Middle East & North Africa

Paramount Aerospace Systems has entered a strategic partnership with AAL Group.

Qatar Airways Cargo has partnered with iNOMAD, a Korea-based cutting-edge air cargo platform.

F-16 training capabilities have expanded with the delivery of the first Deployable Mission Trainer (DMT) from Lockheed Martin to the Middle East.

Paramount and India-based Engineering and Technology company, Bharat Forge, signed an MoU for the development and production of composite rotor blades, mission systems and stores management systems for medium lift helicopters.

UAE’s Edge is undeniably one of the fastest-growing businesses in the UAE, if not the world!

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Iron Beam made its first appearance outside of Israel at IDEX 2023.

As the IDEX and NAVDEX show draws to a close, show organisers ADNEC Group celebrate numbers that make the event the number one defence show in the world.

Joramco will exhibit at MRO Middle East 2023, the Gulf region’s annual conference and trade show for commercial aviation maintenance.

Boeing is currently promoting several platforms to the region, with the KC-46A Pegasus multi-role air-to-air refuelling aircraft among them.

Partnerships and investment were the theme of the day at the IDEX and NAVDEX show in Abu Dhabi as the SHOW BUSINESS daily reports.

This year’s Falcon Maintenance and Operations Seminar will take place on April 5 in Paris, France and conclude May 17 in São Paulo, Brazil.

Strategic Development Fund, the investment arm of UAE’s Tawazun, is investing $3 million through its venture capital programme in Mayman Aerospace, the US-based manufacturer of the dual-use Speeder Air Utility Vehicle (AUV).

BAE Systems’ training capabilities go well beyond the supply of hardware but, as Alan Warnes reports, the famous Hawk shouldn’t be written off just yet.

A new centre of excellence for uncrewed systems is to open at Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP) to support the UAE Armed Forces.

UK manufacturer Cummins is at IDEX to unveil a new 540 horsepower engine geared up for defence applications.

Jeff Shockey, Raytheon Technologies’ senior vice president for global government relations, has been speaking at IDEX about his company’s ongoing commitment to the Middle East.

Bentzion Levinson, founder and CEO of Heven Drones, is passionate about uncrewed air vehicles and the company’s mission to help solve ‘everyday problems’ with their use.

At the IDEX show in Abu Dhabi, TATV''s Mark Pilling talks to Philipp von Michaelis, the chief executive of Global Clearance Solutions (GCS).

Safran Nacelles and AFI KLM E&M have signed a license agreement for the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of the Airbus A320neo’s LEAP-1A nacelles.

MD Helicopters’ senior director of sales, Steve Suttles, is enthusiastic about the company’s latest military product, the Cayuse Warrior Plus light scout, reconnaissance, and attack helicopter.

With royal approval for the record-breaking IDEX and NAVDEX event in Abu Dhabi, the opening day saw multi-billion deals confirmed.

UK company Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has appointed of Chris Walton as managing director of Marshall Middle East.

Edge’s new Halcon Systems Reach-S uncrewed aerial vehicle is on display equipped with four 30kg Desert Sting-16 munitions.

Space is playing an important role at IDEX this year with nearly 40 companies listed as having a ‘space’ component.

Dubai International (DXB) has registered a year of strong recovery and growth in its customer base that propelled the annual passenger numbers to 66 million in 2022.