Supply Chain Resilience
Real-time global risk monitoring, BOM impact analysis & UAE supplier intelligence
Active Risks
0
Parts at Risk
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Strategic Autonomy
100%
ICV Score
42%
The Sentry
Global Risk Monitor — Real News Sources
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The Impact Analyst
Drone X-1 — Autonomous Surveillance UAV
The ICV Scout
Local Sourcing Intelligence
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local
UAE supplier
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Current BOM Cost
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UAE-Sourced Savings
$0
Avg Lead Time
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Resilience Score
0%
Supplier → Part Mapping
Emiratisation & Talent Development
Staffing needs by entity, ICV opportunity mapping & Emiratisation success stories
Open Emirati Roles
38
Across 4 entities
ICV Uplift Potential
+AED 32M
If all roles filled
Emiratisation %
8.2%
Savings from ICV
AED 47M
vs foreign contractors
HALCON — Precision Guided Systems
Abu Dhabi · 680 employees · Emiratisation: 6.8%
Propulsion Engineer
R&D Dept · Solid-fuel motor design · 3 positions
+AED 2.8M ICV
Replaces UK contractor
Guidance Systems Analyst
Navigation Dept · INS/GPS integration · 2 positions
+AED 1.9M ICV
Replaces US contractor
Quality Assurance Lead
QA Dept · AS9100D compliance · 1 position
+AED 1.2M ICV
New role — growth
Embedded Systems Dev
Software Dept · Real-time firmware · 2 positions
+AED 2.1M ICV
Replaces French contractor
ICV Insight: HALCON spends AED 18M/yr on foreign propulsion contractors. Filling 3 Emirati roles saves AED 12M annually, boosting ICV score by 3.2 points.
Where Emiratisation creates the highest ICV multiplier:
Classified Roles (EW/Cyber)
2.5x ICVMust be UAE national — no alternative
Replacing Foreign Contractors
2.0x ICVEach role saves AED 400K–900K/yr
Upskilling Operators → Leads
1.5x ICVInternal mobility — lowest cost
R&D / Engineering Roles
1.8x ICVBuilds sovereign IP capability
Active Training Pipelines
Khalifa Uni Fast-Track
MBZUAI AI Track
Cyber Defence Academy
Zero Emirati Propulsion Engineers
In 2023, HALCON's propulsion division had 0 out of 14 engineers who were UAE nationals.
All 14 were foreign contractors costing AED 18.2M/year — salaries paid offshore, zero ICV contribution.
Worse: security clearance issues meant contractors couldn't access classified propellant formulations. Work was bottlenecked.
Khalifa Uni "Propulsion Fast-Track"
HALCON partnered with Khalifa Uni for a custom 12-month accelerated program — not a generic degree, a role-specific pathway.
Selected 8 Emirati mech-eng graduates, embedded alongside senior contractors with structured mentorship rotations.
Contractors had a "teach yourself out of a job" clause — knowledge transfer KPIs tied to contract renewal.
40% Emirati Propulsion Team
By Q4 2025: 5 of 12 propulsion engineers are now UAE nationals — up from zero.
Annual savings: AED 12M — Emirati engineers cost 35% less than equivalent foreign contractors.
Security clearance bottleneck eliminated — classified propellant R&D now runs 3x faster.
