UAE-based tech company EDGE Group and Brazilian high-tech specialist SIATT have been awarded a deal to supply MANSUP anti-ship missiles to the Brazilian Navy.
As disclosed, the agreement, which was signed at IDEX 2025, will see the companies supplying the technology for the Brazilian Navy’s Tamandaré class stealth frigates.
MANSUP (Anti-Ship National Missile) systems have been co-developed with the Brazilian Navy and SIATT in which EDGE Group has a 50% shareholding. MANSUP systems have been developed to meet the defense requirements of the UAE Navy, the Brazilian Navy’s frigate program, and international export.
SIATT, in addition to developing the guidance, navigation and control system, the telemetric system, and currently also supplying the propulsion system and warhead, is also responsible for MANSUP’s weapons systems, including integration onto ships and ground platforms.
The MANSUP solution, equipped with inertial guidance and active radar homing, has been going under intensive testing on Brazil’s naval fleet and may eventually be adapted for selected air and land systems.
“The co-development of the industry-leading MANSUP programme is a perfect example of successful international partnerships which are built on trust, knowledge sharing, and expertise in a highly-specialised domain,” Hamad Al Marar , EDGE Group Managing Director & CEO said.
“We are taking advantage of the tremendous experience and scale offered by EDGE, the Brazilian Navy, and domain specialist, SIATT, to offer sophisticated solutions tailored to the exact requirements of the end-user. Beyond its technological impact, the MANSUP programme will also drive economic growth, creating direct employment opportunities and generating a wider ripple effect across the programme’s manufacturing ecosystem.”
“The MANSUP programme is widely recognised as strategically important to Brazil, enabling it to create a sustainable and effective maritime legacy. The integration of locally-developed cutting-edge solutions such as MANSUP onto the Tamandaré-class frigates exemplifies our drive for the development of world-class national capabilities. The partnership with EDGE on this programme has been integral to its success,” Brazilian Navy Vice-Admiral Carlos Henrique de Lima Zampieri , Director of Naval Weapons Systems, stated.
EDGE, SIATT, and the Brazilian Navy are also committed to finalizing the co-development of the MANSUP-ER extended-range variant.