The Dubai Airshow 2025 kicked off on Monday, bringing together more than 1,500 exhibitors and over 200 aircraft across flying and static displays.
The five-day event will also feature the latest innovation results in the world such as electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, aerospace technologies, and advanced defense systems. The Chinese delegation to the biennial airshow will showcase a variety of eye-catching aircraft, including the J-10CE fighter jet equipped with PL series air-to-air missiles, the J-35A stealth fighter, the Y-20 transport aircraft, the Hongdu L-15 Falcon advanced jet trainer, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
China's homegrown C919 passenger jet and C909 business jet also made its Middle East debut at the show on Monday. The Knights of the Emirates, the United Arab Emirates Air Force aerobatic display team, will fly the Chinese Hongdu L-15 Falcon advanced jet trainers during the event. They have carried out adaptive training at the venue.
Since the inaugural Dubai Airshow in 1989, the event has grown into one of the world's premier aviation exhibitions and the largest of its kind in the Middle East.
Middle East's largest aviation event opens in Dubai
Russia is taking all necessary measures to ensure its national security amid the growing presence and military activities of NATO member states in the Arctic region, a Russian diplomat said on Saturday.
RIA Novosti quoted Russian Ambassador to Norway Nikolai Korchunov as saying that recent military preparations by Norway, Britain and other NATO countries on the alliance's northern flank pose direct security risks to Russia, destabilize the Arctic region and increase the likelihood of dangerous incidents.
It is clear that the intensified militarization of Norway's northern regions and the internationalization of military activity in the Arctic will not strengthen security but instead fuel military-political tensions and escalation, Korchunov said.
He stressed that these negative trends cause justified concern and compel Russia to take all necessary steps to safeguard its security.
Britain and Norway signed a new defense cooperation agreement on Thursday. The agreement includes joint maritime patrols in waters between Greenland, Iceland, Britain and Norway to monitor movements of Russian Navy submarines. It also provides for increasing the number and duration of British Royal Marines deployments on Norwegian territory, and envisages the possible creation of supporting military infrastructure in the country's northern regions.
NATO's Arctic activities pose security threat to Russia: ambassador
