The Ilyushin Il-76 Russian transport aircraft looms large on the tarmac in Dubai. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
The air control tower at the 2025 Dubai Airshow. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
Russian Pantsir-SMD-E missile system on display at this year's Dubai Airshow. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
A up-close look at Russia's Pantsir-SMD-E missile system. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
A crowd of people gather around EDGE Group's booth, where the company is showing off its Jernas-M compact medium-altitude long-endurance drone. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
A major general from Belarus enjoys the 2025 Dubai Airshow. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
US troops check out the Su-57 stealth fighter in the Russian outdoor section of the 2025 Dubai Airshow. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
General Atomics shows its full-scale YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft model at the 2025 Dubai Airshow. (Agnes Helou/Breaking Defense)
A KAI KF-21 model alongside drone wingmen. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
The ELT/568-POD escort jammer from ELT Group. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's CH-9 sits on display at the 2025 Dubai Airshow. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
What airshow wouldn't be complete without bagpiping police? (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
Models of Russian air defense systems and launchers sit on display at the 2025 Dubai Airshow. (Agnes Helou/Breaking Defense)
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II generated plenty of buzz at the 2025 Dubai Airshow as the US hashed out a deal to sell the stealth fighter to Saudi Arabia. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
Russia pitches its Su-57 stealth fighter as an alternative to the F-35. (Agnes Helou/Breaking Defense)
China's Wing Loong WL-X is the country's answer to American hunter-killer drones like the MQ-9 Reaper. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
Russia's Zala Lancet drone acts as a loitering munition as well as a surveillance tool. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
Calidus' B250 trainer and light attack aircraft makes an appearance at the airshow. (Agnes Helou/Breaking Defense)
Saab is pitching its GlobalEye jet for the airborne early warning and control mission as the US and NATO reconsider earlier contracts. (Daniel Woolfolk/Breaking Defense)
The UAE's air force flew the Dassault Mirage 2000-9 fighter during the airshow. (Agnes Helou/Breaking Defense)
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