payload of 0.5 kilograms and the platform weighs 3 kilograms. The QX-2 mini-UAV is a much bigger platform and can carry a 1.5-kilogram payload,\u201d Mohamed Abdullah Al Nuaimi, the senior business development manager with the manufacturer, told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe QX-3 small UAV can carry basically up to four guided munitions of total weight of 5 kilograms; and the QX-4, which is a fixed-wing, vertical-takeoff-and-landing UAV with a 5-kilogram payload, can fly for 90 minutes,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The locally made precision-guided systems were produced by Edge subsidiary Adasi, and they use artificial intelligence software for targeting and strike missions, according to a news release. The drones are not intended for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, but rather to destroy targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe platforms are unique due to their capability to identify targets through electro-optics mounted on each one of them. The technology used is to capture all the information regarding the target through those electro-optics, then get transferred toward specialized software to the guided munition, which by itself has electro-optics mounted on top to guide the steering of the munition toward the target,\u201d Al Nuaimi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al Nuaimi would not specify the price tag of the QX systems, but he did describe them as cost competitive on the international market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jean-Marc Rickli, the head of global risk and resilience at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy think tank, pointed out that short-range, tactical loitering munitions such as quadcopters with increasingly advanced algorithms are already accessible to both state and nonstate actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe complexity of the weapon systems depends on its assigned roles, the level of autonomy and the speed of the weapon. A long-range, fast loitering munition that is able to make autonomous attack decisions requires advanced technology that few countries have,\u201d Rickli told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What would make a loitering munition stand out is facial recognition technology \u2014 something the QX family does not have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>What other drones were on display?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edge also showed off its Shadow 50 and Shadow 25 drones, its Rash 2 gliding munition kit, and new variants of the RW-24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shadow 50 can carry a payload of 50 kilograms; that\u2019s double the capacity of its counterpart, the Shadow 25. 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