EDGE completes first firing test of UAE-made 155mm artillery round

EDGE subsidiary LAHAB completed the first dynamic firing test of its UAE-designed 155-millimeter Extended Range Full Bore artillery projectile from a 52-caliber gun. The rounds followed predicted trajectories and struck within the target area, while the trial examined chamber pressure, component integrity and compatibility with Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding weapons. The ammunition incorporates a deep intrusion fuze well and forms part of the HAZEEM effort to establish domestic large-caliber production. Arena testing and formal military-standard qualification remain ahead, so the firing confirms an early development milestone rather than service acceptance or a disclosed production order.