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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.

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Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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