On 11 June 2026 Emirati technology and defence group EDGE launched EDGE Europe: a fully European commercial enterprise headquartered in Paris.

The new French registered company is EDGE’s first stage of a long-term commitment to Europe as a whole. The launch is anchored by two sites: a strategic head office in the prestigious Chaillot neighbourhood of central Paris, which will focus on leading government engagement, partnerships and investment across the region, and an engineering and manufacturing hub in Bordeaux, driving design, integration and the rapid development of advanced systems.

Bordeaux sits at the heart of France’s aerospace and defence-industrial base, with a deep supply chain spanning propulsion, composites and avionics, and is home to several universities and leading research institutions that will give EDGE direct access to specialist engineering talent.

EDGE’s European ambitions are already underpinned by a growing industrial base, including acquisitions of major stakes in key companies across the region such as Milrem Robotics in Estonia, Anavia in Switzerland and Flaris in Poland, the planned acquisition of CMD in Italy, joint ventures with Fincantieri and Indra Sistemas, and strategic partnerships with Leonardo and Safran.