Abu dhabi: Calidus Holding Group, one of the leading defence and manufacturing companies, has unveiled for the first time a selection of its latest locally developed and manufactured defence systems, as part of its participation in the seventh edition of the UMEX and SimTEX 2026 exhibitions. The showcased products include vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft, designed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, as well as logistics missions enabled by unmanned air transport.
According to Emirates News Agency, Calidus is also showcasing the Cobra unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), engineered to deliver mobility and effectiveness against both aerial and ground targets. The platform is equipped with air defence missiles, anti-armour missiles, a radar system, and an electro-optical suite for detecting, tracking, identifying, and engaging targets. It can also be deployed across a range of operational and logistical missions.
In addition to the showcased products, the ‘Spider Net’ system is integrated into vehicles to protect them against unmanned aircraft threats, particularly loitering munitions. The Group is further highlighting its developments in advanced manufacturing technologies for producing sub-components, assemblies, and precision parts-a step that strengthens its drive towards self-sufficiency in supplying key components for its production lines across land, air, and missile systems.
This approach enhances supply-chain resilience, boosts manufacturing readiness, and supports long-term sustainability in maintenance, technical support, and logistics. Calidus is also highlighting several of its flagship defence products, including the B-100 aircraft, the AlDeraa integrated counter-UAS air-defence system, and the MCAV multi-mission combat vehicle equipped with the Spider Net system.
The Group’s participation aims to present its latest solutions designed to meet the demands of modern missions, with a focus on platform integration, operational readiness, and demonstrating its capabilities in engineering development, systems integration, and manufacturing to operational standards. The Group will also hold meetings with local and international partners and end-users to explore opportunities for industrial cooperation and expand partnerships, in line with priorities related to technology localisation, knowledge transfer, strengthening local content, and developing national talent-all contributing to a more integrated, sustainable, and competitive defence-manufacturing ecosystem regionally and globally.
