Ahead of the Dubai Airshow, where his organization hosts a number of UK companies in the British Pavilion, ADS CEO Paul Everitt tells ShowNews’ Angus Batey that the industry is in good shape to handle whatever happens next.

Space tourists could lift off from a spaceport in the United Arab Emirates under an agreement between the pioneering commercial space operator and the UAE.

Either Bahrain or Qatar look likely to be the first country to receive modifications to their AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) inventories following the announcement earlier this year by the U.S. government of a contract award to HARM supplier Raytheon.

The United Arab Emirates government has launched a new holding to support national defense companies and start-ups.

Michele van Akelijen, chief executive officer of Dubai Airshow organizers Tarsus F&E, is spoilt for choice when asked what she is most looking forward to. But it's space that seems to have captured her imagination - and that of the United Arab Emirates as a whole.

When they perform their debut Dubai display at the air show this week, British aerobatic team The Blades will add another country to the lengthening list of places they've taken their increasingly popular brand of aerobatics.

The U.S. has its biggest-ever presence at the Dubai Airshow this year, with almost 140 exhibitors.

The addition of the Space Pavilion at Dubai Air Show 2019 comes as the UAE increases its focus on space and prepares for a Mission to Mars.