EDEX 2025: Egypt Debuts BR7/STANG IV as an Armored Platform for Multi-Drone Launch Operations.

Egypt’s Eagles International for Defense Systems introduced the BR7/STANG IV 6x6 UAV Launcher at EDEX 2025, presenting a protected mobile hub for tactical drones and loitering munitions. The system matters because it offers a survivable launch platform for reconnaissance and strike UAVs, a capability that many militaries are rushing to field.

Egypt’s defense industry put a spotlight on mobile drone firepower at EDEX 2025, where Eagles International for Defense Systems showed its prototype BR7/STANG IV armored UAV launcher on the outdoor line. Company representatives described the truck as a purpose-built 6x6 designed to move, protect, and launch fixed-wing drones from concealed locations, an approach that aligns with global demand for dispersed and survivable UAV batteries.
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Armored 6x6 mobile UAV launcher featuring BR7 ballistic protection, integrated control station, and multi-rail launch system capable of deploying reconnaissance drones and loitering munitions directly from the vehicle for rapid, concealed, on-the-move operations (Picture source: Army Recognition Group).

The system begins with a purpose-built 6x6 armored chassis that EIFDS describes as a STANG IV platform, offering off-road mobility for desert, coastal, and urban terrain. The cab is wrapped in BR7 level ballistic armor, comparable to protection against armor-piercing rifle fire, and features a sharply angled windscreen to deflect blasts and fragments. Five smoke grenade launchers on each side of the roof provide self-screening while repositioning, a useful feature for a high-value launcher that will be hunted by enemy counter-battery systems and drones.

Behind the armored cab, a flatbed section carries multiple UAVs on launch cradles. The manufacturer highlights precision-engineered launch rails and modular tube launch options, linked to an onboard ground control station with encrypted, interference-resistant communications and real-time data feeds. The platform is designed to carry several drones with mission-tailored payloads in an internal bay, and to execute stabilized launches while the vehicle is positioned off-road, giving commanders the option to fire from concealed locations without elaborate deployment procedures.

The project grows out of EIFDS’s experience as a private Egyptian armored vehicle producer operating from the Al Adabiya Free Zone at Suez, where it already manufactures BR6 and BR7 protected vehicles, cash transport trucks, and MRAP-type platforms. The UAV launcher leverages the same manufacturing infrastructure and armor expertise, marking a shift in Egypt’s private sector ambitions as it moves beyond protected mobility toward integrated combat systems that combine sensors, command and control networks, and precision effectors.

Operationally, the 6x6 launcher is envisioned as a mobile UAV battery for brigade or division-level formations. Positioned 10 to 20 kilometers behind the line, it can push reconnaissance drones forward to identify artillery targets, escort maneuver units, or search for air defense radars, then launch loitering munitions from the same vehicle once a high-value target has been located. With its armored cabin and onboard control suite, the crew can maintain low-latency links without exposing themselves to small arms fire, fragmentation, or counter-drone attacks.

For export customers, the industrial advantage lies in the system’s open architecture. The manufacturer can deliver a complete package with Egyptian-built drones or provide the armored launcher as a modular carrier for foreign UAVs, allowing countries to integrate their own loitering munitions or surveillance platforms. The concept reflects a global trend in which truck-mounted launchers serve as flexible drone carriers, seen in systems fielded by Russia, China, and several NATO suppliers.

Compared with these competitors, the Egyptian design emphasizes protection and survivability rather than sheer salvo volume. Nations with extensive borders, challenging terrain, and limited satellite infrastructure, particularly in Africa and the Gulf, could employ such a vehicle to establish mobile drone batteries quickly, especially with local assembly and training partnerships through EIFDS’s Suez industrial site. In many ways, the BR7 STANG IV UAV launcher signals both Egypt’s expanding industrial confidence and the increasingly central role of drones on the modern battlefield.