Technology Transfer & R&D
R&D investment, IP localisation, innovation pipeline & university partnerships
R&D Spend
AED 380M
4.2% of revenue
Patents Filed
127
+34 this year
Tech Localised
68%
Active Projects
42
8 at TRL 7+
Ideation
Feasibility
Prototype
Pilot
Production
Khalifa University
Autonomous Systems Lab — 6 joint projects
MBZUAI
AI Foundation Models — 4 joint papers
Technology Innovation Institute
Secure Comms & Cryptography — 3 patents
NYU Abu Dhabi
Materials Science — 2 research grants
AI Vision System
Edge Group — Autonomous targeting
Falcon LLM
TII — Large language model
Solid-State Battery
Masdar — Next-gen energy storage
Quantum Comms
TII — Quantum key distribution
Local Manufacturing & Industrial Capacity
UAE facility utilisation, production capacity, materials sourcing & certifications
Production Lines
23
4 new in 2026
Avg Utilisation
78%
Local Materials
52%
Target: 70% by 2028
CapEx (UAE)
AED 1.8B
FY 2025-26
Strata Manufacturing
Al Ain, Abu Dhabi
Composite aerostructures — Boeing & Airbus tier-1
EGA Smelter
Jebel Ali, Dubai
Aluminium smelting — 2.7M tonnes/year capacity
RAK Microelectronics
Ras Al Khaimah
PCB assembly, IC packaging & test
EDGE — HALCON
Abu Dhabi
Precision-guided munitions & missile systems
Ducab
Jebel Ali, Dubai
Power cables, aerospace wiring harnesses
Al Masaood Energy
Mussafah, Abu Dhabi
Battery systems, power electronics, UPS
SME Development & Supplier Ecosystem
Local SME registry, procurement spend, mentorship programs & success stories
SME Spend
AED 420M
18% of procurement
Active Contracts
87
+22 this quarter
Payment on Time
94%
Incubator Cohort
24
Batch 3 — Active
Gulf Precision Engineering
CNC machining • Abu Dhabi • Est. 2018
AED 12.4M
ICV: 92%
Emirati Tech Solutions
Electronics assembly • Dubai • Est. 2019
AED 8.7M
ICV: 88%
Desert Composites LLC
Carbon fiber parts • RAK • Est. 2020
AED 6.2M
ICV: 85%
Falaj Coating Systems
Surface treatment • Sharjah • Est. 2017
AED 4.9M
ICV: 90%
Wadi Power Systems
Power electronics • Fujairah • Est. 2021
AED 3.1M
ICV: 95%
Hub71 Accelerator
Deep-tech SME programme – AED 50M fund
EDGE Supplier Mentorship
1:1 mentoring with EDGE procurement leads
ICV Certification Fast-Track
Free ISO/AS9100 consultation for UAE SMEs
CNC Machining
18 SMEs
PCB Assembly
12 SMEs
Coatings
9 SMEs
3D Printing
7 SMEs
Tool & Die
5 SMEs
Testing & QA
14 SMEs
Supplier Analytics
Performance benchmarking, risk assessment & supplier intelligence for EDGE Group supply chain
Total Suppliers
24
8 Tier-1 · 16 Tier-2
On-Time Delivery
91.3%
Avg Quality Score
4.3/5
+0.2 vs last quarter
Avg Lead Time
16.4 days
+1.8 days vs target
| Supplier | Location | Products Supplied | On-Time % | Quality | Lead Time | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toray Industries | Ehime, Japan | Carbon Fiber Airframe | 96.2% | ★★★★☆ 4.7 | 18 days | |
| CATL | Ningde, China | Lithium Battery Packs | 88.5% | ★★★★☆ 4.2 | 16 days | |
| STMicroelectronics | Hsinchu, Taiwan | Flight Controllers (STM32) | 82.1% | ★★★★☆ 4.0 | 24 days | |
| NVIDIA | Santa Clara, USA | H100 GPU Modules | 97.8% | ★★★★★ 4.9 | 10 days | |
| SK Hynix | Icheon, South Korea | HBM3e Memory Stacks | 89.3% | ★★★★☆ 4.5 | 19 days | |
| Spectrolab | Sylmar, USA | Triple-Junction Solar Cells | 95.6% | ★★★★★ 4.8 | 14 days | |
| Alcoa Corporation | Pittsburgh, USA | Aluminium Ingots & Billets | 98.1% | ★★★★☆ 4.4 | 12 days | |
| SGL Carbon | Wiesbaden, Germany | Carbon Fiber Electrodes | 91.7% | ★★★★☆ 4.3 | 15 days |
UAE vs Foreign Suppliers
Comparative performance benchmarks
Supplier Risk Heatmap
Multi-dimensional risk assessment
| Supplier | Geopolitical | Financial | Quality | Logistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STMicro | H | L | M | H |
| CATL | M | L | L | H |
| NVIDIA | M | L | L | L |
| SK Hynix | M | L | L | M |
| Toray | L | L | L | M |
| SGL Carbon | L | M | L | L |