Who we are
XRANGE is an international multi-domain Training, Test & Evaluation (TT&E) facility for defence, aerospace and commercial customers, providing an instrumented, controlled, and safe environment in which to conduct complex TT&E activities across all domains.
Across domains, platforms, systems and technologies, XRANGE gives you the information and insights to support and accelerate product development from concept to reality.
The Island
Located 100km southwest of Abu Dhabi City, on a highly secure 355km2 island, XRANGE delivers a number of co-located facilities, support services and expert personnel to support our customers’ requirements. The island enjoys favourable weather for year-round testing, offering unique advantages in assessing performance of systems and platforms in hot, humid, and dusty conditions.
Advanced Instrumentation
From high-speed cameras to flight tracking and telemetry systems, XRANGE offers the instrumentation necessary to ensure your training, testing, or evaluation event captures all the data and details you require.
Photography Systems
- Phantom High-Speed Cameras
- Flash X-Ray System
- Trajectory Following
- Muzzle Velocity Radar
Flight Test Systems
- Range Telemetry
- Flight Termination System
- Electro-Optical and Infra-Red (EOIR) Tracker
Range Safety Systems
- Integrated Range RF Network and Communications
- Air Surveillance Radar
- Range Control And Booking System
- Weather Station & Radiosonde
- Frequency Spectrum Analyser
Data Capture Systems
- Data Acquisition Systems and Sensors
Test Facilities
- Environmental Test Chamber
- Electro-Dynamic Vibration Table
- Long Range Test Track
- Electronic Warfare Range
Mobile Infrastructure
- Air-Conditioned Office Containers
- Ammunition Storage Condition
- Ground Power Generators
- Instrumentation Protection Boxes
Flight Support Infrastructure
- 3.6km Asphalt Runway
- 1.2km Asphalt Runway
- Two Compact Earth Emergency Runways
- Three VTOL UAS Ground Control Station Test Pads
- Hangar, Workshop, Storage, and Office Facilities
ABOUT EDGE
We live in an accelerating world. Characterised by uncharted frontiers, the future is empowered by advanced technology that is galvanising a new breed of players. At the edge of these frontiers exist no limits – where boundless opportunities await.
Transforming how we live, and ensuring a more secure future, is what we do. We are EDGE; and our mission is simple: to bring innovative technologies and services to market with greater speed and efficiency.
We will not only revolutionise the defence industry, but we will change its fundamentals. We are the vanguard of the next-generation, of a reimagined sector. We prioritise technology in a non-binary world and seek universal solutions. We work with everyone: big or small, start-up or established, local or global.
We are EDGE. We enable a secure future.
