Jens Flottau, managing editor for commercial aviation at Aviation Week, updates on the largest orders which have - and have not - taken place so far at Dubai.
On the heels of three competitive victories in the last 18 months, the C-390 Millennium is gearing up for a new round of major contract opportunities around the globe.
MBDA is working on its Smart family of weapons at its newly established Abu Dhabi-based Missile Engineering Center, set up in conjunction with the Tawazun Council.
KAI is putting its Surion Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH) and the second prototype Light Attack Helicopter (LAH) through their paces in the Dubai skies.
Impressive fly-by-wire F-15 flying, unique displays from around the world and the absence of Israel are all discussed by Aviation Week defense editors at Dubai Airshow.
Bolstered by fresh orders from Emirates, flydubai and Royal Jordanian, the Middle East market continues to lead global demand for widebodies, according to Boeing's latest forecast.
With a new firm order for 30 Airbus A220-300s and purchase rights for a further 20, AirBaltic is positioned to grow its fleet to 100 of the type by 2030.
CFM International partners GE Aerospace and Safran have completed the conceptual design review for the next-generation RISE open fan propulsion system.
The Turkish agreement is one of two mega-orders Airbus has been expecting for Dubai; the other one, with Emirates for A350s, is still hanging in the balance.
Crewed and uncrewed combat aircraft teaming on real combat missions is not likely to be realized for up to two decades, a top Indian Air Force official says.
Full-scale mock-ups of two large, uncrewed rotorcraft made by China's Flightwin Innovation Technology are making their international debuts at Dubai Airshow.
Edge Group has partnered with GA-ASI to integrate United Arab Emirates-made weapons onto the MQ-9B uncrewed air system, which the UAE is working to acquire from the U.S.
Emirates has placed a firm order with Boeing for a further 90 777X, including for the smaller 777-8 variant, while flydubai has ordered its first 787s.
