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Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

QX-1 / QX-2 / QX-3 / QX-4

Original QX loitering-munition family, recorded with distinct rotary-wing and fixed-wing branches.

Country / region
United Arab Emirates
Programme status
Concept / announced
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Concept / announcedConcept / announced
Primary domain
Air
System type
Loitering munition
Developer / manufacturer
ADASI / EDGE
Origin / production countries
United Arab Emirates
Other names
QX family
Variants / configurations
QX-1; QX-2; QX-3; QX-4
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Original family announcement supports identity and intended configuration. Variant-specific acceptance and complete technical baselines remain open.

Role & capabilities

  • Loitering munition programme

Specifications in context

Airframe
QX-1/2/3: rotary wing; QX-4: fixed-wing VTOL

Original announced family; separate variants.

Source
Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source