At the International Defence Exhibition and Conference IDEX (IDEX 23) that took place in Abu Dhabi (UAE) last February, the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments company (ADASI), a member of the EDGE group, unveiled a mock-up of its Jeniah Unmanned Combat Aerial System (UCAS).

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ADASI's Jeniah is designed to guarantee covert characteristics, with the possibility of working individually or in different formations to perform different tasks, such as attack, exploration, and ground support deep within enemy defenses  (Picture source: Army Recognition)

The Jeniah project is the result of three years of research and development efforts. In a few years, it has become clear that the interest of the company in unmanned air systems and precision units has been high and recently won many export contracts. There are rumors that the company has benefited from the experience of many South African engineers after the collapse of their companies, scramble.nl writes.

The Jeniah is designed to guarantee covert characteristics, with the possibility of working individually or in different formations to perform different tasks, such as attack, exploration, and ground support deep within enemy defenses. According to ADASI echoed by Scramble, the aim of the project emphasizes the rapid changes on the future battlefield and the need for anti-access/area denial (or A2/AD) systems to control access to and within an operational environment.

The company states that the UAV will have artificial intelligence for decision-making, but it does not specify whether the AI is for navigation or assault missions, or both.