Indra and Edge plan site in Spain for European defence work

A still taken from a video released on 18 September 2025 shows a Hunter 2-S loitering munition being tested at the Xrange on Abu al-Abyad island in Abu Dhabi emirate. (Edge Group)

Spainʼs Indra Group and United Arab Emirates (UAE) state-owned defence company Edge Group both said on 13 January that they would create a new company in Spain for the manufacture of defence systems to compete for European defence programmes.

The new company is specifically intended to address loitering munition unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) requirements for Spanish and European defence programmes, supported by an estimated EUR2 billion (USD2.3 billion) multi-year order pipeline, Edge Group said in a press release. The UAVs are expected to be produced in Villadangos de Páramo, in the province of León, Spain, at a new facility developed by Indra with an investment estimated at EUR20 million.

The companies said a second facility in the city of Valladolid would be established to produce UAV micro-engines.

The company would focus on the “development, production, and life-cycle support of loitering munitions and smart weapons for Spanish and European defence programmes, with scope to expand into additional defence capabilities as requirements evolve”, the companies said.

On 18 September 2025, Edge Group released a video showing its Hunter 2-S loitering munition being tested for the first time.

In February 2023, Edge Group subsidiary Halcon was awarded a AED1.1 billion (USD300 million) contract for the UAE armed forces for its Hunter loitering munitions. At the same time, Edgeʼs ADASI autonomous systems subsidiary was awarded a AED1.33 billion contract for its Shadow loitering munitions.

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