Shadow 50 (cbdf596b-ad23-5a10-ad30-1b9536f88caf)
The Shadow 50 is a jet‑powered loitering unmanned aerial vehicle developed by EDGE Group for the United Arab Emirates. With a 1‑hour endurance, a 450 km/h top speed and a 3.47 m wingspan, it can rapidly penetrate defended airspace and hover before striking. Designed as a precision‑strike munition, the system carries a weapon payload to engage fixed, high‑value targets with pinpoint accuracy, acting as a “kill‑web” complement to conventional air‑to‑ground assets. In February 2023 EDGE secured a AED 1.33 billion contract to deliver both Shadow 25 and Shadow 50 systems to the UAE Armed Forces, underscoring the platform’s role as a fast, autonomous, strike‑capable UAV.
| Cluster A | Galaxy A | Cluster B | Galaxy B | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow 50 (cbdf596b-ad23-5a10-ad30-1b9536f88caf) | UAVs/UCAVs | united arab emirates (84668357-5a8c-4bdd-9f0f-6b50b2415245) | Country | 1 |
| Shadow 50 (cbdf596b-ad23-5a10-ad30-1b9536f88caf) | UAVs/UCAVs | Private Cluster (8c5b4476-bc13-5a83-8d2b-b98ddf3db3af) | Unknown | 1 |
| united arab emirates (84668357-5a8c-4bdd-9f0f-6b50b2415245) | Country | 145 - Western Asia (d66b2e98-39fb-4710-b075-5bee2fa00cd4) | Regions UN M49 | 2 |