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EDGE and Indra form Spain-based JV to develop, produce and sustain loitering munitions for Spanish and European programmes

UAE state-owned EDGE Group and Spain’s Indra have agreed to create a Spain-based joint venture to develop, produce and provide lifecycle support for loitering munitions and smart weapons aimed at Spanish and broader European defence programmes. Production and sustainment are planned to take place in Spain.

Discovered 2026-01-13T07:00:30.571908-08:00 | 2026-01-13T07:00:30.571908-08:00

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Onshoring production in Spain creates a European industrial node that can directly compete for Spanish and EU weapons programmes, changing procurement dynamics and industrial participation (see Spain defence programme activity: source:ab4f01eb-2dc9-42a9-982e-23d03cff5bda).
The JV ties EDGE’s expanding missile and munitions push into a European supply chain with Indra’s growing defence footprint after recent strategic moves, increasing scale for production and sustainment (see EDGE missile portfolio expansion: source:99b5f715-5fba-4c12-8f97-a866ae0ae2ab; Indras recent acquisitions: source:0a987137-d621-4628-916c-c798c941104c).
The agreement follows EDGEs broader industrial JV activity and signals deeper UAEEuropean defence-industrial links, with implications for export, offset and partnership frameworks across regional programmes (see EDGE JV moves at Dubai Airshow: source:46d79b38-bd6b-41e0-b676-1feee9429a27).

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