{"id":57407,"date":"2022-02-18T19:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T19:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/18\/uaes-edge-group-to-release-tube-launched-hunter-10-drone-in-2023\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:15:23","slug":"uaes-edge-group-to-release-tube-launched-hunter-10-drone-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2022\/02\/18\/uaes-edge-group-to-release-tube-launched-hunter-10-drone-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE\u2019s Edge Group to release tube-launched Hunter 10 drone in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIRUT \u2014 Emirati defense firm Halcon plans to begin offering its tube-launched Hunter 10 drone in early 2023, the CEO of the Edge Group subsidiary told Defense News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe development of the tube-launched Hunter 10 drone is advancing successfully,\u201d Saeed Al Mansoori added. The first prototype of the Hunter 10 was unveiled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/dubai-air-show\/2021\/11\/19\/heres-what-stood-out-at-the-2021-dubai-airshow\/\" target=\"_blank\">during the 2021 Dubai Airshow<\/a> near its 58-kilogram (128-pound) tube launcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drone weighs 10 kilograms, has a 4.2-meter wingspan and has a length of 3.4 meters. It has a takeoff weight of 47 kilograms and can be fired from the back of an armored or artillery vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drone, which has an electric engine, can carry a 10-kilogram payload, fly at a maximum altitude of 2,500 meters and operate at a cruising speed of 60 knots. It\u2019s designed to perform reconnaissance and attack missions, and has a 40-minute endurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1242\" height=\"931\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/273639678_1398101227329448_8369573844465514416_n.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/273639678_1398101227329448_8369573844465514416_n.jpg.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/273639678_1398101227329448_8369573844465514416_n.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/273639678_1398101227329448_8369573844465514416_n.jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/273639678_1398101227329448_8369573844465514416_n.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The launcher for the Hunter 10 drone was on display at the 2021 Dubai Airshow. (Agnes Helou\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al Mansoori said his company will showcase 20 products during the UMEX 2022 trade show, which is focused on unmanned technology and takes place Feb. 21-23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEdge will display a range of Halcon\u2019s unmanned, precision-guided systems including the Shadow 25 and Shadow 50 UAVs; Hunter series of drones and tube launchers; the recently launched Reach-S [unmanned combat aerial vehicle]; and the Remote Control Container System,\u201d he told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unmanned systems made by Halcon don\u2019t currently use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/smr\/5g\/\" target=\"_blank\">5G telecommunication networks<\/a>, but Al Mansoori said the company has a technology road map that includes the integration of 5G, satellite and other communications technologies into its drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/video\/2021\/02\/22\/visit-the-showroom-floor-at-idex-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">IDEX defense conference last year<\/a>, Halcon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/idex\/2021\/02\/23\/from-lasers-to-missiles-idex-exhibitors-are-determined-to-counter-drones\/\" target=\"_blank\">unveiled SkyKnight<\/a>, a radar-equipped missile for integration into the Oerlikon air defense system, made by German company Rheinmetall. SkyKnight is the first missile system designed and manufactured in the United Arab Emirates that can counter rockets, artillery and mortars. It was designed to mitigate these threats at a range of up to 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDevelopment of the actual SkyKnight system commenced in August 2020 with a full-strength team. Key milestones achieved since that time include the first missile tests out of a canister; full system requirement reviews for user needs and system design; subsystem design; and wind tunnel test model design and manufacturing,\u201d Al Mansoori said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first prototype of the Hunter 10 was unveiled during the 2021 Dubai Airshow near its 58-kilogram tube 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