Aerospace

The US military has eight aircraft on show in the static display, displaying a diverse range of capabilities.

Saudia Technic and Embraer Services and Support signed an MoU at the show to collaborate in maintenance and training.

Edge Group says it is on track to gain 40% of its orders from customers outside the UAE within three years.

Six months after the announcement, in July last year, that Saudi Arabia was set to acquire the Baykar Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), one of the prototypes is on display at WDS.

Steve Clutton, managing director, BAE Systems Saudi Arabia, details the company’s current work in Saudi Arabia.

Leonardo is marketing two new variants of its C-27J tactical transport during WDS.

A model of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 Boramae fighter, is being displayed at WDS.

Turboprop runs on hydrogen; USAF completes electric flights; SAF from ethanol; Hydrogen light aircraft flies.

Manufacturers of radars, missiles and system integrators should see a near-decade of exceptional volume and demand.

The service, blocked from starting new acquisition programs, used a long-standing autonomy demonstration effort to begin CCA work.

The World Defense Show, this year in its second edition, officially opened today in Riyadh.

An Airbus Helicopters H145T-2 is on static display at WDS.

The Qatar Emiri Air Force has sent one of its new NHIndustries NH90 NATO frigate helicopter (NFH) variants to the show, marking the type’s WDS debut.

South Africa’s largest UAV, the Milkor 380 is making itself known at WDS wearing full Royal Saudi Air Force markings, and carrying an array of advanced weapons.

The collision of a number of factors appears to have set the scene for the resuscitation of a long moribund Saudi Typhoon order.

The Royal Saudi Air Force has been a long-term operator of the E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS).

The World Defense Show opens its doors today in Riyadh for the second edition of the fast-growing event. Read Day 1 of SHOW BUSINESS in English or Arabic.

RTX, an aerospace and defence company, will showcase its latest defence-related technological advancements and capabilities at the World Defense Show (WDS).

The skies are expected to be lit up during the World Defense Show (WDS).

South Korean drone maker This Is Engineering (TIE) has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its planned autonomous passenger eVTOL air taxi.

Honeywell plans to expand its Olathe, Kansas, facility under an $84 million project for the production of avionics and printed circuit-board assemblies.

BAE Systems has acquired Malloy Aeronautics, a developer of heavy lift quadcopters.