The United Arab Emirates’ Edge Group unveiled its unmanned helicopter HT-750 at the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2025 held in Abu Dhabi from 17 to 21 February.The 1:1 scale model of the HT-750 displayed at IDEX 2025 featured an exoskeleton frame, a modular pod, and a tail boom that terminates in a ‘T-tail’ with a two-blade tail rotor system.
The ANAVIA HT-750 is a high-technology rotary-wing unmanned heavy-lift aircraft featuring intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and cargo delivery capabilities
It features a modular mission profile, and is developed by Switzerland-based autonomous air systems maker Anavia, an Edge Group entity. Speaking to Janes , Ishan Sahgal, the founder and co-CEO of Anavia, said that conceptual design work for the HT-750 began in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023, with official development work starting in Q1 of 2024.
Jon Andri Jörg, founder and co-CEO, added that
“the core systems like propulsion, avionics, electrical, and mechanical systems of the HT-750 are built into the exoskeleton frame. With the highly modular pod system the UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] can be adapted for specific mission roles such as intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), logistic missions, medical evacuation (medevac), and troop insertion”.
The fully autonomous UAV is powered by a single turboshaft engine, equipped with a 900 litre fuel capacity, and features a semi-rigid four-blade bearingless rotor system. In a medevac configuration, the HT-750 will be able to carry two stretchers in a side-by-side arrangement, Sahgal added.
Sources: Edge Group; Janes