WDS 2022: UAE shows the Edge with new product launches
The number of products on display from UAE’s defence technology company Edge Group demonstrates the company’s ambitions for the region.
UAE defence conglomerate Edge Group was active at the World Defense Show 2022 exhibition in Riyadh.
The company’s subsidiary Al Jasoor unveiled a new protected ambulance based on a Rabdan 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV).
According to a company representative, the new configuration is designed to provide off-road mobility and mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP)-level protection to military medics on missions in high-threat environments.
The vehicle is 8.45m long, 3.25m wide and 2.72m high, with a maximum speed of 100 km/h and a cruising range of 800 km. The crew consists of a driver, commander and two medics.
The Rabdan ambulance features
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