Edge REACH-S

ISR / Attack Drone

United Arab Emirates | 2023

"Edge Group of the UAE has developed the promising Reach-S to compete in the crowded MALE drone market."

Image from official Edge Group marketing materials.

Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 11/17/2023 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com | The following text is exclusive to this site; No A.I. was used in the generation of this content.

Edge PJSC Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has developed the "Reason-S", a fixed-wing reusable reconnaissance- / attack-minded drone system. The aircraft receives the "Medium Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE)" classification, placing it in the same category as the American "Reaper" and Turkish Bayraktar TB2 types. The company produces a wide variety of solutions including weapon racks, lightweight munitions, industrial parts, and even cruise missiles (the "Saber").

The Reach-S has a design form not unlike the competing TB2: the 12-meter-span mainplanes are set at midships and are straight with clipped tips. Each mainplane supports up to two hardpoints for air-launched weapons (restricted to light-class air-dropped ordnance). The nose section is broad with a smooth, curved appearance while housing avionics and seating a dorsal optics set. The tail unit is of twin-boom configuration, the stems joined at their aft ends by a pair of inward-cranked vertical planes. The conventional gasoline-fueled 110 horsepower engine is positioned at the rear of the fuselage driving a two-bladed propeller unit in pusher fashion. The undercarriage is a wheeled tricycle arrangement and fixed during flight. Overall length of the aircraft is 5.5 meters.

Take-off weight is in the vicinity of 600 kilograms with a weapons load equal to 120 kilograms. The aircraft can cruise at speeds of 80 knots up to an altitude of 22,000 feet. Communications are out to 200 kilometers and the aircraft can reportedly fly for up to 24 hours before returning home. Take-off and landing actions are automated.

To date, the system has received a sizeable order of 100 units from the UAE itself, a country long-since reliant on American, Chinese, and Turkish drone solutions until now.

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November 2023 - The UAE has placed an order for 100 units of the new, locally-made Reach-S drone aircraft.

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Edge REACH-S ISR / Attack Drone.

1 x Conventional gasoline-fueled engine developing 110 horsepower to two-bladed propeller unit at reach of fuselage arranged in pusher configuration.
Propulsion

97 mph
156 kph | 84 kts
Max Speed

21,998 ft
6,705 m | 4 miles
Service Ceiling

124 miles
200 km | 108 nm
Operational Range

Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the Edge REACH-S ISR / Attack Drone.

0
(UNMANNED)
Crew

18.0 ft
5.50 m
O/A Length

39.4 ft
(12.00 m)
O/A Width

992 lb
(450 kg)
Empty Weight

1,323 lb
(600 kg)
MTOW

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the Edge REACH-S ISR / Attack Drone provided across 4 hardpoints.

Up to four underwing hardpoints reserved for light air-launched ordnance solutions including air-to-surface missiles.

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Hardpoints Key:

Centerline

Wingroot(L)

Wingroot(R)

Wing

Wingtip

Internal

Not Used

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Edge REACH-S family line.

Reach-S - Base Series Name.

Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the Edge REACH-S. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national aircraft listing.

Total Production: 2 Units
Contractor(s): Edge Group - UAE

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Image from official Edge Group marketing materials.

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